Harald Kimmig
Harald Kimmig (violin) is an improvising musician, performer and composer. His work is concerned with the exploration of sounds and forms by means of improvisation and their connections with other arts. In his music ensembles, he mainly plays improvised music. The cosmos of sounds that he creates on his violin is impressive. In a virtuoso manner, he combines sounds produced on the instrument with conventional violin playing. Over the years, he has developed a unique, unmistakable style.
In the past, he has worked with Peter Kowald, Cecil Taylor, John Tchicai and Steve Lacy, among others. In addition to solo programmes, he can currently be heard in the Trio Kimmig-Studer-Zimmerlin, in the Trio KHW (with Sascha Henkel, guitar, and Christian Weber, double bass), in a duo with eriKm (electronics), in a duo with Ephraim Wegner (electronics), Lilo Stahl (dance) and others.among others. For his performance Interface he received the Dance and Theatre Prize of the State of Baden-Württemberg and the City of Stuttgart in 2019.
Numerous CD and radio productions.
Musicians and performers in
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