Dear lovers of living world cultures, We cordially invite you to another concert at the ‘New Memories’ exhibition. The ‘Book of Kings’, the Shanameh, and thus the most crucial tale in Persian culture, which is rich in stories, takes centre stage. Newly staged, updated and reinterpreted for voice, tar, trumpet and electronics. Join us in looking forward to the Berlin premiere on Sunday, 15 September, at 5 PM. You are welcome to visit the exhibition from 3 PM, linger in the open area, and converse. We look forward to seeing you there! Eleonora Frolov and JMH Schindele BOOK A FREE TICKET HERE From the Press release (Elshan Ghasimi & Philipp Püschel) The Shahnameh (engl. ‘Book of Kings’) is one of the most famous works of world literature and tells the history and origins of the Persian-speaking world. The newly formed duo Elshan Ghasimi & Philipp Püschel are now bringing this epic into the present day and developing a new concert format. Elshan Ghasimi is a composer, singer and virtuoso of the Persian long-necked lute tar. Philipp Püschel is a trumpeter and enhances his instrument with analogue effects and live electronics. Based on the ‘RADIF’, the classical Persian art music, and inspired by the Shahnameh texts of the author Abū ʾl-Qāsim Firdausī (940-1020), the duo looks at the Eastern tradition from a contemporary perspective and interweaves it with the present. Through jazz, free improvisation of tar and trumpet, live electronics, and reciting vocals, Ghasimi and Püschel enter into a dialogue across cultures and millennia. |