December 11, 2006 
Theatre Duisburg
"Vom Dönerspieß zur Mozartkugel"

Kunsu Shim: positive spaces for big orchestra (1993)
Kunsu Shim: in zwei teilen (I) for big orchestra (2000) 
John Cage: SCORE (40 DRAWINGS BY THOREAU) for orchestra (1974)
WA Mozart: Mozart´s Turk. Rock for brass quintet
Kunsu Shim: EIN STERN, EIN BONBON, GUTE NACHT! for string orchestra (2006) World Premiere 
WA Mozart: Paraphrase for choir 
Kunsu Shim: Vom Dönerspieß zur Mozartkugel. Performance with orchestra and audience (2006) World Premiere 
Gerhard Stäbler: Spices (1PLUS) for orchestra and electronic sounds (2004/06) World Premiere
Kunsu Shim: in zwei teilen (II) for big orchestra (2000)

Concept/Direction: Gero Natzel, Johanna Schie, Kunsu Shim, Gerhard Stäbler
Orchestra of Niederrheinische Musik- und Kunstschule, Duisburg
Mini-Strings of Niederrheinische Musik- und Kunstschule, Duisburg
Chor Camerata-Vocalis, Duisburg

Further information: Theatre Duisburg

 

December 8, 2006
Wilhelm Lehmbruck Museum Duisburg
schwerkraft[los], Music for sound sculptures from the collection of Lehmbruck Museum

Gerhard Stäbler, Kunsu Shim and the EarPort Ensemble are presenting works by Stäbler and Shim (Tinguely), Shim (HAPPY FOR NO REASON, Kounellis - memory windows) and a world premiere by the Corean composer Sueyoun Hong for piano and percussion.

 

December 7, 2006
Forum für Kunst und Architektur, Kopstadtplatz, Essen-City 
MusicParadise "EyeMusic" - Music, Video and Performance

Works by Younggoo Chang, Gerhard Stäbler, David Tudor, Anton Lukoszevieze, Kunsu Shim and Katerina Tzedaki a.o.

Dirk Rothbrust and Arnold Marinissen, percussion
EarPort Ensemble

Supported by the bureau for cultural affairs Essen and in ccoperation with Forum for art and architecture Essen.

 

November 4, 2006 
Jesuitenkirche Heidelberg

Ithaka for Koto-Solo (2003)

Makiko Goto, Koto

Further information: Biennale Neue Musik Heidelberg

 

November 3, 2006
Tufa-Centre for Culture, Trier 
PerformanceConcert: "HAPPY FOR NO REASON - PERFORMANCECONCERT"

Works by Gerhard Stäbler, Kunsu Shim and Nam June Paik

Bernd Bleffert: Öffnung - Standbild 5 for audience, sound flags and sound object (2006)
Gerhard Stäbler: ...leaving the gold... for voice, piano and 5 CD player (2004)
Kunsu Shim: softspeaker for microphone and speaker (2002)
Bernd Bleffert: Nagelpendel. An installation for one performer (2006)
Bernd Bleffert: Samenfluss for 3 performer und 12 sound tubes (2006)
Nam June Paik: Zen for Walking (1962)
Kunsu Shim: beverages for N.J.P. for a performer with drinks (2001)
Bernd Bleffert: ...wie die Zeit vergeht! Sandpit games (2006)
Gerhard Stäbler: kollaps A performance based on texts by the dadaist Raoul Hausmann and Corean and Japanese futurists Isang and Hirato Renkichi (2005)
Kunsu Shim: stillleben? for one performer (1995), goodbye paradise, a performance with plants (2001), man lässt dinge fallen und beobachet sie: eine herbstmusik, a performance with different objects (1994), for you - a performance for tea bowls and audience (1998)
Bernd Bleffert: Radversammlung Solo for spokes (2006)
Gerhard Stäbler/Kunsu Shim: Hommage an Nam June Paik for two performers (2001)
Kunsu Shim: inserting music for tape (1993)

Bernd Bleffert, percussion 
Gerhard Stäbler and Kunsu Shim, performance

 

