piano

Sonar Flux

Kaoru Tashiro (JP), Monocolor (AT)

A Real-Time Generative Installation Piano Performance

Dear Glenn, – Yamaha AI Project

Pianist: Francesco Tristano (LU), Flutist: Norbert Trawöger (AT), Violinist: Maria Elisabeth Köstler (AT/DE), Researcher: Akira Maezawa (JP; Yamaha Corporation)

Yamaha Corporation, together with the support of the Glenn Gould Foundation and pianists, is pursuing the development of the world’s first AI piano solution capable of analyzing and playing in the style of a human pianist while interacting with human musicians in a music ensemble. Yamaha will demonstrate the AI through a concert performance at the St. Florian monastery on September 7.

Joep Beving, Arvo Pärt, Bach-Kurtag at St.Florian

Maki Namekawa (JP), Dennis Russell Davies (AT/US)

At this year’s festival the renowned pianist Maki Namekawa will perform several pieces by different composers solo as well as together with her husband Dennis Russell Davies.

Looped Improvisation

Ali Nikrang (AT), Michael Lahner (AT)

We generated several short sequences that are played as input in a loop. As a result, the application will continue to create new outputs despite the same input.

Wiki-Piano.Net

Alexander Schubert (DE)

Wiki-Piano.Net is a composition for piano that can be co-designed by internet users. Everything that the community has made available on the website will be performed on stage. This can be not only music, but also texts, images, or other content. For the musical realization of this score, the performing pianist has piano, keyboard, and his own voice at his disposal. It is not possible to study and practice this composition in the classical sense, but it is not the masterpiece either that is in the foreground of this project. Rather, it is a matter of continuous observation and playful exploration of community behavior and internet use.