At the 'Licht An' festival in 2023, Christof Schläger delivered a distinctive horn concert,
showcasing diverse interpretations that included pieces such as Shostakovich's 'Waltz No.2',
The Cure's 'Burn', and Philip Glass's 'The Company'. This captivating concert had a duration
of 25 minutes, enchanting the audience with its musical excellence and artistry.
In Istanbul
this year, Christof Schläger showcased his 53-ship horn musical
instrument in a remarkable MasterCard marketing campaign filmed
on the iconic Istanbul ferry, Mada, gliding along the Bosphorus
Strait. The project, envisioned by Burçin Kalkan of Kompüter
Agency and expertly produced by Robert Murray Jamieson, aimed
to promote the 2023 UEFA Champions League Final. The resulting
Instagram ad garnered an impressive 11.8 millions views shortly
after its release.
During another event, onboard the Mada ferry, we delivered a unique musical
experience to Master Card Global's VIP guests, who had gathered at Çiragan Palace
for the UEFA Championship, We serenaded them as we cruised the Bosphorus.
Inaugurating the Arvo Pärt Festival with the personal blessing of Avro Pärt himself, Christof Schläger
seamlessly blended interpretations of Pärt's compositions with his own orginal works, employing his
remarkable custom-built 144-ship horn instrument. The captivating performance unfolded against the
scenic waterfront setting of Amsterdam's Muziekgebouw aan het IJ.
An open truck drives through the city, with an unusual load of 100 ship horns. On the loading dock
there is an orchestra consisting of signal compressed air horns. Horns as originally used on ships.
The low loader stops at prominent locations, where the orchestra starts playing ...
The audience and listeners only have to pause and listen in amazement. For all the people at home:
open your windows and enjoy!
more info
Fog Horn Konzert
The Minimal Music Festival in Amsterdam was
opened with a spectacular ship's horn concert. An installation consisting of 144 ship's horns moved
the audience into a hypnotic sound space under the open sky.
more info
Schichtwechsel
A special orchestra has brought the end of
the coal era to UNESCO world heritage Zollverein in Essen rang in. More than one hundred compressed
air horns play on a square kilometers of industrial space and transformed the area into a concert
hall. The project was an overall staging of a four-part composition, light and fire.
more info
Ausklang
The "finale" concert was the brilliant closing of
the festivities to 300 years Karlsruhe: from the castle futuristic instruments played exactly synchronously
with the flames of the pyrotechnicians. Amazingly silent flames produced the fire magic. Their precise
control allowed a perfect interaction with the musical course of the composition. Three places of sound
played over the distance of 100 meters synchronize together.
more info
URHO & Urban Horns
Asounding city, on the land, in the water,
and in the air! More than one hundred ship’s horns sounded at the opening of the Helsinki
Festival 2013. This spatial composition sounded simultaneously in five locations including
Icebreaker Urho, a fleet of hot air balloons and two choirs.
more info
Magic Square
It is a special set up with 64 horns installed
in the middle of a great square. The horns are directing to the four winds, playing with the reverberations
of the surrounding buildings, changing them to a sounding sky scraper cathedral. The melodies and rhythms
reflecting off the architectural surface, playing compositions with incredibly energetic rhythmical
structures, producing an attractive firework of aural textures - the "Magic Square".
more info
Schwingungen
Christof Schläger’s art can be considered
a form of land art. The ship’s horn, heavy industrial equipment, canal landscape – the project
Schläger calls “Schwingungen” (“Vibrations”) is the first systematic artistic manifestation
of this form of acoustic-sculptural land art.
more info
Gegen den Strom
An original composition performed
by 112 ship horns installed on two ships sailing on the Vistula river bend by Wawel Castle,
between the D?bnicki and Grunwaldzki bridges. A special choreography for the ships
was conceptualized.
more info
Retro Hornkonzert
Music by Arvo Pärt and classical
themes (Vivaldi, Ortiz, Prokofiev) in special instrumental arrangements.