concert series by hand werk
Jan_24_2026_8pm_Alte Feuerwache, Cologne

In the concert format GUTE MUSIK, the music speaks for itself: hand werk programs particularly good pieces of contemporary chamber music. The title, which is to be understood quite polemically, stands for the endeavor to depict the unique diversity of contemporary music.

In this concert, listeners can expect works featuring industrial sound aesthetics, homemade string instruments, dancing bees, and birds singing in spectral tones, among other things.
Two works will be premiered:a new version of Tamon Yashima's composition “Geklirre und Geschepper” (Clatter and Clangour) and “Stop at the next cloud or I'll turn into a scorpion” by Elena Rykova, in its German premiere.

With the seventh edition of GUTE MUSIK, we are kicking off a fantastic concert year in 2026.

Program_
Elena Rykova: Stop at the next cloud or I’ll turn into a scorpion. 2014 (europäische Erstaufführung) (Cl & Timp, Vc, 2 home-swingers, objects and installation (1 performer)
Liza Lim: The turning dance of the bee. 2016 (Fl, Cl, Perc, Pno, Vl, Vc)
Tristan Murail: Le Fou à Pattes Bleues. 1990 (Fl, Pno)
Malin Bång: inuti. 2023 (Fl, BCl, Git, Vl, Vc & objects)
Tamon Yashima: Geklirre und Geschepper. 2019/25 (UA neue Version) (Fl, BCl, Pno, Vl, Vc & Sampler)

hand werk
Daniel Agi_ Flute
Heni Hyunjung Kim_ Clarinet
Moritz Koch_ Percussion
Jae A Shin_ Violin
Niklas Seidl_ Cello
Thibaut Surugue_ Piano

Pablo Garretón_ Sound design

Funded by the Ministerium für Kultur und Wissenschaft NRW as well as GVL Stiftung. With kind support by Ernst von Siemens Musikstiftung.

Accessibility
Means of transport/path to the venue and the venue itself are accessible for wheelchair users. There is a barrier-free toilet in the foyer (stage). Please find more information on the website of our location Alte Feuerwache, see here.