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CRIPPLED SYMMETRIES – Berlin Prologue
Event by: Ensemble KNM Berlin, Kultur Büro Elisabeth: Villa Elisabeth & St. Elisabeth Kirche
Location: Villa Elisabeth, Invalidenstraße 3, Berlin - Mitte
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KNM Berlin plays Morton Feldman
Crippled Symmetries – Berlin Prologue
Sat, December 6th, 2025, 8 p.m.
Villa Elisabeth, Berlin
On the occasion of Morton Feldman's 100th birthday, his late work "Crippled Symmetry" will provide the impetus for an international concert series by KNM Berlin. Crippled Symmetry was one of the pieces Feldman composed specifically for his ensemble Morton Feldman and Soloists. He was inspired by asymmetrical deviations in the ornaments of hand-knotted carpets. Crippled Symmetry is the musical equivalent of the slightly shifted, the imprecise. The notes of the three musicians do not contain any precise information about where and how they should synchronize over the approximately 75 minutes of playing time. This creates a sound fabric with an elastic progression of time in which irregularities in the pattern are brought into focus in terms of design.
This special concert is the prologue to the KNM Berlin's guest performance at MaerzMusik 2026 and the “Crippled Symmetries” festival in April. The international concert series will also take the ensemble to Athens, Busan (Korea), Kiel, Lima (Peru) and Nantou (Taiwan). The project focuses on contemporary music in an intercultural context, which is based on re.petitions, re.cyclings, re.settings and re.readings.
Morton Feldman – Crippled Symmetry (1983)
for flute(s), percussion, piano (also celesta), approx. 75 min
Ensemble KNM Berlin & guests
Rebecca Lenton, flutes | Joseph Houston, piano/celesta | Michael Weilacher, drums
Address:
Villa Elisabeth, Invalidenstraße 3, 10115 Berlin
Tickets: 15 € / 12 € reduced.
Box office from 7 p.m.
Online tickets
http s://www.eventim-light.com/de/a/6491a2b4ca5daa281eceba85/e/68fa056f747cf2650bbdac9d
www.kammerensemble.de
Crippled Symmetries is a project by the Ensemble KNM Berlin in cooperation with the Busan International Contemporary Music Festival, the Department of Musicology at the Free University of Berlin, theFrequency_Festival Kiel, the Goethe-Institut Lima, the Alternative Stage of the Greek National Opera, the Kultur Büro Elisabeth, MaerzMusik / Berliner Festival and Studio Acht Taipei.
Funded by the Federal Cultural Foundation. Funded by the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and Media. With the kind support of the Berlin Senate Department for Culture and Social Cohesion.
Media partner: Jungle World
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KNM Berlin plays Morton Feldman
Crippled Symmetries – Berlin Prologue
To mark Morton Feldman’s 100th birthday, KNM Berlin uses his late work “Crippled Symmetry” as a general idea and starting point for an international concert series. Crippled Symmetry was one of the pieces Feldman composed specifically for his ensemble »Morton Feldman and Soloists.« He was inspired by the asymmetrical variations in the ornamentation of handmade carpets. Crippled Symmetry is the musical equivalent of something slightly displaced, something imprecise. No score exists for this work. Furthermore, the three musicians' notes do not specify where and how they should synchronize over the approximately 75-minute playing time. This creates a sound work with an elastic temporal progression, in which irregularities in the pattern are brought into focus.
This special concert is the prologue to KNM Berlin's guest performance at MaerzMusik 2026 and the »Crippled Symmetries« festival in April. The international concert series will also take the ensemble to Athens, Busan (Korea), Kiel, Lima (Peru), and Nantou (Taiwan). The project focuses on contemporary music in an intercultural context, based on re.petitions, re.cyclings, re.settings, and re.readings.
Morton Feldman – Crippled Symmetry (1983)
for flute(s), percussion, piano (also celesta), approx. 75 min
Ensemble KNM Berlin & guests
Rebecca Lenton, flutes | Joseph Houston, piano/celesta | Michael Weilacher, percussion
Address:
Villa Elisabeth, Invalidenstraße 3, 10115 Berlin
Tickets:
15 € / 12 € reduced
Box Office 7 pm
Online tickets:
https://w ww.eventim-light.com/de/a/6491a2b4ca5daa281eceba85/e/68fa056f747cf2650bbdac9d
Crippled Symmetries is a project by Ensemble KNM Berlin in cooperation with Busan International Contemporary Music Festival, Department of Musicology of the Free University of Berlin,Frequency_Festival Kiel, Goethe-Institut Lima, Greek National Opera Alternative Stage, Kultur Büro Elisabeth, MaerzMusik / Berliner Festspiele and Studio Acht Taipei.
Funded by the Kulturstiftung des Bundes (German Federal Cultural Foundation). Funded by the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media.
