Karlheinz Essl

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Concerts / Performances / Lectures


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Sequitur V (2008)
for toy piano and live-electronics

Thu, 11 Jan 2024
Detmold, Technische Hochschule Ostwestfalen-Lippe (D)
Opening KreativInstitut.OWL
Maria Kallionpää: toy piano & live-electronics


Sequitur V (2008)
for toy piano and live-electronics

Fri, 12 Jan 2024
Detmold, Technische Hochschule Ostwestfalen-Lippe (D)
Opening KreativInstitut.OWL
Maria Kallionpää: toy piano & live-electronics


Listen Thing (2008/2019)
version for zither

Mon, 15 Jan 2024, 19:00
Vienna, Alte Schmiede (A)
Xaver Bayer & Martin Mallaun
Martin Mallaun: zither


Sequitur IX (2008)
for voice and live-electronics
Mon, 5 Feb 2024, 8pm
Moscow, Tchaikovsky Conservatory (RU)
Rachmaninoff Hall
Festival Biomechanika
Sergey Malinin: counter tenor
Ilya Kovalsky: live-electronics



7x7 - fo(u)r saxophones (2006)
musical mobile for 4 saxophones

Thu, 15 Feb 2024
Sierning, Pfarrkirche (A)
Reise durch die Zeit
Saxophon-Quartett Saxosphere


7x7 - fo(u)r saxophones (2006)
musical mobile for 4 saxophones

Sat, 17 Feb 2024, 13:00
Waidhofen/Thaya, Stadtpfarrkirche (A)
Reise durch die Zeit
Saxophon-Quartett Saxosphere


7x7 - fo(u)r saxophones (2006)
musical mobile for 4 saxophones

Son, 18 Feb 2024
Golling/Salzach, Pfarrkirche (A)
Reise durch die Zeit
Saxophon-Quartett Saxosphere


7x7 - fo(u)r saxophones (2006)
musical mobile for 4 saxophones

Son, 25 Feb 2024
Schärding, Landesmusikschule (A)
Reise durch die Zeit
Saxophon-Quartett Saxosphere


Solo Performance Karlheinz Essl

COASTLINES
New Works for Analog Electronics

Freitag, 8. März 2024, 19:00 Uhr

Alte Schmiede
1010 Wien, Schönlaterngasse 9

Eintritt frei


Watch the entire concert on Youtube


Computer, Software und die Möglichkeiten digitaler Klangerzeugung prägen seit vier Jahrzehnten das künstlerische Schaffen von Karlheinz Essl. Der Wiener Komponist und Klangkünstler fand vor einigen Jahren durch das Experimentieren mit modularen analogen Synthesizern einen neuen Zugang zum Live-Musizieren. Dieser ist eng mit den intuitiven Möglichkeiten und Widerständen dieser Geräte verbunden. In seiner Soloperformance präsentiert Karlheinz Essl neue Werke für modulare Synthesizer, Transducer und No-Input-Mixer, die er selbst zur Uraufführung bringen wird.


Programm

Coastline #60
MakeNoise 0-COAST Modular Synth

Performed live at Studio kHz on 27 Feb 2024

Study for No-Input Mixer #9
MACKIE 802 Desktop Mixer

Performed live at Studio kHz on 8 Feb 2024

Coastline #61
MakeNoise 0-COAST Modular Synth

The Art not Playing a Bösendorfer
Doepfer DARK ENERGY II, MIDI Keyboard, Transducer, Grand Piano

Performed live at home on 11 Jan 2024

Study for No-Input Mixer #10
MACKIE 802 Desktop Mixer

Coastline #62
MakeNoise 0-COAST Modular Synth


Karlheinz Essl @ Bilkent University Ankara

Master class with Lessons and Portrait Concert
21 - 23 March, 2024

KHE-2015-VIC


Individual Lessons
Thu 21 Mar and Sat 23 Mar 2024

Composition students of the Bilkent University were given the opportunity to discuss their works with Karlheinz Essl in private one-on-one meetings.


