Thomas Pfaffinger

Extract from @thomaspfaffinger 's set from last weeks The Womb – Primordial Soup at @openspacehannover . Don’t miss the latest installment of The Womb tomorrow, June 7th, featuring @schocomune and Thanos Sakellaridis at @garagenord in Hannover. Doors open at 20:00, with performances expected to start around 21:00. Tickets are 15 euros at the door.

Still feeling the energy from last Saturday’s premiere of Carte Blanche - a truly special night of sound, space, and light. Performing @thomaspfaffinger new work in the dark beauty of the Martinskirche, surrounded by @sinabschnitt powerful scenography, was an unforgettable experience. Can’t wait to bring this piece to life again soon! Swipe for some impressions (wonderful pics by @miguel_kirste ) - including a few close-ups I captured during rehearsal (but you wouldn’t know, would you?) #carteblanche #newmusic #thomaspfaffinger #soundart #performanceart #contemporarymusic #trumpet #trumpetsolo

Scenography for Carte Blanche by @sinabschnitt 12.04.2025 Martin Church Sindelfingen Carte Blanche is a collaboration between @simonhoefele and @thomaspfaffinger with a scenography by @sinabschnitt Concept and Composition: @thomaspfaffinger Performer: @simonhoefele Scenography: @sinabschnitt Scenography Assistant: @aehntv Set Assistant: @lasse.voss Set Assistant: @miguel_kirste Sound Technician: @innhverfur In this “Carte Blanche”, Thomas Pfaffinger and Simon Höfele interweave the boundaries between sound, performance and spatiality to create a multi-sensory experience. This concert performance for trumpet and electronics explores the multi-layered relationship between artist and audience, questioning the nature of self-reflection in the context of the performing arts. Pfaffinger’s compositional work unfolds in a captivating dialog between sound and silence, proximity and distance. The solo part, played by internationally renowned trumpet player Simon Höfele, becomes the voice of the self - sometimes gently whispering, sometimes forcefully proclaiming. Electronic soundscapes play around this acoustic self, distorting it, expanding it and thus creating a field of tension between human expression and technological manipulation. The immersive experience is completed by the scenography, developed by Sina Neumann. Light, sculptural objects and spatial design merge into a visual score that transfers the thematic essence of self-reflection into an almost physical dimension. Photo: @miguel_kirste

Carte Blanche 12.04.2025 Martin Church Sindelfingen Carte Blanche is a collaboration between @simonhoefele and @thomaspfaffinger with a scenography by @sinabschnitt Concept and Composition: @thomaspfaffinger Performer: @simonhoefele Scenography: @sinabschnitt Scenography Assistant: @aehntv Set Assistant: @lasse.voss Set Assistant: @miguel_kirste Sound Technician: @innhverfur In this “Carte Blanche”, Thomas Pfaffinger and Simon Höfele interweave the boundaries between sound, performance and spatiality to create a multi-sensory experience. This concert performance for trumpet and electronics explores the multi-layered relationship between artist and audience, questioning the nature of self-reflection in the context of the performing arts. Pfaffinger’s compositional work unfolds in a captivating dialog between sound and silence, proximity and distance. The solo part, played by internationally renowned trumpet player Simon Höfele, becomes the voice of the self - sometimes gently whispering, sometimes forcefully proclaiming. Electronic soundscapes play around this acoustic self, distorting it, expanding it and thus creating a field of tension between human expression and technological manipulation. The immersive experience is completed by the scenography, developed by Sina Neumann. Light, sculptural objects and spatial design merge into a visual score that transfers the thematic essence of self-reflection into an almost physical dimension. Photo: @miguel_kirste

We’re premiering something pretty wild this Saturday - „Carte Blanche“ is our new project full of sounds, lights, and unexpected moments. Think electroacoustic music meets live performance art. Composed by @thomaspfaffinger Staged by @sinabschnitt Saturday | 8pm | Martinskirche Sindelfingen Come hang out, be surprised, and maybe hear things you’ve never heard before. #CarteBlanche #LiveMusic #ExperimentalVibes #Electroacoustic #contemporarymusic #experimentalmusic #performance #artperformance #newmusic

Carte Blanche 12.04.2025 / 20:00 Martin Church Sindelfingen Carte Blanche is a collaboration between @simonhoefele and @thomaspfaffinger with a scenography by @sinabschnitt curated by @atelieranthrazit Concept and Composition: @thomaspfaffinger Performer: @simonhoefele Scenography: @sinabschnitt Scenography Assistant: @aehntv Set Assistant: @lasse.voss Set Assistant: @miguel_kirste Curation: @atelieranthrazit Sound Technician: @innhverfur In this “Carte Blanche”, Thomas Pfaffinger and Simon Höfele interweave the boundaries between sound, performance and spatiality to create a multi-sensory experience. This concert performance for trumpet and electronics explores the multi-layered relationship between artist and audience, questioning the nature of self-reflection in the context of the performing arts. Pfaffinger’s compositional work unfolds in a captivating dialog between sound and silence, proximity and distance. The solo part, played by internationally renowned trumpet player Simon Höfele, becomes the voice of the self - sometimes gently whispering, sometimes forcefully proclaiming. Electronic soundscapes play around this acoustic self, distorting it, expanding it and thus creating a field of tension between human expression and technological manipulation. The immersive experience is completed by the scenography, developed by Sina Neumann. Light, sculptural objects and spatial design merge into a visual score that transfers the thematic essence of self-reflection into an almost physical dimension.

