So 08.11.2026, 18:00 Uhr

Listening Session #3: Microtonal Flowers

Composed and improvised music in Bohlen–Pierce tuning. Dong Zhou: found violin, objects & electronics; Elena Khurgina: harpsichord & sensors. -- Listening Session #3: Microtonal Flowers An evening of microtonal music: new compositions and free improvisation. Performers: Dong Zhou: found violin, electronics Elena Khurgina: Bohlen–Pierce harpsichord, IMU sensors This Listening Session explores the unusual sound world of the Bohlen–Pierce scale, a 13-step, non-octave tuning system based on the tritave (3:1 frequency ratio), with a particular emphasis on odd-numbered frequency ratios. The programme features Prooemium praeter rem by Yuri Akbalkan, a composition for Bohlen–Pierce harpsichord, IMU sensors and electronics. We will also premiere Dancable Bohlen-Pierce Music, for Shimo, a new composition by Manfred Stahnke for violin and harpsichord, written especially for this concert, alongside improvised music for found violin and electronics. Practical Information Free admission · Registration required Donations are very welcome! Doors open: 18:00–18:15 Studio HPSCHD is located in a private building without public access. We will meet our guests downstairs at the entrance and bring everyone up to the studio. Please arrive between 18:00 and 18:15. If you have registered but are running late, please send us a DM on Instagram (@studio_hpschd), as we will be checking our messages around the start of the concert. Listening Sessions #3, #4 and #5 at Studio HPSCHD are funded by Verband für aktuelle Musik Hamburg (VAMH).