What connects avant-garde synth-pop, experimental and minimalist music, as well as beatbox and broadly understood design? The common denominator is the bold project of the Szczecin Philharmonic – MUSIC.DESIGN.FORM Festival. The first edition of the event will take place on September 19-23, 2018 in the award-winning Philharmonic building.

The MDF Festival is an event above divisions, combining various fields of art. During five days the audience will experience, among others: symphonic concerts, chamber concerts, exhibitions, workshops, discussion panels, happenings, as well as light and sound visualizations. The Philharmonic itself will become an artistic object, both inside and outside. On the façade of the building we will see colorful patches, minimalistic mirages or pulsating shapes – the Philharmonic bulding will be light up in this way for the first time. The lobby will be replaced by a mapping presentation of the installation, which in addition to aesthetic experiences will also convey valuable information to the festival guests.

The festival's programme and its range goes far beyond the boundaries set by the philharmonic walls as a standard. Undoubtedly, a big event will be the concert "An Evening of Chamber Music" by Philip Glass. For the needs of the festival, the first sound image of Szczecin will be created as part of the composers' commission. Sounds of Szczecin, which were recorded during a special car action, will become the foundation of the experimental work The Sound of Szczecin, whose authors are composers: Artur Cieślak, Magdalena Cynk, Olga Hans, Aleksandra Garbal, Alicja Gronau, Aleksandra Kościów, Artur Kroschel, Monika Kędziora, Sławomir Zamuszko, and Janusz Stalmierski. An interactive audiovisual installation by panGenerator is also promising. The spiral of the philharmonic staircase will be transformed into a well in which the voices of festival guests will take material and visual shape. The programme will also include workshops for children and adults, as well as lectures and discussions on issues of contemporary design.

Media patronage: Polish Music Information Centre POLMIC.

More information at: http://mdf.filharmonia.szczecin.pl/