The Altmarkkreis Salzwedel Artists’ and Scholarship Holders’ House was once again the venue for the 30th Altmark Music Festival this year. More than 30 listeners were given a glimpse into the creative work of the current guest scholarship holder CHEN Chengwen. The Taiwanese composer presented his work ‘Erkennen des Anderen’ (Recognising the Other), played by Tobias Klich on the guitar. The guitarist Tobias Klich’s programme also included other new works for solo guitar, which were created in close collaboration with the composers Younghi Pagh-Paan (Korea), Seungwon Yang (Korea) and Farzia Fallah (Iran). Confronting the guitar with Asian sound concepts means gaining fresh new perspectives – recognising the ‘self’ through the ‘other’.
Chen Chengwen works as a freelance composer in the vocal-instrumental and electroacoustic fields. Born in Taiwan, he has been living and working in Germany since 2010. His compositions often create new listening situations by making the seemingly familiar sound unfamiliar, staging the physicality of the musicians in unusual ways, or exploring new concert forms. The focus is on acoustic thinking inspired by electroacoustic listening experiences, e.g. spectral speech analysis, spatial perspectives or the development of hybrid instrument sound bodies. Musical exploration of transcultural experiences and fluidity plays an important role. Further information about the artist: https://chenchengwen.com/
Tobias Klich is a composer, guitarist, music filmmaker and visual artist. His transdisciplinary works often explore the polyphonic connection between hearing and seeing against the backdrop of philosophical and social issues. As a guitarist, he is particularly dedicated to initiating new guitar works. More information about the artist: https://tobiasklich.com/
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The Altmark Music Festival is sponsored by the district of Stendal and the Altmark district of Salzwedel. It is funded by the state of Saxony-Anhalt and receives conceptual and financial support from the Kreissparkasse Stendal and Sparkasse Altmark West savings banks. The complete programme for the Altmark Music Festival 2025 can be found online at www.musikfest-altmark.de/ and in the programme flyer. You are also welcome to attend other events at the 30th Altmark Music Festival. It will take place throughout the Altmark region from 9 August to 5 November 2025. @_AMK
@_Verein: CHEN Chengwen (right) and Tobias Klich (guitar) presented their programme at the Artists’ and Scholarship Holders’ House.