Welcome to an evening of improvisation with Jakob Riis and Halla Steinunn Stefánsdóttir.

Friday, Nov. 8, 20:00h
Gallery 21
Rådmansgatan 5, Malmö

In this premiere concert showcasing a new collaboration between Halla Steinunn Stefánsdóttir and Jakob Riis, listeners will experience electro-acoustic music in a quadrophonic setup. The duo will unveil their newly developed, unique approach to an expansive exploration of the violin's sonic nature and capabilities. They push the boundaries of acoustic and electronic musical collaboration in an improvised setting, featuring interactive sonic processes that analyse and manipulate the performance. The result is exploratory music with an ambient and evocative character.

Jakob Riis (DK/SE) - laptop/real time processing
Halla Steinunn Stefánsdóttir (IS/SE) - baroque violin

Halla Steinunn Stefánsdóttir is a musician, composer and curator, born in Iceland but based in Malmö. With an international profile as a contemporary musician, whose work has earned various accolades and awards, she has in recent years moved further into the field of improvisation. She is currently a postdoctoral fellow at Thor Magnusson's Intelligent Instruments Lab in Reykjavík, where she is collaborating on the creation of a feedback violin, as well as experimenting with the creation of intelligent violin performance platforms. For more info: http://www.hallasteinunn.com

Jakob Riis is a Danish/Swedish laptop musician and composer of electro-acoustic music, based in Malmö since 2005. Improvisation is a central part of Jakob Riis\’ view of music as he creates possible soundscapes which are carefully explored together with the audience. His work and discography reveal collaborations with a wide range of different artists in several formats. In recent years, there has been an increased focus on working with spatial music, in electroacoustic compositions for various settings.

Entrance: 100 sek, Students/Seniors/Unemployed/Youths 60 sek