The Neue Musik from North Rhine-Westphalia presents the accordion as the centerpiece in 2026. From November 20th to December 5th, the Landesmusikrat NRW e.V. organized series goes to Aachen, Cologne, Bielefeld, Münster, and Essen. Four accordionists will present a program with new music, several world premiere performances, and improvisations.
The accordion quartet consists of Dorrit Bauerecker, Marko Kassl, Katharina Koenig, and Florian Stadler. The artistic director is Dorrit Bauerecker.
Their program includes works by Carlie Schoonees, Francisco Domínguez, Willem Schulz, Dietmar Bonnen, and Katharina Koenig as well as compositions by Schoonees and Domínguez will be performed. An additional performance by the young composer Aleksei Kushnerev, winner of the “Jugend komponiert” competition, will be included. The ensemble complements the composed program with improvisations.
The outreach to young people is also part of the concept. As in previous editions, the concert tour is accompanied by a school project. Members of the ensemble work with students and pupils in the participating cities and open up practical access to contemporary music. The school project is organized by Johanna Daske and Hanna Fink.
Tour details:
November 20th, at 8pm at the Klangbrücke of GZM – Gesellschaft für Zeitgenössische Musik Aachen – Jazz•Impro•Neue Musik.
November 21st, at 8pm Station 4 will be hosting an event at Alte Feuerwache Köln.
November 24th, at 7:30pm at the Theaterlabor Bielefeld.
December 4th, at 7:30pm at the Szene 10 – Bühne im Girardet, Essen
December 5th at 7:30pm the closing concert at Szene 10, Bühne im Girardet in Münster.
