Events

6
October 2023

ARTikulationen 2023

This presentation marks the final step of Jessica's doctoral research: As part of the ARTikulationen Symposium at the University of Music and Performing Arts…

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28
September 2023
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October 2023

steirischerherbst’23

Opera: Das Erdbeben in Chili @ steirischerherbst'23 A contemporary folk opera based on Heinrich von Kleist's novella "The Earthquake in Chili", written in 1806.…

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28
April 2023

Encounters

A participatory performance exploring the interpersonal through choreo-musical interventions. Production: Duo Karuna (Jessica Kaiser, guitar, and Johanna Ruppert, violin), in collaboration with Christina Lederhaas and Liz Waterhouse 28.04.2023,…

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30
March 2023
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April 2023

EPARM Conference 2023

Jessica will present her artistic research with a paper titled "Exploring Musical Togetherness" as part of her dissertation on interplay in duo settings at…

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4
February 2023

Encounters

A participatory performance exploring the interpersonal through choreo-musical interventions. Production: Duo Karuna (Jessica Kaiser, guitar, and Johanna Ruppert, violin), in collaboration with Christina Lederhaas…

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11
August 2022
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27
August 2022

Das Erdbeben in Chili | OPERA

New folk opera after Heinrich v. Kleist by Elisabeth Harnik. A production by Griessner Stadl.

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July 2022
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3
July 2022

SAR Conference 2022

The 13th SAR International Conference on Artistic Research will take place from 30th of June until 3rd of July, 2022, for the first time…

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30
June 2022

Performance Studies Network Conference 2022

Together with Prof. Stefan Östersjö (Pitea School of Music) and Prof. David Gorton (RAM), Jessica will present a research paper titled "Negotiations Towards a…

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2
October 2021

Gezeitenkonzerte

Duo Karuna will be performing at the festival Ostfriesland. Their program Songs and Dances features works by Bartok, de Falla, Piazzolla and others. Read more…

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1
October 2021

Gezeitenkonzerte

Duo Karuna will be performing at the festival Ostfriesland. Their program Songs and Dances features works by Bartok, de Falla, Piazzolla and others. Read more…

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Jessica teaching at Rotenburger Gitarrenwoche 2018
31
July 2021
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8
August 2021

Rotenburger Gitarrenwoche

Jessica is giving masterclasses at 2021. For more info on this uniquely intimate and charming festival, as well as for registration, please visit the…

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10
February 2021

SONify! Festival 2021

Jessica is co-organising as well as performing at the SONify! Festival of Music and Artistic Research at the University of the Arts, Graz. Her…

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14
September 2020

Duo Recital

Duo Karuna performing their program Songs and Dances on the beautiful island of Norderney, as part of the new festival powered by the Orchester im…

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Jessica teaching at Rotenburger Gitarrenwoche 2018
25
July 2020
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2
August 2020

Masterclass

!!!CANCELED!!! Jessica is giving masterclasses at Rotenburger Gitarrenwoche 2020. Open to all levels. For more info and registration, please visit the website of Rotenburger…

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2
July 2020
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5
July 2020

Conference Presentation

!!!POSTPONED TO 2021!!! David Gorton (RAM London, composition), Stefan Östersjö (Piteå School of Music, guitar) and Jessica present their artistic research on Ensemble Empathy…

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6
June 2020

impuls MinuteConcerts

!!!CANCELED!!! Jessica Kaiser and Gobi Drab perform the piece Alp for guitar and bass recorder from the opera Theatre of Dawn by Maurizio Pisati. Visit…

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22
May 2020
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24
May 2020

SONify! Festival

!!!POSTPONED!!! Jessica is co-organising as well as performing at the Festival of Music and Artistic Research "SONify!" at the University of the Arts, Graz.…

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18
April 2020

Duo Recital

!!!Postponed to December 2020!!! Duo Karuna (Johanna Ruppert, Violin / Jessica Kaiser, Guitar) is performing at the festival Gezeitenkonzerte Ostfriesland. Details t.b.a.!

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17
April 2020

Duo Recital

!!!Postponed to December 2020!!! Duo Karuna (Johanna Ruppert, Violin / Jessica Kaiser, Guitar) is performing at the festival Gezeitenkonzerte Ostfriesland. Details t.b.a.!