Portrait Concert
Fri 22 Mar 2024, 8pm

Prends le Fa (2019) - 12'
for piano solo
Ezgi Demirel: piano

Sequitur IX (2008) - 10'
for voice and live-electronics
Jennifer Tipton: mezzo soprano
Karlheinz Essl: live-electronics

Sequitur XIII (2009) - 14'
for extended piano and live-electronics
Ezgi Demirel: piano
Karlheinz Essl: live-electronics

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Gesualdo-Fragmente (2023) - 25'
electronic sound performance on Carlo Gesualdo, Principe da Venosa
Karlheinz Essl: computer and controllers

mælstrøm (2024) - première - 10'
sound performance for granular and modular synth
Karlheinz Essl: computer & 0-COAST modular synth

Recording of the première, performed by Karlheinz


Seminar
Sat 23 Mar 2024, 3pm

Karlheinz Essl answers questions from Bilkent University students and share his compositional ideas and concepts.


All Along The Coastline
explorations for electric guitar, modular synth with dance performance

Wed, 10 Apr 2024, 19:30
Vienna, BMCA Storage (A)
Alexey Potapov: electric guitar
Karlheinz Essl: 0-COAST modular synth
Andrea Nagl: dance performance

Teaser by Andrea Nagl



mælstrøm
free improvisation with visuals

Sun, 21 Apr 2024, 17:30
Vienna, Künstlerhaus (A)
KlangBildKlang 2024: Sonic Visions
Andreas Weixler: electric guitar, live-electronics
Se-Lien Chuang: visuals, voice
Karlheinz Essl: modular & granular synth


Puzzle of Purcell (2017)
for mezzo soprano and electric guitar

Thu, 25 Apr 2024, 20:00
München, Schwere Reiter (D)
Extensions 1
NKM – Neues Kollektiv München
Anna Maria Bogner: mezzo soprano
Leon Zmelty: electric guitar


Luigi Nono: La lontananza nostalgica utopica futura (1988)
Magdrigale per più "caminantes" con Gidon Kremer
per violino solo, 8 nastri magnetici e da 8 a 10 leggii
Fri, 24 May 2024, 20:00
Vienna, University of Music and Performing Arts, Future Art Lab (A)
Universitätsbibliothek: Bruno-Walter-Lesesaal
Luigi Nono – Die zwei letzten Werke
Youngseo Kim: solo violin
Karlheinz Essl: sound projection

Watch on YouTube...



colorado (2005-2008)
for saxophon quartet, live electronics and surround sound

Sat, 25 May 2024, 7:30pm
New York, The Cell (USA)
Electric Sax Vol. 2 - electroacoustic works for saxophone, inspired by terrain and barriers
New Thread Quartet
Jonathan Hulting-Cohen: soprano saxophone
Noa Even: alto saxophone
Erin Rogers: tenor saxophone
Zach Herchen: baritone saxophone
Dennis Sullivan: live-electronics


WebernSpielWerk (2005)
for toy piano

Sat, 25 May 2024, 16:00
Graz, Museum der Wahrnehmung (A)
IMPULS Minute Concerts
Shiori Yoshino: toy piano



Listen Thing (2008/2019)
version for zither

Wed, 29 May 2024, 23:03
Austrian Radio (Ö1) Sound Art: Lyrik heute (A)
Xaver Bayers Poesie und Zithermusik von Martin Mallaun
Martin Mallaun: zither


unbestimmt (2020)
for organ

Wed, 5 Jun 2024, 18:30
Wien, St. Josef zu Margareten (A)
Orgelkonzert Reinprechtsdorf
Pier Damiano Peretti: organ
Caroline Atschreiter, Elias Gabriel Huber: assistants


Kalimba (2005)
for toy piano and playback

Mon, 11 Jun 2024, 7:30pm
Yekaterinburg, The Boris Yeltsin Museu (RU)
New music in the Freedom Hall. Evening of toy piano
Alina Yezhakova: toy piano


Sequitur VI (2008)
for trumpet and live-electronics

Wed, 12 Jun 2024, 16:00
Vienna, Musik und Kunst Privatuniversität der Stadt Wien (A)
Antonia Kapelari: trumpet & live-electronics