October 27, 2006
Tonhalle Düsseldorf
Portrait Gerhard Stäbler

Gerhard Stäbler: INTERNETx4/SCRAP for four strings (2006) World Premiere 
Robert Schumann: Nachtstück I op. 23 for piano
Gerhard Stäbler: Nachtstück I for piano, string quartet and tape (2006) World Premiere
Robert Schumann: Nachtstück II op. 23 for piano
Gerhard Stäbler: Nachtstück II for piano and string quartet (1996) World Premiere
Robert Schumann: Nachtstück III op. 23 for piano
Gerhard Stäbler: Nachtstück III for voice, piano and tape (2006) World Premiere 
Robert Schumann: Nachtstück IV op. 23 for piano Gerhard Stäbler: Nachtstück IVfor piano and string quartet (2006)
Gerhard Stäbler: white spaces for soprano and string quartet and a video installation by Kyungwoo Chun (2002)

Ellen Aagaard, voice
Bernhard Wambach, piano 
Kairos Quartet

 

October 26, 2006 
Haniel, Duisburg
Portrait Gerhard Stäbler

Franz Schubert: Allegro Assai, a movement of Quartet c-minor D 703 
Gerhard Stäbler: white spaces for soprano and string quartet (2002) 
Gerhard Stäbler: Nachtstück IV for piano and string quartet (2006) World Premiere
Robert Schumann: Piano Quintet op. 44

Ellen Aagaard, voice 
Bernhard Wambach, piano and presentation
Kairos Quartet

 

September 29./30., 2006
Baekjunyon Ginyomkwan, Yonsei Universität, Seoul, Korea

Nachmittagssonne. Chamber opera for baritone, violin, viola, cello and tape based on four poems by Konstantinos Kavafis (1863-1933) World Premiere

Baritone: Martin Lindsay
Stage director: Soo Dong Jang
Conductor: Byung Wook Lee
Violin : Hyun Ah Kim
Viola : Joo I Kang
Cello: Sang Min Park

On September 26 Gerhard Stäbler will give an introduction to his first chamber opera with Martin Lindsay.

 

September 21, 2006
Museum Schloss Moyland, Am Schloss 4, 47551 Bedburg-Hau

Black Tiger Tango for accordion (2006) 
World Premiere

Janne Rättyä, accordion

 

September 16, 2006
EarPort, Duisburg 
PerformanceConcert

Works by Gerhard Stäbler, Kunsu Shim and Nam June Paik

Aya and Kozue Hara, piano 
Gerhard Stäbler and Kunsu Shim, performance

 

September 15, 2006
Eko-Haus, Düsseldorf 
"Lebenszeichen" - Double Portrait Gerhard Stäbler and Kunsu Shim

Gerhard Stäbler: ...leaving the gold... for voice, piano and 5 CD player (2004), simultaneous with Kunsu Shim´s softspeaker for microphone and speaker (2002) 
Kunsu Shim: trace, elements (II) for 4 hand piano (2005)
Kunsu Shim: Nr. 11 and Nr. 41 from 54 things for piano solo (2005) 
Gerhard Stäbler: kollaps, a performance with texts by the dadaists Raoul Hausmann, Isang and Hirato Renkitchi (2005) 
Kunsu Shim: pièce japonais, a performance with audience (2000) 
Kunsu Shim: earotics, a performance for childs and audience (2001) 
Kunsu Shim: stillleben for one performer (1995) simultaneous with good bye paradise, a performance with plants (2001), man lässt die dinge fallen und beobachtet sie: eine herbstmusik, a performance with different things (1994), piece from 30 things for piano solo (2005) and for you, a performance with tea bowls and audience (1998) 
Gerhard Stäbler: pièces chaudes for 4 hand piano (2005) 
Gerhard Stäbler/Kunsu Shim: Hommage an Nam June Paik for two performers (2001)

Any time during the concert: Kunsu Shim: inserting music for tape (1993)

Aya and Kozue Hara, piano 
Gerhard Stäbler and Kunsu Shim, performance

 

September 14, 2006
Fabrik Heeder, Krefeld 
"GOOD BYE PARADISE" - Double Portrait Gerhard Stäbler and Kunsu Shim

