Acht Brücken | Musik für Köln 2016

opening night including four concerts at different places

1st concert “Das Gebet” | 5 pm, Ditib Zentralmoschee Köln, conference room

Galina Ustwolskaja | Großes Duett für Violoncello und Klavier (1959)

Galina Ustwolskaja | Sinfonie Nr. 4 “Das Gebet” (1985/87) | for alt, trumpet, tam-tam and piano

Toshio Hosokawa | Silent River (2016) | for quintett
world premiere
commissioned by ACHT BRÜCKEN | Musik für Köln

Stephanie Lesch, alt
Benjamin Kobler, piano
Dirk Wietheger, violoncello
Ensemble Musikfabrik

2nd concert “Vater unser” | 6.15 pm, Ditib Zentralmoschee Köln, conference room

Galina Ustwolskaja | Sinfonie Nr. 5 “Amen” (1989-90) | for speaker, oboe, trumpet, violin and percussion

Galina Ustwolskaja | Sinfonie Nr. 3 “Jesus Messias, errette uns!” (1983) | for speech song and orchestra

Toshio Hosokawa | Three Essays (2016) | for Oboe solo
world premiere
comissioned by Ensemble Musikfabrik, supported by the North Rhine-Westphalia Ministry for Families, Children, Youth, Culture and Sport

Lucas Singer, speaker
Peter Veale, oboe
Ensemble Musikfabrik
Christian Eggen, conductor

3rd concert “Oktett” | 8 pm, St. Michael

Galina Ustwolskaja | Trio für Klarinette, Violine und Klavier (1949)

Galina Ustwolskaja | Oktett (1949-50) | for two oboes, four violins, timpani and piano

Toshio Hosokawa | Ibuki (Atem) (2016) | for viola solo
world premiere
comissioned by Ensemble Musikfabrik, supported by the North Rhine-Westphalia Ministry for Families, Children, Youth, Culture and Sport

Axel Porath, viola
Ensemble Musikfabrik

4th concert “Dies irae” | 9.15 pm, St. Aposteln

Galina Ustwolskaja | Komposition Nr. 1 Dona nobis pacem (1970/71) | for piccolo, tuba and piano

Galina Ustwolskaja | Komposition Nr. 2 Dies irae (1972/73) | for eight double basses, percussion and piano

Galina Ustwolskaja | Komposition Nr. 3 Benedictus, qui venit (1974/75) | for four flutes, four bassoons and piano

Ensemble Musikfabrik
Christian Eggen, conductor
There are single tickets for each concert available or a combiticket for the whole opening night. Further informations and tickets can be found here: www.achtbruecken.de