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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Program on Saturday, November 15<\/strong><\/p>\n

11 am <\/em><\/span>Lecture and workshop with John Mortensen<\/strong> \/ Open Stage for young improvisers<\/p>\n

John Mortensen will give an informal lecture on the art of historical improvisation, interspersed with his own improvisations. He will then welcome music students to an improvisation workshop on the piano. <\/em><\/p>\n

Applications with artistic CV to bewerbung@villa-seligmann.de <\/a> <\/span><\/p>\n

7 p.m.<\/em><\/span> “Vision: near, far, and imaginary” – concert with piano improvisations by Noam Sivan<\/strong><\/p>\n

Can musical improvisation inspire us to see things differently?<\/em>
\nThe magic of the unpredictable unfolds in Noam Sivan’s concert: From familiar sounds, surprising twists and turns and new meanings emerge in free improvisation. A special moment – playing blindfolded – reveals a deeper dimension of musical intuition. <\/em><\/p>\n

8 p.m.<\/em><\/span> “Piano Battle” with Georg Thoma<\/strong> and Jean-Baptiste Doulcet<\/strong><\/p>\n

10 pm<\/span><\/em> “Orphic Hymns” – A sensual sound meditation with electronic sounds by Damian Marhulets<\/strong><\/p>\n

In an intimate atmosphere and softly dimmed lighting, the sense of sight is allowed to rest – and the electronic sounds fill the room.<\/em>
\nWith his Orphic Hymns, multimedia artist and composer Damian Marhulets creates improvised sound meditations that lead inwards and widen the view – towards the infinity of being.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Artists<\/h4>\r\n
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\nNikolaj Lund<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Jean-Baptiste Doulcet<\/strong>
\nJean-Baptiste Doulcet was born in Paris in 1992 and is a pianist, improviser and composer. He has won prizes at numerous international competitions, including the Piano Nordic Competition. Alongside Alexandre Kantorow and R\u00e9mi Geniet, he is regarded as one of the rising stars of the French piano and released his first CD with works by Beethoven, Schumann and his own improvisations on themes from the public. His second album (Schumann and Liszt) was released in 2022 on the Mirare label. Jean-Baptiste is a versatile artist, known for his musical personality both as a soloist and as a chamber musician, but also for his improvisational concerts. As a composer, he has written more than twenty works for solo instruments, chamber music or larger ensembles. <\/p>\n

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\n\u00a9 Sebastian Madej<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Damian Marhulets <\/strong>
\nDamian Marhulets was born in Minsk in 1980 and was accepted to the renowned Minsk Academy of Music at the age of 6. In his early childhood he won prizes at numerous important international music competitions. His musical career took a new turn in 2000 when he moved to Germany. Following his artistic curiosity, he soon immersed himself in the underground scene of experimental music. He is known for his unconventional graphic and interactive digital scores as well as immersive musical experiences in virtual spaces. With a background equally rooted in classical music and the avant-garde tradition, enriched by his unique expertise in sound design and multimedia as well as his extensive experience in working with new technologies, he rejects conventional musical norms to create a distinctive sonic identity and embark on journeys through uncharted realms of creativity. <\/p>\n

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Rick Nickerson<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

John Mortensen<\/strong>
\nJohn Mortensen is a leader in the international rediscovery of historical improvisation. He performs frequently as a concert artist and masterclass teacher at colleges and universities worldwide and is renowned for his ability to improvise entire concertos in the historical style. He is the author of “The Pianist’s Guide to Historic Improvisation”, the world’s most widely used book in the field of historical piano improvisation, which is now used as a textbook at many leading conservatoires. He is the founder of Improv Planet, an online school of improvisation whose students include concert artists and conservatory teachers from around the world. Mortensen teaches historical improvisation at the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia and is a professor of piano at Cedarville University in Ohio. <\/p>\n

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\n<\/em><\/span><\/strong>Navina Neuschel<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Noam Sivan<\/strong>
\nProf. Noam Sivan is a pianist and composer and a pioneer in the revival of classical improvisation. He plays fugues and four-movement sonatas extemporaneously, leads orchestral and choral improvisations and collaborates with instrumentalists, singers, dancers and actors. His solo album Ambiro’s Journey has been described as a “new milestone in the development of improvisation”. Born in Haifa, Israel in 1978, Noam Sivan was Director of Improvisation at the Curtis Institute and taught at the Juilliard School. Since 2021, he has been a professor at the HMDK Stuttgart, where he heads one of the world’s first master’s programs for piano improvisation. <\/p>\n

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\nMarvin Balzer<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Georg Thoma<\/strong>
\nGeorg Thoma is a pianist, music theorist, piano improviser and piano teacher. He has been taught to play the violin, piano and organ since early childhood. After graduating from high school, he completed studies in instrumental piano pedagogy, music theory\/aural training and artistic piano improvisation. He currently works as a full-time lecturer for music theory at the University of Music and Performing Arts Munich, as an academic assistant for music theory and aural training at the University of Music Freiburg and as a lecturer for piano improvisation at the University of Music and Performing Arts Stuttgart. An artistic focus for Georg Thoma is piano improvisation in a wide range of styles from baroque, classical and romantic to jazz and new music. <\/p>\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n

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Tickets<\/h4>\r\n
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All events on 15.11. are accessible with a day pass<\/g> at a price of 40 euros. If you would like to visit the entire festival, you can book a festival pass here. <\/p>\n

Tickets are available in the webshop of this website or by e-mail to karten@villa-seligmann.de<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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About the ImproVision Festival<\/h4>\r\n
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Villa Seligmann cordially invites you to the second edition of the improvisation festival!<\/strong><\/p>\n

From November 12 to 16, international stars of the improv scene will once again be guests in Hanover and will present an extensive program of concerts, workshops and interactive events.<\/p>\n

Musical improvisation is demonstrably a basic component of historical performance practice and a primary source of music creation. It exists in all styles and musical genres. As a philosophy of life, it stands for freedom of expression and form with instinctive, sensual and also intellectual approaches. In contrast to the musical interpretation of already composed works, improvisation is interactive and spontaneous: it enters into a creative exchange with the listener and opens up hitherto little-explored and little-known paths of communication. Beyond musical abstraction, the ability to improvise is a craft that combines special skills and characteristics. <\/p>\n

With these guiding principles in mind, Villa Seligmann invites those interested in culture, creative people and curious concertgoers to have a lively experience in the creation of improvisation and to play an active role in shaping it. The festival is not a specialist conference, but an open space for creativity in which the boundaries between performers and listeners are conceptually and spatially dissolved. As a source of inspiration, the festival is aimed at all people who are looking for inspiration and new ways of interacting and who want to gain an insight into the world of unlimited musical possibilities. <\/p>\n

The program consists of 10 concert encounters and 2 workshops. The performing artists are internationally recognized greats in the field of improvisation. In all events, the listeners play a decisive role in shaping the program. <\/p>\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n [\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]\"\"[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

ImproVision – 15.11. Daily program<\/strong><\/p>\n

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