The Musical Planetarium Connects Concert and Science in Karlsruhe
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When Music and Planets Merge into a Cosmic Experience
On October 27, 2026, the University of Music Karlsruhe invites you to a special evening between concert and science. The musical planetarium connects works by Gustav Holst, Ludwig van Beethoven, Claude Debussy, Marcel Tournier, Franz Schubert, Toru Takemitsu, and Veronika Reutz Drobnić with current insights into planetary research.
Soundscapes between Earth, Moon, and Mars
In the Velte Hall, musical fantasy meets scientific precision. The students of the University of Music Karlsruhe create a program that connects different sound languages and epochs: from Beethoven's classical dramaturgy to Debussy's colorful harmonics to the open sound spaces of contemporary music.
Particularly appealing is the look at Gustav Holst's orchestral suite The Planets. Holst left out Earth in his seven-part work and oriented himself more towards astrological character depictions than astronomical findings. Mars appears as the bringer of war, Mercury as the winged messenger. The concert evening takes up this connection of celestial bodies, symbolism, and music and leads it into a contemporary perspective.
Science Meets Stage Performance
A central component of the evening is the scientific lecture Mars, Earth, Moon: Looking into Planets by Dr. Simon Stähler from the Earth and Planetary Sciences Department at ETH Zurich. The scientific context expands the concert experience by geological and astronomical perspectives.
The idea and concept come from Prof. Maria Stange. The program is complemented by contemporary music, including the world premiere of a piece by Veronika Reutz Drobnić for small instruments, toy piano, and recorder. Thus, a finely tuned connection of orchestration, chamber music detail work, synchronization, and concentrated stage performance arises.
Live Atmosphere in the Velte Hall
The Velte Hall of the University of Music Karlsruhe provides the perfect setting for this dialogical evening. In the direct concert experience, it becomes audible how musical motifs, sound colors, and scientific thoughts correspond with each other. The audience's mood oscillates between tense attention, sonic discovery, and amazement at the dimensions of our planetary system.
An Evening for Music Fans and Star Gazers
The musical planetarium is aimed at everyone who wants to experience classical music, contemporary composition, and scientific themes in an unusual dramaturgy. Instead of a conventional concert sequence, the audience can expect an interdisciplinary evening that opens the view from the sheet music stand to outer space.
Those who want to not only hear music but also contextualize it within larger connections will experience an extraordinary concert evening in Karlsruhe on October 27, 2026. Admission is free – a good reason to make your way to the Velte Hall early and experience this interplay of sound, knowledge, and cosmic imagination live.
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