Tonhain Kollektiv
© Clara Evens
Concert: Musica non grata
Friday, April 24, 2026 at 07:00 PM
presented by
Tonhain Kollektiv e.V.
Description
This program highlights Verfemte Musik—“forbidden music”—by composers whose works were banned, suppressed, or marginalized under totalitarian regimes. Gideon Klein’s String Trio, written in Theresienstadt shortly before his murder in Auschwitz, is a poignant testament to resilience under persecution. Bohuslav Martinů’s String Trio No. 2, composed in 1937 before his exile, reflects the clarity and urgency of a world on the brink. Erwin Schulhoff’s String Sextet fuses post-WWI expressionism with defiance; he later died in a concentration camp after being labeled “degenerate” for his political beliefs. Erich Wolfgang Korngold’s String Sextet, written at 19, evokes the rich musical culture soon silenced by fascism.
Program
Gideon Klein: String Trio ~13'
Bohuslav Martinů: String Trio No. 2, H. 238 (1937) ~14'
Erwin Schulhoff: String Sextet (1920-24) ~22'

Erich Wolfgang Korngold: String Sextet in D Major, Op. 10 (1916) ~22'
Artists
Tonhain Kollektiv
© Sander Stuart
Tonhain Kollektiv
Tonhain Kollektiv e.V. is a group of young, dynamic musicians who strive to reinvent the chamber music scene in Berlin. With their permanent residency at Tonhain, an intimate new concert hall in Steglitz, and their unique collective leadership structure, they aim to create an innovative center for chamber music that features Berlin-based musicians of the younger generations. In their roles as performer-organizers, they seek to build connections between their craft and a wide range of other fields. Through interdisciplinary concert formats, programming works relevant to contemporary society, and making use of the tools of the digital age while maintaining the highest artistic quality, Tonhain Kollektiv seeks to reach a younger and broader audience than the typical chamber music concert. They invite their audience to join them in exploring the many roles the arts play in society, the interconnections between music and other fields, and the unique opportunities and challenges musicians face in the 21st century.
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