A whole evening for minimal music! The Karlstorbahnhof pays homage to a musical style that fascinates with its unmistakable method of processual time organization in music. One of the most important minimal voices is the American composer Steve Reich.

Man with or against machine - one of the most pressing questions of our time, and not just since the advance of artificial intelligence. "Drumming", one of Steve Reich's longest compositions with a playing time of around an hour, is a groundbreaking but rarely heard work of minimal music. It is based on the technique of "phasing" developed by Reich, in which two players play a repetitive pattern in unison and leave the previously created synchronicity through slight to stronger changes in tempo and timbre. Percussionist Christoph Sietzen and his ensemble MOTUS Percussion take the audience on an incredible journey during which the music flies and ultimately becomes a meditation.

This event is the Late Night Ticket from 22:00. If you would like to listen to the entire Minimal Night with Kai Schumacher at the piano, please click here.