TRÄUME – DREAMS | School performance | JUNIORS Music and film from Hungary | CLOSE UP – Contemporary music at close quarters | curated by Irene Suchy

What does a dream sound like in the cinema? And how is music created which makes what we see on the screen even more exciting? This hosted concert is all about film music, unusual instruments, and new sounds. There will be music from well-known films, but also pieces which show how film music can work entirely without a screen.

The focus is on one instrument in particular: the theremin, which is played without any physical contact and became well-known through its use in a film by Alfred Hitchcock. Its sounds seem mysterious, sometimes uncanny, sometimes as if from another world. Continuing our journey into outer space, we hear music by György Ligeti, which featured in “2001: A Space Odyssey”.

The piano duo Anton & Maite play short, playful pieces by Hungarian composers, showing that contemporary music can be inquisitive, surprising and even humorous. There is also music by Laurie Spiegel, one of the first composers of electronic music. Her sounds have been flying through space with the Voyager space probe since the 1970s.

With film excerpts, live music and short explanations, this concert invites the audience to listen closely, ask questions and discover new soundworlds. No prior knowledge is required – just plenty of curiosity.