In the historic hall of the Hamburger Bahnhof, Cage and Stockhausen come together in a staged concert. Within the large-scale installation ‘We Make Years Out of Hours’ by the Lithuanian artist Lina Lapelytė, the Zafraan Ensemble – acting as a satellite of the Music of Changes music theatre – weaves together two works by the composers in collaboration with singers from the opera ensemble: Cage’s *Hymns and Variations* (1979) traces the path ‘from something to nothing and back again’ through the random thinning out of religious hymns, whilst Stockhausen’s instrumental piece *Stop* (1965) creates an intense, physical experience of presence and energy from suddenly interrupted sound events – a dynamic happening. Building on these pieces, the installation itself becomes a score. Perception takes centre stage, and the boundaries of hearing are shifted – for both composers, the most important exercise in saving humanity.

You will find information about the exhibition on the website of the Hamburger Bahnhof

Tickets: https://deutscheoperberlin.de/de_DE/production/music-of-many.1390969?event_date=17956144

With:

Concept, musical director: Titus Engel

Stage director: Thom Luz

Soprano: Julieth Lozano

Zafraan Ensemble

flute: Liam Mallett

clarinet: Miguel Pérez Iñesta

saxophone: Martin Posegga

violin: Emmanuelle Bernard

Viola: Josa Gerhard

Cello: Martin Smith

Percussion: Daniel Eichholz

Piano: Clemens Hund-Göschel

In cooperation with the Deutschen Oper Berlin and the Hamburger Bahnhof