Welt-Klang-Fest

In the organizer's words:

The Hochschule für Musik und Theater Hamburg stands for musical diversity.

From classical to early music, church music, jazz and pop to contemporary avant-garde, it represents the broad spectrum of what music can be today - in teaching, research and artistic practice.
At the same time, a look around the world shows that Western sound culture - whether classical, jazz or pop - has long since found a global resonance. It is played on all continents, adapted and perceived as part of one's own cultural identity. Traditional music, on the other hand - deeply rooted in the history, language and way of life of many cultures - often remains confined to its place of origin. It is not uncommon for them to be seen as the other, the foreign, in Western discourse.

Our sound festival dares to change the way we listen.
In a concert of change, different musical traditions meet at eye level. The evening invites you to be amazed, to listen, to open your senses - beyond clichés and hierarchies.
Listen to Chopin alongside Balinese gamelan music. Listen to the Chinese guqin, an instrument with thousands of years of history, and discover the baroque music of Brazil. Experience the velvety sound of the oriental ud alternating with the European piano, follow the emotional expression of Korean pansori and the power of Italian opera singing.

In addition to students from the university, musicians from Hamburg's amateur scene will also take part in the concert. They bring the traditional music of their respective communities to the stage - vibrant soundscapes that are otherwise often only heard in private or religious settings. Their participation lends the evening a special authenticity and opens up new spaces for encounters and dialog.

An evening for open ears - and a musical sign of respect, diversity and exchange.
The program is rounded off with country-specific culinary delights - an invitation to taste how sound can taste.

For the World Sound Festival, we are also organizing a family program in the afternoon from 2 to 5 pm

The evening was created in cooperation and support with the Korean Association in Hamburg e.V. It celebrated its 60th anniversary last year and is a living example of the cultivation of cultural traditions and their dissemination to society.