Genopførelser er kommet på dagsordenen blandt danske komponister, og i denne måned kom det to blodige operaer af Matias Vestergård til gode. Hvad er det, der gør ham så god til at skrive lige netop den slags?
Nogle ville måske have ønsket sig en blidere indgang til musikåret 2026 end en koncert med Merzbow, men koncerten understregede de ambitioner, det aarhusianske spillested Radar aktuelt arbejder med.
Air raid sirens, artillery, and everyday sounds have altered the city’s rhythm – and forced its residents to develop new ways of listening.
Luftalarmer, artilleri og hverdagslyde har ændret byens rytme – og tvunget dens indbyggere til at udvikle nye måder at lytte på.
»Crooked, meandering passages and bubbling harmonies that only just brushed against a peculiar sense of tempo.«
»Kirstine Fogh Vindelev’s discreet soundscape for the power performance Animal provides much-needed breathing room in Alexandra Moltke Johansen’s dense text.«
Gently lapping, quiveringly simple, and almost self-effacingly discreet.
»Phantom Orchestra« is a dazzling, slightly mad experiment, driven by a will to create harmony in chaos.
»ELECTRIO aim to renew 'Stabat Mater' with guitar, electronics and baroque threads, but the result is too neat, too familiar, and far too painless.«
It’s a fascinating project, but what about the music? It’s a mixed experience.
Although »From Grimsby to Milan« contains a wealth of fine detail, the journey – from Grimsby in Canada to Milan in Ohio – ultimately feels long and monotonous.
Marie Koldkjær Højlund uses art, disgust, and everyday ruptures as resistance to habits, crises, and our urge to understand everything.