Gerhard Stäbler: ...leaving the gold... for voice, piano and 5 CD player (2004) simultaneous with Kunsu Shim´s softspeaker for microphone and speaker (2002) 
Gerhard Stäbler: dont´t move stones, from: pièces chaudes for 4 hand piano (2005)
Nam June Paik: Zen for Walking Performance (1962) simultaneous with Kunsu Shim´s beverages for a performer with drinks (2001)
Gerhard Stäbler: dont´t move stones, from: pièces chaudes for 4 hand piano (2005)
Gerhard Stäbler: kollaps, a performance with texts by the dadaists Raoul Hausmann, Isang and Hirato Renkitchi (2005) 
Kunsu Shim: pièce japonais, a performance with audience (2000) 
Kunsu Shim: earotics, a performance for childs and audience (2001) 
Kunsu Shim: stillleben for one performer (1995) simultaneous with good bye paradise, a performance with plants (2001), man lässt dinge fallen und beobachtet sie: eine herbstmusik, a performance with different things (1994), piece from 30 things for piano solo (2005), for you, a performance with tea bowls and audience (1998) and a fragment of the performance Orte (2005) 
Kunsu Shim: replace (III). Performance with different things (1997) 
Gerhard Stäbler/Kunsu Shim: Hommage an Nam June Paik for two performers (2001)

Any time during the concert: Kunsu Shim: inserting music for tape (1993)

Aya and Kozue Hara, piano 
Gerhard Stäbler and Kunsu Shim, performance

 

September 10, 2006
Wilhelm Lehmbruck Museum Duisburg
Opening of the exhibition "100 Jahre-100 Köpfe, Was ist Plastik?"

schwerkraft[los], Music for sound sculptures from the collection of Lehmbruck Museum

Gerhard Stäbler, Kunsu Shim and the EarPort Ensemble are presenting the works by Stäbler and Shim.

 

September 9, 2006
Wilhelm Lehmbruck Museum Duisburg

schwerkraft[los], Music for sound sculptures from the collection of Lehmbruck Museum.

Gerhard Stäbler, Kunsu Shim and the EarPort Ensemble are presenting the work at different places in the museum.

Kyusang Jeong, clarinet
Grzegorz Stopa, accordion
Arnold Marinissen, percussion
Kunsu Shim, performance
Gerhard Stäbler, performance

 

September 6, 2006 
DeutschlandRadio Kultur

Klangwand, a documentation of a sociocultural project by Gerhard Stäbler in Trier. Program by Tatjana Wagner

 

September 2, 2006
Wilhelm Lehmbruck Museum, Duisburg 50 years WDR - WDR 3 Culture partnership party

futuressencexxx2006 - Music theatre

Theatre Spieltrieb, Duisburg 
Music: Gerhard Stäbler, Kunsu Shim
Choreography: Anja Müller
Director: Michael Steindl

More performances: September 7, 8, 13 and September 17

Further information: Theatre Duisburg

 

July 24-28, 2006 
N[you] World New Music Festival Music in a linked world - Congress for children and younger people Workshop

Gerhard Stäbler and Kunsu Shim: futuressencexxx 
A project organized by CLASH, a program for mediating contemporary music. A cooperation with the Institute for New Music and Music Education, Darmstadt 
Musik der Jahrhunderte Stuttgart, Siemensstr. 13, 70469 Stuttgart 
Tel: +49 711-6290510 / Fax: +49 711-6290516 nyou@mdjstuttgart.de
World New Music Festival

 

July 24, 2006
Music by Gerhard Stäbler - a portrait by Marita Emigholz (Nordwestradio/Radio Bremen)

The program contains the following pieces: 
Im Spalier... Musical thoughts about Fantasias by John Bull and Don Carlo Gesualdo for brass quintet (1990): Philharmonic Brass, Düsseldorf
Wolken. Bilder for orchestrion (1997) 
Warnung mit Liebeslied for harp, accordion and glass percussion (1986): Karin Schmeer (harp), Teodore Anzellotti (accordion), Rainer Römer (percussion)
Nachbeben und davor: for accordion and cello (1988/89): Teodore Anzellotti (accordion), Michael Bach (cello) 
Den Müllfahrern von San Francisco for ensemble (1989/90): Ensemble Modern
Karas.Krähen Electronic Sounds with voice, sho, double bass and percussion (1994/95): Gerhard Stäbler (voice), Mayumi Miyata (sho), Johannes Nied (double bass), Thomas Oesterdiekhoff (percussion) 
Ungaretti-Lieder for mezzo soprano and percussion (1990): Christine Whittlesy (mezzo soprano), Rainer Römer (percussion)

