Berlin, Tuesday, March 29th, 2016
Konzerthaus Berlin
focused XIII - Raue Farben / Rough Colors
This concert focuses on the sounds produced by Asian instruments that are often perceived as rough, piercing or “untamed”. Sounds such as air noises, buzzing strings, and other acoustic phenomena that are considered unwelcome noises in European aesthetics, have always been a part of Asian music. The premiere of Gordon Williamson's new work (sponsored by Ernst von Siemens Musikstiftung) will be in the center of this concert.
program:
Gordon Williamson
Pale Glimmering Trails (2016, premiere, sponsored by Ernst von Siemens Musikstiftung)
for gayageum, koto, cello and double bass
Keiko Harada
Vanishing Point Study IIIb
for daegeum, violin, viola and cello
Maki Iishi
Shichiku Gōitsu (2000)
for koto and daegeum
Artyom Kim
Shakti (German premiere)
for daegeum, cello and janggu
Bonu Koo
nah/fern (1998)
for gayageum, violin, viola and cello
AsianArt Ensemble
Raue Farben
for daegeum, koto, gayageum, violin, viola, cello, double bass and janggu
(conceived and led by Matthias Bauer)
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Nürnberg, Saturday April 16th and Sunday, April 17th, 2016
Hochschule für Musik
Labili Arti - Carte Blanche Blumenthaler
April 16th: workshop
April 17th: concert
works by Volker Blumenthaler and Il-Ryun Chung
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Berlin, Sunday, June 5th, 2016,
Museum of Asian Art, Berlin-Dahlem
MusikSalon Berlin
focused XIV - Kreisende Pulse – Circling Pulses
works by Günay Mirzayeva, Myung-Sun Lee, Il-Ryun Chung and others
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Seoul, June 15th to 16th, 2016
Namsam Gugak Dang - Korea House
June 15th : concert
“Rituals”
works by Il-Ryun Chung, Keiko Harada, Myung-Sun Lee, Helena Winkelman and the AsianArt Ensemble
June 16th: workshop
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Weikersheim Castle, Sunday, July 2nd, 2016,
Hohenloher Kultursommer
Sound Expedition to the Far East
works by Myung-Sun Lee, Il-Ryun Chung and traditional Korean music
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Bremen, Friday, September 23rd, 2016,
Radio Bremen - Festival Harmonien der Welt - “Harmonies of the World”
special night celebrating the 50th anniversary of the record label “celestial harmonies“
works by Il-Ryun Chung, Peter Michael Hamel, Keiko Harada, Myung-Sun Lee and Helena Winkelman
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Berlin, Sunday, September 25th, 2016
Museum of Asian Art, Berlin-Dahlem
MusikSalon Berlin
focused XV - Gebogene Linien – Curved Lines
In Asian music a note is considered alive and changeable. The visual equivalent could be a curved line. It is independent from a functional determination within a harmonic system, and could therefore develop in all sorts of directions, including significant changes of timbre.
Similar to calligraphy, where a brushstroke can convey accents and developments, a single note can express tension and direction.
This program deals with the shape of single notes in the premieres by Volker Blumenthaler and Yukiko Watanabe and in the works by Ken Ueno, Dai Fujikura and Hyoshin Na.
