Neujahrskonzert: DÚO EL MAR + HOMEWARD

Sometimes calm and full of longing, sometimes stormy and lively - as versatile as the sea: Dúo El Mar interprets instrumental pieces and songs from Ireland, Scotland, Galicia and Brittany in a fresh way. In their acoustic duo concerts, Ella Zlotos (flutes, vocals, harmonium) and Maria Nikola (harp, vocals) take the audience on a musical journey to distant worlds and bygone times. In October 2024, the debut album “Tunes of Tide and Time” was released with a selection of traditional tunes and songs that the two musicians have collected, arranged and recorded over the course of their travels through various Celtic-influenced regions of Europe. Look forward to an atmospheric evening with tragic and heart-warming stories and music to dream to.   Joe Ward from Ireland (vocals, guitar) and Annette Homann (fiddle), who was born in Hanover and now lives in Grünefeld/Brussels, met, how could it be otherwise, in a Berlin Irish pub. Since then, they have been playing Irish, American and English traditional songs as well as more contemporary songs with a folk touch together as the duo “Homeward”. Joe's characteristic voice, Annette's virtuoso fiddle improvisations and the irrepressible stage energy of the two form an exciting contrast to the dreamy melodies of Dúo El Mar . Admission free https://duoelmar.de/ https://www.facebook.com/HomeWardIrishMusic

Location: IBZ hall

REAL_BACK4

Marek Koch (vocals), Jaakko Johannsen (piano) and Thommi Vock (double bass) came together on stage in 2020 - where else? The experienced musicians quickly realized how well they harmonized, and so Real_BacK4 was born. Together with Jakob Peter on drums, they bring the most beautiful jazz and swing evergreens to our IBZ stage. Look forward to an unforgettable evening with a dash of Hollywood glamor! Admission free

Location: IBZ hall

READING MEETS IMPROV

One reads, the other goes crazy! In this show, you decide where it goes! Voice actor and actor Dirk Lausch reads everything you put in front of him with a distinctive voice. Whether it's a classic, short story, poem, text message, shopping list, letter from the authorities, menu or anything else readable that you (should) have in your luggage. But that's not all. With your active support, improv actor and director Thomas Jäkel will then make his very own rhyme out of what you have heard, rewrite it, write it himself, spin it further and lead you down unexpected paths. The result is an impromptu and completely improvised reading that could not be more exciting and entertaining. PLEASE BRING TEXTS!   Please note that you can reserve a place for this event via this link. https://www.yesticket.org/event/de/lesung-trifft-impro-wortgewandt-im-wortgewandt-16-01-25 Admission free

Location: IBZ hall

CHRISTIANE STIER & FRAUKE JÖRNS

Christiane Stier was initially a junior student at the HdK (now UdK) Berlin, later studying in Detmold with Prof. M. Achilles and R. Weidlich and at the Folkwang-Hochschule Essen with Prof. M. Rütters, where she completed her studies with admission to the concert exam. After completing her studies, she was a flautist with the Northwest German Philharmonic Orchestra for eight years. Today she lives as a freelance musician in Berlin. She founded the ensemble “Flautissima”, consisting of 12 flautists, and plays in various chamber music formations. She also works as a teacher. Frauke Jörns was born in Berlin in 1968 and studied piano in Detmold with Prof. Winfried Kassebaum, taking part in various master classes, including with Roberto Szidon as part of the Tibor Varga Festival. She has lived in Berlin again since 1998, where she works as a freelance pianist and piano teacher. She is committed to contemporary music and performs in various ensembles. The two artists met while studying music together and have now been playing varied and captivating concerts together for many years. On Thursday, 23.01.2025, they will take us to the Prussian court, then to Vienna and finally to Paris. A colorful program with exciting presentations that reflects the diversity of flute literature. Admission free

Location: IBZ hall

SHEMESH

The Israeli duo Shemesh is an acquaintance between two extraterrestrial artists with an amazing chemistry: the exceptional singer Shahar Abergel and the magician on the piano Daniel Schwarzwald recently recorded their first EP in Berlin and are now presenting their own songs for the first time. Shemesh is like a musical nuclear reaction in which neo-soul particles are broken down into finer elements such as jazz, pop and classical music. BUT BE CAREFUL! This nuclear fission sometimes makes the audience feel lighter, happier and even deeply emotional! Admission free