Trois Cent Drones (2021)
for toy piano and live-electronics

Sat, 15 Jun 2024, 20:00 & 21:00
Bitterfeld-Wolfen, Rathaus (D)
GEBÄUDE 041 – EINE MUSIKALISCHE RAUMERKUNDUNG IM RATHAUS
Elvira Streva: toy piano
Jennifer Nicolay: live-electronics


Trois Cent Drones (2021)
for toy piano and live-electronics

Sun, 16 Jun 2024, 14:30
Bitterfeld-Wolfen, Rathaus (D)
GEBÄUDE 041 – EINE MUSIKALISCHE RAUMERKUNDUNG IM RATHAUS
Elvira Streva: toy piano
Jennifer Nicolay: live-electronics


M!NDF*KC
experimental free improvisations

Wed, 19 Jun 2024, 19:30
Vienna, Café Korb (A)
Brandstätte #27 - The SFIEMA Improvised Music Club hosted by Herbert Lacina
Herbert Lacina: 12-string bass
Edward Reardon: piano
Karlheinz Essl: modular and granular synth



One On One
free improvisation for two electronic musicians on modular synthesizers

Mon, 24 Jun 2024, 19:30 - première
Vienna, BMCA Storage (A)
Luc Döbereiner: modular synth & live-electronics
Karlheinz Essl: modular synth & live-electronics



Verkündigung
sound performance for modular synth and no-input mixer

Wed, 26 Jun 2024, 6:30pm - première
Vienna, Jesuitenkirche
Karlheinz Essl: 0-COAST modular synth, Mackie 802 mixing desk



Gesualdo-Fragmente (2023)
fixed media, stereo

5 Jul - 29 Sep 2024, 21:00
Gars am Kamp, ehem. Kamptal-Lichtspiele (A)
Temple of Sound


unbestimmt (2020)
for organ

Sat, 6 Jul 2024, 19:00
Luttach, Pfarrkirche (I)
Orgelmusik am Abend
Elias Gabriel Huber: organ
Leah Maria Huber, Andreas Huber: assistants


après l'avant (2021)
Soundtrack for Kurt Brazda's essay film Alles Vergängliche ist nur ein Gleichnis...
9 Jul 2024, 20:00
Vienna, Stadtkino im Künstlerhaus (A)
FREIES KINO



Sequitur V (2008)
for toy piano and live-electronics

Sat, 10 Aug 2024
Belo Horizonte, Fundação de Educação Artística (BR)
Eufonias: Sob a espécie da viagem
Alice Belém: toy piano
Felipe Amorim: live-electronics


Sequitur V (2008)
for toy piano and live-electronics

Sun, 15 Sep 2024
Seiser Alm, Hotel ICARO (I)
ICARO: Inaudito / Unerhört
Luca Lavuri: toy piano
Hannes Brugger: live-electronics


réflexions résonantes (2024)
stop-motion film by Hervé Bacquet with a electronic music by Karlheinz Essl

14 Sep - 26 Oct 2024
Vannes, Galerie les Bigotes (F)
Exhibition Lumière exponentielle by Hervé Bacquet



M!NDF*KC
experimental free improvisations

Wed, 2 Oct 2024, 19:30
Vienna, BMCA Storage (A)
Herbert Lacina: 12-string bass
Edward Reardon: piano
Karlheinz Essl: modular synth

Video trailer by Rita Chen



unbestimmt (2020)
for organ

Sat, 12 Oct 2024
Salzburg, Stadtpfarrkirche St. Paul (A)
Pier Damiano Peretti: organ
Arabella Hirner, Peter Mittendorfer: assistants


Luigi Nono: La lontananza nostalgica utopica futura (1988)
Magdrigale per più "caminantes" con Gidon Kremer
per violino solo, 8 nastri magnetici e da 8 a 10 leggii
Sun, 20 Oct 2024, 15:00
Vienna, Zacherlfabrik (A)
Youngseo Kim: solo violin
Karlheinz Essl: sound projection

Concert trailer
Se-Lien Chuang (camera), Karlheinz Essl (montage)



Du numérique à l’analogique - Karlheinz Essl

Talk/Performance/Discussion
Karlheinz Essl (Vienna)

Thursday, 24 October 2024, 18:00 - 20:00 Uhr

Panthéon Sorbonne - Université Paris I
12 place du panthéon
75005 Paris


numerique-analogique

Drawing © Hervé Bacquet 2024


english Computers, software and the possibilities of digital sound generation have shaped Karlheinz Essl's artistic work for four decades. A few years ago, the Viennese composer and sound artist found a new approach to live music-making by experimenting with modular analog synthesizers. This is closely related to the intuitive possibilities and resistance of these devices.

