Stockhausen courses 2025: Music magic in Kürten from July 26th!

Stockhausen courses 2025: Music magic in Kürten from July 26th!

in Kürten, the home community of the legendary composer Karlheinz Stockhausen, are imminent days. From July 26 to August 3, 2025, the 20th edition of the Stockhausen courses and concerts will take place, and preparations are in full swing. Mayor Willi Heider will open the event on July 26 at 5 p.m. on Karlheinz-Stockhausen-Platz.

The Stockhausen courses are a highlight for music lovers from all over the world. This year, almost 100 participants from countries such as China, Ecuador, Australia as well as Germany and the surrounding area have registered. You can expect a varied program with free public concerts every day in the auditorium of the comprehensive school that start at 8 p.m. An hour earlier there are introductions to the respective concerts that the audience tuned to the music of Stockhausen. [KSTA] reports that the courses take place in the school center and in the community center and offer a colorfully mixed program of lectures, seminars and exercises

a broad program for those interested in music

The motto of this year's courses, "Learning Wants Future", stands not only for curiosity about the music of Stockhausen, but also for the current challenges in music placement. Participation is open to composers, interpreters, musicians and sound directors who want to devote themselves to new impulses through conversations and concert visits. A platform also offers the study space in which CDs, scores and DVDs are available.

The courses themselves offer an intensive program that begins at 9 a.m. The participants can choose from up to five parallel seminars. Top -class lecturers, including Suzanne Stephens and Kathinka Pasveer, the long -time companions of Stockhausen, will pass on their knowledge to the next generations. In addition, guest lecturers from the music sector are invited, including Cathy Milliken and Hubert Mayer, to bring their expertise in special seminars. [Karlheinzstockhausen.org] provides detailed information on the events offered.

experience creative sound worlds

The program includes a total of nine concerts in which both instrumental and electronic works of Stockhausen are performed. The world premiere of "Kathinka's singing as Lucifer’s Requiem" on July 28th will be particularly exciting. The concerts take place in a very special ambience, and a citizen bus association takes care of the transport of the participants according to the performances. [Stockhausen-Verlag] has clearly listed the entire concert data so that nobody misses a highlight

This not only includes passive listeners, but also actively in the mediation and knowledge of Stockhausen's innovative music. Finally, participation in general rehearsals is one of the experiences that are part of the courses. For everyone who is interested in sound technology and implementations of Stockhausen's works, the sound projection and other special courses offer a great way to gain deeper insights.

The Stockhausen Foundation can be supported by many partners in the organization of this week and relies on a wide network of sponsors, including the Rhineland Landscape Association.

to remember: The Stockhausen week has not only a local, but also an international reputation. The next concerts could take place in the renewed Sülztalhalle in 2027, while in 2028 Karlheinz Stockhausen's 100th birthday will be celebrated. The excitement in Kürten is noticeable, and it is to be hoped that many music enthusiasts take the opportunity to become part of this unique event.