In cooperation with the Kiezsalon, Poets’ Corner invites two musicians to play the soundtrack to the works of their favourite poets. The simultaneity of language and music creates a poetic polyphony that also emphasises the strength and dynamics of artistic synergies. This collaboration also points to a shared nomadic approach of both event series: like Poets’ Corner, Kiezsalon is a travelling format that moves through Berlin’s districts – always in search of unusual places and new encounters.
Poets’ Corner traditionally takes place before the Poesiefestival Berlin and provides insights into Berlin’s poetic landscape in readings and interdisciplinary dialogue formats. Whether in a studio in Schöneberg, a club in Mitte, a library in Marzahn or in the courtyard of the Brotfabrik: poets perform, read and open up temporarily new places for poetry.
Elena Kakaliagou is a Greek-Austrian french-horn player and performer living in Berlin. Αfter her studies in classical music in Greece, Austria and Finnland, and inspired by new, folk and experimental music, Elena developed her own language on the french-horn; lyrical and mellow, angry as a wild animal or a stormy sea, calm as the wind or the soft rain. Elena can be heard on more than 20 musical albums, most notably her releases with her duo Nabelose, her trio Zinc and Copper, among many other solo projects and interdisciplinary collaborations.
Viola da Gamba player Liam Byrne performed with early music ensembles such as Phantasm, Concordia, and Fretwork. Later, he collaborated beyond the Baroque with artists like Valgeir Sigurdsson, Mara Carlyle, Martin Hayes, Cleek Schrey. He has also created sound installations for the Victoria & Albert Museum, Southbank Centre, and in collaboration with kinetic sculptor Harrison Pearce.
Liam is a member of the Icelandic artist collective and record label Bedroom Community, with which he’s released several recordings including his debut solo album “Concrete” in 2019. In April 2024, he was awarded the prestigious Glenn Gould Bach Fellowship by the Philip Loubser Foundation and City of Weimar.
