SatzwechselLiterature & Music

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Literature, like music, reflects the world and our lives. With our new series, Satzwechsel, we place the two in dialogue. Three times each season, in collaboration with the Internationales Literaturfestival Berlin, we invite renowned authors to the Kammermusiksaal. They read from their latest works and discuss their writing. Music runs alongside: members of the Berliner Philharmoniker perform chamber works that echo and extend the themes of the texts. To open the series on 7 September, we welcome a very special guest: Nobel Prize‑winning author Han Kang.

Dates

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Mon 07 September 2026, 20:00 Chamber Music Hall

Satzwechsel: Literature & Music

Han Kang (guest)
Martina Gedeck reading
Members of the Berliner Philharmoniker:
Simon Roturier violin
Angelo de Leo violin
Ignacy Miecznikowski viola
Janusz Widzyk double bass
Solène Kermarrec cello
Lorenzo Messina flute
Marie-Pierre Langlamet harp

Katharina Borchardt presentation

Works by
Claude Debussy and Maurice Ravel

Reading of Texts by Han Kang

Han Kang (Guest), Martina Gedeck Reading, Katharina Borchardt presentation

Claude Debussy
Danse sacrée et danse profane for harp and strings

Simon Roturier violin, Angelo de Leo violin, Ignacy Miecznikowski viola, Solène Kermarrec cello, Janusz Widzyk double bass, Marie-Pierre Langlamet harp

Maurice Ravel
Ma Mère l'Oye (arr. for violin, viola, violoncello, flute and harp by Martina Forni)

Simon Roturier violin, Ignacy Miecznikowski viola, Solène Kermarrec cello, Lorenzo Messina flute, Marie-Pierre Langlamet harp