The 2014 Klangwolke [Cloud of Sound] is centered on the Danube, a river through history, a stream of narratives, and a current in which European hopes and feelings flow. 25 years after the fall of the Iron Curtain that had long separated Danube neighbors Austria and Hungary, a poetic spectacle entitled Die Donau lebt! [The Danube Lives!] by Tom Roeder (DE) stages a peaceful riverside celebration.

International Three-Four Time

On the Danube, there appear, one by one, individual ships laden with musicians and groups. The musical formations come from the multifarious regions along the river’s banks. The individual ships are designed, both musically and visually, in such a way that they can later coalesce into a huge whole. For the grand finale, the various ensembles will unite to form a giant orchestra. The individual groups then take up the waltz beat and thereby bring forth an unprecedented listening experience. Immediately after the Klangwolke’s grand finale, Donaulände will become the setting of a major party.