A Real-Time Generative Installation Piano Performance
“Innovativeness” is Kaoru Tashiro´s approach to her performances. Besides her classical recitals in various cities in Europe, she has been invited to perform at the festival of contemporary music «Ars Musica» in 2012 and in 2016 in Brussels.
Kaoru has been the dedicatee of the piano Etude “Comme l’harmonie du soir” by the Rome Prize winner, Kenji Sakai, which she will perform amongst other pieces in Deep Space 8K.
The piece “Blue in Green / Green in Blue” by Kenji Sakai is written for the victims of the Tsunami in Fukushima several years ago, when the composer heard the responses of local children to an inquiry asking: “What do you miss most?”. One reply was: “I miss the blue sea and the green field”.
The visual performance of Ouchhh reacts according to the sound and reflects qualities such as focus and attention or emotions, among other things. What if matter is nothing but notes coming out of a vibrating string? According to superstring theory, all matter in the world is made up of one thing: vibrating thin strings. These strings, which vibrate at different resonances, bring everything into existence in the known universe. Matter consists of small strings. When these strings are pulled in a certain way – just like a violin or guitar string – they create a frequency. Therefore, the pitches/notes occur. We have become aware of the existence of the little notes that these superstrings create, and we realize that the universe is a symphony, and all the physical laws of the universe fit these superstrings. Ouchhh takes inspiration from the notes that exist in the universe while micro-strings vibrate (Subatomic Particles) in real time and define the melodies created by the notes as “Matter” and symphonies of these melodies as “Universe.”
Piano solo works
- dreamSequences – Lukas Neudinger (9-10min)
- Comme l’harmonie du soir – Kenji Sakai (2min)
- A flower’s dream – Claude Ledoux (3min)
- Saveurs de Ciel – Claude Ledoux (9min)
- Blue in Green / Green in Blue – Kenji Sakai (11min)
Project Credits:
- With kind support of Klavierhaus Schimpelsberger GmbH http://www.schimpelsberger.at
