Melt All the Guns

Devin Gray (drums), Ralph Alessi (trumpet) & Myslaure Augustin (piano) 

Drummer and composer Devin Gray presents Melt All the Guns II, the second release by his Melt All the Guns Trio, featuring trumpeter Ralph Alessi and (new to the band) pianist Myslaure Augustin

Ustad Irfan Khan (sarod), Matyas Wolter (surbahar & sitar), Markus Schlaffke (rubab) & Sanjib Pal (tabla)

Ustad Irfan Khan traces a musical journey from Kabul to Lucknow, following the transformation of the Afghan rubab into the instrument now known as the sarod—a development closely tied to his family's musical lineage. The concert features instrumental raag music via rubab, surbahar, sitar, and sarod sets with and without tabla accompaniment.

The Understated Songbook is a text score first performed as a duo by Koen Nutters and Bryan Eubanks. The project has since been expanded as a framework for structured improvisations with larger ensembles. This version is performed by an ensemble comprising a trio, shadow trio, and brass and reed sections.

• Trio: Bryan Eubanks (synthesizer), Koen Nutters (double bass), Sam Hall (percussion)

• Shadow Trio: Hunter Brown (computer), Isabel Rößler (double bass), Felipe Araya (cajon, percussion)

• Brass: Peder Simonsen (tuba), Carina Khorkhordina (trumpet) 

• Reeds: Michael Thieke (clarinet), Chris Heenan (bass clarinet) 

Marie Krüttli & Ensemble performs animals and goddesses

Marie Krüttli (vocals, piano), Marina Tantanozi (flute), Mathilde Vendramin (cello), Otis Sandsjö (saxophone), Peter Meyer (guitar), Jérémie Krüttli  (bass) & Fabian Rösch (drums)

Marie Krüttli presents new music as a ritual of becoming. The lyrics evoke feminine power through ancient goddesses—Amaterasu, Isis, Athena—luminous, wise, maternal, brave and fiercely protective figures of transformation. These presences mirror a journey of self-growth and love, deeply rooted in nature and its cycles. Musically, the work draws on the forward-looking sensuality and groove of Bilal’s recent creations and on Baudelaire’s poetry as set to music by Debussy, alongside the refined colors of Poulenc and Ibert. The music unfolds as an intimate, expansive sound world where myth, care, and strength resonate. 

The Handover

Aly Eissa (oud), Andrew Nasser (violin) & Jonas Cambien (Korg Minilogue xd and Farfisa)

The Handover release their new album in June following their debut album The Handover (Sublime Frequencies 2024). The trio combines the delicacy of classical Arabic music with the raw expressiveness of Egypt's rural and shaabi music, peppered with a good dose of psychedelic improvisation, kraut riffs and experimental sounds.  

Erosão Percussion Trio 

Mariá Portugal (drums, voice, percussion), Emilio Gordoa (percussion, live electronics) & Burkhard Beins (percussion, electric bass)

Originally formed to bring Portugal’s 2021 album Erosão to the stage, Erosão Percussion Trio has taken on a life of its own, performing worldwide and releasing Erosão Percussion Trio on Kassiani Records/Fun in the Church. The album features new material that builds on their shared exploration of percussive sounds and voice. 

The Pitch 

Boris Baltschun (analog synthesizer), Koen Nutters (double bass), Michael Thieke (clarinet) and Morten Joh (vibraphone, tape delay) with Jules Reidy (guitars)

Founded in Berlin in 2009, The Pitch began as a quartet playing a hypnotic form of structured improvisation full of acoustic exploration and electronic intervention. In recent years, they began their collaboration with Jules Reidy, releasing Neutral Star on Miasmah Records in 2023.

Hamburger Bahnhof On Tour presentes Saȃdane Afif's Five Preludes Live

Composition by Lucie Nezri 

Lucie Nezri (piano, computer), Rebecca Lane (bass flute) & Kristia Michael (voice) 

Melancholic Beat

Ugne Uma (electronics, voice)

From May to July 2026, three evenings with performances will take place alongside the exhibition Saâdane Afif. Five Preludes, directly connected to the works shown in the Hamburger Bahnhof. Afif’s works, with their diverse references to 20th-century art history, initiate a process of observation and interpretation that involves both participants and viewers. He invites artists and writers to create poetic commentaries on his works in their respective languages. These so-called “Lyrics” form the starting point for the performances: on three evenings, a selection of the “Lyrics” written for the exhibited works will be interpreted by various musicians and performers.