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Ιn May 2026, Katharsis for solo piano will be performed in several concerts.

First, pianist Miku Neubert will present the work at the Rubinsteinsaal in Munich.

Two further performances with the young virtuoso Yoav Levanon will follow at the Kölner Philharmonie and the Konzerthaus Dortmund.

May 4, 2026 — Rubinsteinsaal, Munich
May 16, 2026 — Kölner Philharmonie, Cologne
May 17, 2026 — Konzerthaus Dortmund

Livestream on YouTube - May 16, 2026, 8.p.m.

Upcoming performances bring together two central works by Minas Borboudakis: Photonic Constructions I and Meta Soundscapes (Roai IV)—both part of larger compositional cycles.

Originally composed nearly twenty years ago for Ensemble Modern, Photonic Constructions I belongs to the Photonic Constructions cycle and explores the transformation of light into sound through fluid textures, microtonality, and spectral processes. The work has been performed by leading contemporary ensembles across Europe and continues to evolve through new interpretations. It will be presented on March 29, 2026 in Kraków by the Spółdzielnia Muzyczna Contemporary Ensemble, and on April 19, 2026 in the composer’s hometown of Heraklion by the Ergon Ensemble under the direction of Minas Borboudakis, in a concert organized by the Hellenic Mediterranean University at the Cultural Conference Center of Heraklion.

In dialogue with this piece, Meta Soundscapes (Roai IV) is part of the ROAI cycle and reflects a complementary artistic vision: sound as continuous flow, inspired by the Heraclitean idea of panta rhei. Also widely performed, the work unfolds as an immersive sonic landscape of transformation, resonance, and motion.

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Shimmering heat, gentle wind. A car drives along a highway and disappears into the horizon. The opening of the solo double bass piece things happening refers to the impression of a film scene by David Lynch set in the Mexican desert. Borboudakis constructs spaces. Sound spaces, associative spaces. Situations and relationships, moods and images, texts, words, and myths inspire the composer. This creation of sounds is closely linked to different processes of transformation, in particular electronic processes, which can be heard in the five solo works on this recording. Noises, sounds, phrases, motifs, chords, and gestures become sound aggregates which shift from one state to the next, oppose each other, and can be precisely pinpointed. Borboudakis’ long-term friendships with musicians of der/gelbe/klang, their close collaboration, and experimenting with the possibilities of each instrument allowed him to write pieces tailor-made for the ensemble. Each piece also tells its own story. They are atmospheric pictures that confront the performer with his or her own limits – physically and mentally – and take the listeners on a journey. Synthetic processes of defamiliarization remove corporeality from the sound, fracturing it. This important stylistic device generates intensity and internal tension. 

In co-production with BR KLASSIK, der/gelbe/klang has recorded solo works by Minas Borboudakis. A very personal project, as all the works were written especially for the members of the ensemble. A wonderful testimony to the artistic friendship between Minas and der/gelbe/klang.