Join Mat Maneri and Lucian Ban for "Transylvanian Dance" a Multimedia performance at An die Musik Live!

Drawing from their acclaimed 2024 ECM Records duo release Transylvanian Dance, pianist Lucian Ban and violist Mat Maneri will re-imagine live through improvisation the Béla Bartók Field Recordings of early 20th century folk songs from Transylvania, bringing back to life century-old songs using video projections featuring rare archival footage, audio from the original Edison wax cylinder recordings, handwritten manuscripts and photographs taken by Bartók himself on his field trips.

The 20th century Hungarian composer Bartók loved the folk music of Transylvania in western Romania. He famously experienced an epiphany in 1904 when he heard an 18-year-old woman singing songs from her Transylvanian village and was soon on the road in search of more music. Between 1909 and 1917 he transcribed thousands of melodies, recording hundreds of folk musicians on wax cylinders and would call the completion of his research into Transylvanian folk music, as “my life’s goal." The profound knowledge and beauty of these ancient folk songs will change forever his compositional vision.

A century later, two outstanding improvisers – violist Mat Maneri and pianist Lucian Ban – draw fresh inspiration from the music that fired Bartók’s imagination, looking again at carols, lamentations, love songs, dowry songs and more through their unique duo sound and improvisatory concept.

Biographical and other details at www.lucianban.com

In-person seats: $25 / $10 students
Attendees receive a link to the recording to view for one week.

Streaming passes: $15
The link will remain active through Oct. 4

Donations welcome!