Alva Noto + Fennesz Bring CONTINUUM to Poland for the First Time
Electronic musicians Alva Noto (Carsten Nicolai) and Fennesz (Christian Fennesz) will perform as part of the 22nd edition of Poland's TAURON Nowa Muzyka Katowice festival with CONTINUUM – In the Spirit of Ryūichi Sakamoto, a one-night performance at the city's NOSPR concert hall. It marks the production's first appearance in Poland.
Show details
- Date: Thursday, May 27, 2027, 20:00
- Venue: NOSPR, Katowice
- Program: Alva Noto + Fennesz — CONTINUUM – In the Spirit of Ryūichi Sakamoto
- Tickets: single-show tickets and 3-day festival passes on sale now via ebilet.pl
"Not a tribute"
The festival's announcement is explicit that this is not a memorial concert: organizers describe the show as being carried forward by two of Ryūichi Sakamoto's closest long-term collaborators, rather than a tribute act. The statement closes with the line "Sakamoto trwa" — "Sakamoto continues."
Alva Noto and Sakamoto built a body of joint albums and film-score work together from the 2000s onward. Fennesz also released collaborative material with Sakamoto, and like Alva Noto has spent his career working at the intersection of electronic sound processing and guitar.
Where this fits on the tour
According to the festival's own account, CONTINUUM has previously been staged in Rome, Barcelona, Prague and Vicenza, with Katowice named as the next stop. NOSPR is a symphonic concert hall, and organizers are positioning the room's acoustics as part of the listening experience for this piece.