Events, Concerts, Performances

  • “Mishima” Concerto for Piano and Orchestra by Philip Glass

    “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.

  • Pianographique—The Intertwining Lands

    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.

  • Futurelab Night

    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.

  • Big Concert Night (sold out)

    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.

  • Prix Ars Electronica Award Ceremony 

    Prix Ars Electronica Award Ceremony 

    Media art, generative AI, innovation from Europe and Africa and plenty of bearers of hope – the “Prix Ars Electronica Award Ceremony” celebrates pioneers at the interface of art, technology and society. 

  • Festival Opening

    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…

  • Pre-Opening Walk

    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.