GrauSchumacher

Kosmos² is a total spectacle of music and video about the sound of the universe. In a concentrically constructed programme, the famous GrauSchumacher piano duo will let you hear how some of the greatest composers of the 2nd half of the 20th century evoked the music of the cosmos.

The central piece is Peter Eötvös’ thrilling Kosmos, surrounded by movements from Karlheinz Stockhausen’s Tierkreis, George Crumb’s Makrokosmos and Olivier Messiaen’s Visions de l’Amen. Each composer has interpreted the sound of the universe and given it an earthly form. A broad spectrum opens up, from growling and threatening to shimmering and magical.

Video artist Stephan Boehme connects the unusual sounds with light sculptures projected around the pianists. The production as a whole sweeps you along in a cosmic flow in which new music sounds surprisingly familiar.

Concert of the city of Leuven.

in association with Alumni KU Leuven, Academische Stichting Leuven