KlangART Vision
Festival for Contemporary Music in Saxony-Anhalt
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KlangART Vision — when Saxony-Anhalt becomes a stage for sound
Halle is a city of music. This has to do with Handel and Bach, with the 'Carl Maria von Weber' University of Music in neighboring Dresden, and with the festivals that take place every summer in the city on the Saale. However, Halle has long lacked a format that doesn't look to musical heritage but to the present – and the KlangART Vision festival has been filling exactly this gap since 2020. The artistic director is the composer Markus Steffen, and the International Academy of Media and Arts Halle e.V. (IAMA) is responsible for organization.
What makes KlangART Vision special: Each edition follows a motto derived from philosophy or a defining artistic figure. In 2025, it was 'The Unanswered Questions'. For 2026, the team has chosen the keyword 'Aura' – in a double sense. Walter Benjamin's concept of the aura of a work of art meets Miles Davis's album of the same name, whose 100th birthday the festival celebrates. 'The Perception of a Breath of Air' is the subtitle.
13 Concerts, Five Cities, One Federal State
KlangART Vision is not a classic festival that takes place in one location, but deliberately distributes its venues across Saxony-Anhalt: Halle (Saale) with the Georg-Friedrich-Händel-Halle and the Ulrichskirche, Magdeburg with the Gesellschaftshaus, Dessau with the Bauhaus Museum, plus Naumburg and Blankenburg. The concept: Contemporary music should not take place in a concert hall ghetto, but where Saxony-Anhalt is culturally visible anyway – between the Reformation, the Bauhaus, and the Saale-Unstrut region.
Programmatically, KlangART Vision connects three worlds: contemporary classical music (world premieres, ensembles like United Berlin), jazz-related music (Sebastian Studnitzky, soloists from the Halle scene), and experimental crossover projects. The patron is the Minister of Culture of Saxony-Anhalt, Rainer Robra.
Miles Davis as the Common Thread in 2026
The 2026 edition is unusually densely woven: from the opening concert 'In Miles Aura' on April 30th with the Staatskapelle Halle under Fabrice Bollon to the closing on July 10th, Davis references run through almost all programs. Bach meets Miles, organ meets percussion, accordion meets trumpet – the festival uses the historical connection between Saxony-Anhalt and Western musical history to break it open.
KlangART Vision — edition 2026
Artistic director Markus Steffen and the International Academy of Media and Arts have curated a program for the anniversary edition that translates Miles Davis's musical DNA into various sound bodies. The opening concert 'In Miles Aura' on April 30th brings together the Staatskapelle Halle, trumpeter Sebastian Studnitzky, and a jazz ensemble led by Fabrice Bollon – a concert that translates Davis's late work into symphonic spaces.
Another highlight: On May 8th, Bach and Davis meet in Magdeburg's Gesellschaftshaus in the program 'Schmücke Dich, o liebe Seele – Johann Sebastian Bach meets Miles Davis' with Nicolas Berndt on organ and Ivo Nitschke on percussion. Festival patron is again Minister of Culture Rainer Robra.
Programme KlangART Vision 2026
Opening — April 30, 2026, Halle (Saale)
- 7:30 PM — In Miles Aura with the Staatskapelle Halle, Sebastian Studnitzky (trumpet), Jazz Ensemble, conducted by Fabrice Bollon. Georg-Friedrich-Händel-Halle
May — Magdeburg, Halle, Dessau
- May 8, 2026, 7:30 PM — Schmücke Dich, o liebe Seele – J.S. Bach meets Miles Davis with Nicolas Berndt (organ) and Ivo Nitschke (percussion). Gesellschaftshaus Magdeburg
- Concert with Steffen Schleiermacher (piano) – works of contemporary avant-garde. Halle
- Concert with the ensemble United Berlin – world premieres with Davis references
- Accordion duo con:trust – Crossover program in Dessau (Bauhaus Museum)
June — Naumburg, Blankenburg, Halle
- Concerts in Naumburg and Blankenburg with local ensembles and soloists
- Workshop concerts and discussion formats in Halle
Closing — July 10, 2026
- Closing concert (venue and program as per festival website)
The complete program with all 13 concerts, exact times, and tickets is available at klangart-vision.de and concerti.de.
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Main Venue Halle
Georg-Friedrich-Händel-Halle, Salzgrafenplatz 1, 06108 Halle (Saale). Other venues: Ulrichskirche Halle, Gesellschaftshaus Magdeburg, Bauhaus Museum Dessau, among others.
Getting to Halle
Halle (Saale) Hbf is served by ICE trains every 30 minutes from Berlin, Munich, and Frankfurt. From the station to the Händel-Halle: 10 minutes on foot or 5 minutes by tram.
Tickets
Tickets are sold individually for each concert, via the respective venues depending on the location. Current prices and booking links on the festival website.
Getting to Magdeburg / Dessau / Naumburg / Blankenburg
All venues can be reached by regional train from Halle. The festival program will provide information on the respective transport connections.
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Where it takes place KlangART Vision
Georg-Friedrich-Händel-Halle + weitere Spielstätten
Georg-Friedrich-Händel-Halle, Salzgrafenplatz 1, 06108 Halle (Saale), 06108 Halle (Saale)