Ryoji Ikeda

A world-renowned sound and visual artist, Ryoji Ikeda combines performance art, video installations and electronic music. Since the 2000s, he has also been composing for acoustic instruments. This first concert presents two works, each made up of several pieces, and gives us the opportunity to discover a universe of his in which electricity has been cast aside.

This second concert dedicated to the acoustic work of the digital virtuoso Ryoji Ikeda, invites audiences to three unique listening experiences. Ten percussionists coordinate with each other to choreographic-like effect, as though they were the different parts of a same instrument. The concert also features a choir piece, a first for the composer, and a new work for the Philharmonie de Paris organ.