Berlin, Friday, March 3rd, 2017
Konzerthaus Berlin, Gendarmenmarkt, Berlin-Mitte
focused XVII – “Free-beating Reeds“
Focussing on the Chinese mouth organ sheng
The soundscapes of the AsianArt Ensemble's 17th concert in the “focused” series are created by the Chinese mouth organ sheng in combination with European stringed instruments, the Korean bamboo flute and Asian zithers. Founding member Wu Wei is back, after three years of traveling the world. This program is a balanced mixture of works by composers with decades of experience at the crossroads between East and West such as Toshio Hosokawa, Jia Guoping and Xu Shuya on the one hand, and new pieces by younger composers on the other hand. The oldest and the newest piece were composed 18 years apart, which gives a good overview of modern music for sheng.
XU Shuya (*1960)
In Nomine II (2006)
for sheng and string quartet
JIA Guoping (*1963)
The Wind Sound in the Sky (2002)
for sheng, cello and percussion
SHEN Ye (*1978)
DUO (2015, German premiere)
for daegeum and sheng
Keeyong Chong
Horizon Chants (2007/2017, premiere)
for sheng, gayageum, koto, violin, viola, cello and double bass
HOSOKAWA Toshio (*1956)
Landscape V(1998)
for sheng and string quartet
MANABE Naoyuki (*1971)
Requiem II (2012/2017, premiere)
for sheng, daegeum, gayageum, koto, violin, viola, cello and double bass
AsianArt Ensemble
Zungenschläge (2017 premiere)
for sheng, daegeum, koto, janggu, 2 violin, viola, cello and percussion
Sponsored by “initiative neue musik berlin e.V.“ in cooperation with Konzerthaus Berlin
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Berlin, Wednesday, July 31st, 2017
Villa Elisabeth, Invalidenstr. 3, Berlin-Mitte
Juxtaposed Time I
traditional music from Korea for ajaeng and heageum meets New Music
program:
Ajaeng Sanjo from the Park Jong-Seon school
for ajaeng and janggu
Haegeum Sanjo from the Ji Young-Hee school
for haegeum and janggu
Daniel Moser (*1982)
SALPURI (premiere, commisioned by AAE)
for haegeum, ajaeng, sheng, janggu, violin, viola, cello and double bass
Yeirang Kim (*1985)
JARADA (premiere, commisioned by AAE)
for haegeum, ajaeng, daegeum, janggu, violin, viola, cello and double bass
Il-Ryun Chung
SHIM (2011/2017)
for heageum, ajaeng, daegeum, gayageum, violin, viola, cello, double bass and janggu/jing
AsianArt Ensemble
Shinawi of Berlin 2017.1
for heageum, ajaeng, daegeum, gayageum, violin, viola, cello, double bass and janggu/jing
Sponsored by the Berlin Senate Department for Culture and Europe – intercultural projects
in cooperation with the Korean Cultural Center and Kultur Büro Elisabeth
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Berlin, Monday, September 11th, 2017
Konzerthaus Berlin, Gendarmenmarkt, Berlin-Mitte
focused XVIII - Plucked Strings
Focussing on the zithers koto and gayageum
The vibrating string was surely one of the first sources of sound in human history. Even so, the singing qualities of the plucked string instruments are not so prominent in Europe. The Korean zither gayageum shows us that Asian zithers are considered melodic instruments.
This concert features four premieres by composers from Finland, The Netherlands, Japan an the USA.
