Sounding trips: Free jazz concerts at train stations across Germany

Sounding trips: Free jazz concerts at train stations across Germany

Cultural experience at train stations: Station to station

From September 16, 2023, an innovative concert series begins to inspire both travelers and locals: "Station to Station". These free concerts take place at five different train stations in Germany, including Karlsruhe, Ansbach, Leipzig, Braunschweig and Hagen. The concert series, which was launched by the director of the Hamburg Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Kühnel , is aimed

This initiative is not only musically important, but also sets a sign of a deeper examination of the concept of travel. The train station is often perceived as a hectic place where people are in a hurry. Kühnel and his team want to do the opposite: the audience should pause, linger and be touched by the music. With a jazz ensemble that interprets Mahler's "The Song of the Earth", classical music is placed in a new context and made accessible to a wider audience.

The final of the series will take place on September 25, 2023 in the Berlin Philharmonic. Here the original composition by Mahler is listed under the direction of Sylvain Cambreling , with well -known soloists such as Claudia Mahnke and Bryan Register . This conclusion will not only celebrate the trip of the ensemble, but also form a bridge between the different performance locations and the grand finale.

A central element of the concerts is the modern interpretation of Gustav Mahler's work. A specially compiled jazz collective under the direction of the jazz bass player Haggai Cohen-Milo will occur in each train station. This group will develop new musical facets from Mahler from the improvisation, which invites the audience into a tonal journey of discovery.

Why is such a project important? At a time when traveling is often associated with stress and hustle and bustle, "Station to Station" can help people offer people a moment of leisure and amazement. It is a call to view the station not only as a transit site, but as a space that is enriched by art and culture. Travelers can look forward to an unexpected musical experience that does not require admission or preliminary booking. Nothing but the willingness to be surprised by art.

Social media play an important role in this project because the artists will share their experiences on platforms such as Instagram and Facebook. As a result, the cultural event can not only be experienced locally, but also digitally - and hopefully arouses interest in further cultural events at train stations.

"Station to Station" means an invitation to everyone to get involved in an extraordinary journey that not only goes through geographical distances, but also through the world of music and art. An innovative approach that not only sees modern travelers as a passenger, but as an active participant in an artistic experience.