Further information: Radio Bremen / Nordwestradio

 

Juli 24, 2006
Radio program WDR 3: Musikpassagen

Nachtstück I for flute, clarinet, percussion, piano, violin, viola, violoncello and tape (ad. lib.) (2005)

Ensemble Recherche, Freiburg

 

July 11, 2006 
Radio program: Saarländischer Rundfunk SR 2 Kulturradio: "Mouvement - Music of 21.st century"

Spices (4) for accordion, tape and smells (2001) Spices (1) for dance, ensemble, tape and smells (2001)

Janne Rättyä, accordion 
Ayla Caymaz, flute 
Stefan Zimmer, clarinet 
Götz Hartmann, violin 
Gabor Szarvas, cello 
Martin Frink, percussion 
Paulo Alvares, piano

 

July 4, 2006
Radio program: Saarländischer Rundfunk SR 2 Kulturradio "Mouvement - Music of 21.st century"

hyacinth-liquid.scents 
for percussion (1997)

Die Nacht sitzt am Tisch 
for B-flat clarinet and bass clarinet with balls of glass, buckets and voice, smells, and synthesizer or cassette recorder (1992)

Katharina Bihler, voice
Carol Robinson, clarinet
Oliver Voize, bass clarinet
Dirk Rothbrust, percussion

 

July 3, 2006 
Radio program: Saarländischer Rundfunk SR 2 Kulturradio "Mouvement - Music of 21.st century"

... und in diesem Blau ist eine Ahnung von Grün ... 
for soprano, soprano saxophone, trombone and big orchestra (2006)
Comissioned by Saarländischer Rundfunk 
(First transmission worldwide)

Salome Kammer, soprano 
Marcus Weiss, saxophone 
Mike Svoboda, trombone 
Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Saarbrücken (dir. Peter Rundel)

 

June 2006
CD Release with bittersüß

The Australian Label  Red House Editions released a CD with Stäbler´s bittersüß for flute and guitar (1994) and works by Klarenz Barlow, Lesleigh Thompson, Volker Heyn and David Young. Red House Editions has published a score-collection with all the works before.

 

June 27, 2006 
Radio program: Saarländischer Rundfunk SR 2 Kulturradio "Mouvement - Music of 21.st century"

Nachtstück I for ensemble (2006) 
Comissioned by Saarländischer Rundfunk (First transmission worldwide)

Ensemble Recherche

 

June 20, 2006 
Radio program: Saarländischer Rundfunk SR 2 Kulturradio "Mouvement - Music of 21.st century"

Cassandra for tape (1996)

 

June 17, 2006
Ludwigsforum, Garden of Memories in the Inner Harbour of Duisburg 
"Night of industrial culture" organized by Innenhafen Entwicklungsgesellschaft Duisburg

Gerhard Stäbler: Wasser·Zeichen 
Performance with dancers, music and light (World Premiere)

Allessandra Corti, dance
Annette Robbert, soprano
Petra Keßler, flute
Kyusang Jeong, clarinet
Markus Schwind, trumpet
Klaus Burger, tubas
Janne Rättyä, accordion
Thomas Meixner, percussion

Further information: Nacht der Industriekultur

 

June 13, 2006 
Radio program: Saarländischer Rundfunk SR 2 Kulturradio "Mouvement - Music of 21.st century"

Internet 1.5 for piano (1996)

Young-Jin Kim, piano

 

June 10, 2006
St-Ambroise Montréal Fringe, Mile End Cultural Centre 5390 Boul. St-Laurent 
Les Moineaux d´Entendre: "décagé"

A fusion between performance and sound art, Les Moineaux d´Entendre bring together influences from 60´s avantgarde and modern underground electro pop. Décagé is made up of works by: Gerhard Stäbler, Kunsu Shim, Yoko Ono, Pauline Oliveros amongst others.

