(Still) Tuning and a midsummer night’s strings

Elisabeth left us the strings from her June performance, Tuning. For several days, each time I passed the strings casually hanging beneath the balcony or next to the staircase, it felt as if the wall behind me stirred and the sound lingered. Then one day, when a gust blew the front door shut, the blonde horsehair of Carapacewhispered a complaint, and the gallery felt suddenly so quiet that the tension in this fluffy sculpture screamed for the strings to be activated again. Upstairs, the woven silver sculptures remain a soothing presence—for both humans and the architecture—as they always are.

The August concert is for everyone holding strong in the city, or just back from a family holiday. The sun’s working overtime everywhere anyway. Luckily, BEK stays cool: thick walls, shaded terrace. Why not add some music?

Framed by the spatial and bodily resonance in Elisabeth’s work, this concert marks the first in a series that BEK organizes with Musiklabor Klassik. Bence Temesvári, Assistant Principal Cello of the Wiener Symphoniker, presents a dynamic program, from Cassadó’s rhythmic dances and fantasy movements to Bach’s guided journey through an auditory architecture.