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FT performs his Goldberg City Variations project in a concert alongside artists such as Thomas Enhco, Gaspar Claus and Arandel as part of the ‘Bach Marathon’ at Cite de la Musique Hall (Paris Philharmonie) on 31 March.

Goldberg City Variations is an ambitious, brilliant project using midi technology to build a digital city in real-time with a combination of piano and computer. Francesco describes the project in more detail: “I play on a piano linked to MIDI technology (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) where each note of the 26,000+ notes of Bach Goldberg Variations is translated into digital data. This digital data works as a timeline for the construction of the city: with real time rendering. It is not a VJ playing alongside me playing the Goldberg — it is actually computer game software creating our 3D Goldberg city in real time.”

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If you are around Tokyo, don’t miss the series of live concerts on 15, 16 and 17th of December called ‘Glenn Gould Remodels’ with the participation of Carsten Nicolai (AKA Alva Noto), Christian Fennesz, Ryuichi Sakamoto & FT.

2017 marks the 85th anniversary of Glenn Gould’s birth, the solitary musician who was born in Canada and coincides with the 150th anniversary of Canada ’s Confederation. To commemorate these milestones, throughout 2017, The Glenn Gould Foundation launched several projects and concerts in collaboration with curators and producers around the world.

The Glenn Gould Gathering is the final event to be held at Sogetsu Hall in Aoyama, Tokyo, considered the center of the contemporary art scene of Japan. The event will be curated by Ryuichi Sakamoto, who has admired Gould’s artistry and his unique live performances since his early childhood. 

For more info and tickets go here.