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freemahler @ Kulturstall, Gutshof Schloss Britz | BERLIN

Ab 16.00 Uhr

15.11.2026

Herbstklänge im Kiez

explore Berlin: Neukölln

Our journey continues, into the city’s historic southern district. On 14 November at 7 pm and on 15 November at 4 pm, ‘explore Berlin’ will be performing at the ‘Kulturstall’ on the idyllic Schloss Britz estate. Against this historic backdrop, we will be presenting the visionary programme ‘freemahler – what the earth tells us’. Gustav Mahler created an immortal tribute to the beauty and unbridled power of nature in his symphonies. Today, in the face of climate change, this music takes on an urgent, almost painful relevance. Fifteen musicians bring Mahler’s melodies to the stage with improvisational ease, only to contrast them in the very next moment with soundscapes of transience and destruction. Through the recompositions of various works, a multi-layered reflection of our contemporary world at the cusp of time emerges. ‘freemahler’ at Britz Castle is an intense, accessible experience that stirs the soul, provokes thought and utilises music as a powerful tool for social change.

photo: Bernd Schölzchen/Kasseler Musiktage

TICKET CATEGORIES

Stegreif’s approach is to make our concerts as accessible as we can afford to make them. To ensure that eligibility for a discount is not tied to a specific document, we offer our heavily discounted tickets on the basis of our visitors’ ‘self-assessment’. For those who wish to actively support this principle of solidarity, we offer our ‘support ticket<3 Thank you very much for your support!

Where?

Schloss Britz
Alt-Britz 81-89
12359 Berlin

Tickets

15€ reduced
25€ regular
35€ Support Ticket

20€ Early-Bird

TEAM

muscial lead
Tadashi Fork

project lead
Lea Hladka

light design
Arnaud Poumarat

ABOUT: freemahler - what the earth tells us

More than a hundred years ago, Gustav Mahler vividly described the beauty of nature through his music - a beauty that, in another hundred years, is at risk of being lost to drastic changes induced by man-made climate change.

The Stegreif Orchestra presents Mahler's melodies from Symphonies Nos. 1, 3 and 10, the Song of the Earth and the Wunderhorn songs, among others, with an improvisational lightness. As with Mahler, this lightness is juxtaposed with aspects of transience and destruction. Four composition teams with different musical languages were commissioned to each arrange one movement for this work. The programme is not based on a single classical work, but contains references to different works by Gustav Mahler, which are, however, united by the common theme of nature. The result is a multifaceted reflection of Mahler's musical world with contemporary themes.

freemahler Trailer | Stegreif YouTube-Kanal

Climate change affects the existence of all humans, as well as their health and nutrition. It permanently destroys farms, causes droughts and drives mass extinction. Scientists all over the world are dealing with the causes and consequences of climate change - solutions are being developed, with international initiatives drawing attention to them. With this programme, we as artists are asking ourselves: how can we, through music, make our contribution to encouraging critical thinking, shaking things up and stimulating a change in consciousness?

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freemahler - what the earth tells us

A chamber music program of the Stegreif Orchestra. Five compositions based on different melodies related to nature from Gustav Mahler's work as a reflection on the state of our world.

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Förder*innen

The freemahler double concert at the Schloss Britz is part of the ‘Zusammen.Klang’ project and is supported by the LOTTO Foundation Berlin ant the HFK Foundation Dresden.