Wien Modern takes listening into the city
Between a former factory, a sound installation and a concert hall, listening becomes a question of place – and of the attention it demands.
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Njabulo Phungula will receive the Busoni Composition Prize, Raphaëlle Aoun the advancement award. The award sends a public signal – but its impact will only be determined afterwards: through performances, commissions and reliable opportunities to work.
READ THE BACKGROUNDBetween a former factory, a sound installation and a concert hall, listening becomes a question of place – and of the attention it demands.
→Two new works at musica viva demand different forms of collaboration from the orchestra — with familiar instruments and electronic sound.
→Morton Feldman’s piano music stretches the concert evening. The Munich festival also asks who can sustain attention for so long.
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