Introduction to the work Tzimtzum by composer Sarah Nemtsov

In November 2023, Sarah Nemtsov’s tetralogy Tzimtzum premiered. It is an approach to the spiritual world of Kabbalah.

‘Tzimtzum’ is God’s self-contraction from his own centre. The creation of a mystical cavity made the existence of the universe possible in the first place.

Nemtsov’s tetralogy is a compositional exploration of this phenomenon.

Introduction to the work as part of the Cooperativa Neue Musik e.V. Jour fixe.

Monday, 1 December 2025, 8 p.m., Capella hospitalis

Photo: Camille Blake