Location: IBZ hall

KISSI-CHOR - Advent Concert

Unusual programs with sophisticated choral music are the concept of the Kissi CHOIR, whose motto “from Renaissance to Pop” has been delighting audiences for many years. The varied repertoire of this ensemble from the City-West music school includes music from the Renaissance to modern times, spirituals, new music, but also arrangements of folk and pop songs. Every year, the singers give numerous concerts and performances in Berlin and the surrounding area as well as in other European countries, for example in Vienna and Helsinki. On several occasions, the choir has performed improvisational sound pieces for performances of Friedrich Murnau's “Nosferatu” at the Berlin Silent Film Concerts. Several commissioned compositions by the Greek composer Eleftherios Veniadis are dedicated to the choir. Since its foundation in 1991, the choir members have been coached by the singer and qualified vocal teacher Fanny Rennert. She is an honorary professor at the Berlin University of the Arts and was head of the renowned Julius Stern Institute for the Promotion of Highly Talented Young Musicians at the UdK and lecturer in guitar and guitar methodology until 2024. In addition to her diverse artistic and music education activities, she is a sought-after juror and jury chair at numerous competitions. At its traditional pre-Christmas concert at the IBZ, the Kissi-CHOIR will present music by Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy, Zoltán Kodály and international Christmas carols, among others.    Admission free.

Location: IBZ hall

NIGHT TO BE GONE (OV)

Omer and Carine are a pair of grifters, hustling at the pool table in order to make fast cash. Both of them are running away from pasts that continue to haunt them: Omer as an African refugee, Carine as a French woman whose life was mired in drugs. When the two arrive in Berlin, Omer challenges a notorious pool hustler, The Sultan, to an allnight showdown that may finally earn them both enough money to move on. But they wind up getting hustled themselves, forcing them to rethink their plans - and what they mean to each other.   “Immensely thrilling…a subtly observed study of the dialectic between storytelling and mistrust.“ (Ulrich Kriest, filmdienst.de)   Screening in the original English language and in the presence of the director David Loren Marsh and the lead actor Omer Cisse, followed by a discussion.   In cooperation with Dartmouth College. Admission free.

Location: IBZ hall

BADI ANTADZE (piano) - "Hour of music"

Badi Antadze discovered his passion for the piano at the age of five in Vienna, when he secretly listened in on his older sister's piano lessons and eventually dared to take up the keys himself. His musical education later took him to Tbilisi, Georgia, where he deepened his studies and refined his art. In the meantime, he worked at our reception desk at the IBZ. Since then, he has remained closely associated with the house and gives a concert there every year - a tradition that is now an established part of the program. At this special piano recital, he will focus on the Romantic period and perform works by composers such as Franz Liszt, Sergei Rachmaninoff and Frédéric Chopin. At the end, the audience can expect a musical surprise. Admission free.

Location: IBZ hall

VE SAKURA: Advent concert

Location: IBZ hall

DUO ENFER (Celtic Folk)

Location: IBZ hall

NETZWERK GITARRE BERLIN: Never heard? Unheard!

Location: IBZ club

VICTOR NICOARA (p) - Ferruccio Busoni: a Berlin composer on the 100th anniversary of his death

Location: IBZ hall

FEDERICO D’ATTELLIS & JOSEP LÓPEZ VASQUEZ

Federico D'Attellis (7-string guitar) and Josep López Vasquez (guitar) are two South American musicians who come from the fields of classical and Latin American folk music. These different influences are clearly expressed in the compositions and interpretations of their music. Both artists become storytellers who are in constant dialog with each other, combining the landscapes and customs of their homelands, their ethnic and cultural diversity with their personal experiences. In doing so, they integrate elements of classical music and jazz, but always with the aim of preserving the musical traditions of the people. In this way, tradition and avant-garde are carefully interwoven.