Yasutaki Inamori
Dehnbarer Stoff (2017 premiere, commisioned by AAE)
for koto, gayageum, janggu and string trio
Juha Koskinen
at the mercy of (the waves) (2017 premiere, commisioned by AAE)
für daegeum, koto and double bass
Cord Meijering
Bit gwa baram (2017 premiere, commisioned by AAE)
for daegeum, gayageum, violin, viola, cello and double bass
Jared Redmond
White Shroud (2016 premiere)
for gayageum and violin
Il-Ryun Chung
MU (2008)
for gayageum and janggu
AsianArt Ensemble
Saiten
for daegeum, koto, gayageum, janggu, violin, viola, cello and double bass
Sponsored by “initiative neue musik berlin e.V.“
in cooperation with Konzerthaus Berlin
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Berlin, October 14th, 2017
Villa Elisabeth, Invalidenstr. 3, Berlin-Mitte
Juxtaposed Time II
traditional music from Korea for daegeum meets New Music
program:
Daegeum Sanjo
for daegum and janggu
In memoriam Isang Yun, on the occasion of his 100th birthday:
Isang Yun (1917 - 1995)
Cheongseong-Gok / 1st Etude for flute
for daegeum solo
Texu Kim (*1980)
Whirl, Swirl, Tirl (commisioned by AAE)
for daegeum, koto, cello and janggu
Daniel Moser (*1982)
Tamatebako (2015)
for daegeum, bass koto, viola, cello and double bass
Keiko Harada (*1967)
Vanishing Point Study IIa (2013)
for daegeum, violin, viola and double bass
Tom Rojo Poller (*1978)
Rescattered Melodies- Sanjo Remix (2013)
for daegeum and cello
AsianArt Ensemble
Shinawi of Berlin 2017.2
for daegeum, bass koto, violin, viola, cello, double bass and janggu/jing
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Berlin, December 8th - 10th, 2017
Radialsystem V
TURBULENZEN
Festival for intercultural new music
December 8th: Eurasian Turbulances
program:
WEN Deqing:
“Ink Splashing“ (2017, premiere, commisioned by Turbulenzen)
for sheng, gayageum, violin, viola, cello and percussion
Keiko Harada:
“The Fifth Season II“ (2013)
for daegeum, sheng, koto/bass koto, violin, viola, cello, double bass and janggu
Volker Blumenthaler:
“Cantico“ (2016)
for daegeum, gayageum, koto, violin, viola, cello, double bass and janggu
Il-Ryun Chung:
“Gravity“ (2013)
for daegeum, sheng, bass koto, violin, viola, cello, double bass, janggu and percussion (2 players)
Sandeep Bhagwati:
“Warnings Written on the Wind“ (2013/2017 premiere of the version for the AAE)
for daegeum, sheng, gayageum, koto, violin, viola, cello, double bass, janggu and percussion (2 players)
Helena Winkelman:
“Resonance of Rock“ (2012)
for daegeum, sheng, violin, viola, cello, double bass, janggu
December 10th:
EAPOS – EurAsian Pool of Sound
collaboration of the ensembles "The Six Tones", "Omnibus Ensemble" and "AsianArt Ensemble"
program:
JIA Guoping:
“Diaspora“ (2017, premiere, commisioned by Turbulenzen)
for sheng, daegeum, gayageum, koto, 2 violins, viola, cello, double bass, janggu and percussion
Jakhongir Shukur:
“Color“ (2017, premiere, commisioned by Turbulenzen)
for oboe (solo), nay, sheng, chang, guitar, koto, 2 violins, viola, cello, double bass and janggu
Myung-Sun Lee:
“Aufschrei“ (2017, premiere, commisioned by Turbulenzen)
for sheng (solo), dan bao, chang, bass koto, 2 violins, 2 violas, 2 celli, double bass, janggu and percussion
Il-Ryun Chung:
“Skala“ (2017, premiere, commisioned by Turbulenzen)
for daegeum (solo), double bass (solo), viola (solo), gayageum, koto, guitar, tanbur, chang, dan tranh, 2 violins, viola, 2 celli, double bass and percussion
EURASIAN POOL OF SOUND:
Il-Ryun Chung, conductor, musical director, janggu, jing
Jakhongir Shukur, conductor, tanbur, sato
Woong-Sik Kim, janggu
Wu Wei, sheng
Hong Yoo, daegeum
Naoko Kikuchi, koto
You Jin Sung, gayageum
Ngô Trà My, dan bao
Stefan Östersjö, guitar
Batir Dosimbetov, nay
Ravshan Tukhtamishev, chang, santur
Matthias Leupold, violin
Lemara Yakubova, violin
Olga Kalujina, viola
Chang-Yun Yoo, viola
Jamshid Ubaydullaev, cello
Gabriella Strümpel, cello
Muzaffar Rasulkhodjaev, bass
Matthias Bauer, bass
Adam Weisman, percussion
Konzerthaus Berlin, Gendarmenmarkt, Berlin-Mitte
focused XVII – “Free-beating Reeds“
Focussing on the Chinese mouth organ sheng
The soundscapes of the AsianArt Ensemble's 17th concert in the “focused” series are created by the Chinese mouth organ sheng in combination with European stringed instruments, the Korean bamboo flute and Asian zithers. Founding member Wu Wei is back, after three years of traveling the world. This program is a balanced mixture of works by composers with decades of experience at the crossroads between East and West such as Toshio Hosokawa, Jia Guoping and Xu Shuya on the one hand, and new pieces by younger composers on the other hand. The oldest and the newest piece were composed 18 years apart, which gives a good overview of modern music for sheng.
