The Ars Electronica Festival offers unique concerts and performances in unusual locations: from events in the disused POSTCITY trainhall, such as the Big Concert Night and the Ars Electronica Nightline, to the Futurelab Night Performances in Deep Space 8K at the Ars Electronica Center.
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“Mishima” Concerto for Piano and Orchestra by Philip Glass
Filharmonie Brno (CZ), Dennis Russell Davies (US), Maki Namekawa (JP/AT)
Dennis Russell Davies and his Brno Philharmonic Orchestra will conclude the Ars Electronica Festival 2024 with Philip Glass’s “Mishima” Concerto, featuring soloist Maki Namekawa in the Train Hall of POSTCITY.
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Anthropophagic Myths, Biopiracy and Opera in the Amazon
Klaus Spiess (AT), Emanuel Gollob (AT), George Kounoupias (GB)
The vibrational needs of microbes consume the voice of a tenor, inspired by an anthropophagic myth from the Amazon. The tenor sings inside a large hollow cylinder filled with his microbiota. Vibrations from the singing are transmitted to the microbes and influenced by their needs.
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Ars Electronica Nightline
2024 the Ars Electronica Nightline focuses on innovative clubmusic from Switzerland.
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Big Concert Night (sold out)
Cello Octet Amsterdam (NL), Maki Namekawa (JP), Nick Verstand (NL)
Eight musicians and eight robots stand on stage, the human protagonists “embraced” by giant mechanical arms, forming a “robotic cocoon.” In the second part of the evening, the Cello Octet Amsterdam will perform together with pianist Maki Namekawa.
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Cello Octet Amsterdam: COCON (sold out)
Cello Octet Amsterdam (NL), Nick Verstand (NL)
Eight musicians and eight robots stand on stage, the human protagonists “embraced” by giant mechanical arms, forming a “robotic cocoon.”
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Die Domfrauen laden ein!
Domfrauen (AT)
Approximately 30 women of various professions, ages, and faiths stand at freely chosen locations throughout St. Mary’s Cathedral. During their performances, they share personal life and faith stories that have a deeper connection to that particular place in the Cathedral.
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Festival Opening
Wednesday, September 4, 2024, is not only the first day of the Festival, but also the 200th birthday of the Upper Austrian composer and organist Anton Bruckner. This is a fitting reason to hold this year’s festival opening in the Mariendom, where a team of artists, organists, computer scientists and physicists will not only perform…
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Fu(n)ga: bio-sonic listening sessions
Tiziano Derme (IT), Nadine Schütz (CH)
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Futurelab Night
Humans and avatars, immersive spaces, performances and presentations – the Futurelab Night in Deep Space 8K is an exciting trip into the future. A (free) reservation should be made sooner rather than later.
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G’sungen, g’rappt & g’stanzlt: Was Sie schon immer über Künstliche Intelligenz wissen sollten
LIT Robopsychology Lab (AT)
The Robopsychology Lab uses music to promote knowledge about AI: In a collab with singer-songwriter Blonder Engel, they released A Liadl, ans üwa KI. Together with rappers Yasmo and Flip, a hiphop track about environmental impacts of AI was produced.
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KLIMAZONE: reloaded A theatrical journey of sound
Rainer Gutternigg (AT), Manu Mitterhuber (AT)
This multi-sensory theater installation tells a tale not only about our climate or even of our climate, but seeks to make it palpable. It works with sensory understanding instead of straight play.
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Pianographique—The Intertwining Lands
Maki Namekawa (AT/JP), Dennis Russell Davies (US), Cori O’Lan (AT)
In celebration of Dennis Russell Davies’ 80th birthday, Maki Namekawa and Davies will perform Smetana’s MA VLAST cycle, accompanied by Cori O’Lans’ real-time visualisation.
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Pre-Opening Walk
Six festival locations and just as many exhibition openings, excellent research, award-winning media art, gaming, immersive art treasures, a critically lapidary NOPE – there are many good reasons to mark the pre-opening walk on your calendar.
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Silent Echoes: Dachstein
Bill Fontana (US)
In 2019, Notre-Dame, the “soul of Paris” and a symbol of European culture, burns down. The bells are spared, but remain silent for years. They silently “listen” to the bustle of the city and the sounds of the construction site. US sound artist Bill Fontana uses vibration sensors to make the bells’ harmonious response audible…
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With my body I hope
Jaskaran (IN/AT), trivium(AT), Stefan Gieber (AT), Laura Pudelek (DE), Karin Schneider (AT)
A curated evening with care-focused and participatory activities, such as massages and mindfulness sessions featuring live music, movement workshop and performance, at the Stadtoase/Hauptplatz.
