Fluid States

Program

Nico Muhly: Drones, Variations, Ornaments

Olga Neuwirth : Un posto nell’acqua

Peter Eötvös: New Psalm

John Adams: Son of Chamber Symphony

Leoš Janáček: Moravian dances (arr. Ajtony Csaba)

Featuring

MIKAMO Central European Chamber Orchestra

Igor Gross – percussion

Conducted by Ajtony Csaba

In “Fluid States”, we explore how music shapes and reshapes states of being, identity, and perception through five exciting works of varied stylistic origins, spanning contemporary visions and cultural reflections. Olga Neuwirth’s Un posto nell’acqua sets a literary and meditative tone, evoking Herman Melville’s symbolic connection between water, contemplation, and existential reflection. Nico Muhly’s Drones, Variations, Ornaments explores musical fluidity, seamlessly navigating between stability and nuanced shifts. Péter Eötvös himself referred to his piece as a ‘ritual’, where every movement and every mallet has a special role, and gestures and sound appear in absolute unity. John Adams’s vibrant Son of Chamber Symphony accelerates the pulse, evolving minimalist patterns into dynamic rhythmic dialogues of kinetic energy. Finally, Leoš Janáček’s evocative Moravian Dances, newly arranged for chamber orchestra, bridge past and present by transforming folk traditions into contemporary soundscapes. This concert invites you to experience music as a continually evolving flow of ideas, traditions, and sounds.

The MIKAMO Central European Chamber Orchestra was founded by critically acclaimed graduates of the Vienna University of Music and Performing Arts in 2007. The ensemble considers concerts Gesamtkunstwerk and regards historic music repertory as the extrapolation of new works from our time. While dedicated to living composers and the repertory of current music, MIKAMO also promotes artistic continuity in defining a Central European musical heritage by regularly performing in defining concert halls of Vienna, Bratislava, Budapest and Central Europe in general.

The concert is co-organized by the Sonus Foundation for the Support of New Music and Contemporary Performing Arts, with support from the Bundesministerium für Kunst, Kultur, öffentlicher Dienst und Sport, Stadt Wien Kultur and the National Cooperation Fund.

Tickets at the entrance

Cash only 

Normal ticket €15,-

Ö1 discount €10,-

Doors open one hour before the concert begins.