Name: Klanglandschaften — Festival of New Music & Nature 2026
Start: 2026-07-03T00:00:00+00:00
End: 2026-07-05T00:00:00+00:00
Location: Kornspeicher Hobrechtsfelde, Katharinensee Schildow, Zühlsdorf

Klanglandschaften

About Klanglandschaften

From July 3 to 5, 2026, the Klanglandschaften Festival will transform the landscape between Hobrechtsfelde, Schildow, and Zühlsdorf into a sonic event of New Music, field recordings, land art installations, and participatory performances. The 6th edition is themed „Planetary Responsibility — Sounding Gardens“. Three days of listening walks, sonic utopias, discussions, and concerts in the Barnim Nature Park. Highlight: the final performance „bbrrmm“ with cello and repurposed agricultural machinery (chainsaw, lawnmower, scythe).

Dates 03 Jul — 05 Jul 2026

Venue Mühlenbecker Land (12065)

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Edition 2026

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Klanglandschaften Festival 2026 from July 3 to 5, 2026, in the Barnim Nature Park (Mühlenbecker Land). 6th edition themed „Planetary Responsibility — Sounding Gardens“. Three locations: Hobrechtsfelde Granary (Fri July 3, from 5 PM), Katharinensee Schildow (Sat July 4, from 2 PM), Zühlsdorf (Sun July 5, from 11 AM). Finale: „bbrrmm“ — Cello with chainsaw, lawnmower, scythe.

The 6th edition of the Klanglandschaften Festival takes place from July 3 to 5, 2026, in the Barnim Nature Park.

Theme: „Planetary Responsibility — Sounding Gardens“.

Three locations:

Hobrechtsfelde Granary (Fri July 3, from 5 PM)
Katharinensee Schildow (Sat July 4, from 2 PM)
Zühlsdorf (Sun July 5, from 11 AM)

Program focus: New Music, field recordings, land art installations, participatory performances.

Festival finale: the performance „bbrrmm“ — a concert for cello and agricultural machinery (chainsaw, lawnmower, scythe).

Highlights Klanglandschaften 2026

6th edition of the festival — established sound art series in Barnim Nature Park
Theme „Planetary Responsibility — Sounding Gardens“
Three locations: Hobrechtsfelde, Schildow, Zühlsdorf
Mexican-German collaboration on opening night
Multimedia piece „Wunde(r) Erde“
Finale „bbrrmm“ — Cello with chainsaw, lawnmower, and scythe
Listening walks and participatory workshops

Programme Klanglandschaften 2026

Friday, July 3, 2026 — Hobrechtsfelde Granary

5:00 PM — Festival opening
Mexican-German collaboration with flutes, percussion, and electronics
Listening walks through the rewetted fen

Saturday, July 4, 2026 — Katharinensee Schildow

2:00 PM — Start of performances by the lake
„Wunde(r) Erde“ — Multimedia piece on the human-nature relationship
„The River“ — interactive garden-based work (Mexico-Brandenburg)
Listening walks along the lakeshore

Sunday, July 5, 2026 — Zühlsdorf

11:00 AM — Family program
Sonic utopias and discussions
Finale: „bbrrmm“ — Cello and agricultural machinery

Prices Klanglandschaften 2026

Festival passes and day tickets available at klanglandschaften.eu — discounts available. Some listening walks are free.

Practical information

Practical information — Klanglandschaften

Getting There

S-Bahn (Suburban Train): S8 Berlin–Bernau, stop Mühlenbeck-Mönchmühle (for Hobrechtsfelde) or S-Bahn Hohen Neuendorf + Bus 893 (for Schildow). RB12 Berlin–Templin, stop Zühlsdorf (for Sunday).

Car: A10 Berliner Ring, exit Mühlenbeck or Birkenwerder.

Bicycle: highly recommended — the three locations are accessible by bike through the Barnim Nature Park.

Tickets

Festival passes and day tickets available at klanglandschaften.eu. Discounts available. Some listening walks are free.

Organizers

Friends of Barnim Nature Park & Klanglandschaften, Mühlenbecker Land.

New Music Meets Nature

The Klanglandschaften Festival is taking place for the 6th time in the Barnim Nature Park — just north of Berlin in the municipality of Mühlenbecker Land (Oberhavel district). From July 3 to 5, 2026, three locations will become spaces for sonic art experiences: Hobrechtsfelde, Schildow, and Zühlsdorf. The 2026 theme: „Planetary Responsibility — Sounding Gardens“. The focus is on the connection between New Music, field recordings, land art installations, and participatory performances with the natural environment.

Friday, July 3, 2026 — Hobrechtsfelde Granary

The festival opens at 5:00 PM in the historic Hobrechtsfelde Granary — a striking brick building on the edge of the rewetted fen. The program features a Mexican-German collaboration with flutes, percussion, and electronic music. The combination of the acoustically unique industrial space and the natural backdrop right outside makes for an impactful opening evening.

Saturday, July 4, 2026 — Schildow / Katharinensee

Saturday begins at 2:00 PM at the Katharinensee lake in Schildow. The centerpiece is the multimedia piece „Wunde(r) Erde“ (Wound/Wonder Earth), reflecting on the relationship between humans and nature, as well as the interactive garden-based work „The River“ — an instrumental dialogue between Mexican and Brandenburg landscapes. Listening walks will guide visitors along the lakeshore.

Sunday, July 5, 2026 — Zühlsdorf, Finale „bbrrmm“

Sunday in Zühlsdorf starts at 11:00 AM with family-friendly activities. The highlight and festival finale is the performance „bbrrmm“: a concert for cello and agricultural machinery — chainsaw, lawnmower, and scythe become sound bodies, entering into dialogue with the string instrument. A radical, often surprising sonic experience that challenges listening and viewing habits.

Organizers and Funding

The festival is supported by the Friends of Barnim Nature Park and organized in collaboration with local initiatives, the municipality of Mühlenbecker Land, and the Klanglandschaften artist initiative. The mix of institutional support and artistic independence allows for an experimental program that is rarely found in this form across Germany.