Saturday, 7.9.2024, from 20:30 Linz Cloud of sounds 24

Eight pioneers and their visions, their research, their expertise, their thirst for discovery and their courage are at the centre of PIONEERS 52 Hz, Linzer Klangwolke 24, presented by Sparkasse OÖ and LINZ AG. Just like the pioneers, who were often ridiculed in the beginning for their ideas, their urge to explore and their questioning of the status quo, today it is the visionaries who open up new paths and teach us time and again how important it is not to rule out the seemingly impossible. Let's embark together on a fantastic journey of discovery, starting in the depths of the ocean and ending in distant galaxies, in which oversized figures by the Catalan artist group La Fura dels Baus come to life. Why outer space? Gustav Holst's world-famous orchestral suite The Planets, paired with a sound design by La Fura developed especially for Linzer Klangwolke 24, provides the musical basis for this year's production. Holst's The Planets is one of the very few compositions to be influenced by astrology. Why to the depths of the oceans? Let's get involved in the mystery of where the inexplicable sounds of "the loneliest whale in the world" or, in other words, the frequency 52 Hz, which is present as an ocean echo in many research projects, come from and experience the spectacular 45th Linzer Klangwolke 24 together with a unique sound and light show and fascinating video projections under the title PIONEERS 52 Hz.