KLANG CUT

In this episode, hosts Bronka Pálešová and Peter Tracy, master's students in the Music Sound Performance Program at the Free University of Berlin, welcome members of the Ritama Collective from Peru—Yemit, Wendolin, and Claudia—as special guests of the Crippled Symmetries Festival. The conversation introduces the collective's background, their experiences in Berlin, and sets the stage for an exploration of their work in contemporary music, artistic collaboration, and the promotion of women composers.

Notable highlights include the collective's candid discussion of the challenges faced by women composers in Peru, their democratic and inclusive approach to artistic collaboration, and the integration of indigenous and sociopolitical themes into their music. The episode features in-depth insights into the use of multimedia—particularly video and animation—to enhance audience engagement, as well as personal stories illustrating the importance of cultural heritage and protest in their creative process. The guests share memorable examples of how their music has resonated with audiences and contributed to broader conversations about identity, justice, and the transformative role of art.

The episode concludes with reflections on the enduring power of music to inspire change, foster community, and communicate complex emotions and ideas. The hosts thank Yemit, Wendolin, and Claudia for sharing their experiences and insights, highlighting the importance of artistic collaboration and the role of music in both personal and societal transformation.

In this episode, hosts Sara Lucy and Peter Tracy, both master’s students in music sound performance, engage with three South Korean composers—Eunseon Yu, Bum Ki Kim, and Seil Oh—who are based in Busan and featured guests at The Crippled Symmetries Festival. The conversation sets the stage by introducing the guests’ backgrounds, their connection to Busan, and the festival’s focus on contemporary music and international artistic exchange.

Notable highlights include the composers’ candid reflections on returning to Korea after years abroad and rediscovering their cultural roots, the discussion of Busan’s unique energy and its role as a creative hub outside Seoul, and the festival’s commitment to localism and underrepresented voices. The episode features an engaging debate on the necessity (or not) of translating Korean culture for Western audiences, the symbolic use of shamanic rituals in new compositions, and the emotional depth behind works inspired by personal loss and collective grief.

The episode concludes with expressions of gratitude from the hosts to the composers for their openness and insights, a light-hearted mention of enjoying club maté, and an invitation for listeners to reflect on the themes of ritual, mourning, and cultural identity explored in the conversation, setting an anticipatory tone for the festival performances.

Podcast in the frame of the Crippled Symmetries Festival by KNM in Berlin

This episode, hosted by Julia Gooss and Bronislava Bronka Pálešová, master students at Free University Berlin, centers on the Crippled Symmetries Festival in Berlin and features an in-depth conversation with the Cube -Band, a Taiwanese trio known for blending traditional and contemporary music through unique instrumentation and innovative performance approaches.

Notable highlights include the CUBE-Band's creative explanation of their group name and philosophy, vivid descriptions of adapting traditional instruments for experimental sounds, candid discussions about the technical and physical demands of contemporary performance, insights into their collaborative process with composers during pandemic restrictions, and reflections on the evolving landscape of contemporary music in Taiwan.

The episode concludes with expressions of gratitude from both hosts and guests, anticipation for the upcoming festival performance, and reflections on the value of international collaboration and audience engagement, highlighting the importance of face-to-face musical exchange and the ongoing evolution of contemporary music practice.

Tristan Perichs Open Symmetry

20:30 Uhr – St. Elisabeth-Kirche

Set 4 – Open Symmetry

Das französische Ensemble 0 stellt mit Open Symmetry erstmals Musik von Tristan Perich in Berlin vor. Der New Yorker Künstler, international bekannt für seine Musik und Klangobjekte auf Basis kleinster musikalischer Informationen, verbindet die ästhetische Klarheit von Mathematik, Physik und Code mit einem pulsierenden, lebendigen Raum. Wiederholung, Bruch und Klangfarben stehen hier in ständiger Bewegung und zeugen von Tristan Perichs einzigartiger Klangsprache.

Tristan Perich – Open Symmetry

für drei Vibraphone und 20 Lautsprecher mit 1-bit Elektronik

Ensemble 0

Stéphane Garin / Julien Garin / Alexandre Babel, Vibraphone

re.petitions - re.cyclings - re.settings

Introduction to the Crippled Symmetries series like Concept, structure, and international scope of the project.

Morton Feldman as a point of reference.

Repetition, patterns, and variation as a compositional framework.

Recycling as an artistic perspective on repetition and renewal.

Ritual and space – the Chinese garden as a model for a parcoursSlowing down, guidance, and spatial experience as part of musical form.

Autorenkonzerte als Form der Nachhaltigkeit

Thomas Bruns und Mathias Hinke - Komponist, Organisator und Mitglied der Jury des Hauptstadtkulturfonds - im Gespräch über das Projekt Exhibited Music.

Es geht um Themen wie Nachhaltigkeit in der Musik, Relevanz von Kunstwerken, Musikvermittlung und um die Form von inszenierten Konzerten.

Kommunikation / Stille / Herausforderungen

Gemeinsam mit den Gästen Gudrun Reschke und Ringela Riemke disktutiert Thomas Bruns Fragen, die bei der Ausarbeitung und beim Zuhören des Projekts Exhibited Music entstanden sind.

Dabie geht es im ersten Teil insbesondere um die kammermusikalische Kommunikation, während die Diskussionsrunde dann im zweiten Teil noch einmal das Thema der musikalischen Stille aufgreift.

talk with artist Wouter Jaspers

EXHIBITED MUSIC exhibited is an exhibition about the EXHIBITED MUSIC project, which was shown at the end of June 2025 at the Fahrbereitschaft. It addresses the question of how a concert project can be documented today alongside the usual video and audio recordings. We answer this question with a documentary, site-specific installation centred around the KNM Quartet’s recording of Brian Ferneyhough’s 2nd String Quartet. The exhibition will be complemented by a live podcast that will take place in the installation.

Dutch artist Wouter Jaspers was responsible for the Physiological Rendering – Bio Sensor Imaging System.

Thomas and Wouter discuss his work and touch on questions such as live stream versus pre-recorded stream, ethics in art, and how and whether contemporary chamber music can be visualised.

über Stille, Musik & Ökonomie, Virtuosität und New Complexity

Thomas Bruns unterhält sich mit den Mitgliedern des KNM Quartetts Kirstin Maria Pientka (Viola) und Theodor Flindell (Violine) über die Interpretation des 2. Streichquartetts von Brian Ferneyhough und wie das setting von Exhibited Music das Verständnis von Stille beeinflusst hat.

Ebenso wird die Frage diskutiert, was Musik mit Ökonomie zu tun hat und inwieweit Komplexität in der Musik neu ist.

Thomas Bruns stellt das Projekt vor

EXHIBITED MUSIC ermöglicht einen neuen (Ein)blick in das kammermusikalische Musikgeschehen auf der Bühne. Wir stellen aus, was sonst im Verborgenen bleibt: 100 Stunden Leben für 10 Minuten Musik. Anhand einer audiovisuell inszenierten Aufführung von Brian Ferneyhoughs zweitem Streichquartett zeigen wir das tägliche Training der Musiker*innen und den künstlerischen Austausch bei den Proben. Darüber hinaus übertragen Körpersensoren die Gefühlswelt der Interpret*innen in das Konzertgeschehen. Wie kaum ein zweiter Komponist steht Brian Ferneyhough für Komplexität. Erleben Sie mit uns höchste musikalische Ereignisdichte aus zwei Perspektiven zugleich: der des Publikums und der der Aufführenden.