Ars Electronica Center- Linz, Upper Austria 4040 Austria

 Tue 2. Sep 202521:00–21:30

Pianographique: Mishima-Suite by Philip Glass

Maki Namekawa (JP), Cori O’Lan (AT)

In 1925, one hundred years ago, the celebrated yet controversial Japanese author, actor, and director Mishima Yukio was born—one of the most emblematic figures of postwar Japanese literature. His extraordinary and at times unsettling life story was adapted into a film by Paul Schrader in 1985, with a score composed by Philip Glass. Independent of the film, the music gained its own acclaim in various instrumental forms. In 2018, at the request of Maki Namekawa, Philip Glass’s longtime musical director Michael Riesman arranged the score for solo piano.
Maki Namekawa—renowned as one of the most distinguished interpreters of Philip Glass’s compositions for piano—has released the complete repertoire on CD and will perform a suite of seven pieces from Mishima live in Deep Space 8K at the Ars Electronica Center. The concert will be accompanied by real-time digital visualizations created by Cori O’Lan.

Ars Electronica Center, Level 0, Deep Space 8K

https://ars.electronica.art/panic/en/tickets/

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