The Concept
P2 Prize
Together with the Danish String Quartet, RITMO is the winner of P2 Prisen Happening of the Year from the Danish Radio for the event MusicLab Copenhagen.
Working with one of the world's best chamber ensembles, The Danish String Quartet (DSQ), a team of researchers from the University of Oslo, and several other European institutions hosted this "science concert" to understand how the mind and body are engaged in musicians and audience members in intense states of shared musical absorption.
The event combined music, science, and science communication in a novel format. The audience (local and online) experienced a high-quality concert while also being part of an experiment aimed at understanding more about the minds and bodies of expert musicians.
Hear more about the concept in the mini-documentary The Sound of Consciousness describing the artistic and scientific motivations for running this unique event.
The Concert
The concert featured pieces a variety of pieces from the last centuries:
- Ludvig van Beethoven (1770-1827): Strygekvartet nr. 16 i F-dur, opus 135
- Alfred Schnittke (1934-1998): Strygekvartet nr. 3
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- J.S. Bach (1685-1750): Contrapunctus
- Nordisk Folkemusik: Arr. Den Danske Strygekvartet
The concert was streamed live on YouTube. Below is a recording of the stream.