Non Piano/Toy Piano: Kaleidoskop - 10 Jahre!

In the organizer's words:

The Non-Piano/Toy Piano Weekend 2024 is celebrating its 10th birthday under the motto KALEIDOSCOPE. Ten colorful, multifaceted, inspired years will be cheerfully combined with completely new ideas and put into context in a cheerful anniversary concert.

In the spirit of this year's eponymous children's toy, our KALEIDOSCOPE will present a surprising, exciting spectrum of new and old - twisted and turned over and over again.

The toy piano as an ambassador of contemporary music!

The hallmark of the Toy Piano Weekend is the colorful and entertaining presentation of contemporary music for a heterogeneous urban audience. Programmatically ambitious, in close contact with important contemporary composers, presented in a light-footed and playful manner by experimental musicians.

On the occasion of its 10th anniversary, the Non-Piano/Toy Piano Weekend looks back with joy on the years of its existence and presents its very own vision with KALEIDOSKOP: groundbreaking musical ideas and a colorful repertoire range. And, of course, all the personal experiences of the composers and musicians, their respective cultures of origin, and their inspirations and principles are incorporated.

Program:
Tonia Ko (1988 USA) New work for non-piano ensemble
Aigerim Seilova (1987, Kazakhstan) premiere for toy piano and electronics
Shuang Wu (China) New work for toy piano
Mauro Lanza (1975, Venice/Paris) 'Veeblefetzer' (2016) for toy piano
Diana Ortiz (Bogotá) New work for toy piano, recorder and electronics
Albrecht Zummach (1954, Cologne) New work for ukulele and toy piano
Karlheinz Essl (1960 Austria) 'Bricolage' for Schoenhut Table Top Toy Piano and electronics UA
Sascha Lino Lemke (1976 Hamburg) New work for non-piano ensemble
Daniel Moreira (1985 Brazil) 'Safety Procedures' (2012) for voice, viola and electronics
Alessandro Anatrini (1983 Italy/Hamburg) New work for toy piano and electronics
Hector Parra (Barcelona/Paris) 1976)
'i Esteve Cargol treu banya' (2015) for toy piano
Missy Mazzoli (USA 1980) 'A Thousand Tongues' (2011) for viola and electronics
Thierry de Mey (Brussels 1965) 'Musique de Table' (1987) for trio
Karlheinz Essl 'Pachinko' (2013) for toy piano and computer
Bernhard Lang ( (1957 Austria) 'DW31 Loops for Edgar Froese' (2013) for pianoforte & playback

Non-piano ensemble: Bernhard Fograscher, Jennifer Hymer, Daria-Karmina Iossifova, Steven Tanoto
Soprano: Marcia Lemke-Kern
Recorder: Gudula Rosa
Viola: Mari Viluksela
Electronics: Jacob Sello, Sascha Lino Lemke

Supported by: Claussen-Simon Foundation, Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg Ministry of Culture and Media, German Composers' Association