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Wed 19.30 h
Ovid Gallery New Chambers
Palace concert
Shuttlebus available for booking
currently sold out
Colour Play
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The spectrum of the traverso flute in works & arrangements of works
Georg Philipp Telemann
Johann Sebastian Bach
François Couperin
Arcangelo Corelli
Domenico Scarlatti
Frederick II
and others
Laura Quesada traverso flute
Asís Márquez harpsichord
Pablo FitzGerald archlute
In discovering the seven spectral colours of white light in the 18th century, Isaac Newton not only revolutionized optics but also set into motion a spirited dialogue between science and the arts: It is not easy to wrap one’s mind around how the objective laws of nature translate into the play of millions of colours that constitute subjective perception. Following her fulminant performance at the opening concert 2025, Laura Quesada has developed her own programme, pursuing the correspondence of colours, emotions, and music, with a rich palette and dramatic contrasts. Very much in accordance with the spirit of Enlightenment!
BUS Shuttlebus available
G Geistesblitz short lecture
7 p.m./ Blaue Galerie (only standing possible), not barrier-free
Dr. Kerstin Maria Pahl Historian, member of the Junge Akademie (Young Academy)
The 18th century is considered to be the century of emotion. Contemporaries from all across Europe strived to develop sensibility (sensibilité): the ability to feel beauty and to perceive the slightest of mood changes. Music, art and literature served as training grounds, where the senses were educated and refined, and tastes were developed.
A series in cooperation with the Berlin-Brandenburgischen Akademie der Wissenschaften
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