This summer, the 1:1 CONCERTS return to their place of origin and will again be a highlight of the festival programme at this year’s summer concert weekend in Volkenroda, Thuringia. Continue reading “Back to the roots – 1:1 CONCERTS in Thuringia”
Interdisciplinary 1:1 FESTIVAL in Stuttgart
Together with Staatsorchester Stuttgart and SWR Symphonieorchester, we are creating an interdisciplinary festival weekend in Stuttgart on 24 and 25 July 2021 – with the aim of supporting freelance artists! At 25 venues, 100 freelance artists from the disciplines of music, dance, drama, puppetry and artistry will perform in over 500 individual 1:1 PERFORMANCES. Continue reading “Interdisciplinary 1:1 FESTIVAL in Stuttgart”
Interdisciplinary 1:1 PERFORMANCES of the HfMDK Frankfurt
After thepremiere of the interdisciplinary 1:1 PERFORMANCES at the New Music Night 3. 0 at Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst Frankfurt, we are very pleased that the 1:1 PERFORMANCES are now available for the Frankfurt public to experience! Continue reading “Interdisciplinary 1:1 PERFORMANCES of the HfMDK Frankfurt”
Premiere in Görlitz with musicians from Neue Lausitzer Philharmonie
The 1:1 CONCERTS are now also available in Görlitz! Musicians from Neue Lausitzer Philharmonie / Gerhart Hauptmann Theatre perform at unusual venues in the city Continue reading “Premiere in Görlitz with musicians from Neue Lausitzer Philharmonie”
1:1 Concerts in Cologne
We are very excited about the new cooperation in Cologne! The concerts are organised by the Freie Volksbühne Köln e.V. and will start in June 2021. Continue reading “1:1 Concerts in Cologne”
Washington National Opera plays 1:1 CONCERTS
We are thrilled to announce, that Washington National Opera is the first American partner of 1:1 CONCERTS. This past weekend in the REACH at the Kennedy Center, WNO General Director Timothy O’Leary and Principal Conductor Evan Rogister hosted the initial series of concerts, featuring musicians from the Washington National Opera Orchestra. Continue reading “Washington National Opera plays 1:1 CONCERTS”
Back to the Roots: Volkenroda 2020
One year ago, the 1:1 CONCERTS were born during the summer concert festival Sommerkonzerte Volkenroda 2019. Continue reading “Back to the Roots: Volkenroda 2020”
Leipzig starts
At the suggestion of Gewandhaus musicians, Notenspur Leipzig e.V. has taken over the organisation in Leipzig and will start the 1:1 CONCERTS on 9 June 2020.
Munich
The 1:1 CONCERTS are conquering Bavaria: Next weekend, Burg Schwaneck in Pullach will be the first venue in the Munich area! Continue reading “Munich”
German Radio Interview MDR with Stephanie Winker
Berlins Luft Luft Luft
After Stuttgart‘s impressive launch, 1:1 CONCERTS now meet Berlin Luft Luft Luft. The first test sessions already took us to Mitte and Neukölln… later this week we will explore Charlottenburg, Prenzlauer Berg and wild wild Wedding. Stay tuned! If you know further suitable locations or would like to participate as a musician – write us.
How it all began…
Since 2012, the summer concerts have been taking place in the Thuringian Volkenroda Monastery – a chamber music festival that explores the connection between classical music and architectural space. Once a year, this festival brings together performers from the most diverse disciplines (music, drama, dance, scenography, media art). Together the team explores this field of tension between the arts and develops new formats of encounter. In 2019 the festival motto was “simple”. So it was obvious to reduce the musical encounter between musician and listener to the simplest – a 1:1 CONCERT. Thus this concert format was born. Continue reading “How it all began…”
Taking off at Stuttgart Airport
On May 8 and 10, 2020 our 1:1 CONCERTS will touch down at Stuttgart’s STR Airport – the entire Terminal 1 is exclusively reserved for the concert sessions. Continue reading “Taking off at Stuttgart Airport”
Donation to Charity Foundation
Due to the lockdown of almost all orchestras, choirs, opera and concert halls, music festivals and public and private music organizers, cultural and musical life currently faces one of the most serious crises since the end of World War II. Continue reading “Donation to Charity Foundation”
A short documentary on ARD German Television
SWR, 8 May 2020
A host, a listener and a musician at a safe distance, no words, a 10 minutes concert ensues. What is it like to experience a private concert under these conditions? Felix Borel of the SWR Symphony Orchestra, Imke Valentien and Norman Schock have embarked on the adventure of a live concert in corona times and share their experience on German television.
Stuttgart’s kick off
Already during the first weeks of quarantine, long after all concert music had disappeared behind the screens, the flutist Prof. Stephanie Winker from Stuttgart came up with a brilliant idea: the concept of the 1:1 CONCERTS – as originally designed for the Volkenroda Summer Concerts 2019 – respected all official social distancing requirements due to the intimacy of the two-person encounter at a safe distance. It marked the longed-for return to the analogous concert experience. Continue reading “Stuttgart’s kick off”