In his lecture-performance at the Sorbonne University, Karlheinz Essl will talk about his transition from digital to analog and from composition to free improvisation. Beginning with his generative multimedia performance FABRIC (2017), based on digital computer algorithms, he explains his shift to the analog domain in his work-in-progress Coastlines (2022-2024) for modular synthesizer. Finally, he will present his latest work, réflexions résonantes, a collaboration with the French artist Hervé Bacquet.


Short introduction by Karlheinz Essl


français Karlheinz Essl, artiste sonore viennois, a intégré les ordinateurs et la génération sonore numérique dans son œuvre pendant quatre décennies. Récemment, il a exploré la création musicale en direct avec des synthétiseurs analogiques modulaires, privilégiant leurs possibilités intuitives. Dans sa conférence-performance à la Sorbonne, Karlheinz Essl reviendra sur son passage du numérique à l'analogique et de la composition à l'improvisation libre. En commençant par sa performance multimédia générative FABRIC (2017), basée sur des algorithmes informatiques numériques, il explique son passage au domaine analogique dans son travail en cours Coastlines (2022-2024) pour synthétiseur modulaire. Enfin, il présentera sa dernière œuvre, réflexions résonantes, une collaboration avec l'artiste français Hervé Bacquet.

Karlheinz Essl a étudié la composition et la musique électro acoustique à la Musikhochschule de Vienne et a obtenu un doctorat en musicologie. Karlheinz Essl a développé des logiciels innovants pour la composition algorithmique et a collaboré avec divers artistes dans plusieurs disciplines. Il est professeur de musicologie à l’Université de Vienne depuis 2007 et a participé à de nombreux festivals et expositions. Son travail combine musique instrumentale et musique électronique, avec un accent sur l'improvisation et l'art génératif.

La fabrique des sons en art et design sonores

Jeudi 24 octobre 2024, 18:00-20:00
Centre Panthéon-Sorbonne - Salle 6
12 place du Panthéon, 75005 Paris
FABRIC (2017)
sound/video/performance

Coastlines (2022-2024)
sound performance on modular synthesizer

réflexions résonantes (2024)
stop-motion film by Hervé Bacquet with a electronic music by Karlheinz Essl



Karlheinz Essl: Sound Performance @ Vannes

Saturday, 26 October 2024, 6pm

Galerie les Bigotes
Vannes (F)

Clôture de l’exposition Lumière Exponentielle de Hervé Bacquet


KHE_CERN2023-CMS

Photo © Michael Hoch 2023


Karlheinz Essl, artiste sonore viennois, a intégré les ordinateurs et la génération sonore numérique dans son œuvre pendant quatre décennies. Récemment, il a exploré la création musicale en direct avec des synthétiseurs analogiques modulaires, privilégiant leurs possibilités intuitives.

Karlheinz Essl a étudié la composition et la musique électro acoustique à la Musikhochschule de Vienne et a obtenu un doctorat en musicologie. Karlheinz Essl a développé des logiciels innovants pour la composition algorithmique et a collaboré avec divers artistes dans plusieurs disciplines. Il est professeur de musicologie à l’Université de Vienne depuis 2007 et a participé à de nombreux festivals et expositions. Son travail combine musique instrumentale et musique électronique, avec un accent sur l'improvisation et l'art génératif.


