In Kontakte (1960) cult composer Karlheinz Stockhausen turns his back on traditional classical music. By adding electronics to the usual sound arsenal, he manages to create a single musical universe and extend the contact between performers and listeners.  HERMESensemble radicalise this in their performance of Stockhausen’s Solo: a musician in Bruges has a live dialogue with a colleague on the other side of the world. Composers Daan Janssens and Daniela Fantechi formulate a contemporary answer to Stockhausen’s enigmas.

K. Stockhausen, Kontakte – Solo*
D. Janssens, (…sans rien dire…) (world premiere for cello, ensemble and electronics)
D. Fantechi, Residual (world premiere) for ensemble and electronics

HERMESensemble
Koen Kessels, conductor
Centre Henri Pousseur, electronics
Orpheus Instituut, electronics*

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