Location: IBZ hall

Cancelled: KOREAN-GERMAN SONG RECITAL

UNFORTUNATELY THE CONCERT HAS TO BE CANCELLED DUE TO ILLNESS. WE ARE WORKING ON A REPLACEMENT DATE, WHICH WILL BE ANNOUNCED SOON. The Korean-American soprano Moon-Sook Park , currently a Fulbright Scholar at the FU Berlin, and resident here at IBZ, invites you to a special recital. This concert combines rare song art from Korea and Clara Schumann. With degrees from leading conservatories in Germany and Italy and a doctorate in vocals/vocology from the USA, Park has gained international recognition through her performances and scholarships, including appearances at Carnegie Hall in New York. She will be accompanied by the South Korean pianist Seunghun Shin , who has also been celebrated at numerous well-known festivals, and the promising young cellist and Hanns Eisler graduate Kong You-bin.

Location: IBZ Saal

TANGO ELEMENT PROJECT

Barbara Klaus-Cosca (accordion) and Tina Klement (guitar) have dedicated themselves to performing Latin American world music. In their concerts, the instrumental duo combines classical music, tango nuevo and jazz, captivating their audience with expressive melodies and rhythmic lightness. The musical crossover repertoire ranges from the Brazilian bossa nova of Chelso Macha-do to the Argentinean tango nuevo of Astor Piazzolla to the Mexican sandunga or the Venezuelan waltz.

Location: IBZ hall

DENKMAL DEMOKRATISCH!

In cooperation with the Ortskuratorium of the Deutsche Stiftung Denkmalschutz, the Kulturerbe-Netz.Berlin and the Landesdenkmalamt Berlin, we invite you to the spectacular ambience of the IBZ roof. Using the example of two historical sites in the Berlin metropolitan region, the IBZ in Wilmersdorf and the former Goebbels-Refugium and the later FDJ-Hochschule Bogensee (Wandlitz, district of Barnim), we will shed light on how such building ensembles can not only be preserved as monuments, but also adapted to the requirements of a changing world and thus made fit for the future. At the same time, spaces for exchange and democratic processes can be created. The approximately four-hour event entitled “ Denkmal demokratisch! - Spaces for participation, co-determination and international exchange ” offers not only a guided tour of the IBZ, a small exhibition, top-class lectures and a public discussion, but also musical entertainment as well as a small snack and drinks. You can find detailed information on this event at https://www.denkmalschutz.de/denkmale-erleben/terminkalender/termin//2024-10-15.html Admission is free, but as the number of participants is limited, please register at www.denkmalschutz.de/anmeldung. ATTENTION: PLEASE ONLY REGISTER USING THE FORM ON THE PAGE PROVIDED. UNFORTUNATELY, REGISTRATIONS SENT BY E-MAIL TO THE IBZ CANNOT BE CONSIDERED. The event will be held in Englisch. 

Location: IBZ roof (Meeting Point: Main Entrance)

DÚO TRES AMÉRICAS

Dúo Tres Américas is a European-American project with Javier Tucat Moreno on piano and Daniel René Pacitti on bandoneon. Both have already been our guests several times. At this year's concert, they will focus more on the tango. They will be playing works by Piazzolla, Troilo and Moscardini, as well as their own compositions. Anyone who has ever experienced a concert by these two virtuosos knows that we are in for a musical treat in a class of its own. Don't miss it!

Location: IBZ hall

MICHAEL SAMAN “On the Genius of a Nation: W. E. B. Du Bois in Berlin”

W.E.B. Du Bois , who is one of the crucial American political thinkers of the twentieth century, gained important insights from time he spent in Berlin at several junctures in his life. He was a graduate student in Kaiser Wilhelm’s capital in the 1890s; he visited the Weimar Republic’s capital in the 1920s; he conducted research here during Hitler’s dictatorship in the 1930s; and he was an honored guest of the German Democratic Republic in the 1950s. What did Germany mean to him, and what role did experiences in Berlin play in his thought? In an early essay, he spoke of the “genius” – the distinctive spirit – of the German nation. The talk by Michael Saman (Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, USA) will take the idea of national spirit as a starting point for consideration of his relationship with Germany. The talk will be held in English.