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25
March 2020
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28
March 2020

Performance

!!!Canceled!!! Duo Karuna performs at the 11th SAR International Conference on Artistic Research in Bergen, Norway. With the general theme of the conference being…

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15
February 2020

Berlin Dialogues

Duo Karuna (Johanna Ruppert, violin and Jessica Kaiser, guitar) will be premiering the piece Équilibre by Julia Kadel at 2020, which is the kick-off event…

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Gewandhaus Leipzig
4
February 2020

Double Concerto

Charity concert for the Elternhilfe für krebskranke Kinder Leipzig e.V. with Astor Piazzolla's double concerto at the stunning Gewandhaus Leipzig. Felix Bender - conductor…

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Gent, Belgium
27
November 2019
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29
November 2019

Duo Performance

Jessica will premiere the piece Charon by composer David Gorton (RAM London) together with Swedish guitarist Stefan Östersjö at Tinnenpot theatre. Stay tuned!

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14
November 2019

Duo Recital

Duo Karuna (Johanna Ruppert, violin and Jessica Kaiser, guitar) will perform at Musik in den Häusern der Stadt. More details coming soon!

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2
October 2019
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5
October 2019

ARTikulationen

As part of her doctoral studies at the Artistic Doctoral School of the University of Music and Performing Arts Graz, Jessica will present her…

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9
September 2019

Duo Recital

Duo Karuna (Johanna Ruppert, violin and Jessica Kaiser, guitar) will perform at Junge Bühne at the Beethoven Festival Bonn. More details coming soon!

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1
September 2019

Akademia Gitary Festival

Duo Karuna (Johanna Ruppert, violin & Jessica Kaisers, guitar) will perform an open air concert in Pleszew for the 12th edition of Akademia Guitar…

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30
August 2019

Akademia Gitary Festival

Duo Karuna (Johanna Ruppert, violin & Jessica Kaisers, guitar) will perform at Palac Jankowice for the 12th edition of Akademia Guitar Festival in Poland.…

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13
July 2019

Solo Recital

Jessica will perform a recital at Gitarrentage Vaihingen an der Enz - Summer Special Edition 2019. More details: Vaihinger Kulturmomente

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13
June 2019
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16
June 2019

Festival Focus Gitarre

Vom 13.-16. Juni 2019 wird im wunderbaren und frisch renovierten Schloss zu Friedberg (Bayern) das erste Friedberger Gitarrenfestival "Focus Gitarre" stattfinden. Veranstaltet wird das Event…

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8
June 2019

Duo Recital

Open Air concert with Duo Karuna playing works by Bartok, Ravel, Piazzolla and others at Gleis 44. The concert starts at 8 p.m..

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1
June 2019

Duo Recital

Promoted by Bergedorfer Musiktage, Duo Karuna (Johanna Ruppert, Violin / Jessica Kaiser, Guitar) will perform a concert at HafenCity Hamburg. Details t.b.a.!

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27
April 2019

Duo Recital

Duo Karuna (Johanna Ruppert, Violin / Jessica Kaiser, Guitar) at Hummers Kultursalon in Soßmar. Details t.b.a..

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18
April 2019

Duo Recital

Duo Karuna (Johanna Ruppert, Violin / Jessica Kaiser, Guitar) at TONALi Saal Hamburg. More info on this special location here.  

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23
March 2019

Concert

Duo with cellist Friederike Arnholdt at the festival Gezeitenkonzerte in East Frisia. Works by R. Bellafronte, P. I. Tschaikowsky, E.-S. Tüür and others.  

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22
March 2019

Concert

Duo with cellist Friederike Arnholdt at the festival Gezeitenkonzerte in East Frisia. Works by R. Bellafronte, P. I. Tschaikowsky, E.-S. Tüür and others.  

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16
March 2019

Solo Recital

! Change of Date ! Concert at Internationales Gitarrenfestival Deggendorf, sharing the stage with Eliot Fisk.

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15
February 2019
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10
March 2019

Residency

LOVE MATTERS… On the Significance of Love in the Arts, Philosophy and Contemporary Forms of Life In co-operation with the University of Music and…

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15
December 2018

Duo Recital

Duo Karuna (Johanna Ruppert, Violin / Jessica Kaiser, Guitar) is performing the Königsberger Gitarrenkonzert 2018. Their program Songs and Dances for violin and guitar…

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4
October 2018
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7
October 2018

ARTikulationen

As part of her doctoral studies at the Artistic Doctoral School of the University of Music and Performing Arts Graz, Jessica will participate in…

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30
September 2018

Duo Recital

Jessica and Jakob will perform an exclusive recital at Neue Galerie im Höhmannhaus on the occasion of a patron's birthday. Concert starts at 11:30.…

