Sunday 8.11.2026, 18:00 @ Studio HPSCHD
Composed and improvised music in Bohlen–Pierce tuning. Dong Zhou: found violin, objects & electronics; Elena Khurgina: harpsichord & sensors
Listening Session #3: Microtonal Flowers
An evening of microtonal music: new compositions and free improvisation.
Performers:
Dong Zhou: found violin, electronics
Elena Khurgina: Bohlen–Pierce harpsichord, IMU sensors
This Listening Session explores the unusual sound world of the Bohlen–Pierce scale, a 13-step, non-octave tuning system based on the tritave (3:1 frequency ratio), with a particular emphasis on odd-numbered frequency ratios.
The programme features Prooemium praeter rem by Yuri Akbalkan, a composition for Bohlen–Pierce harpsichord, IMU sensors and electronics.
We will also premiere Dancable Bohlen-Pierce Music, for Shimo, a new composition by Manfred Stahnke for violin and harpsichord, written especially for this concert, alongside improvised music for found violin and electronics.
Practical Information
Free admission · Registration required
Donations are very welcome!
Doors open: 18:00–18:15
Studio HPSCHD is located in a building managed by Kreativgesellschaft, with no public access. We will meet our guests downstairs at the entrance and bring everyone up to the studio.
Please arrive between 18:00 and 18:15.
If you have registered but are running late, please send us a DM on Instagram (@studio_hpschd), as we will be checking our messages around the start of the concert.
LOCATION
Studio HPSCHD: Seilerstraße 43, 20359 Hamburg
LINKS
Registration: https://www.eventbrite.de/e/listening-session-3-microtonal-flowers-tickets-2004096925854
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/studio_hpschd/
VAMH: https://vamh.de/gigs/5785
Listening Sessions 3, 4 and 5 at Studio HPSCHD are funded by Verband für aktuelle Musik Hamburg (VAMH)