XU Shuya (*1960)
In Nomine II (2006)
for sheng and string quartet
JIA Guoping (*1963)
The Wind Sound in the Sky (2002)
for sheng, cello and percussion
SHEN Ye (*1978)
DUO (2015, German premiere)
for daegeum and sheng
Keeyong Chong
Horizon Chants (2007/2017, premiere)
for sheng, gayageum, koto, violin, viola, cello and double bass
HOSOKAWA Toshio (*1956)
Landscape V(1998)
for sheng and string quartet
MANABE Naoyuki (*1971)
Requiem II (2012/2017, premiere)
for sheng, daegeum, gayageum, koto, violin, viola, cello and double bass
AsianArt Ensemble
Zungenschläge (2017 premiere)
for sheng, daegeum, koto, janggu, 2 violin, viola, cello and percussion
Sponsored by “initiative neue musik berlin e.V.“ in cooperation with Konzerthaus Berlin
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Berlin, Wednesday, July 31st, 2017
Villa Elisabeth, Invalidenstr. 3, Berlin-Mitte
Juxtaposed Time I
traditional music from Korea for ajaeng and heageum meets New Music
program:
Ajaeng Sanjo from the Park Jong-Seon school
for ajaeng and janggu
Haegeum Sanjo from the Ji Young-Hee school
for haegeum and janggu
Daniel Moser (*1982)
SALPURI (premiere, commisioned by AAE)
for haegeum, ajaeng, sheng, janggu, violin, viola, cello and double bass
Yeirang Kim (*1985)
JARADA (premiere, commisioned by AAE)
for haegeum, ajaeng, daegeum, janggu, violin, viola, cello and double bass
Il-Ryun Chung
SHIM (2011/2017)
for heageum, ajaeng, daegeum, gayageum, violin, viola, cello, double bass and janggu/jing
AsianArt Ensemble
Shinawi of Berlin 2017.1
for heageum, ajaeng, daegeum, gayageum, violin, viola, cello, double bass and janggu/jing
Sponsored by the Berlin Senate Department for Culture and Europe – intercultural projects
in cooperation with the Korean Cultural Center and Kultur Büro Elisabeth
●
Berlin, Monday, September 11th, 2017
Konzerthaus Berlin, Gendarmenmarkt, Berlin-Mitte
focused XVIII - Plucked Strings
Focussing on the zithers koto and gayageum
The vibrating string was surely one of the first sources of sound in human history. Even so, the singing qualities of the plucked string instruments are not so prominent in Europe. The Korean zither gayageum shows us that Asian zithers are considered melodic instruments.
This concert features four premieres by composers from Finland, The Netherlands, Japan an the USA.