Location: IBZ Saal

LINEBUG

Linebug is a Danish duo consisting of singer and songwriter Line Bøgh and digital artist Christian Gundtoft. In 2019, the two developed an audiovisual concept in which Christian's animations and drawings, which are closely related to Line's songs, are projected onto the stage during the concert. The two have since moved to Zeitz (Saxony-Anhalt) and have worked with the German Film Orchestra Babelsberg and composer Damian Marhulets, among others. They are currently working on the project “Portraits of Invisible Places”, an audiovisual journey to the East in which the duo portray ten different cities in the former GDR.

Location: IBZ hall

VORLESEWESEN

The dead live longer! After a five (!) year break, they are back: Doris Machui, Christiane Fangerau and Inge Siegel - the reading creatures from Rüdesheimer Platz! At their side: voice actor and show narrator Dirk Lausch, who not only reads, but also moderates. The program of the enthusiastic reading quartet includes poems and stories “taken from life” by prominent authors: humanizing texts from yesterday and today, which deal with abysses, but mostly with confidence. Of course, you are also allowed to laugh! And from the heart! You can look forward to a wonderful afternoon of reading on Saturday, September 22nd in the IBZ Club, true to the motto: “ Things continue in a contemplative and cheerful way!” (Reading in German)

Location: IBZ Club

MANDEL OF JOY

Last summer, Mandel of Joy, the new duo by French singer, songwriter and actress Amandine Thiriet together with bassist Joyce, celebrated its live premiere here at the IBZ Club. Now the two are returning to present chansons from Amandine's own writing. Sometimes melancholic, sometimes rousing, the two move in a poetic world in which the electric bass echoes the voice and accordion, so to speak.

Location: IBZ hall

ZONA SUR TRIO

Founded in Berlin, ZonaSur-Trío consists of Ana Laura Rimoldi from Argentina (flute/piano), José Vítores from Ecuador (guitars/ukulele/arrangements/composition) and René Toriello from Guatemala (percussion/guitars). The three perform classical music from Latin America, based on the folk music of the region. Enjoy elegant and original arrangements of Argentinian tangos, Cuban son as well as well-known and lesser-known songs and dances from the musicians' three countries of origin. Original compositions by trio member José Vítores will also be featured. In May 2024, the trio released its first EP with four audio tracks online.  

Location: IBZ hall

OPEN MONUMENT DAY

  Last year, the IBZ Berlin was elevated to the status of an architectural monument, which is why we will once again be taking part in the Open Monument Day in 2024. Have you always wanted to find out more about the IBZ and see more than just the event rooms? On September 7th and 8th, you will have the opportunity to take a look behind the scenes! There will be a guided tour of the building at 14:00 on both days. If you would like to take part, please register in advance at info@ibz-berlin.de.

OPEN MONUMENT DAY

  Last year, the IBZ Berlin was elevated to the status of an architectural monument, which is why we will once again be taking part in the Open Monument Day in 2024. Have you always wanted to find out more about the IBZ and see more than just the event rooms? On September 7th and 8th, you will have the opportunity to take a look behind the scenes! There will be a guided tour of the building at 14:00 on both days. If you would like to take part, please register in advance at info@ibz-berlin.de.

Location: Main Entrance

NACHA DARAIO + FEDERICO D'ATTELLIS

The duo Daraio-D'Attellis plays a typical “Porteño” repertoire full of emotions, images and sensations. Argentine culture is present in every word, every note and every gesture, transporting the audience to the vibrant city of Buenos Aires. Nacha's voice combines elegance, tenderness and nostalgia, accompanied by Federico's virtuoso guitar arrangements. The vocal and instrumental repertoire of the two offers a balance between classical and contemporary tangos, featuring authors and composers such as Astor Piazzolla, Carlos Di Sarli, Aníbal Troilo, J.C. Cobián, Carlos Gardel and Alfredo Le Pera. But they also broaden the musical horizon beyond the tango and delve deep into the roots of Latin America with traditional songs from Argentinian and South American folklore.

