New works with reference to Stravinsky's "Histoire du Soldat"

The two performing ensembles of the project Stravinsky revisited represent the lucid-Apollinian and dark-Dionysian principles: the Moscow Contemporary Music Ensemble is the most active and renowned specialist ensemble for contemporary music in Russia. It plays in a chamber ensemble formation that is already "traditional" for contemporary music, with flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano and percussion. In contrast, the Kontra-Trio über plays in an instrumentation that goes beyond any traditional sound framework. With double bass flute, double bass saxophone and tuba, the Swiss trio explores the very deep, chthonic sounds.

The five world premieres each take a different musical or thematic approach to the Histoire du Soldat by Igor Stravinsky (Fairy Tale, Marching, Soldier, Devil's Pact, etc.). Works by Vladimir Rannev and Vladimir Gorlinskij from Russia as well as Roland Moser and Katharina Rosenberger will be performed. These are commissions for one of the two ensembles. There will also be a remix of fragments from Stravinsky's Histoire du Soldat. This was composed jointly for the two ensembles by the Swiss composer Thomas K.J. Mejer.