Jonas Kocher

I create music that pays particular attention to sound and listening, exploring the tension between structure and the unexpected. As an accordionist, I improvise almost exclusively, investigating sonic territories ranging from minimalism close to raw physicality. As a composer, I create pieces for ensembles and interdisciplinary performances, conceived in close connection with the places and people involved.

I am passionate about the musical flow that crosses disciplines and contexts. My work seeks to capture this movement, giving rise to ephemeral, sensitive, and poetic forms in which unpredictability plays a central role. I value the performers’ active involvement, embracing a collective and process oriented approach.

Creating thus becomes a political act: a way of proposing other modes of listening, acting, and being together. My work is rooted in reality, claiming attention as radicalism, and poetry as a space of freedom.