Music : Work : Material. The Concept of Work and Performance Practice in Experimental Music
Is there such a thing as a “work identity” that links the individual realisations of a piece? Musicians and theorists discuss the concept of the “work”, drawing on two performances of a work by Peter Ablinger.
For many authors in the young GDR, including Christa Wolf and Heiner Müller, Anna Seghers’ multi-layered work offered a source of literary inspiration.
The 2026 Busoni Composition Prize has been awarded to the young South African composer Njabulo Phungula. The Sponsorship Award has been presented to the Lebanese composer Raphaëlle Aoun, who lives in Germany.