Konzert für Alle #10
Jean Sibelius
“The Tempest” – Excerpts from the incidental music to Shakespeare’s ‘The Tempest’ op. 109
Steffen Tast
Conductor
Steffen Tast - Conductor
Steffen Tast was born in 1965 in Berlin.
After studying violin at the Hochschule für Musik “Hanns Eisler” Berlin in 1987, he became a member of the Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin (RSB). In the same year, his interest in contemporary music led him to the chamber ensemble “Kammerensemble Neue Musik” Berlin (KNM).
In recent years, he has been appearing increasingly as a conductor. Initially, the focus was on working with KNM Berlin. This was followed by invitations as a conductor with the Ensemble Oriol, the Kammerakademie Potsdam, the Ensemble Modern, and the Ensemble Ascolta Stuttgart. Since 2005 he has been regularly conducting chamber orchestra concerts with members of the RSB and their orchestra academy, and also symphony concerts as part of the family- and school student concerts of the orchestra since 2014. In his home village of Klein Leppin in north-western Brandenburg, he was one of the initiators of the project “Dorf macht Oper” (“Village makes opera”) in 2005 and has since been its musical director.
Steffen Tast is involved as mentor in the orchestra academy of the RSB.
Jan Sell
Deaf actor and sign poet
Jan Sell - Deaf actor and sign poet
Jan Sell is a multi-talent who works as a state-certified sign language instructor and interpreter, as well as a stage actor, TV presenter, and sign language poet for concerts and theater productions. With his charismatic presence and keen sense for language, he captivates every audience.
He regularly collaborates with the Kammerakademie Potsdam and the Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin. As a state-certified sign language interpreter, Jan Sell is an important member of the ZFK team, where he also works as an instructor for German Sign Language.
Schüler:innen der Wilhelm-von-Türk-Schule für Gehörlose
Schüler:innen der Reinhardswald-Grundschule
Ensemble
Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin
Lilia Nentwig
Sprecherin
Adventure, an island full of dangers, a battle, victory, honour – everything a great story needs can be found in Shakespeare’s ‘The Tempest’. It becomes a special adventure when the music of Sibelius and the sign language poetry of our guest artist bring the protagonists to life. Together with the Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin, sign language poet Jan Sell takes hearing and hard-of-hearing audiences alike on a journey to discover the fate of Prospero and his daughter Miranda from a whole new perspective!
The concert format ‘Konzert für Alle’ (Concert for All) was awarded with the Innovation Prize of the German Orchestra Foundation in 2024.
The Wilhelm von Türk School is the only school in the state of Brandenburg that focuses on the needs of students with hearing impairments. It places great emphasis on individual support tailored to the strengths and needs of each individual student. Differentiated learning opportunities create a positive learning atmosphere in which students feel comfortable and can develop their full potential. In addition, the school works with the state’s special education support and counseling centers to implement quality standards for special education focused on hearing throughout the state.
Reinhardswald Elementary School (Berlin-Kreuzberg)
Class 6a consists of 7 girls and 17 boys. Karin Maibauer became their class teacher in 3rd grade. After 3 years, 3 class trips, and many excursions, the children have grown together into a real class community.
Reinhardswald Elementary School is a certified “musical elementary school” and is currently threatened with closure in January 2028 because no renovation work has been carried out for years and the building was constructed with asbestos at the time.