Timelessness at the Hautepierre theater ! Created in 2019 at the Musica festival, cancelled twice in March and November 2020 due to the pandemic, Timelessness, returns to the Hautepierre theatre!With this transdisciplinary show for eight percussionists, Thierry De Mey, a composer in perpetual research and unbridled inventiveness, plays as much on gesture as on sound. […]
Mexican Tour for Ghostland! From 20 to 30 October, the Percussions de Strasbourg will be in Mexico to present Ghostland.Immersive and spellbinding, Pierre Jodlowski’s latest creation plunges us into an area of indefinite boundaries. Composed for electronics and four percussionists from the famous Percussions de Strasbourg, the score also includes the play of lights and […]
Invariants – Bach, Takemitsu, Levinas Saturday 11 September, 8.30 pm Chateau du HohlandsbourgDue to weather conditions and rain, the originally planned programme, Xenakis’ Persephassa, cannot be performed.This programme is replaced by Invariants, a programme for trio of musicians playing percussion keyboards. Interspersed between three Trio Sonatas for Organ by Johann-Sebastian BACH, Rain Tree (1981) by […]
Xenakis in the spotlight : The year 2022 will mark the centenary of the birth of Iannis Xenakis, the great composer who dedicated two pieces to les Percussions de Strasbourg, Persephassa and Pleiades.On this occasion, we will be playing these great classics of contemporary percussion throughout the 21-22 season, starting this summer:Pléiades will be performed […]
100 Cymbals in Hannover It’s back to work! We will be in Hanover on 3 and 4 June for the KunstFestSpiele Herrenhausen to perform 100 Cymbals, by Ryoji Ikeda, a real dive into the abyss of vibration for a unique listening experience, an infinite crescendo, leading from an almost imperceptible murmur to the brilliance of […]
John Cage + Ryoji Ikeda Following the French premiere of his piece 100 Cymbals at the Musica festival last September, we welcomed Ryoji Ikeda in residence in Strasbourg for the adaptation of But what about the noise of crumpling paper… a conceptual piece that John Cage composed for our ensemble in 1985. Lasting 15 minutes, this rereading of Cage’s […]
Mobilisation on 20 March: Spring is inexorable Since March the 4th, artists and technicians have been occupying numerous cultural buildings throughout France, demanding that they be reopened and campaigning for jobs and protection for the professionals.Les Percussions de Strasbourg joins this process and resolutely supports these demands.We invite you to join us on Saturday, March […]
Myotis V – work in progress with Anthony Laguerre The Myotis V project with Anthony Laguerre is progressing well. This week, we are taking advantage of a new residency at the Hautepierre theatre to make some images that will end up in teaser. Stay tuned, it’s coming soon! Rehearsals in progress, on tour starting from […]
🕺🏻🚨 [SHOW MUST GO ON]🚨 🕺🏻 Dear all,Following the latest announcements, it is with great sadness that we are obliged to cancel the performance of TIMELESSNESS on the 4th of November as well as all other activities related to this concert: educational concerts, open rehearsals, visits of the instrumentarium.We had worked hard and were happy […]
STRASCULTURE The event of the new cultural season!A beautiful and great festive day around culture in Strasbourg, for young and old!A free event OPEN TO EVERYBODY: enthusiasts, amateurs, professionals or just curious.On the program: music, dance, theater, visual arts, audiovisual, poetry …The Percussions de Strasbourg, as every year, will be present and will welcome you […]
reMusik.org festival in St Petersburg Despite the impact of the coronavirus epidemic, les Percussions de Strasbourg will be present at the Mariinsky Theatre in St Petersburg… in a video! The St. Petersburg International New Music Festival “reMusik.org”, which was to take place at the end of May, has been postponed from July 3 to 9, […]