From Tod Machover's Facebook page: Terrific performance last evening of the HYPERSTRING TRILOGY at theLUCERNE FESTIVAL. Amazing playing by hyper-soloists Mariel Roberts.Hannah Nicholas and Colin Sorgi, as well as by a large ensemble from the Lucerne Festival Academy conducted by Clement Power. Brilliant audio mixing, as always, by Ben Bloomberg, and a very nice feeling …
Pierre Boulez Day at the Lucerne Festival
The Lucerne Festival Academy Orchestra with Matthias Pintscher Terrific review of the Lucerne Festival's "Day for Pierre Boulez" celebration in the Financial Times. Tod Machover's Re-Structures for two pianos and electronics received its world premiere and was praised as "lush and playful." Seldom have all aspects of the Lucerne Festival, from its educational initiatives to its …
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Boulez Day (Photos)
From Tod Machover's Facebook page Exciting "Pierre Boulez Day" at the Lucerne Festival yesterday, including the premiere of my RE-STRUCTURES for two pianos and electronics. The KKL festival venue was full from noon till midnight, lots of Boulez masterpieces were heard, some "homages" (like mine) were launched, and everything was played brilliantly by mostly young …
Composer in residence Lucerne
Reposted from the Lucerne Festival website Contemporary music: something meant only for the “happy few”? Tod Machover provides evidence to the contrary. In his Symphony for Lucerne, which will be premiered by the LUCERNE FESTIVAL ACADEMY Orchestra, he has created a sonic portrait of the city from the sounds and noises of Lucerne – while …
“Re-structures” premieres tomorrow as part of Pierre Boulez 90th birthday celebration
Remarkable young pianists Hazel Beh and Andrew Zhou at the first rehearsal for my new piece RE-STRUCTURES - in honor of Pierre Boulez's 90th birthday - which premieres on Sunday, August 23, at the LUCERNE FESTIVAL. Very very difficult piece, but they already play the heck out of it. Come to the concert if you can; …
An Explosion in Lucerne
Tod left last night for Lucerne, where he'll be Composer in Residence for the next month at the Lucerne Festival. Here's a fun article in the Luzerner-Anzeiger newspaper:
DVD Review: Death and the Powers
The Blu-ray DVD of the Dallas Opera's simulcast production of "Death and the Powers" received a rave review from Scott Cantrell, classical music critic for the Dallas Morning News. Calling the recording "the most stunningly realized video production I’ve seen anywhere," Cantrell writes: The Dallas Opera’s presentation of Machover’s sci-fi opera Death and the Powers, …
Hyperscore in Detroit
Chantine Akiyama reports on the Opera of the Future team's visit to Detroit in July. Akito, who is an expert at our Hyperscore software, conducted a couple of Hyperscore workshops while he was there, one at the Detroit Academy of Arts and Sciences (DAAS), and another at Crescendo Detroit. We also checked in on our Hyperscore …
On Michigan Radio: How to create a symphony of Detroit
Michigan Radio's Emily Fox chats with Tod Machover about the "Symphony in D" project. You can listen here to How to create a symphony of Detroit. In the interview, Tod explains how he is working with people from all over Detroit to convey the story of the city's vibrant history and diverse communities through sound, which …
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Preparing to Capture a City Through Sound
Hi there! I’m Chantine, a (recently graduated) undergrad researcher with the Opera of the Future group in the Media Lab, giving you an update with the group with regards to the forthcoming city symphonies. Recently, Tod and Co. have been quite busy with final preparations for A Symphony for Lucerne, to be debuted September 5th, …
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