Radio Hito + Katya Shirshkova
In partnership with the Maison de La Musique Contemporaine
Radio Hito
With Radio Hito, the Italian-Vietnamese artist Zen My Nguyen has quickly made a name for herself in recent years thanks to her minimalist yet powerful performances at festivals and venues across Europe.
Following two albums released on Midi Fish and Kraak Records, she unveiled ‘L’uso e gli attributi del cuore’ last April, co-released by Maple Death and Meakusma and adapted from Claude Royet-Journoud’s book ‘L’usage et les attributs du cœur’ (POL, 2021). Ten movements of a lied for soundfonts and voice, accompanied by a booklet in Italian. The work evolved over the course of some 80 concerts, from Galicia to Kazakhstan, before taking its recorded form.
On stage, the project has been adapted for prepared piano, grand piano, electric keyboard, FM radios, church organ, Philicorda and an AV version, with occasional contributions from Suzan Peeters (accordion), Alex Andropoulos (Able Noise) (percussion/drums), Arthur Chambry (percussion/trumpet), David Bennewith and Omar Cheikh (visuals), Fera (electronics), Adrián de Alfonso (FM amplification), and Lieven Dousselaere (sound engineering).
Katya Shirshkova
A vocalist, composer and sound artist, Katya Shirshkova’s practice lies at the intersection of experimental music and performance. She explores the expressive boundaries between language, silence, nonsense and the non-verbal, creating immersive situations that invite the audience to pay particular attention to the subtle and often overlooked dimensions of listening.
Katya regularly collaborates with Louis Laurain, Yurii Kuznetsov and Monopoly of Bells, amongst others. Her work has been presented at various venues, festivals and institutions across Europe, notably at Instants Chavirés (Paris), the KRAAK Festival (Antwerp), Pillar (Brussels), the Super Flux Festival (Tours) and the Appleton Festival (Lisbon).
❤ If you like : Félicia Atkinson, Leoni Leoni, Lamina, Josephine Foster, Lyra Pramuk, Chicaloyoh, Vica Pacheco…
With the support of the Maison de la Musique Contemporaine.
Radio Hito
With Radio Hito, the Italian-Vietnamese artist Zen My Nguyen has quickly made a name for herself in recent years thanks to her minimalist yet powerful performances at festivals and venues across Europe. Following two albums released on Midi Fish and Kraak Records, she unveiled ‘L’uso e gli attributi del cuore’ last April, co-released by Maple […]
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A vocalist, composer and sound artist, Katya Shirshkova’s practice lies at the intersection of experimental music and performance. She explores the expressive boundaries between language, silence, nonsense and the non-verbal, creating immersive situations that invite the audience to pay particular attention to the subtle and often overlooked dimensions of listening. Katya regularly collaborates with Louis […]
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