ÖKOSYSTEME – ECOSYSTEMS

A river as a fellow performer. This hosted concert takes the Danube as its starting point for a journey of sonic discovery. Contemporary music is set alongside nature, voice, and space – audible, visible, and constantly moving. At the centre of this event lie works by the composer and researcher Pia Palme. Through video, electronics, and post-processed recordings of the natural world, she brings the Danube right into the concert hall. The river’s currents, eddies, and sounds all become part of the music, and engage in a dialogue with voice and cello.

Adding pieces by MORTON FELDMAN, MEREDITH MONK and HILDEGARD VON BINGEN, allows a multilayered soundspace to emerge, embracing meditation, play, and nature-watching. The commentary helps make contemporary music accessible and encourages the audience to pay close attention.

In cooperation with Wien Modern.

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This project is made possible with funding from the Federal Ministry for Housing, Arts, Culture, Media and Sport, the Cultural Department of the City of Vienna, and the Art Mentor Foundation Lucerne.

We thank them all for their support!