"Federspiel - We & Now"

The 20th anniversary has been celebrated, and Federspiel has arrived in the here and now. More precisely: in the we and now. We. We begins with two. A family, a band. A nation and the entire planet. For the musicians of Federspiel, however, we is more than a simple enumeration. We encompasses the knowledge and ideas of all generations before us. We here and now are just the youngest in an infinite series of annual rings, each of which has its own story to tell.

And that brings us to the now. For the seven musicians, this means: the right use, the right timing, and the magic of the moment of each performance. Because this narrow strip between the past and the future is the only space we have left. Us as artists, as humans, as humanity. Only in the now are we. Only in the now can we act, move things and people.

These ideas have inspired Federspiel for its new program: We & Now sets to music the big questions of our time. It is a call to tackle the pressing problems of our planet together and right now. We & Now also promises to pause time with music in the moment of the concert and to create a connection with the audience that touches and transforms everyone.

The means of the mixed wind ensemble have matured after more than two decades: inclusion instead of demonstration, light-footed virtuosity instead of ostentatious acrobatics. That is what distinguishes Federspiel.