Concert trailer
Eva Wirlitsch (camera), Karlheinz Essl (montage)


Program

mælstrøm (2023-2024)
sound performance with granular synthesis

Coastline (2022-2024)
sound performance for 0-COAST synthesizer

FABRIC (2017)
sound performance with Max and controllers

Coastline (2022-2024)
sound performance for 0-COAST synthesizer

mælstrøm (2023-2024)
sound performance with granular and modular synthesis

Karlheinz Essl: computer, controllers, modular synthesizer



Kalimba (2005)
for toy piano and playback

Sat, 27 Oct 2024
Kaliningrad, Pushkin Museum (RU)
Sound Around Kaliningrad
Alina Yezhakova: toy piano


Free Improvisation
for digital and analog live-electronics

Tue, 12 Nov 2024, 18:00
Vienna, University of Music and Performings Arts Vienna (A)
Workshop Free Improvisation with Richard Barrett
Richard Barrett: computer & controllers
Karlheinz Essl: modular synthesizer

Richard Barrett and Karlheinz Essl



IP00 - Andrew Levine & Karlheinz Essl
free improvisation with live visuals
Fri, 22 Nov 2024, 21:30
Hamburg, Centro Sociale (D)
Non-Piano/Toy Piano Festival
Andrew Levine: theremin, voice, modular synthesizer
Karlheinz Essl: granular and modular synthesizer

Karlheinz Essl ist am Vorabend des 10 jahre non-piano/toy piano weekend im Centro Sociale in einem intimen Duo mit Andrew Levine zu erleben. Das ist erste Begegnung der beiden Elektroniker, die ursprünglich durch das Hamburger Label Nachtstück Records zusammengekommen sind. Lassen Sie sich überraschen und erleben Sie einen zukünftigen Release LIVE!
“IP00” (IP-null-null) bezieht sich auf die Schutzart, die die Eignung von elektrischen Betriebsmitteln für verschiedene Umgebungsbedingungen spezifiziert. Bei unseren elektronischen Instrumenten gibt es natürlich keinen Schutz gegen Fremdkörper und Berührung, ohne den diese (abgesehen vom Theremin ;-) nicht erklingen, und mit Wasser sollten sie auch nicht in Kontakt geraten!


Bricolage (2024)
for toy piano and live-electronics
Sat, 23 Nov 2024, 19:30 - world première
Hamburg, resonanzraum St. Pauli (D)
Non-Piano/Toy Piano Weekend
Daria-Karmina Iossifova: toy piano & live-electronics

Bricolage performed by Daria-Karmina Iossifova



Sequitur V (2008)
for toy piano and live-electronics

Sat, 30 Nov 2024, 18:00
Rome, Museo Nazionale degli Strumenti Musicali (I)
InArmonico - Percorsi musicali dal Novecento
Live electronics con Karlheinz Essl e Gabriel Maldonado
Antonietta Loffredo: toy piano
Karlheinz Essl: live-electronics


Sequitur IX (2008)
for mezzo soprano and live-electronics

Sat, 30 Nov 2024, 18:00
Rome, Museo Nazionale degli Strumenti Musicali (I)
InArmonico - Percorsi musicali dal Novecento
Live electronics con Karlheinz Essl e Gabriel Maldonado
Keiko Morikawa: mezzo soprano
Karlheinz Essl: live-electronics


mælstrøm (2023-2024)
sound performance for granular and modular synth
Sat, 30 Nov 2024, 18:00
Rome, Museo Nazionale degli Strumenti Musicali (I)
InArmonico - Percorsi musicali dal Novecento
Live electronics con Karlheinz Essl e Gabriel Maldonado
Karlheinz Essl: modular & granular synth


Kalimba (2005)
for toy piano and playback

Sat, 30 Nov 2024
Essen, Neue Musik Zentrale (D)
Residenzkonzert Emi See
Emi See: toy piano


WebernSpielWerk (2005)
for toy piano solo

Fri, 6 Dec 2024, 21:30
Seia, Casa Municipal da Cultura de Seia (PT)
Festival DME- 80 Anos de Música Electroacústica
Inês Lopes: toy piano


Kalimba (2005)
for toy piano and playback

Fri, 6 Dec 2024, 21:30
Seia, Casa Municipal da Cultura de Seia (PT)
Festival DME- 80 Anos de Música Electroacústica
Inês Lopes: toy piano


Von Hirschen und Röhren (2007/2024)
generative sound performance for 6 speakers

Sat, 14 Dec 2024, 19:00
Gars am Kamp, ehem. Kamptal-Lichtspiele (A)
Temple of Sound
Karlheinz Essl: sound performance



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Updated: 27 Nov 2024

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