Film programme on John Cage as part of Sounds Like Silence

To mark the 60th anniversary of the premiere of the ›silent piece‹ 4' 33" the HMKV organises a concert night around works by John Cage. The programme starts with a live performance of Imaginary Landscapes No. 4 (1951) by 24 musicians conducted by Matthias Mainz, followed by 4' 33" in Concert, a programme of pieces by John Cage and original interpretations played by a jazz ensemble composed of Matthias Mainz, Simon Rummel, Nora Krahl, Constantin Herzog and Leonhard Huhn. The evening concludes with the Williams Mix for magnetic tape (Original Version by John Cage, 1952) and the Williams Mix Extended for eight channel digital audio (2011) with Werner Dafeldecker and Valerio Tricoli.