January 30 → 19:00

Rachmaninoff Hall, Conservatory

Opening Concert “Dark Matter”

Tickets

About the concert ↷

19:00 — Biomechanics.Talks: a public talk with the creators and guests of the Biomechanics festival
Moderator — Irina Sevastyanova

20:00 — Concert “Dark Matter”

Program ↷

Nikolai Popov “Dark Matter” for two double basses, motors, robots, Disklavier, and electronics — world premiere

Dariya Maminova “Melchior” for two performers on synthesizers with vocal samples — Russian premiere

Malte Giesen “Trio” (with remixed surface of Beethoven) for string trio and electronics — Russian premiere

Pyotr Aidu “At First I Saw No One” for electroacoustic string quartet and reader — world premiere

Raphaël Cendo “Berlin Toccata” for string quartet, keyboards, and electronics — Russian premiere

!!! The concert may feature sudden loud sounds and flashing lights. Be careful if you are sensitive to sensory overload !!!

Performers ↷

Vacuum String Quartet:
Gleb Khokhlov (violin)
Alexander Malomozhnov (violin)
Emil Salaridze (viola)
Yulia Migunova (cello)

CEAM Artists Platform
Ilya Kovalsky (computer music technician)
Ilnur Gabidullin (sound engineer)
Anton Bushinsky (sound engineer)
Pavel Surkov (sound engineer)
Igor Pavlov (lighting)
Svetlana Zheleznova (lighting)
Alexander Bedin (video artist)
Feodosiya Mironova (keyboards)
Katerina Melik-Ovsepyan (keyboards)
Grigory Krotenko (reader)

Robots by Applied Robotics
Dmitry Masaidov and Svetlana Zheleznova (robot choreographers)
Alexander Bedin, Vasily Yolshin, Oleg Makarov (engineers)