11,000 Strings - a microtonal universe for 50 pianos

With 11,000 strings for 50 pianos distributed around the room at hundredths of a tone intervals and a chamber orchestra , Georg Friedrich Haas explores a microtonal space for 50 pianists on just as many pianos and an Ensemble. The world premiere in Bolzano ( August 1, 2023) was performed by pianists from numerous conservatories and universities together with the Mahler Academy Orchestra. The first subsequent performance was part of the Wien Modern 2023 festival: Klangforum Wien , with the participation of 50 pianists from the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna (MDW), played the original version of the work for the first time in the Great Hall of the Wiener Konzerthaus ( November 1, 2023). Further tour stops of the 11,000 Strings were: Prague Spring Festival (June 2, 2024), Holland Festival in Amsterdam (June 22, 2024), Düsseldorf Festival ( September 15, 2024), Kunstfestspiele Herrenhausen (May 22, 2025).

From September 30 - October 7, 2025, the North American premiere of this monumental concert installation took place at the Park Avenue Armory in New York.

Electronic Press Kit: 11,000 strings

11,000 Strings @ Park Avenue Armory, New York (c)Photo by Stephanie Berger Photography, courtesy of Park Avenue Armory — Use ALT for attribution

11.000 Strings @ Holland Festival, Gashouder, Amsterdam (c) Luz Soria — Use ALT for attribution

11,000 Strings @ Wiener Konzerthaus (c) Markus Sepperer — Use ALT for attribution

Georg Friedrich Haas, 11,000 Strings @ Wiener Konzerthaus (c) Markus Sepperer — Use ALT for attribution

11.000 Strings @ Prague Spring Festival, Forum Karlín (c) Prague Spring Festival 2024 / Milan Mošna — Use ALT for attribution

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