SOUNDTRACKS - STUDIO DAN

Thomas Wally: Being Karl Dieter. A musical theatre performance (2024), world premiere, 90 minutes. Text: Thomas Wally. Literary references to Thomas Mann, Haruki Murakami and Virginia Woolf.

Studio Dan Xizi Wang, conductor A commission by Studio Dan.

With the kind support of the BMKOES and the SKE Fund.

7.15 p.m., introduction: Gunter Schneider in conversation with Thomas Wally

Thomas Wally brings the concept of his Ö1 radio series ‘Neue Musik auf der Couch’ (New Music on the Couch) to the stage: a composed analysis of music that does not exist in this form. The twelve-member Ensemble Studio Dan takes on a fictional work in dissected excerpts, inspired by literature such as Virginia Woolf's ‘The String Quartet’ and Haruki Murakami's ‘Charlie Parker plays Bossa Nova’. Thomas Wally's aim is to provide insights into deeper layers of music and to lead to a better understanding and greater enjoyment of listening.