Fri, 26 Sep 2025 20:00

Ensemble Senza Sforzando

Majdenberg-Todorova / Pikush / Zahaykevich

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Tickets €18 €18

Ensemble Senza Sforzando © Kseniia Neruk

Start 20:00
End ca. 21:10

Innovation from Ukraine

Courageous, innovative and firmly rooted in the social and political challenges of the present day, the Ukrainian music scene has been a driving force in contemporary art for many years. In its concert, the Senza Sforzando ensemble presents exciting contemporary music by Ukrainian composers.

Since 2001, the ensemble, together with its founder, conductor and pianist Oleksandr Perepelytsia, has been constantly on the lookout for new trends in music. Every year, the ensemble develops a new programme for the legendary festival »Two Days and Two Nights of New Music« in Odessa. At the Elbphilharmonie, the musicians will now present a selection from previous festival programmes, which they see as an acoustic laboratory – a space for experimentation, avant-garde trends and critical reflection on music.

The members of Senza Sforzando do not shy away from the big issues of our time: from war and questions of identity to cultural developments – their concerts offer more than just innovative music. In order to meet these challenges and reflect a wide variety of perspectives, new musicians are constantly joining the ensemble, providing it with fresh impetus.

Performers

Ensemble Senza Sforzando

Tetiana Muliar soprano
Nazar Kravchenko flute
Vasyl Babuchivskyi clarinet
Kateryna Korshomna violin
Mykhailo Bezchastnov violoncello
Irma Gotkova piano
conductor Oleksandr Perepelytsia

Programme

Kria Majdenberg-Todorova
My Beloves ... für Sopran, Violoncello und Klavier (Text: Valeriya Zhigalina)

Yurii Pikush
And a Strawberry in the Hand für Soprano, Flöte, Klarinette, Klavier, Violine und Violoncello (Text: Yuriy Izdryk)

Alla Zahaykevich
Signs of Presence für Sopran, Violoncello und Klavier (Text: Iya Kiva)

Karmella Tsepkolenko
Reading History für Sopran (mit kleiner Trommel), Violoncello und Klavier (Text: Oksana Zabuzhko)

Volodymyr Runchak
Time »X« or »Farewell« (non-symphony) für Flöte, Klarinette, Klavier, Violine und Violoncello

Bohdan Sehin
Neues Werk für Sopran, Flöte, Klarinette, Klavier, Violine und Violoncello

Karmella Tsepkolenko
Cantata »Faust’s Holiday« für Soprano, Stimme und Ensemble (Text: Yuriy Andruchowych)

Andrii Merkhel
Temporary Protection: Unsentimental Nocturnes for Alika für Ensemble

Promoter: HamburgMusik

A joint initiative and in cooperation with musica viva of the Bayerischer Rundfunk and Berliner Festspiele / Musikfest Berlin.

Location : Elbphilharmonie
Kaistudio 1

Located within the base section of the Elbphilharmonie building on floors 2 and 3 are the Kaistudios, home to the Elbphilharmonie’s World of Instruments and extensive music education programme. The largest Kaistudio is the Elbphilharmonie’s third concert hall – ideal for concerts, experimental music, seminars and workshops for up to 150 guests.

Getting to the Kaistudios

All visitors enter the building via the main entrance. The Kaistudio on floors 2 and 3 are not accessible via the Tube (long escalator), but rather using the group B lifts. Please follow the signs provided in the tunnel on right-hand side of the Tube. Admission is by concert ticket only.
Cloakroom

A cloakroom for the Kaistudio located on the second floor is offered free of charge to visitors. Jackets may be taken to the Kaistudio.

Baby carriages, wheeled walkers, walking-stick umbrellas, handbags larger than DIN A3 (42 cm x 30 cm) as well as sport bags, backpacks and suitcases must be checked in at the cloakroom. If required, wheeled walkers can be parked in the immediate vicinity of the hall entrances. Our front of house staff is happy to assist you in this regard.

Please note that you will be required to deposit your checked in items yourself and house staff is only able to partially guard the cloakroom. Checked in items are left at the owner's own risk.
Toilet Facilities

Facilities for guests of the Kaistudio are located in the Kaistudio Foyer on the third floor.

An accessible toilet is located in the foyer on the third floor.
Photography and video recordings

It is forbidden to take photographs or record videos during a concert or event. Video recordings and photography are permitted for private purposes only on the Plaza and in the foyers as well as before the start or following an event in the concert hall, provided that you respect the privacy of other visitors and do not interfere with regular business operations. Employees may not be photographed or filmed.

Photography, audio or video recordings of concerts and events are strictly prohibited.

Event-related video recordings or photographs for editorial or commercial purposes must be authorised by the Press Office of the Elbphilharmonie.
Accessibility

All halls and spaces are accessible for visitors with disabilities. More information at www.elbphilharmonie.de/en/accessibility.

Lifts to the Plaza are located in the tunnel on the right-hand side of the Tube (long escalator). From the Plaza, access to the Grand and Recital Hall foyers is via lifts, also located to the right. Please note: cloakrooms for visitors to the Grand Hall are only located on the 11th floor. From there, the upper floors can be accessed via further lifts.

Also the 5th floor of the Kaispeicher is fully accessible. Please use the lifts from the multi-storey car park to the 6th floor and ring the bell at the rear entrance. The toilets can be reached by lift from the 5th and 6th floors.
Coughing, clapping, chatting – Tips for your concert visit

A concert at the Elbphilharmonie is a unique experience for both audience and artists. Guests and musicians alike rave about the precise acoustics in the Grand Hall. You can hear every note, even from the highest balcony.

Unfortunately, the opposite is also true: even presumably quiet noises from the audience are clearly audible in the entire hall. We therefore ask our visitors to take the following recommendations into consideration: Tips for your concert visit

Ensemble Senza Sforzando

Innovation from Ukraine

Performers

Programme

During your visit

Elbphilharmonie Plaza

Food and Drink

Coughing, clapping, chatting