With the kind support of the Berlin Senate Department for Culture and Social Cohesion.
Media Partner: Jungle World
Graphic Design: Jan Ploch
Crippled Symmetries – Berlin Prologue
Sat, December 6th, 2025, 8 p.m.
Villa Elisabeth, Berlin
On the occasion of Morton Feldman's 100th birthday, his late work "Crippled Symmetry" will provide the impetus for an international concert series by KNM Berlin. Crippled Symmetry was one of the pieces Feldman composed specifically for his ensemble Morton Feldman and Soloists. He was inspired by asymmetrical deviations in the ornaments of hand-knotted carpets. Crippled Symmetry is the musical equivalent of the slightly shifted, the imprecise. The notes of the three musicians do not contain any precise information about where and how they should synchronize over the approximately 75 minutes of playing time. This creates a sound fabric with an elastic progression of time in which irregularities in the pattern are brought into focus in terms of design.
This special concert is the prologue to the KNM Berlin's guest performance at MaerzMusik 2026 and the “Crippled Symmetries” festival in April. The international concert series will also take the ensemble to Athens, Busan (Korea), Kiel, Lima (Peru) and Nantou (Taiwan). The project focuses on contemporary music in an intercultural context, which is based on re.petitions, re.cyclings, re.settings and re.readings.
Morton Feldman – Crippled Symmetry (1983)
for flute(s), percussion, piano (also celesta), approx. 75 min
Ensemble KNM Berlin & guests
Rebecca Lenton, flutes | Joseph Houston, piano/celesta | Michael Weilacher, drums
Address:
Villa Elisabeth, Invalidenstraße 3, 10115 Berlin
Tickets: 15 € / 12 € reduced.
Box office from 7 p.m.
Online tickets
http s://www.eventim-light.com/de/a/6491a2b4ca5daa281eceba85/e/68fa056f747cf2650bbdac9d
www.kammerensemble.de
Crippled Symmetries is a project by the Ensemble KNM Berlin in cooperation with the Busan International Contemporary Music Festival, the Department of Musicology at the Free University of Berlin, theFrequency_Festival Kiel, the Goethe-Institut Lima, the Alternative Stage of the Greek National Opera, the Kultur Büro Elisabeth, MaerzMusik / Berliner Festival and Studio Acht Taipei.
Funded by the Federal Cultural Foundation. Funded by the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and Media. With the kind support of the Berlin Senate Department for Culture and Social Cohesion.
Media partner: Jungle World
………………………
KNM Berlin plays Morton Feldman
Crippled Symmetries – Berlin Prologue
To mark Morton Feldman’s 100th birthday, KNM Berlin uses his late work “Crippled Symmetry” as a general idea and starting point for an international concert series. Crippled Symmetry was one of the pieces Feldman composed specifically for his ensemble »Morton Feldman and Soloists.« He was inspired by the asymmetrical variations in the ornamentation of handmade carpets. Crippled Symmetry is the musical equivalent of something slightly displaced, something imprecise. No score exists for this work. Furthermore, the three musicians' notes do not specify where and how they should synchronize over the approximately 75-minute playing time. This creates a sound work with an elastic temporal progression, in which irregularities in the pattern are brought into focus.
This special concert is the prologue to KNM Berlin's guest performance at MaerzMusik 2026 and the »Crippled Symmetries« festival in April. The international concert series will also take the ensemble to Athens, Busan (Korea), Kiel, Lima (Peru), and Nantou (Taiwan). The project focuses on contemporary music in an intercultural context, based on re.petitions, re.cyclings, re.settings, and re.readings.
Morton Feldman – Crippled Symmetry (1983)
for flute(s), percussion, piano (also celesta), approx. 75 min
Ensemble KNM Berlin & guests
Rebecca Lenton, flutes | Joseph Houston, piano/celesta | Michael Weilacher, percussion
Address:
Villa Elisabeth, Invalidenstraße 3, 10115 Berlin
Tickets:
15 € / 12 € reduced
Box Office 7 pm
Online tickets:
https://w ww.eventim-light.com/de/a/6491a2b4ca5daa281eceba85/e/68fa056f747cf2650bbdac9d
Crippled Symmetries is a project by Ensemble KNM Berlin in cooperation with Busan International Contemporary Music Festival, Department of Musicology of the Free University of Berlin,Frequency_Festival Kiel, Goethe-Institut Lima, Greek National Opera Alternative Stage, Kultur Büro Elisabeth, MaerzMusik / Berliner Festspiele and Studio Acht Taipei.
Funded by the Kulturstiftung des Bundes (German Federal Cultural Foundation). Funded by the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media.
With the kind support of the Berlin Senate Department for Culture and Social Cohesion.
Media Partner: Jungle World
Graphic Design: Jan Ploch