Barbara Hannigan en de magie van Hildegard

An adventurous journey

What happens when Barbara Hannigan and composers Bryce Dessner and David Chalmin examine the music of Hildegard von Bingen with Katia and Marielle Labèque? A great adventure, much of which is shrouded in mystery until the last moment, but the result of which will be at least astonishing. The singer and the piano duo will do everything they can to translate the impact that the music of the German abbess and mystic had at the time into the twenty-first century.

The first known female composer

From the moment Hildegard von Bingen founded her own convent on the Rupertsberg in Bingen in 1147, she set her visions to music, becoming the first female composer whose work has survived. In doing so, she managed to reinterpret the rules of Gregorian chant in such a way that she achieved the greatest possible emotional expression. In Electric Fields , these musical visions take shape with light, soundscapes and projection. And with fabulous performances by Barbara Hannigan and the Labèque duo.

Electric Fields

Electric Fields is an overwhelming multimedia staged concert with music by Hildegard von Bingen, Barbara Strozzi, Francesca Caccini, Bryce Dessner and David Chalmin. The performance is in the hands of Barbara Hannigan, Katia and Marielle Labèque. Direction and design are by Netia Jones. Electric Fields is a meditation on the individual and the universal, involving the mystical, cosmic, temporal and mortal in music through the ages. Different times flow together in this way. Three virtuoso musicians and five extraordinary composers – from the 12th to the 21st century – guarantee a fascinating exploration of music that is not limited by any definition, classification or genre. With interactive live video by Netia Jones and live electronics by David Chalmin.