Between Realities
Mahler Chamber Orchestra x Pekka Kuusisto x Henrik Oppermann
Concert Installation
© Maolina Visuals
© Geoffroy Schied
Ticket Prices
28 Euros, reduced 18 Euros
The curated concert night lasts four hours and offers a varied programme that invites visitors to experience different concert formats both analogously and virtually.
All VR installations last approx. 10 minutes, capacities are limited. The date for the visit of the VR installation „Mendelssohn Orchestra“ will be selected when booking the ticket, additional slots will be available on a first come, first served basis. Alternatively, slots can be booked for the 8th and 9th of April.
Registration for the VR slots "Future Presence I" and "Future Presence II" is possible on site from 4 pm on 10 April.
Important note
VR glasses are not recommended for children under 12 years of age.
VR glasses and controllers can affect nearby electronic devices, so people with pacemakers should only use the VR glasses after consulting a doctor. This also applies to heavily pregnant women and those with epilepsy or seizures.
An immersive concert experience situated between analogue and virtual space makes up the Mahler Chamber Orchestra’s concert project “Between Realities” on Easter Monday. Together with violinist Pekka Kuusisto and sound specialist Henrik Oppermann/Schallgeber, the orchestra explores space and sound at the interface of different levels of reality, raising questions concerning the “realism” of a performance as well as dreams, imagination and fantasy. A special focus lies on Mendelssohn Bartholdy's suite from “A Midsummer Nights Dream”, which the Mahler Chamber Orchestra performs not only live, but also for the first time in a virtual reality performance.
Over the course of a long concert night, the Mahler Chamber Orchestra presents works by composers including Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy, Charles Ives and Nico Muhly. The analogue concerts are complemented by the VR installations “Future Presence I, II & III”, which invite audiences to draw closer to the music of Mozart, Ives and Mendelssohn Bartholdy than ever before: with the aid of VR glasses and headsets, audience members can freely move around (or through/over/under) the ensemble, thereby expanding and rediscovering the process of listening.
Cast
By and with
Mahler Chamber Orchestra
Violin
Pekka Kuusisto
Concertmaster
Meesun Hong Coleman
3D Sound Sepcialist
Henrik Oppermann / Schallgeber
Biographien
The Mahler Chamber Orchestra was founded in 1997 based on the shared vision of being a free and international ensemble, dedicated to creating and sharing exceptional experiences in classical music. With 45 members spanning 20 different countries at its core, the MCO works as a nomadic collective of passionate musicians uniting for specific tours in Europe and across the world.
The orchestra is constantly on the move in search of the next musical horizon. It has, to date, performed in over 40 countries across five continents. It is governed collectively by its management team and orchestra board; decisions are made democratically with the participation of all musicians. The MCO’s sound is characterized by the chamber music style of ensemble playing among its alert and independent musical personalities. Its core repertoire, ranging from the Viennese classical and early Romantic periods to contemporary works and world premieres, reflects the MCO’s agility in crossing musical boundaries.
Finnish violinist Pekka Kuusisto is Artistic Partner with the Mahler Chamber Orchestra as well as Artistic Director of the Norwegian Chamber Orchestra and Principal Guest Conductor and Artistic Co-Director of the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra from the 23/24 season. He is also a Collaborative Partner of the San Francisco Symphony, and Artistic Best Friend of Die Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen. In the season of 22/23, Kuusisto will celebrate important debuts as a soloist, i.a. with the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra and Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra, as well as a conductor, i.a. with the Helsinki Philharmonic, Gothenburg Symphony, Philharmonia and Die Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen.
Meesun Hong Coleman’s life and education started in Spartanburg, South Carolina. One of three daughters of Korean immigrants, she received scholarships to study with Dorothy Delay and Kurt Sassmannshaus in the Cincinnati Concervatory of Music before completing a Bachelor’s degree in Music Composition from Princeton University, followed by a Masters degree from the Juilliard School. She is a passionate educator, chamber musician, and orchestral leader. Meesun Hong Coleman is professor of violin and chamber music at the Anton Bruckner University Linz as well as guest professor at the Mozarteum in Salzburg, concertmaster of the Kammerakademie Potsdam and the Haydn Philharmonie, member of the Camerata Bern, where she is a regular guest director and soloist, and Senior Artist at the Marlboro Music Festival.
Henrik Oppermann is a leading 3D sound specialist, bringing with him over 15 years experience in recording studio-quality audio on location for film, advertising, music industry clients and 3D sound installations. Oppermann has worked on over 150 VR and AR projects, capturing 3D audio in a number of challenging environments including low flying military aircrafts, formula one race cars, refugee camps, mountain peaks and concert halls around the world. An expert in his field, Oppermann has developed hardware and software audio applications as well as workflows for VR collaboration with leading sound partners, to deliver the best possible immersive sound. He is the founder and director of Schallgeber and is Head of Sound at the Sennheiser Ambeo Immersive Audio Team.
Programme
Concert
17:10
Charles Ives
„The Unanswered Question“
Nico Muhly
„Shrink“ Concerto for Violin and Strings (German Premiere)
18:10
Die kleine Überraschung
Kammermusik
19:20
Close-Up*
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy
Ouverture from „A Midsummer NIght's Dream“
20:10
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy
„A Midsummer NIght's Dream“
*In this format, a movement from Mendelssohn's A Midsummer Night's Dream is taken to pieces - and then puzzled together again. How do the individual voices sound and how does communication on stage actually work? The audience chooses which instrument combinations should play together and can thus experience the music in a completely different way. There is space on stage for 30 members of the audience between the musicians - find a hidden easter egg somewhere on the ground floor of the building and win a place very close to the musicians.
