Concert | 10-jähriges Jubiläum

Stegreif – The Improvising Symphony Orchestra

freebruckner

Musicians play their instruments. Transparent cloths lie over their heads.

freebruckner © Patrick Hürlimann

Known today primarily as a composer of great symphonies, Anton Bruckner was also famous during his lifetime for his art of improvisation on the organ. “freebruckner” combines the two typical Brucknerian elements of symphonic music and improvisation. To mark its 10th anniversary, Stegreif – The Improvising Symphony Orchestra presents the 7th Symphony with improvisational freedom and chamber instrumental lightness. The 26 musicians expand the classical orchestral sound with saxophone, drum set, electric guitar and their own vocals. In the here and now, freely moving in space, by heart and without a conductor, a performance is created that breaks down the boundaries between participants and visitors and between composition and improvisation

FREEBRUCKNER

Recomposition of Anton Bruckner’s Symphony No. 7 in E major

Contributors

Stegreif – The Improvising Symphony Orchestra
Lorenz Blaumer
 – artistic management
Alistair Duncan – re-composition / arrangement
Valerie Leopold – musical direction
Franziska Ritter – scenography
Lea Hladka – choreographic collaboration
Vito Walter – lighting design

A Berliner Festspiele / Musikfest Berlin event