Events

Last Saturday, this year’s general assembly of the professional body Tonkünstlerverband Berlin took place, in which a new board has been elected. I am looking forward to supporting a promising and dynamic team with my work as a managing director. The board now consists of Kaan Bulak as the new chairman, Jens Domeyer as deputy chairman, Anne Katharina Uerlichs as secretary, Christian Höffling als treasurer, and Anna Barbara Kastelewicz and Richard Nordemalm as members-at-large. At the same time, Alf Schulze and Agnes Stein von Kamienski have left the board—many thanks to your valuable formative work in the association during the past years!

Cordial invitation to a fluid lecture recital, taking place as part of the semester topic »Musikmetropole Paris« of the Robert Schumann Hochschule Düsseldorf. On Tuesday, 6 May, 7:30 pm, in the university’s chamber hall, I will be speaking about three of the most fascinating piano works of Maurice Ravel. I couldn’t come up with a more liquid title than »Im Fluss. Ravels Wassermusiken für Klavier: Jeux d’eau, Une barque sur l’océan, Ondine«. Performers at the piano will be Sukyeon Kim, Honoka Buyo, and Dingyuan Chang. Let’s see where the waves will take us—I’d be delighted to have your company!

Looking forward to teaching an analysis class on the piano music of Maurice Ravel during the forthcoming summer semester at Robert Schumann Hochschule Düsseldorf. In addition, I will be speaking in a lecture concert on Ravel’s water-inspired compositions on Tuesday, 6 May, 7:30 pm, in the school’s chamber music hall, where I will share my thoughts on Jeux d’eau, Une barque sur l’océan, and Ondine. This is going to be an immense pleasure, and the more so if you could manage to come along! #ravel150 #imfluss

Excited to perform Giuseppe Verdi’s Messa da Requiem today with Vokalsystem, Enchore and Sibelius Orchester under the direction of Simon Rössler in the Philharmonie Berlin! The concert is sold out, but there will be a follow-up event for everybody interested: On February 15, 6 pm, you can join us for a singalong concert with the Requiem at Martin-Luther-Kirche, Berlin-Neukölln. Follow this link for tickets and further information.

Looking forward to participating in the annual conference of the Gesellschaft für Musiktheorie, hosted by the BTU Cottbus-Senftenberg next weekend, 4–6 October. The promising line-up has a particular focus on paradigm chances in music theory, digitalisation and internationalisation in the post-pandemic era, and music theory scholarship in Chopin’s time and the fin de siècle. I will be contributing with a workshop on the possibilities and functionality of the Open Music Academy. See you in Cottbus soon!