Q&A by Artists

Tim Linghaus: How has the festival changed/ evolved over the years from your perspective as curators?
In the beginning it was a small circle of idealistic musicians who we quickly got to know through our first release on David Wenngren’s “1631 Recordings” and wanted to invite in person. In 2016 we moved to Potsdam. Barely a year later our idea was born, to develop a bespoke music fest. We finally realised this little dream out of our own pocket in 2017 with the first edition. Every year right through to the present, we have met new, inspirational colleagues who in turn motivate us to continue. To this day, what distinguishes us from other, also larger festivals, is maybe the fact that we don’t want to be distracted by theoretical Q&As, discussion rounds, and similar organised extras. Naturally we want everyone to talk with each other, and of course that is also the reality. But the best time for ideas, words, resolutions to come alive is directly after each respective concert. For us the focus is the traditional concert format with adventurous (not purely academic) contemporary music.