TELESKOPradius: Martina Berther + Max Kraft + Mary Gouldsbrough

Music meets moving images. A special concert evening celebrating the convergence of sound and visual elements.

Martina Berther

Zurich-based musician Martina Berther has been exploring new sonic territories with her electric bass for years. Using pedals, preparations, objects, and unconventional playing techniques, she transforms the instrument into a source of unexpected sounds—from raw drones and crunching noise to fragile, almost song-like moments. Her live sets are unpredictable journeys between intensity and intimacy, abstraction and groove. In addition to her solo work, Berther tours with her bands Ester Poly and AUL, composes music for film, theater, and installations, and has collaborated with singer Sophie Hunger. 

Max Kraft

Leipzig-based trumpeter and producer Max Kraft moves between ambient minimalism and melodic expressiveness, creating a musical universe that unfolds as a continuous continuum. Inspired by Indian raga music, Scandinavian traditions, and electronic music, he weaves melodic lines into ever-changing soundscapes. In recent years, he has collaborated with artists from a wide variety of musical genres, including Jan Bang, Eivind Aarset, Damian Dalla Torre, Tristan Brusch, Simon Popp, Philipp Hülsenbeck, and All diese Gewalt. 

Mary Gouldsbrough

Mary Gouldsbrough (VizBiz) is a Berlin-based visual artist who creates cinematic live performances using found footage, analog textures, and generative animation. Her works, often inspired by nature, cosmology, and transformation, create abstract worlds that exist somewhere between the microscopic and the cosmic. Rather than illustrating the music, her performances use color, rhythm, and movement to create an atmosphere that invites the audience into immersive spaces open to interpretation.

Sponsors: Cultural Affairs Office of the City of Leipzig | GVL | German Composers’ Association