Crippled Symmetries - Cube Band: Traditional Instruments, Modern Sounds

25.07.2026•58:36

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.

Crippled Symmetries - Alexandre Babel zu Gast

01.03.2026•42:47

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

Crippled Symmetries

05.01.2026•38:16

Ths podcast feartures the following themes: 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 parcours
Slowing down, guidance, and spatial experience as part of musical form.

Exhibited Music - Teil 5

29.11.2025•48:08

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.

Exhibited Music - Teil 4

29.11.2025•47:49

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.

Exhibited Music - part 3

28.11.2025•28:16

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.