Yasutaki Inamori
Dehnbarer Stoff (2017 premiere, commisioned by AAE)
for koto, gayageum, janggu and string trio
Juha Koskinen
at the mercy of (the waves) (2017 premiere, commisioned by AAE)
für daegeum, koto and double bass
Cord Meijering
Bit gwa baram (2017 premiere, commisioned by AAE)
for daegeum, gayageum, violin, viola, cello and double bass
Jared Redmond
White Shroud (2016 premiere)
for gayageum and violin
Il-Ryun Chung
MU (2008)
for gayageum and janggu
AsianArt Ensemble
Saiten
for daegeum, koto, gayageum, janggu, violin, viola, cello and double bass
Sponsored by “initiative neue musik berlin e.V.“
in cooperation with Konzerthaus Berlin
●
Berlin, October 14th, 2017
Villa Elisabeth, Invalidenstr. 3, Berlin-Mitte
Juxtaposed Time II
traditional music from Korea for daegeum meets New Music
program:
Daegeum Sanjo
for daegum and janggu
In memoriam Isang Yun, on the occasion of his 100th birthday:
Isang Yun (1917 - 1995)
Cheongseong-Gok / 1st Etude for flute
for daegeum solo
Texu Kim (*1980)
Whirl, Swirl, Tirl (commisioned by AAE)
for daegeum, koto, cello and janggu
Daniel Moser (*1982)
Tamatebako (2015)
for daegeum, bass koto, viola, cello and double bass
Keiko Harada (*1967)
Vanishing Point Study IIa (2013)
for daegeum, violin, viola and double bass
Tom Rojo Poller (*1978)
Rescattered Melodies- Sanjo Remix (2013)
for daegeum and cello
AsianArt Ensemble
Shinawi of Berlin 2017.2
for daegeum, bass koto, violin, viola, cello, double bass and janggu/jing
●
Berlin, December 8th - 10th, 2017
Radialsystem V
TURBULENZEN
Festival for intercultural new music
December 8th: Eurasian Turbulances
program:
WEN Deqing:
“Ink Splashing“ (2017, premiere, commisioned by Turbulenzen)
for sheng, gayageum, violin, viola, cello and percussion
Keiko Harada:
“The Fifth Season II“ (2013)
for daegeum, sheng, koto/bass koto, violin, viola, cello, double bass and janggu
Volker Blumenthaler:
“Cantico“ (2016)
for daegeum, gayageum, koto, violin, viola, cello, double bass and janggu
Il-Ryun Chung:
“Gravity“ (2013)
for daegeum, sheng, bass koto, violin, viola, cello, double bass, janggu and percussion (2 players)
Sandeep Bhagwati:
“Warnings Written on the Wind“ (2013/2017 premiere of the version for the AAE)
for daegeum, sheng, gayageum, koto, violin, viola, cello, double bass, janggu and percussion (2 players)
Helena Winkelman:
“Resonance of Rock“ (2012)
for daegeum, sheng, violin, viola, cello, double bass, janggu
December 10th:
EAPOS – EurAsian Pool of Sound
collaboration of the ensembles "The Six Tones", "Omnibus Ensemble" and "AsianArt Ensemble"
program:
JIA Guoping:
“Diaspora“ (2017, premiere, commisioned by Turbulenzen)
for sheng, daegeum, gayageum, koto, 2 violins, viola, cello, double bass, janggu and percussion
Jakhongir Shukur:
“Color“ (2017, premiere, commisioned by Turbulenzen)
for oboe (solo), nay, sheng, chang, guitar, koto, 2 violins, viola, cello, double bass and janggu
Myung-Sun Lee:
“Aufschrei“ (2017, premiere, commisioned by Turbulenzen)
for sheng (solo), dan bao, chang, bass koto, 2 violins, 2 violas, 2 celli, double bass, janggu and percussion
Il-Ryun Chung:
“Skala“ (2017, premiere, commisioned by Turbulenzen)
for daegeum (solo), double bass (solo), viola (solo), gayageum, koto, guitar, tanbur, chang, dan tranh, 2 violins, viola, 2 celli, double bass and percussion
EURASIAN POOL OF SOUND:
Il-Ryun Chung, conductor, musical director, janggu, jing
Jakhongir Shukur, conductor, tanbur, sato
Woong-Sik Kim, janggu
Wu Wei, sheng
Hong Yoo, daegeum
Naoko Kikuchi, koto
You Jin Sung, gayageum
Ngô Trà My, dan bao
Stefan Östersjö, guitar
Batir Dosimbetov, nay
Ravshan Tukhtamishev, chang, santur
Matthias Leupold, violin
Lemara Yakubova, violin
Olga Kalujina, viola
Chang-Yun Yoo, viola
Jamshid Ubaydullaev, cello
Gabriella Strümpel, cello
Muzaffar Rasulkhodjaev, bass
Matthias Bauer, bass
Adam Weisman, percussion