Carte Blanche 12.04.2025 / 20:00 Martin Church Sindelfingen Carte Blanche is a collaboration between @simonhoefele and @thomaspfaffinger with a scenography by @sinabschnitt curated by @atelieranthrazit Concept and Composition: @thomaspfaffinger Performer: @simonhoefele Scenography: @sinabschnitt Curation: @atelieranthrazit Sound Technician: @innhverfur Photos: @simonhoefelephotography In this “Carte Blanche”, Thomas Pfaffinger and Simon Höfele interweave the boundaries between sound, performance and spatiality to create a multi-sensory experience. This concert performance for trumpet and electronics explores the multi-layered relationship between artist and audience, questioning the nature of self-reflection in the context of the performing arts. Pfaffinger’s compositional work unfolds in a captivating dialog between sound and silence, proximity and distance. The solo part, played by internationally renowned trumpet player Simon Höfele, becomes the voice of the self - sometimes gently whispering, sometimes forcefully proclaiming. Electronic soundscapes play around this acoustic self, distorting it, expanding it and thus creating a field of tension between human expression and technological manipulation. The immersive experience is completed by the scenography, developed by Sina Neumann. Light, sculptural objects and spatial design merge into a visual score that transfers the thematic essence of self-reflection into an almost physical dimension.

@parisfashionweek w/ @billyjohnbultheel for @tatras_official Artistic Direction @mehdi_dakhli Performance @billyjohnbultheel @amelie.ratle @lilicoxall @blaise.cm @thomaspfaffinger

Last Performance of The Thief‘s Journal at @galeriazedosbois Concept: @billyjohnbultheel & @m_a_r_e_s_e Composition and Choreography: @billyjohnbultheel Curation: @m_a_r_e_s_e Scenography: @andrea.belosi Sculptures: @sena.goncalo Production and Technical assistance: @andreadarsie @marcoscantdrive and team Cast: Counter tenor: @steve_katona Saxhorn: @blaise.cm Euphonium: @amelie.ratle Flute: Rebecca Lane Flute: @adamsinclaire Percussion: @alexanderiezzi Percussion: @saraneidorf Tuba: @faaaaannyyyyyyy Tuba: @thomaspfaffinger Photography: @veramarmelo

The Thief’s Journal: Songs of Decreation by @billyjohnbultheel co-curated by @m_a_r_e_s_e and @suzannewallinga , with a scenography by @andrea.belosi Songs of Decreation is the second chapter of Billy Bultheel’s The Thief’s Journal, an ongoing investigation into the reciprocally compositional relations between music, space, movement, and the body and/as instrument. Written for nine bodies, the work brings together an ensemble of musicians from classical and various subcultural backgrounds. @amsterdam.art Billy Bultheel, The Thief’s Journal: Songs of Decreation, 2024. Photos: Maarten Nauw.

Berlin Atonal 2023 The Thief’s Journal is a collaboration between artist Billy Bultheel and curator Marie-Therese Bruglacher with a scenography by Andrea Belosi. Concept: @billyjohnbultheel & @m_a_r_e_s_e Composition and Choreography: @billyjohnbultheel Curation: @m_a_r_e_s_e Scenography: @andrea.belosi Lighting Design: @mfo.light.space and @andrea.belosi Production and Technical assistance: @andreadarsie Sound Technician: Francesco Salvadori Styling: @alcaide.marcelo with custom pieces by Tanya ‘Viviana’ Abelson, @rathelwolf and @nike Styling Support: Ana Dias Cast: Counter tenor: @steve_katona Saxhorn: @blaise.cm Euphonium: @amelie.ratle Flute: Rebecca Lane Flute: @adamsinclaire Percussion: @alexanderiezzi Percussion: @saraneidorf Tuba: @faaaaannyyyyyyy Tuba: @thomaspfaffinger The thunder plates and part of the costumes are developed with the artist @tinytamagotchy for the project Unter, 2021. The Thief’s Journal is made possible through the funds of Flemish Community Commission and @berlinatonal , @nike and the support of Callie’s, Berlin and @pan__hq Special thanks to @bill_kouligas @cyrusgoberville @l_v_o__ @glass.harry Adriano Roselli and @calsbot Billy Bultheel, The Thief’s Journal, curation by Marie-Therese Bruglacher, scenography by Andrea Belosi, Atonal 2023, Photos: @frankiecasillophoto @spyressence @studiomundt

I did a short sound performance at PERFORM! Second annual performance festival @neuenationalgalerie on the occasion of @berlinartweek ADJUST, 2018 STAND, 2019 by wonderful @constantinhartenstein performed by @josmckain @marcosnacar styling @lucas_meyer_leclere curated by @lisa_botti_ @klausbiesenbach 'In his works, Constantin Hartenstein deals with bodily practice and queerness. On the one hand, he raises questions about the increasing commercialization of the queer body and, at the same time, points with a sensitive eye to the fragility of concepts of queerness'