program:
Volker Blumenthaler (*1951)
Cantico (2016, premiere)
for daegeum, gayageum, koto, janggu/jing, violin, viola, cello, double bass
Ken Ueno (*1974)
From a Single Calligraphic Stroke, a vision of N'Shima emerges (2005)
for daegeum, viola and cello
Yukiko Watanabe (*1983)
new work (2016, premiere)
for koto, gayageum, violin, viola, cello and double bass
Dai Fujikura (*1977)
Cutting Sky (2006)
for koto and viola
Hyoshin Na
Blueyellowriver (2000, German premiere)
for gayageum, cello and double bass
AsianArt Ensemble
Gebogene Linien
conceived and led by Il-Ryun Chung
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Magdeburg, Sunday, October 30th, 2016
Gesellschaftshaus
SinusTon- Festival
Regarding Asia III
program:
Tom R. Poller
Rescattered Melodies (2013)
for daegeum, cello and electronics
Marc Battier
Constellation (2012)
for koto and electronics
Andre Bartetzki
Beschreibung II (2016)
new work (premiere, commisioned by SinusTon-Festival)
for daegeum, koto, gayageum, violin, viola, cello, double bass, live animation and electronics
Il-Ryun Chung
Momentum (2012)
for daegeum, violin, viola, cello and double bass
Myung-Sun Lee
Ritual of Bridge (2013/15)
for string trio and live video
Shintaro Imai
Subtle Intonation (2016, premiere, commisioned by SinusTon-Festival)
for daegeum, koto, gayageum, strings and electronics
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Berlin, Wednesday, November 16th, 2016
Konzerthaus Berlin
focused XVI – German Composers
It may seem surprising that German composers are featured in a concert in Berlin. In fact, this is the first time the AsianArt Ensemble is playing a completely German program. Most of the pieces the AsianArt Ensemble plays are not from elsewhere, simply because there have been very few pieces for our combination of instruments by German composers so far. In the past years, there has been more and more interest in intercultural music – in part, thanks to the work of the ensemble, leading to a full concert's worth of “German” compositions. The chosen works give a good overview on how different composers approach the intermingling of cultures and how they deal with Asian instruments.
program:
Oliver Schneller
Autumm Music (2016, premiere, commisioned by Siemens Musikstiftung)
for koto, gayageum, violine, viola and double bass
Sebastian Claren
new work (premiere)
for daegeum solo
Volker Blumenthaler
Cantico (2016)
for daegeum, gayageum, koto, violine, viola, cello, double bass and janggu
Benjamin Helmer
Suite (2015)
for daegeum and double bass
Tom Rojo Poller
Rescattered Melodies (2014) |
for daegeum and cello
Stefan Hakenberg
Sir Donald (1999, German premiere)
for gayageum, baroque cello and janggu
Konzerthaus Berlin
focused XIII - Raue Farben / Rough Colors
This concert focuses on the sounds produced by Asian instruments that are often perceived as rough, piercing or “untamed”. Sounds such as air noises, buzzing strings, and other acoustic phenomena that are considered unwelcome noises in European aesthetics, have always been a part of Asian music. The premiere of Gordon Williamson's new work (sponsored by Ernst von Siemens Musikstiftung) will be in the center of this concert.
program:
Gordon Williamson
Pale Glimmering Trails (2016, premiere, sponsored by Ernst von Siemens Musikstiftung)
for gayageum, koto, cello and double bass
Keiko Harada
Vanishing Point Study IIIb
for daegeum, violin, viola and cello
Maki Iishi
Shichiku Gōitsu (2000)
for koto and daegeum
Artyom Kim
Shakti (German premiere)
for daegeum, cello and janggu
Bonu Koo
nah/fern (1998)
for gayageum, violin, viola and cello
AsianArt Ensemble
Raue Farben
for daegeum, koto, gayageum, violin, viola, cello, double bass and janggu
(conceived and led by Matthias Bauer)
●
Nürnberg, Saturday April 16th and Sunday, April 17th, 2016
Hochschule für Musik
Labili Arti - Carte Blanche Blumenthaler
April 16th: workshop
April 17th: concert
works by Volker Blumenthaler and Il-Ryun Chung
●
Berlin, Sunday, June 5th, 2016,
Museum of Asian Art, Berlin-Dahlem
MusikSalon Berlin
focused XIV - Kreisende Pulse – Circling Pulses
works by Günay Mirzayeva, Myung-Sun Lee, Il-Ryun Chung and others
●
Seoul, June 15th to 16th, 2016
Namsam Gugak Dang - Korea House
June 15th : concert
“Rituals”
works by Il-Ryun Chung, Keiko Harada, Myung-Sun Lee, Helena Winkelman and the AsianArt Ensemble
June 16th: workshop
●
Weikersheim Castle, Sunday, July 2nd, 2016,
Hohenloher Kultursommer
Sound Expedition to the Far East
works by Myung-Sun Lee, Il-Ryun Chung and traditional Korean music
●
Bremen, Friday, September 23rd, 2016,
Radio Bremen - Festival Harmonien der Welt - “Harmonies of the World”
special night celebrating the 50th anniversary of the record label “celestial harmonies“
works by Il-Ryun Chung, Peter Michael Hamel, Keiko Harada, Myung-Sun Lee and Helena Winkelman
●
Berlin, Sunday, September 25th, 2016
Museum of Asian Art, Berlin-Dahlem
MusikSalon Berlin
focused XV - Gebogene Linien – Curved Lines
In Asian music a note is considered alive and changeable. The visual equivalent could be a curved line. It is independent from a functional determination within a harmonic system, and could therefore develop in all sorts of directions, including significant changes of timbre.