VR Installations
Studio A
„Future Presence III: Mendelssohn Orchestra“ (Premiere of VR-Experience)
Scherzo from Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy : „A Midsummer NIght's Dream“
Studio B
„Future Presence II: Ives Ensemble“
Charles Ives: “The Unanswered Question”
Studio C
„Future Presence I: Mozart Quintet“
First Movement from Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's String Quintet in G minor K 516
Saal
18:50 – 19:10
Talk with the 3D sound specialist Henrik Oppermann and MCO violinist Tim Summers on the VR installations (in English).
19:10
Meeting point at the info desk for those who found Easter egg and won a place on stage for the CLose-Up.
Registration for the VR slots takes place at the VR slot allocation in the Saal.
Credits
Funded by the German Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media, with support from experimente#digital by Aventis Foundation.
„Future Presence“ is a collaboration between the Mahler Chamber Orchestra and Henrik Oppermann/Schallgeber,
Artistic Partner for Immersive Experiences.
Radialsystem is parter of JUGENDKULTURKARTE Berlin.
More info at: www.kulturprojekte.berlin
Media partners: taz. die tageszeitung, tip Berlin, ExBerliner and Rausgegangen.
An immersive concert experience situated between analogue and virtual space makes up the Mahler Chamber Orchestra’s concert project “Between Realities” on Easter Monday. Together with violinist Pekka Kuusisto and sound specialist Henrik Oppermann/Schallgeber, the orchestra explores space and sound at the interface of different levels of reality, raising questions concerning the “realism” of a performance as well as dreams, imagination and fantasy. A special focus lies on Mendelssohn Bartholdy's suite from “A Midsummer Nights Dream”, which the Mahler Chamber Orchestra performs not only live, but also for the first time in a virtual reality performance.
Over the course of a long concert night, the Mahler Chamber Orchestra presents works by composers including Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy, Charles Ives and Nico Muhly. The analogue concerts are complemented by the VR installations “Future Presence I, II & III”, which invite audiences to draw closer to the music of Mozart, Ives and Mendelssohn Bartholdy than ever before: with the aid of VR glasses and headsets, audience members can freely move around (or through/over/under) the ensemble, thereby expanding and rediscovering the process of listening.
Cast
By and with
Mahler Chamber Orchestra
Violin
Pekka Kuusisto
Concertmaster
Meesun Hong Coleman
3D Sound Sepcialist
Henrik Oppermann / Schallgeber
Biographies
The Mahler Chamber Orchestra was founded in 1997 based on the shared vision of being a free and international ensemble, dedicated to creating and sharing exceptional experiences in classical music. With 45 members spanning 20 different countries at its core, the MCO works as a nomadic collective of passionate musicians uniting for specific tours in Europe and across the world.
The orchestra is constantly on the move in search of the next musical horizon. It has, to date, performed in over 40 countries across five continents. It is governed collectively by its management team and orchestra board; decisions are made democratically with the participation of all musicians. The MCO’s sound is characterized by the chamber music style of ensemble playing among its alert and independent musical personalities. Its core repertoire, ranging from the Viennese classical and early Romantic periods to contemporary works and world premieres, reflects the MCO’s agility in crossing musical boundaries.
Finnish violinist Pekka Kuusisto is Artistic Partner with the Mahler Chamber Orchestra as well as Artistic Director of the Norwegian Chamber Orchestra and Principal Guest Conductor and Artistic Co-Director of the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra from the 23/24 season. He is also a Collaborative Partner of the San Francisco Symphony, and Artistic Best Friend of Die Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen. In the season of 22/23, Kuusisto will celebrate important debuts as a soloist, i.a. with the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra and Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra, as well as a conductor, i.a. with the Helsinki Philharmonic, Gothenburg Symphony, Philharmonia and Die Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen.
Meesun Hong Coleman’s life and education started in Spartanburg, South Carolina. One of three daughters of Korean immigrants, she received scholarships to study with Dorothy Delay and Kurt Sassmannshaus in the Cincinnati Concervatory of Music before completing a Bachelor’s degree in Music Composition from Princeton University, followed by a Masters degree from the Juilliard School. She is a passionate educator, chamber musician, and orchestral leader. Meesun Hong Coleman is professor of violin and chamber music at the Anton Bruckner University Linz as well as guest professor at the Mozarteum in Salzburg, concertmaster of the Kammerakademie Potsdam and the Haydn Philharmonie, member of the Camerata Bern, where she is a regular guest director and soloist, and Senior Artist at the Marlboro Music Festival.
Henrik Oppermann is a leading 3D sound specialist, bringing with him over 15 years experience in recording studio-quality audio on location for film, advertising, music industry clients and 3D sound installations. Oppermann has worked on over 150 VR and AR projects, capturing 3D audio in a number of challenging environments including low flying military aircrafts, formula one race cars, refugee camps, mountain peaks and concert halls around the world. An expert in his field, Oppermann has developed hardware and software audio applications as well as workflows for VR collaboration with leading sound partners, to deliver the best possible immersive sound. He is the founder and director of Schallgeber and is Head of Sound at the Sennheiser Ambeo Immersive Audio Team.
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