An out-of-the-ordinary experience: Beethoven’s celebrated Fifth meets the Senegalese kora.
Thu. 1.10.2026
19:30, Beethovenhalle, Great Hall
Momi Maiga & Ensemble Resonanz
- Chamber Orchestra, Cross-Genre
- Tickets
- € 39
Ensemble Resonanz © Tobias Schult 
Momi Maiga © Patrick Essex 
Riccardo Minasi © Nancy Horowitz 
Aleix Tobías © Andreu Doz 
Anselm Dalferth © Patrick Essex
Contributors
- Ensemble Resonanz
- Momi Maiga kora, vocals & composition
- Aleix Tobías percussion
- Riccardo Minasi conductor
- Anselm Dalferth concept & concert design
Programme
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, op. 67
James Tenney
»Swell Piece #3« & »A Rose Is a Rose Is a Round« from Postal Pieces
Momi Maiga
Fonyo, Kele, Mbolo & Dadje
Hawa Kassé Mady Diabaté
Tegre Toulon (excerpts)
Bryce Dessner
»Impermanence« from Impermanence
Angélica Négron
Marejada
All works (except Beethoven) in arrangements for kora, vocals and orchestra
The concert at a glance
What can I expect?
What does it sound like?
Today at the Festival Salon
Opening hours: 18:00–23:00
18:00 Happy Hour – with everything that makes you happy
19:00–20:30 Meet and Sing – with the Beethovenfest Community Music
21:30 Open Stage – with festival artists and anyone who wants to join
Description
Two concert halves, two worlds: Beethoven’s Fifth meets a mix of West African tradition with classical music, the audience meets musicians spread throughout the room. For the first time, our Fellow Momi Maiga combines his own kora and vocal pieces with the Ensemble Resonanz, as well as integrating the sparkling sound of his stringed instrument into classical and contemporary orchestral pieces.
This concert marks the conclusion of Ensemble Resonanz’s three-year series at the Beethovenfest, in which each performance explored the relevance of a Beethoven symphony to the present day.
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