Described as a "twilight fantasy", Sternklang (Star Sound, in English) is conceived as an outdoor performance, under an open sky with a clear view of the stars so that the singers and instrumentalists, who are distributed as spatially far apart groups in the sound field, can read some of their notes directly from the firmament.
"Sternklang," says Stockhausen, "is music for concentrated listening in meditation, for the sinking of the individual into the cosmic whole".
Described as a "twilight fantasy", Sternklang (Star Sound, in English) by Stockhausen is an outdoor performance under an open sky, with a clear view of the stars. Join BCMG in Cologne for this special event. Read more
BCMG's musicians talk about Stockhausen's Sternklang and more Read more
Enjoy video extracts from BCMG's performance of Sternklang in Hannover, 29 August 2020 Read more
A selection of reviews of BCMG's performance of Stockhausen's Sternklang in Hannover, August 2020 Read more
BCMG's Executive Director, Seb Lovell-Huckle writes about the experience of organising an international tour of Stockhausen's Sternklang in the midst of a pandemic. Read more
Sternklang in one sentence! Read more