Additional performances: June 10, June 13, June 15, June 16, June 18

Further information: Montréal Fringe Festival

 

June 2, 2006
"MusicParadise - Concert"
Marktkirche, Essen-City

Internet 1.2 for accordion (1996)

Eva Zöllner, accordion

 

June 1, 2006 
Alte Feuerwache, Cologne

FallZeit for percussion (1997)
Winter, Blumen for recorder(s) (1995)

Lucia Menze, recorders
Dirk Rothbrust, percussion

 

May 27, 2006 
"Week of Contemporary Music"
National Music Conservatory, Bucharest

Belfast Breakfast Songs for voice (1996/97)

Christina Ascher, voice

 

May 20, 2006
Ziegelei, Rommerskirchen
Reitanlage am Ziegelhof 2
41569 Rommerskirchen-Anstel

Dance theater Brüche by Ulla Geiges
with music by Gerhard Stäbler
(Informations and booking:
+49 2183-6296, +49 2183-450492 
and +49 2183-339)

 

May 19, 2006
2. Spring Festival in Freiburg: Night of 1001 premieres, Wilhelmstraße 17 a, 79098 Freiburg

Nachtstück II 
for oboe, clarinet, bassoon, double bass and chime (2005)
Premiere

Ensemble Aventure Freiburg

 

May 18-21, 2006 
Mouvement - Music of 21st century 
Festival of Saarländischer Rundfunk
"TRÄUME.WELTEN"

Gerhard Stäbler - Composer in Residence 
Numerous compositions by Stäbler and world-premieres with Salome Kammer, Mike Svoboda, Marcus Weiss, Sinfonieorchester of Saarländischer Rundfunk (dir. Peter Rundel) and Ensemble Recherche.

 

May 9, 2006 
Saarländischer Rundfunk: A portrait about Gerhard Stäbler by Wolfgang Korb. Talks with Stäbler and works by the composer

Traum 1/9/92 for soprano saxophone, cello, piano and ensemble (1992)
Ruck- VERSCHi(e)oBEN Zuck- for orchestra (1986/88)
Hart auf Hart (Red on Black) for ensemble (1986)
CO-wie Kobalt for double bass solo and orchestra (1989/90) 
SpringLight SoundPoetry-Fantasia (1998) 
beats for percussion and string quartet (1998)

 

May 7, 2006
['∫ ] - Opening of Schumannfest
Düsseldorf, Hofgarten

Kunsu Shim/Gerhard Stäbler: soft art (2006)
Performance 
Gerhard Stäbler: Pièce chaude I– Don't move stones (2005) for 4 hand piano
Nam June Paik: Zen for Walking (1962)
...simultaneous with...
Kunsu Shim: beverages for n.j.p. (2002)
Two performances
Gerhard Stäbler: Pièce chaude II – Don't move stones (2005) for four hand piano
Kunsu Shim/Gerhard Stäbler: Hommage (2002)
Performance with inserting music (1993)
for tape by Kunsu Shim

 

April 29 and April 30, 2006
"Duisburger Akzente 2006"
Ludwigsforum, Garten der Erinnerungen, Duisburg Innenhafen

VIER - "...remember..." - DanceMusicVideoProject (Part 1 of the trilogy "LIFE") with the choreographers Avi Kaiser and Sergio Antonino, the composers Gerhard Stäbler and Kunsu Shim and the interpreters Laura Catrani (soprano), Dirk Rothbrust (percussion), Janne Rättyä (accordion), Alessandra Corti and Valentina Moar (dance).

you will remember
for we in our youth
did these things

yes many and beautiful things

we live
the opposite
daring

in a light voice

(Sappho, antique poet from Greece)

 

April 22, 2006 
Weimarer Frühjahrstagung für Neue Musik, Weimar

World premiere of Roots, a work by Stäbler and Pèter Köszeghy for flute, violin, cello, piano and electronics

 

April 7 and April 9, 2006
Orangerie Volksgartenstr. Cologne

Wenn der Fluss zum Meer wird (2005)
Dance-project of Sabine Seume´s dance theatre with music by Gerhard Stäbler

 

January 28, 2006 
Wilhelm Lehmbruck Museum Duisburg 

Granting of the Wilhelm Lehmbruck award to Reiner Ruthenbeck

pièces chaudes 
for 4-hand piano (2005)

soft art 
Performance by Stäbler and Kunsu Shim
World-premiere

Aya and Kazue Hara, piano 
Gerhard Stäbler and Kunsu Shim, performance 

 

January 19, 20, 21, 2006 
Tanzhaus NRW, Düsseldorf 

wenn der Fluss zum Meer wird (2005) 
Dance-project of the Sabine Seume dance theatre with music composed by Gerhard Stäbler