Illusionary Listening describes a mode of perception in which listening dissolves the boundaries between space, body, and sound, opening pathways into new dimensions.
The festival presents acousmatic compositions, world premieres, live-electronic works, and ambisonic pieces by Martina Claussen, François Buffet, Louise Rossiter, Jakob Schauer, Isabella Forciniti, Enrique Mendoza, Veronika Mayer, Benjamin Kubaczek, Manu Mitterhuber, Simon-Pierre Gourd, Bernard Parmegiani, François Bayle and Thomas Gorbach.
Their artistic diversity spans a panorama from subtle, intimate moments of listening to expansive sonic illusions – a festival that makes the depth and poetry of acousmatic music truly tangible.
Four exceptional loudspeaker installations provide the spaces for this listening experience:
- the Vienna Acousmonium by Thomas Gorbach with its animated sound sculptures,
- the multi-channel listening room for acousmatic repertoire,
- the Hybrid Audio Diffusion System (HADS) by Enrique Mendoza, combining loudspeakers and headphones for an immersive sonic experience,
- as well as the DodecaOtto by Manu Mitterhuber – a quasi 360° sound sculpture that creates its own listening space.
Festival Program – 26–28 September 2018
Friday, 26 September 2025
18:00 – 20:00
- Studio 1 – Multichannel Listening Room
Acousmatic repertoire: Bernard Parmegiani: De Natura Sonorum - Studio 2 – Hybrid Audio Diffusion System
Works by Enrique Mendoza and Thomas Gorbach - Entrance Hall – DodecaOTTO
Works by Veronika Mayer, Isabella Forciniti, Manu Mitterhuber
20:00 – 22:00
Concert on the Vienna Acousmonium with live spatialisation
22:00 – 24:00
Another opportunity to experience the three sound installations:
- Multichannel Listening Room
- Hybrid Audio Diffusion System
- DodecaOTTO
Saturday, 27 September 2025
18:00 – 20:00
- Studio 1 – Multichannel Listening Room
Acousmatic repertoire: Bernard Parmegiani: De Natura Sonorum - Studio 2 – Hybrid Audio Diffusion System
Works by Enrique Mendoza and Thomas Gorbach - Entrance Hall – DodecaOTTO
Works by Veronika Mayer, Isabella Forciniti, Manu Mitterhuber
20:00 – 22:00
Concert on the Vienna Acousmonium with live spatialisation
22:00 – 24:00
Another opportunity to experience the three sound installations:
- Multichannel Listening Room
- Hybrid Audio Diffusion System
- DodecaOTTO
Sunday, 28 September 2025
18:00 – 20:00
- Studio 1 – Multichannel Listening Room
Acousmatic repertoire: Bernard Parmegiani: De Natura Sonorum - Studio 2 – Hybrid Audio Diffusion System
Works by Enrique Mendoza and Thomas Gorbach - Entrance Hall – DodecaOTTO
Works by Veronika Mayer, Isabella Forciniti, Manu Mitterhuber
20:00 – 22:00
Concert on the Vienna Acousmonium with live spatialisation
(No installations after 22:00 on Sunday evening.)
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