Festival d´Automne Paris – 11.000 Saiten (29. November, 11 Uhr und 17 Uhr)

La Villette, Paris
November 29, 2026, 11:00 a.m.

Photo: 11,000 Strings at the Park Avenue Armory, New York © Stephanie Berger Photography

Following performances in Vienna and Reggio Emilia Friedrich Georg Friedrich 11,000 Strings will be performed in Paris for the first time. The piece will be presented at the Grande Halle de La Villette as part of the Festival d’ Automne. This former cattle market in Paris’s La Villette district was renovated between 2005 and 2007 and has since become a cultural hub. Georg Friedrich Haas´ microtonal and, at the same time, impressive performative composition will be performed in Paris in a total of five performances.

‍Supported by funds from the Austrian Federal Ministry for European and International Affairs (BMEIA).

Presented by: Festival d’Automne, Philharmonie de Paris, La Villette Paris, in partnership with the Conservatoire national supérieur de musique et de danse de Paris and Pôle Sup’93.

Programme

Georg Friedrich Haas  11,000 Strings for 50 microtonally attuned pianos and chamber orchestra

Artists

Klangforum Wien

50 pianists from the Conservatoire national supérieur de musique et de danse de Paris and Pôle Sup’93.

Musical direction

Vimbayi Kaziboni

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