Mirela Ivičević + Black Page Orchestra

18.01.2020 / 22:00 – 00:00
With Mirela Ivičević

Mirela Ivičević’s works are characterized by rapid shifts and surprising twists. Variegated sonic material appears in clusters, is woven into itself and re-differentiated, drawing the audience into an energetic sonic melee occasionally interspersed with delicate melodies. This complexity plays a central role in the artist’s work. Ivičević is interested in linking various sounds together and creating a space where they can coexist successfully. The Split, Croatia-born composer, who was living in Vienna prior to her Artists-in-Berlin program residency, pursues this interest not only on a sonic level: “Perhaps because I grew up in a multiethnic family in a multi-ethnic state, or perhaps not, in any case, I am increasingly interested in searching for what links different sounds (or people) together, or what makes seemingly similar structures vary from one another.”

The versatile composer will present seven of her works in this portrait concert at the ultraschall Festival in Berlin. They will be performed by the Vienna-based Black Page Orchestra, which was co-founded by Mirela Ivičević and knows her music like no other ensemble.

coproduction with ultraschall Berlin