Christoph Dell is a German, Berlin-based vibes player, experimental composer, musical conceptualist, educator, and the edition niehler werf label owner. His work redefines the intersection between open and closed-form music, and he is known for his long-standing trio with Danish double bass player Jonas Westergaard and German drummer Christian Lillinger. He is also an architect and urban design theorist who focuses on changing how urban space is conceptualised in architecture and urban design today.
Das Arbeitende Konzert/ The Working Concert Revision IX continues Dell’s series of conceptual works that blend elements of experimental and contemporary composition with rhythmic innovation. It was composed for a chamber septet featuring flutist Evelin Degen, harpist Kathrin Pechlof, violinist Anna Neubert, cellist Elisabeth Coudoux, who has played in Revision IV-V), clarinettist Stefan Karl Schmid, trumpeter Pascal Klewer, and Dell on
