ALARM

Bela silhueta glave; škarje režejo čez oči in usta

Open your eyes,
speak up!

H2SO4 × MASAYAH A concert for social & climate justice Križanke · 7 June 2022 · 9 pm

The event

Contemporary classical meets symphonic rap. Vivaldi in 2050 and Slovenian protest poetry.

At the Festival Ljubljana venue in Križanke, the Slovenian National Youth Orchestra put the most pressing issues of our society on stage. First we celebrated nature with the (Uncertain) Four Seasons — an algorithmic re-composition of Vivaldi’s best-known work — and forecast its dissonant future if we fail to act now.

The second part belonged to youth, to young minds and hearts, and to Slovenian protest poetry, re-written and performed by Masayah and Hyu — backed by a crew of young Slovenian rappers.

The conductor’s view

“What we achieved with this concert at the Festival Ljubljana venue in Križanke was outstanding. The message was extremely powerful and touched many of the people who were there. We are grateful that, in the excellent company of like-minded artists, we could bring the most pressing issues of our society to the fore.

With a unique concept, we first celebrated nature with the (Uncertain) Four Seasons, an algorithmic reworking of Vivaldi’s best-known piece, and predicted its dissonant future if we don’t act now. Maja Horvat was utterly captivating with her magnetism and skill on the violin. The second half was dedicated to youth, to young minds and hearts, and to Slovenian protest poetry, interpreted and re-written by Masayah and Hugo Smeh – Hyu. Many other young Slovenian rappers supported the performance with their wit, daring and open collaboration.

It isn’t every day that you can see and hear such a perfect blend of contemporary classical music and symphonic rap. It isn’t every day that people are drawn so strongly to a genre they would never listen to in everyday life.

I am very happy that the audience — aged from 12 to 85! — appreciated it too.”

Živa Ploj Peršuh

Raper z dvignjeno roko pred Slovenskim nacionalnim mladinskim orkestrom

Program

Alarm / H2SO4

I · The (Uncertain) Four Seasons

Ljubljana 2050

An algorithmic re-composition of Vivaldi’s globally beloved Four Seasons, developed by composers, musicians, climate scientists and computer scientists from geospatial climate predictions for the year 2050.