Sun, May 1, 2022 at 7:00 PM
JAKOB BRO
Pierre Boulez Saal
Set 1
Jakob Bro & Midori Takada
Set 2
Jakob Bro, Arve Henriksen, Anja Lechner & Marilyn Mazur
“Trying to put your finger on Jakob Bro’s guitar style can be like trying to describe the essence of air,” a critic once said about the Danish guitarist. Praised for his minimalist yet emotionally charged playing, he is a former member of Paul Motian’s Electric Bebop Band and of the Tomasz Stańko Quintet. In the first part of his Pierre Boulez Saal debut, Bro is joined by Japanese multi-percussionist and composer Midori Takada for a fully improvised set. He then leads a quartet, performing new music as well as compositions from his 2018 album Returnings together with trumpeter Arve Henriksen, cellist Anja Lechner, and percussionist Marilyn Mazur.
Both parts of the program are world premieres commissioned by the Pierre Boulez Saal.
Palle Mikkelborg has undergone surgery this past month. He is fine but still recovering and therefore unable to perform in this concert as originally announced. We are grateful to Arne Henriksen for stepping in at short notice.
Artists
Guitar
Percussion
Violoncello
Percussion
Trumpet, Electronics, Voice
EVENT TIMELINE
Jakob Bro & Midori Takada
I try to express myself with sound and have no ambition with my instrument other than to create unexplainable moments of beauty together with my collaborators. I see Midori Takada as someone who can do exactly that—turn a moment of nothing into something.Jakob Bro
Jakob Bro, Palle Mikkelborg, Anja Lechner & Marilyn Mazur
This quartet consists of four individual sound worlds that can stand alone, be together, and stand alone, together. We can all enter and leave the musical space whenever we want. There are no specific expectations of one another. I have been working on different tone rows, providing each individual instrument in the group with a compositional frame that can be both chordal and singular, fast, slow, loud, quiet, and silent.Jakob Bro
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.
