RundfunkchorLounge 26/27 »Clean Water and Dirty Business«

The Battle for Blue Gold

Everyone needs water. Access to clean drinking water is a fundamental human right – yet more than 800 million people around the world do still not have access to it. And because water is such a vital resource, it has also become a highly profitable one, often entangled in murky and controversial business practices. The first RundfunkchorLounge of the 2026/27 season sets out to explore the role of water in today’s economic and political landscape.

Water, Words and Choir at Heimathafen Neukölln

Stepping beyond the concert hall and into the heart of society, the Rundfunkchor Berlin welcomes you to Heimathafen Neukölln – because music and politics are inseparable. Curated by Chief Conductor Gijs Leenaars, the musical programme revolves around the theme of water, complemented by discussions with invited experts. The repertoire includes works such as Brahms’s setting of »Es rinnen die Wasser Tag und Nacht«. After the main programme, you are warmly invited to stay on, unwind at the Heimathafen bar, and round off the evening with relaxed lounge music.