Similar to calligraphy, where a brushstroke can convey accents and developments, a single note can express tension and direction.
This program deals with the shape of single notes in the premieres by Volker Blumenthaler and Yukiko Watanabe and in the works by Ken Ueno, Dai Fujikura and Hyoshin Na.
program:
Volker Blumenthaler (*1951)
Cantico (2016, premiere)
for daegeum, gayageum, koto, janggu/jing, violin, viola, cello, double bass
Ken Ueno (*1974)
From a Single Calligraphic Stroke, a vision of N'Shima emerges (2005)
for daegeum, viola and cello
Yukiko Watanabe (*1983)
new work (2016, premiere)
for koto, gayageum, violin, viola, cello and double bass
Dai Fujikura (*1977)
Cutting Sky (2006)
for koto and viola
Hyoshin Na
Blueyellowriver (2000, German premiere)
for gayageum, cello and double bass
AsianArt Ensemble
Gebogene Linien
conceived and led by Il-Ryun Chung
●
Magdeburg, Sunday, October 30th, 2016
Gesellschaftshaus
SinusTon- Festival
Regarding Asia III
program:
Tom R. Poller
Rescattered Melodies (2013)
for daegeum, cello and electronics
Marc Battier
Constellation (2012)
for koto and electronics
Andre Bartetzki
Beschreibung II (2016)
new work (premiere, commisioned by SinusTon-Festival)
for daegeum, koto, gayageum, violin, viola, cello, double bass, live animation and electronics
Il-Ryun Chung
Momentum (2012)
for daegeum, violin, viola, cello and double bass
Myung-Sun Lee
Ritual of Bridge (2013/15)
for string trio and live video
Shintaro Imai
Subtle Intonation (2016, premiere, commisioned by SinusTon-Festival)
for daegeum, koto, gayageum, strings and electronics
●
Berlin, Wednesday, November 16th, 2016
Konzerthaus Berlin
focused XVI – German Composers
It may seem surprising that German composers are featured in a concert in Berlin. In fact, this is the first time the AsianArt Ensemble is playing a completely German program. Most of the pieces the AsianArt Ensemble plays are not from elsewhere, simply because there have been very few pieces for our combination of instruments by German composers so far. In the past years, there has been more and more interest in intercultural music – in part, thanks to the work of the ensemble, leading to a full concert's worth of “German” compositions. The chosen works give a good overview on how different composers approach the intermingling of cultures and how they deal with Asian instruments.
program:
Oliver Schneller
Autumm Music (2016, premiere, commisioned by Siemens Musikstiftung)
for koto, gayageum, violine, viola and double bass
Sebastian Claren
new work (premiere)
for daegeum solo
Volker Blumenthaler
Cantico (2016)
for daegeum, gayageum, koto, violine, viola, cello, double bass and janggu
Benjamin Helmer
Suite (2015)
for daegeum and double bass
Tom Rojo Poller
Rescattered Melodies (2014) |
for daegeum and cello
Stefan Hakenberg
Sir Donald (1999, German premiere)
for gayageum, baroque cello and janggu