Explore_händel im Zeiss-Großplanetarium

In the organizer's words:

explore_händel is the second of five programs that will be brought back to the stage as part of the 10th anniversary series of Stegreif and is the most intimate encounter with the orchestra.

A chamber music ensemble returns to the essence of Stegreif's musical vision and creates a creative fusion of baroque and jazz with explore_händel. The special concert space of the planetarium creates the perfect atmosphere for the intimate encounter between orchestra and audience. This creative concert performance celebrates improvisation as a connecting element between the two musical eras of baroque and jazz. Under the direction of Alistair Duncan, a dynamic interplay unfolds that allows Handel's works - from the Concerto Grosso to the famous "Aria Lascia ch'io pianga" - to shine in a new light.

The revival as part of the 10th anniversary celebrations is a moment of reflection for Stegreif and a return to the ensemble's roots. While Stegreif became known primarily for its comprehensive, large-scale concepts, explore_händel represents a personal immersion in musical quality and the art of delicate interplay.

The cinematic projections on the dome of the planetarium, created especially for the concert, pick up on both the intimate improvised moments and the musical fireworks. Images of natural phenomena and the incomprehensible vastness of the universe direct the focus to the immediate presence of the music, in which every experience of fragility and forlornness, but also of connection and resilience, can be expressed.