An inspiring encounter with a work of art serves as the basis for a composition. This idea is taken up by the new cooperation project between the Aargauer Kunsthaus and the argovia philharmonic. Starting with the viewing of a selected work from the collection, the audience is taken on a one-hour journey through time, combining art-historical and musical perspectives and leading through different eras of the arts.

Emil Nolde collected earthenware and porcelain figurines as well as woven pieces from folk art, and he was interested in non-European sculptures and masks. Our lunchtime concert follows the objects he arranged together in his 1913 still life: Three of the motifs from Nolde’s painting are paired with music ranging from the Romantic period to the modern era. We encounter the milked cow through the cheerful, rural trios of Wilhelm Popp. The Japanese statue is accompanied by music from Claude Debussy, who was influenced by the Javanese gamelan. We contrast the mask with the rough, grotesque folk dances of Béla Bartók. Enjoy a lunch break for the eyes and ears.

This four-part event series is supported by the Swisslos Fund of the Canton of Aargau, the FG Pfister Cultural and Social Foundation, the Hans and Lina Blattner Foundation, and the Ruth & Edith Suter Foundation.

Performers include Sabina Curti (violin), Eva Polgar (clarinet), and Jasmine Vollmer (harp).

With Brigitte Haas, art historian, and Janina Kriszun, music mediator