Location: IBZ hall

TIM MCMILLAN + RACHEL SNOW

With our last club concert for this year, we are once again presenting a musical highlight to round off the summer: Tim McMillan and Rachel Snow from Australia already enthralled us last year and we are delighted that they are stopping by again on their tour this year. Hailing from Melbourne, Tim is a renegade everyman and an utterly unique musician who doesn't fit into any box. He is a true virtuoso on the acoustic guitar and combines stylistic elements of folk, jazz, classical, blues and a healthy dash of progressive rock in his music. For 5 years he has been performing as a duo with his partner Rachel, a classically trained violinist, who contributes beguiling melodies and delicate pizzicati, and whose voice complements Tim's vocals to create enchanting harmonies. With their lively, virtuoso performances, which are always spiced up with a good pinch of humor, the two have gained a large fan base in Germany. Don't miss out on this special treat!

Location: IBZ club

ACHIM AMME - Der Amme. Poet

Achim Amme, who studied theater studies, philosophy and German studies and is known for his work as a freelance author (including for the SZ) and as an actor in television productions such as Tatort, Bella Block and Großstadtrevier, presents unpublished material from four decades of the last century in his book “Der Amme. Poet". What has endured, what can be dusted off, what can be safely thrown in the garbage can? When opening an old computer, it was possible to determine to the day exactly when the poems were written. So why not assign a diary entry to each poem and place four decades of poetry production in a personal and historical context? This “... turns reading into a journey through time, you can feel the respective operating temperature of the Federal Republic in the last decades of the 20th century: Political. Funny. Good." writes Petra Haase in the newspaper Lübecker Nachrichten. Between the texts, the author also includes his own songs and chansons. (Performance in German)

Location: IBZ club

PETRO RYCHLO - The reception of Kafka in German-language poetry from Bukovina

All over the world the year 2024 is considered a Franz Kafka Year - the 100th anniversary of the death of the most important representative of European literary modernism. The work of German-Jewish poets from Bukovina forms an interesting chapter in the early reception of Kafka. Using the example of the Kafka reflections of the Chernivtsi poets Rose Ausländer, Alfred Kittner, Paul Celan and Alfred Gong, the lecture by Ukrainian literature professor Petro Rychlo on August 15 offers a fascinating cross-section of the poetic appropriation of Kafka's work on the distant fringes of the German-speaking world. (Lecture + discussion in German)

Location: IBZ club

FELICITAS HOPPE - Room and Cosmos: Self-Portrait of a Traveling Writer

Felicitas Hoppe's literary work includes short stories, novels, children's books and essays. In addition to her literary writing, she regularly contributes to newspapers, magazines and radio. Hoppe travels, writes and teaches around the world and addresses this in many of her works, such as Pigafetta (1999), Verbrecher und Versager (2004) and Prawda. An American Journey (2018). Her work has been awarded the Brothers Grimm Prize, the Pied Piper Literature Prize in her home town of Hameln, the Grand Prize of the German Literature Fund and the Georg Büchner Prize, among others. In spring 2024, Hoppe was honored with the Berlin Literature Prize of the Stiftung Preußische Seehandlung and an associated guest professorship at the Freie Universität zu Berlin. At the invitation of Dartmouth College, Hoppe will read from her award-winning texts and tell the story of how a couch potato became a world traveler and a dreamer became an adventurer. (Reading and talk in German)

Location: IBZ club

SASKYA JAIN + CHRISTOPHER KLOEBLE - Telling India's history through stories

Writing duo Saskya Jain and Christopher Kloeble take us to India and talk about how they tell the country's multilingual, multicultural and multi-religious history through stories. In “Geeta Rahman at Championship Point” (2021) by Saskya Jain, a young half-orphan mourns the loss of her mother as she rises to badminton stardom in the turbulent political climate of India in the early 1990s. Christopher Kloeble's “The Museum of the World” (2021; English 2022) is set in the mid-19th century and tells the story of a teenage orphan who leaves colonial Bombay to translate for the German (Bavarian) explorers Hermann, Adolph and Robert Schlagintweit - but above all to achieve a new consciousness. The discussion (in English) following the reading will focus on the advantages of young protagonists and the challenges of narrating colonial pasts across borders and, of course, respond to questions from the audience. The event is being organized in cooperation with Dartmouth College. 

Location: IBZ club

VIRGINIA YEP

Virginia Yep began her guitar studies at the Conservatorio Nacional de Música in Lima, Peru, at the age of eight. After winning several awards and passing her final exams, she first moved to Spain and later to Berlin, where she completed her doctorate at the Free University. Performances have taken her to South and Central America, Europe, Morocco, Turkey and China. In addition to her concert and research activities, she composes her own pieces, which she will perform for us this evening with her usual virtuosity.

