As always at INN SITU, the concert format is a specially developed response to the exhibition: The focus this time has been conceived by the Bregenz-born singer.

Miriam Feuersinger and ensemble 

©Brigitte Fässler

She is one of the leading sopranos in the area of sacred Baroque music. A strong focus of her repertory also lies in the broad spectrum from Baroque to the late Romantic period as well as Lieder. Miriam Feuersinger has performed with such conductors as Jordi Savall, Ton Koopman, or Christoph Prégardien, as well as in various constellations including the Freiburg Baroque Orchestra, Collegium Vocale Gent, or Holland Baroque. She has won the German Record Critics’ Award and the OPUS KLASSIK Award, among others.  

 In their reaction to Tamas Dezső’s depictions of plants, the three musicians address questions of finiteness, slowness, and attentiveness in the work of three very different composers. Their contribution spans four centuries of music history, from the Baroque period with Bach to the Romantic music of Schubert to the twentieth century with Astor Piazzolla. The diversity of the enormous, seemingly sacred diptychs by the Hungarian photographer is reflected in the trio’s unusual formation: harpsichord, accordion, and the human voice.  

Elina Albach

©S. Hegemann

She studied at the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis. She has headed various ensembles, including the Ensemble Reflektor and the Karajan-Akademie of the Berliner Philharmoniker and has taught chamber music, basso continuo, and harpsichord at the Dresden University of Music, among others. She has performed in various ensembles or as a soloist at renowned festivals and legendary concert halls on four continents. In 2019, she won the OPUS KLASSIK Award in the category «Most Innovative Concert of the Year», a trio version of the St. John Passion by Bach. 

Viviane Chassot

©Viviane Chassot

She ranks as one of the most outstanding accordionists in the world. In addition to original works for her instrument, she also plays piano literature by Haydn, Mozart, and Rameau, and combines classical, jazz, contemporary music, and improvisation. With the release of selected piano concertos by Joseph Haydn on Sony Classical she became the first accordionist in the label’s history. As an artist with international charisma and a pioneer of her field she was awarded the Swiss Music Prize in 2021. Her CD Pure Bach won the OPUS KLASSIK Award in 2022. 

Jam session for a paleobotanist, environmental ombudsman, philosopher, saxophone, and double bass EVERYTHING BEGINS TO FLOAT.

Each speaker selects a work from the exhibition and discusses it before and with the audience. An open dialogue between various perspectives, with music and inspired by Tamas Dezső’s work. #

Evelyn Kustatscher

She is a paleobotanist who is in charge of the science collection of the Tyrolean State Museums. Her research delves deep into geological history, where she studies plant fossils and the dynamics of prehistoric ecosystems, especially in connection with volcanic eruptions, climate change, and mass extinction. Her focus in all these cases is not merely on past worlds, but also on current questions about the future of our planet.  

Johannes Kostenzer

©Johannes Kostenzer

He has been the Tyrolean environmental ombudsman since 2008. He represents public interests in the protection of nature and the environment. A trained biologist, he worked in France and later as an expert consultant for the State of Tyrol. In 2002 he founded the «innsbruck nature film festival» that addresses topics at the interface between nature and art. 

Andreas Oberprantacher

©Andreas Oberprantacher

He is a professor of practical philosophy as well as the head of the Unit for Peace and Conflict Studies at the University of Innsbruck. His research focuses on human-nature relations and he spends time pondering our «messy world», which he describes as being characterized by diverse forms of violence, but also by resistance and solidarity.  

Florian Bramböck

©Bernhard Hosteck

He stands out as one of the top musicians in his country. The Austrian saxophonist and composer has taught at the Bruckner University in Linz, the Tyrolean State Conservatory, and the Mozarteum University in Salzburg. He was and is a member of numerous jazz ensembles, Vienna Art Orchestra, Saxofour, and Gansch & Roses to name just a few. 

Walter Rumer

He developed one of the first INN SITU concerts in 2019, in which he responded to the exhibition «ANCESTORS. New Portraits» by the Israeli artist-photographer Orly Zailer. The Tyrolean double bassist maneuvers skillfully between centuries-old, so-called early music and music that couldn’t be newer – improvisations in the here and now.