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21
September 2018

China Tour

KAISER SCHMIDT Guitar Duo is touring through China, performing several concerts in cities such as Ji-Ning, Hai-An, Haerbin and Mudanjiang. Sep 21st: Mudanjiang Grand…

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16
September 2018

China Tour

KAISER SCHMIDT Guitar Duo is going to be touring through China, performing several concerts in cities such as Ji-Ning, Hai-An, Haerbin and Mudanjiang. Sep…

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15
September 2018

China Tour

KAISER SCHMIDT Guitar Duo is touring through China, performing several concerts in cities such as Ji-Ning, Hai-An, Haerbin and Mudanjiang. Sep 15th: Hai-An Grand…

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September 2018

China Tour

KAISER SCHMIDT Guitar Duo is going to be touring through China, performing several concerts in cities such as Ji-Ning, Hai-An, Haerbin and Mudanjiang. Sep…

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1
August 2018

Solo Recital

Jessica will perform at the festival Rotenburger Gitarrenwoche. Her concert program will include works by Sofia Gubaidulina and other female composers.

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19
July 2018

Duo Recital

Duo Karuna is performing at the Chemnitzer Parksommer. Their program Songs and Dances for violin and guitar includes works by Bela Bartok, Atanas Ourkouzounov,…

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26
May 2018

Concert

Duo with cellist Friederike Arnholdt at the festival Gezeitenkonzerte. The concert will take place at Steinhaus Bunderhee. Works by R. Bellafronte, P. I. Tschaikowsky,…

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25
May 2018

Concert

Duo with cellist Friederike Arnholdt at the festival Gezeitenkonzerte. Works by R. Bellafronte, P. I. Tschaikowsky, E.-S. Tüür and others. See Program Booklet for…

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18
May 2018

Duo Recital

KAISER SCHMIDT Guitar Duo is going to be part of the festival "Dedilhar". Jessica and Jakob will be holding masterclasses and perform a concert…

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11
May 2018

Duo Recital

An evening of music and literature at the Kunstarbeit-Hof Private event, more info and details upon request.

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16
April 2018

Concert

Noches en los jardines de Espana Opening concert of International Guitar Week Graz. Jessica will perform Collectici Intim by Vicente Asencio. Featuring Guilia Ballaré,…

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Jessica Kaiser playing guitar
14
April 2018

Solo Recital

Concert presented by the Music School of the city of Landshut. Music from Spain with works by I. Albeniz, V. Asencio, J. Turina and…

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12
April 2018

Solo Recital

Presentation of the culture award of Kulturverein Füstenfeld. Works by I. Albeniz, J. Turina and J. Rodrigo.

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7
December 2017

Duo Recital

Duo Karuna is performing at the VIII international chamber music festival "Fundación Monteleón". Their program Songs and Dances for violin and guitar includes works…

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19
November 2017
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28
November 2017

Ecuador Tour

Jessica will be part of the IX Festival International Guitarrea Garza Roja. She will be holding masterclasses and perform two concerts including works by…

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29
August 2017

Concert

o for Cello and Wind Orchestra by Friedrich Gulda. Nassir Heidarian-Rasty, Conductor. Friedrich Kleinhapl, Cello.

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16
June 2017

Solo Recital

Have a glass of spanish wine and enjoy a touch of iberian summer with works by Albeniz, Rodrigo, de Falla, Asencio u.a. event promoted…

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7
May 2017

Children’s concert

"Mit Indianern in die Prärie" Special concert format for children from 4-8 years. Click here for more information about dates and venues.

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28
April 2017

Concert

o for Cello and Wind Orchestra by Friedrich Gulda. Nassir Heidarian-Rasty, Conductor. T.B.A., Cello.

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22
April 2017

Duo Recital

KAISER SCHMIDT Guitar Duo at punkt5 in the beautiful castle of Bissingen. Works by Bach, Granados, Faure, Bogdanovic & Piazzolla.

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19
March 2017

Solo Recital

Sharing the stage of the "Kellertheater" with Costa Rican guitarist Carlos Castro. Works by Aguado, Turina, Rodrigo and others.

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5
March 2017

Duo Recital

Duo Karuna performs the closing concert of Segovia Guitar Week, presented by Segovia Guitar Academy. Works by Bartok, Novak and Piazzolla.

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5
February 2017

Duo Recital

KAISER SCHMIDT Guitar Duo will play the opening concert of the "Mozartfeschtle". Works by de Lhoyer, Mozart, Bogdanovic and others.

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15
January 2017

CD Release

KAISER SCHMIDT Guitar Duo celebrates their Debut Record Release! Works by Granados, Bogdanovic, Faure & Piazzolla.

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