In a world full of noise, what happens when we really listen? The London Philharmonic Orchestra asked eight postgraduate students from the Royal College of Art, under the tutelage of Neville Brody, to listen deeply to a piece of music, and create an artwork in response. See what they created, discover the music that inspired them, and come and experience the power of listening for yourself at an LPO concert.
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Chaos Perfectly Orchestrated
Artwork designed by: Zhengyue Zhao
Conducted by: Daniel Barenboim
Featuring: Artur Rubinstein
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Letting go, one note at a time
Artwork designed by: Ruwani Rajapakse
While listening to: Stravinsky’s The Firebird suite
Conducted by: Conductor
Featuring: Soloist
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An Hour of Rush
Artwork designed by: Megan Peng
Conducted by: Bernard Haitink
‘Shostakovich lived in constant fear of a knock on the door from Stalin’s secret police. This one’s less “soothing classics”, more “twentieth-century terror”.’ – Jesús Herrera, Artistic Director
‘I’ve been exploring ways of slowing down through running and photography, so experiencing music as another way of intentionally directing attention felt really meaningful.’– Megan Peng, artist
Strings that say what you can’t
Artwork designed by: Yejin Seo
Conducted by: Karina Canellakis
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That’s the sound of your shoulders dropping
Artwork designed by: Ishita Sharma
Conducted by: Landon Ronald
Featuring: Alfred Cortot
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Where your brain stops scrolling
Artwork designed by: CTZ
Conducted by: Klaus Tennstedt
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Escape in four movements
Artwork designed by: Anna Korbel
Conducted by: Kurt Masur
Featuring: Soloist
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Heavy brass, lighter mind
Artwork designed by: Yunqi Peng
Conducted by: Vladimir Jurowski
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