Tempo Reale

An original sound installation complete with live music accompanies the opening of the »Greatest Hits« festival, which presents contemporary music at Kampnagel and at the Elbphilharmonie from 1 to 4 November. For the occasion, the music research centre Tempo Reale in Florence, founded by Luciano Berio back in 1987, has put together various pieces of household equipment to create a »Symphony Device«. In addition to kitchen mixers and vacuum cleaners, the device features equipment from yesteryear such as a whirring dot-matrix printer and an old-school phone with a dial.