Concerts and performances are a central component of every Ars Electronica.
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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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#ALPHALOOP
Adelin Schweitzer (FR)
#ALPHALOOP is an innovative performance exploring the intersection of nature and technology through techno-shamanism. Inspired by Timothy Leary’s cybernetic shamanism and northern Quebec’s myths, it critiques Extended Reality (XR) technology and spirituality.
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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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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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Lauter laute Fotzen*
Missex (CO/ES), Tonica Hunter (GB/AT), DJ BANA (PS/AT), Rebekka Hochreiter (AT)
The art installation Lauter lauter Fotzen* shows vulvas* that move to the rhythm of the music. Renowned artists Missex, Tonica Hunter and DJ Bana create beats that transform these static images into organic movements. Witness the power of feminist representation in an immersive audiovisual spectacle that challenges perceptions and celebrates diversity in art and music.
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Machines Inside Me
Fabio Machiavelli (IT)
Machines Inside Me is a piece for three self-built electromechanical instruments and two performers. The instruments are equipped with automated mechanical components controlled by an Arduino processor, which has been programmed to allow the instruments to interact and assist the human performers during the performance of the piece. The electromechanical components follow their own ‘score’,…
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Organism: In Turbulence
Navid Navab (IR/CA)
Organism, designed by Navid Navab and Garnet Willis, is an investigative platform for stochastic co-patterning via turbulent processes of formation. In this solo performance centered around a robotically-prepared pipe organ, Navab improvises with Organism to explore ways in which its turbulent thresholds manifest unstable timbres.
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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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RAUMKLANG#25
Klarinettenensemble der Anton Bruckner Privatuniversität Linz, Virtuose Harfenisten, Wiener Horn Klang, Wolfgang Kreuzhuber (AT), Gerhard Raab (AT)
As the finale of the domorgelsommerlinz24, there will be a gift for all fans of the traditional RAUMKLANG on September 5, 2024: On the occasion of 25 years of Raumklang, 100 years of Mariendom, and 200 years of Anton Bruckner, the Dommusikverein Linz and the Bischof-Rudigier-Stiftung invite the public to RAUMKLANG#25. Featuring harps, horns, clarinets…
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SUPERIMPOSITION
POLISONUM (IT)
SUPERIMPOSITION is an artistic project by Polisonum that investigates the theme of listening and sonic control. The project is realized through the encounter between multiple disciplinary fields including sound, data analysis, fashion, and visual arts.
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Triangle of Sacrifice: 50 years of extraction
Sonandes (BO): Guely Morató Loredo (BO), Víctor Mazón Gardoqui (ES)
Triangle of Sacrifice is a durational installation that evolves over years, corrupted by data on lithium extraction in the Lithium Triangle. Using mathematical models of demand and historical extraction data, it simulates the corrosion of sculptures and the sound composition over the coming years. This piece bears witness to the sacrifice of this territory for…