Location: IBZ Club

FÊTE DE LA MUSIQUE + SUMMER PARTY

On Friday, June 21, the IBZ will once again be part of the Berlin, Germany and Europe-wide FÊTE DE LA MUSIQUE. From 16:00 we invite you to a cheerful open-air concert in front of the IBZ main entrance. At the same time, we are celebrating our big IBZ summer party. Program: 16:00 Tango Element Project (Latin) 17:30 Couple O'Strings (Folk) 19:00 Stand-ARTS (Jazz, Swing) + Children's program: Soap bubble show with Pit & Pat Catering: Fischtaxi

Location: IBZ Main Entrance

REAL_BACK4

After rocking the hall as a quartet last year, Real_BacK4 return to heat us up in the club as a trio. Marek Koch (vocals), Jaakko Johannsen (piano) and Thommi Vock (double bass) came together on stage in 2020 - where else? Their love belongs mainly to jazz and swing standards, but their repertoire also includes lesser-known pieces alongside the well-known classics.

Location: IBZ Club

DAMIÁN DALESSANDRO ETNOENSAMBLE

The music of Argentinian composer and arranger Damián DAlessandro is inspired by Latin American folklore and combines new ideas and influences from other genres such as classical music, progressive rock and jazz. On guitar and bandoneon, together with his EtnoEnsamble, consisting of Laico Ruiz Dominguez (guitars), Estela Garcia (violin) and Lea Hart (electric bass), he brings his compositions to the stage with a great deal of temperament and joie de vivre.

Location: IBZ Club

AIR QUALITY: SCIENTIFIC STORYTELLING IN ACTION

Modern science isn’t just about creating knowledge. Scientists also need to be effective communicators to share their knowledge with different audiences. In this project presentation, students from Dartmouth College’s Thayer School of Engineering will model several approaches to scientific storytelling. Using data and their own research findings on the air quality in several German cities, they will show how to frame, explain, and share scientific knowledge with different interlocutors, from average citizens to policy makers. Admission free

Location: IBZ Saal

VOCAL ENSEMBLE SAKURA - SPRING CONCERT

The Sakura vocal ensemble invites you to its traditional spring concert. The German-Japanese choir has been rehearsing at the IBZ for years and its performances are an integral part of the IBZ program. Under the musical direction of Azusa Nakaoka, the ensemble performs German and Japanese folk and art songs as well as pieces on the koto, a 13-stringed arched-board zither used in Japanese court music. Don't miss this extraordinary listening experience! Admission free

Location: IBZ Saal

NAMOLI BRENNET

Namoli Brennet's style embodies modern American songwriting, which is characterized by folk, jazz and rhythm & blues. Her 11th album “Ditch Lilies” was nominated for the German Record Critics' Award in Germany. If 3 years ago it was still a question of - Namoli who? - she is now an established musical figure in Europe. She has performed at the United Nations in Geneva, the Venner Folkfrühling and L-Beach 2019 alongside MIA and Prada Meinhoff, among others. The US Billboard magazine praised Brennet's song “Thorn in Your Side” in an article as outstanding. Her music was featured in the Emmy award-winning film documentary “Out in the Silence”, which documents the struggle of a teenager in rural Pennsylvania. On this tour she will be accompanied by Potsdam-based artist Amy Protscher on bass. Admission free

Location: IBZ Saal

CHRIS HYDE – WONDERWORLD OF MAGIC

Chris Hyde is not only a magician but also a musician and will tell you how he discovered his love for music and the art of magic. Experience true miracles right before your eyes. What is a magic wand? Can you make objects move? Is it possible to transform water? Is cooking together with a magician a challenge? In his very personal way, Chris Hyde shows you his way of performing magic, paired with stories that will leave you amazed. Together with his audience, Chris Hyde creates wonders from the world of magic. He presents his magic show in an elegant, sophisticated and respectful manner. Admission free Attention - seats limited! Registration required (info@ibz-berlin.de)

Location: IBZ Club