Past Event

Sun, September 19, 2021 at 7:00 PM

FRANÇOIS HOULE

THE SECRET LIVES OF COLOR

FRANÇOIS HOULE
© Lara L. Hill
Pierre Boulez Saal

Canadian clarinetist, composer, and improviser François Houle presents the world premiere of The Secret Lives of Color, a suite of new compositions and arrangements inspired by British author Kassia St. Clair’s writing on color. From ivory to obsidian, Houle explores the color spectrum and its close historical connections to music, weaving a rich and suggestive tapestry of sounds. For his Pierre Boulez Saal debut, he is joined by an international group of extraordinary musicians, including American pianist Myra Melford and French double-bassist Joëlle Léandre in the first set, and, in the concert’s second half, American percussionist Hamid Drake as well as Houle’s longtime collaborator and fellow Canadian Gordon Grdina on oud and guitar.

Artists

EVENT TIMELINE

Bar opens
18:00
Hall opens
18:30
Start
19:00
No intermission
End
21:00
Bar closes
22:00
Times are approximate.

YOUR VISIT

How to get there

Pierre Boulez Saal
Barenboim-Said Akademie
Französische Straße 33d
10117 Berlin, Germany

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Public transport

U-Bahn U2 Hausvogteiplatz (350m) U5 Museumsinsel, U6 Unter den Linden (600m)
Tram M1, M12 Mitte / Am Kupfergraben
Bus 147 Werderscher Markt (100m), 100, 300, N5 Staatsoper (300m)


By Car 
Q-PARK parking garage Unter den Linden / Staatsoper
Bebelplatz 2
10117 Berlin

Theatre tariff (5:30 pm – 11:30 pm by prepayment): €10

More information on getting there by public transport, bike, or car is available on our Getting there page.

Opening Hours

Box Office

Monday to Friday 2 pm to 6 pm
Closed on weekends and holidays
On performance days, the box office is open one hour prior to an event on weekdays and two hours on Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays.

 

Papagena Call Center

Ticket hotline +49 30 4799 7411

Monday to Saturday 9am to 8pm
Sunday and public holidays 2pm to 8pm

Food & Drinks

Casalot Catering welcomes Pierre Boulez Saal visitors before and after concerts, serving a variety of dishes of Arab cuisine.

On concert nights, the catering opens one hour before the start of an event and remains open after the performance. You may also place pre-orders for intermission right at the counter.

More info on our catering here.

Accessibility

To book wheelchair-accessible seating, other seats for visitors with disabilities, or companion seats, please contact us directly.


+49 30 4799 7411 
| tickets@boulezsaal.de 


All wheelchair seats are accessible by elevator. All visitors, including patrons using a wheelchair, will enter the Pierre Boulez Saal through the main entrance. Tickets will be checked at the hall doors.

In order to make access as easy as possible, we kindly ask that you inform us of your requirements when booking your tickets.

Restrooms for visitors with disabilities are located in the basement and on the balcony level and are accessible by elevator.

Four parking spaces for visitors with disabilities are available on the street Hinter der Katholischen Kirche.

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