Program
Kristjana Helgadóttir – flutes | Simon Strasser – oboes | Christian Vogel – clarinets | Martin Losert – saxophones | Roland Neffe – percussion | Ernst Surberg – piano/synthesizer | Chatschatur Kanajan – violin | Karen Lorenz – viola | Mathis Mayr – cello | Arne Vierck – sound direction
Conductor: Aaron Cassidy
Leonie Reineke
With Das Periodensystem (The Periodic Table), ensemble mosaik launched a large-scale long-term project in early 2026 devoted to the 118 chemical elements. Inspired by Dmitri Mendeleev's visionary system for organizing the elements, the project will set them to music over many years, creating an archive of the substances that make up our world.
At the Klangwerkstatt Berlin, the ensemble presents three world premieres. Maja Bosnić turns her attention to lithium and the protests against the mining of rare raw materials in Serbia. Jessie Marino engages with the element cesium. Manuel Rodríguez Valenzuela writes a piece about the element lead, for solo violin and 8 microtonal monochords.
The concert brings together scientific, sonic, political, and social perspectives and invites us to consider how we order, understand, and shape the world.
