Martina Walther and the Ensemble Recherche: Alberta’s Wish Shop—Picture Book Concerts with a Wind Trio (ages 4 and up, Lirum Larum Reading Festival)

What does a rainy morning in a bustling city sound like? What does a hat that makes you feel good sound like? Or a giraffe-shaped carafe? And what rhythm does happiness have? With a cheerful ring of the doorbell, the world of Alberta Brocante and her “Wish Shop” opens up, presented in large format on the world’s largest kamishibai. On the stage of the Literaturhaus, musicians from the Ensemble Recherche and artist Martina Walther weave together images, sounds, and words into a melodious spectacle for all the senses.
Welcome to our picture book concerts, designed for the Literaturhaus’s youngest audience!
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Illustration: Martina Walther

An event as part of the Lirum Larum Reading Festival

Co-organized by: Ensemble Recherche

Supported by the Swiss Arts Council Pro Helvetia, as part of the Baden-Württemberg Foundation’s Literature Summer 2026, www.literatursommer.de

Registration for all concerts at the Lirum Larum Reading Festival: www.freiburg.de/lesefest

Date: October 17, 2026, 2:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m.
Location: Literaturhaus Freiburg, Bertoldstraße 17
Free admission

Picture Book Concert
Literaturhaus