Dedicated to sound and listening, the Triennale creates a space for a wide range of sonic practices without restricting them by institutional boundaries. Over the course of two months, Rites of Eternal Wind will host sound installations and live events, listening sessions and soundwalks, hybrid lectures, discussions and workshops, somatic performances and explorations of sonic rituals and environments where sound is absent or even impossible.
The eighth concert of the Triennale will feature Kazakhstani violinist Aisha Orazbayeva and khomus performer Aldana Duoraan from the Republic of Sakha. Aisha was born and raised in Almaty in a family of musicians and actors. Her early inspiration came from her grandfather, who sang and played the dombra. At the age of four, she saw a television performance by Aiman Mussakhajayeva and decided to become a violinist herself. From her beginnings in music school to solo performances at leading venues around the world, Aisha has developed a distinctive style that combines virtuosic classical technique with elements of avant-garde and experimental music. Aldana began playing the khomus — the Sakha variant of the mouth harp — at the age of six in a small village in the republic. She now lives in Prague, where she collaborates with avant-garde and experimental musicians and labels, and performs in venues rarely associated with her traditional instrument, including the iconic Berlin techno club Berghain.