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Young artists introduce themselves. Takashi Waschkau, violin, Eunhee Baek, piano Program Amy Marcy Beach (1867–1944) Romance for Violin and Piano, Op. 23 Bela Bartók (1881–1945) Violin Sonata No. 3 in E minor, BB 28, DD 72 Efrem Zimbalist (1889–1985) Concert Fantasy “The Golden Cockerel” based on Ni

Featuring Helena Rüegg (bandoneon) and Aurélie Maurin (curator and reader). Helena Rüegg , an internationally renowned bandoneonist, composer and author, and curator and translator Aurélie Maurin combine the sounds of the bandoneon with texts from world literature. The instrument is explored not mer

A musical and literary journey with Radu Ratoi (accordion) and Bruno Franceschini (text and reading). Castelfidardo, a small town in the hills of the Marche region, has been the centre of Italian accordion-making since the late 19th century. In a musical and literary journey, author Bruno Franceschi

Architectural tours of the State Institute for Music Research With a host of indoor and outdoor activities, the neighbours of the Kulturforum are once again inviting visitors to enjoy a day in the countryside in 2026. This year, the focus is on architecture. The SIM is offering two guided tours of i

Testing musical interpretation against one’s own freedom. Science Talk with Jo Wilhelm Siebert Without a musical score as the basis for what is being played, we would not speak of musical interpretation in the strict sense. Nor would we speak of interpretation without a certain degree of artistic an

The first vampire film in cinema history and a masterpiece of German Expressionism, accompanied live on the Mighty Wurlitzer theatre organ by Jörg Joachim Riehle. A business trip takes the unsuspecting estate agent Hutter from the port city of Wisborg to Transylvania. There, he signs a contract with

Two early comedies by the master of subtle elegance, accompanied live on the Mighty Wurlitzer theatre organ by Anna Vavilkina. In *When I Was Dead* (1916), an angry husband fakes his own death following an argument with his wife. To prevent his mother-in-law from remarrying his wife, he returns to h

With the Capella de la Torre ensemble. Conductor and shawm: Katharina Bäuml Capella de la Torre. Photo: Anna-Kristina Bauer 2 pm Flash Talk: Spontaneous and effortless – how do you learn to improvise? 2.30 pm Concert The practice of diminution and improvisation is just as integral to the music of th

Featuring Leila Schayegh on violin and Martin Zimmermann on harpsichord 2.00 pm Flash Talk 2.30 pm Concert This concert takes you right into the heart of the vibrant musical life at the transition from the Baroque to the Galant style. The focus is on the major cities of London, Amsterdam and Paris.

Guided tour of the SIM’s acoustic studios to mark the 100th anniversary of Hans-Peter Reinecke’s birth As a musicologist, psychologist and experimental physicist , Prof. Dr Hans-Peter Reinecke (1926–2003) devoted his work to, amongst other things, room and building acoustics, the transmission of mus