Gerhard Richter: MOVING PICTURES
Steve Reich & Rebecca Saunders / Ensemble Musikfabrik
The painter, graphic artist and photographer Gerhard Richter is one of the most internationally renowned contemporary artists. He was born in Dresden in 1932, studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Dresden and worked there as a master student until he fled to West Germany in 1961. In 2017, Gerhard Richter and director Corinna Belz conceived the film project “Moving Picture (946-3)”, which became the basis for compositions by Steve Reich and Rebecca Saunders. With the film sequences, Steve Reich developed a typical and masterfully controlled minimalist sound world. “Reich/Richter” was first performed in 2019 at The Shed in New York, where it was played over a hundred times. Rebecca Saunders’ composition “Moving Picture (946-3) Kyoto Version”, which she developed together with trumpeter Marco Blaauw for solo trumpet and electronic sounds, was premiered in 2019 at the Kiyomizu-dera Temple in Kyoto. At the end of the 32nd Dresden Days of Contemporary Music, the compositions of Steve Reich and Rebecca Saunders will make it possible to experience Gerhard Richter’s visual worlds in a completely new way in this extraordinary and immersive film concert project with “hypnotising and absolute sharpness” (Rebecca Saunders) in the Great Hall of the Festspielhaus Hellerau.
Program:
Steve Reich: Reich/Richter (2019)
for large ensemble Film
„Moving Picture (946-3)“ by Gerhard Richter and Corinna Belz
Rebecca Saunders: Moving Picture (946-3) Kyoto Version (2019)
for Double-funnel trumpet and acoustically manipulated sound
„Moving Picture (946-3) / Kyoto version“ by Gerhard Richter and Corinna Belz
Marco Blaauw, double-funnel trumpet
Ensemble Musikfabrik
Johannes Fischer, conductor
Sebastian Schottke, sound design
Duration: ca. 2 h, with intermission
Little dialog
19:00 Introduction of the work with the film director Corinna Belz
*Please note: Due to construction and a limited number of parking spaces on site, we kindly ask you to use public transport until 30 May. Our tickets are valid from 4 hours before the start of the event until 4 a.m. on the following day on all local public transport within the VVO network (except special transport).
A cooperation with the Gerhard Richter Archive of the Dresden State Art Collections.
Experience a unique evening of art and music in Dresden! We invite you to an exclusive guided tour of the Gerhard Richter rooms in the Albertinum, followed by a special concert evening in the Festspielhaus Hellerau. Immerse yourself in the fascinating combination of painting, film and music with works by Gerhard Richter, Steve Reich and Rebecca Saunders. A culinary stop at the LAGO Bar rounds off the experience.
16:00
Exclusive guided tour through the Gerhard Richter Rooms in the Albertinum
with Kerstin Küster, Research Assistant in the Gerhard Richter Archive
Meeting Point: 15:45 in the Lichthof of the Albertinum
Please purchase the exhibition tickets individually at the cash desk in the Albertinum (regular price € 14)
Max. 25 People
Registration via besucherservice@skd.museum
Moe informationen: gerhard-richter-archiv.skd.museum
Starting 17:00
Tram ride to the Festspielhaus Hellerau
Tram 7 from Theaterplatz direction Weixdorf
Change at the Louisenstraße stop
Tram 8 direction Hellerau, exit Festspielhaus Hellerau
18:00 – 19:00
Restaurant visit to the LAGO Bar in the Festspielhaus
Enjoy dinner at the LAGO Bar in the Festspielhaus Hellerau.
Please book your table individually via e-mail at hello@bar-lago.de or via phone: 0351 264 62 45.
19:00
Concert introduction
in the Dalcroze-Saal
Free Entry
20:00
Concert
Steve Reich & Rebecca Saunders, Ensemble Musikfabrik
Gerhard Richter: MOVING PICTURES
A cooperation with the Gerhard Richter Archiv of the Staatlichen Kunstsammlungen Dresden.
Gerhard Richter is one of the most famous living artists in the world. He has worked primarily as a painter, exploring both photorealistic methods and abstract works. His complex portfolio comprises more than 3000 individual works, including abstract-figurative paintings, overpainted photographs, art editions and sculptures. Richter lives and works in Cologne.
Corinna Belz studied philosophy, art history and media studies in Cologne and Berlin. She has written and directed numerous film productions. Her feature-length cinema documentary “Gerhard Richter Painting” (2011) was awarded the German Film Prize in Gold (the highest award in German film). In 2015, she collaborated again with Gerhard Richter on the abstract films “Richter’s patterns” and “Moving Pictue (946-3)”. Belz’s cinema documentaries “Inside the Uffizi” (2021) and “Thomas Schütte, I am not alone” (2023) were highly praised by critics and were successful at international festivals. Corinna Belz lives in Cologne and Berlin.
Rebecca Saunders is one of the leading international composers of her generation. Her compositions focus on the sculptural and spatial qualities of organized sounds, often created in close collaboration with a variety of musicians and artists. Saunders has received numerous awards, including the Ernst von Siemens Music Prize 2019.
Marco Blaauw is an internationally renowned trumpet soloist and member of Ensemble Musikfabrik. He complements his commitment to ensemble music with solo projects in the field of composed and improvised music and intensive collaboration with renowned and young composers of our time. His work has been documented in numerous radio, CD and film productions.
Ensemble Musikfabrik:
Helen Bledsoe, Flute
Liz Hirst, Flute
Kristien Ceuppens, Oboe
Shaghayegh Shahrabi, Oboe
Carl Rosman, Clarinette
Rebecca Minten, Clarinette
Dirk Rothbrust, Vibraphone
Yukari Yagi, Vibraphone
Benjamin Kobler, Piano
Thibaut Surugue, Piano
Hannah Weirich, Violin
Juditha Haeberlin, Violin
Laura Hovestadt, Viola
Dirk Wietheger, Violoncello
Marco Blaauw, Trumpet
Sebastian Schottke, Sound direction
Johannes Fischer, Conductor
