Polluted oceans, contaminated air: The climate crisis affects us personally, because if we do not stop the negative spiral, we will face rapidly rising sea levels, floods, extreme heatwaves, and wildfires more frequently in the future.
Art can and must play a role in raising awareness in society—while also reflecting on limited resources and recycling within its own field.
"No wonder the ice melts when you charge the summer storm from Vivaldi's Four Seasons with fire like Yury Revich did at the end of his concert program."
The Melting World
The project The Melting World aims to raise awareness of the climate crisis through the universal language of music and other interdisciplinary art forms.
The format is multidisciplinary concerts with short lectures that inspire specific audiences of cultural lovers and decision makers.
These concerts feature original compositions by Yury Revich, such as Beethoven ReCycled, where Yury explores drafts and ideas by composers that were not used in their final works, creating new musical pieces from them, popular and experimental music with classical, electronic and diversifying genres. Dance, theater, art and sensory experience.
We connect with people's emotions, touching their hearts through music and the arts, and inspiring them to take action to protect our planet.
The concerts "The Melting World" serve as a platform to unite communities and inspire the protection of biodiversity.
The universal language of music and other art forms, creating a modern multidisciplinary approach to music that includes elements of dance and theater, raises awareness of the urgent need to protect the environment.
It combines sounds and melodies with the theme of "Nature" to engage the audience on an emotional level and emphasize the importance of environmental protection.
The Melting World No. 1
2020, Vienna
- Yury Revich (ECHO and ICMA award winner)
on the violin: Stradivarius from 1709 (Goh Foundation - Michael Maertens (Burgtheater)
- Nathan Trent (Eurovision Song Contest)
- Valentina Nafornita (Soprano)
- Markus Freistätter (Actor)
- Green Affaire feat. Mariam Battistelli
- Sara Domjanic (Violine)
- Claudius von Stolzmann (Theater an der Josefstadt und TV)
- Kimberly Rydell (Singer, Movie and TV)
- Ian Fisher (Songwriter, Theater an der Josefstadt)
- Lars Schwander (Komposition)
- Yuliya Draganova (Piano)
- Yury Revich (Visuals)
- Florian Amort (Research)
- MY Sounds Ensemble
and many others...
Recycling in Music – Ideas and sketches of music themes that were not used:
From “rejected” works by Beethoven, Yury Revich composed the highlight of the event – something unique and beautiful especially for this concert.
The process of breathing new life into “abandoned” musical material inspired audiences to redefine the value of art and everyday objects in their lives.
A special homage to Beethoven's anniversary year and the composer's famous love of nature was a string sextet performance of part of his Symphony No. 6, F major, “Pastorale.”
This event took place in collaboration with MA48, Austrian World Summit and UNICEF Austria .
Digital artworks by Yury Revich visualize the respective parts and make this Concert of Arts an impressive experience and at the same time artistically underline the main message of the evening: Sustainability and recycling are our chance to help the melting world.
- Yury Revich (Violine)
- Wladimir Borodin (Piano)
- Ethel Merhaut (Vocals)
- Yuliya Draganova (Piano)
- Birgit Zach (Piano)
- Roun Zieverink (Piano)
- Jakob Mittermeier (Percussion/Cajon)
- Drag Syndrome (London)
- LUDIQUE! (Amsterdam)
- Pop for Climate mit Gerrit Hericks (Hamburg)
- Musical for A Melting World with Florian Resetarits, Maria Mucha, Leon de Graaf, Caroline Zins, Lukas Müller and Hannah Redlich
- Operetta the World! with Florian Resetarits, Vladimir Cabak and Karolína Böhm
- Gabriela Morawetz (visual arts)
- Outfits von Drag Syndrome by Niko Niko
The Melting World No. 2
2021, Vienna
The Melting World No. 3 2022, Vienna
This concert brings a diverse artistic approach to climate protection, sensitizes the audience to these issues and awakens them.
Program: Music inspired by nature and readings by international authors and composers.
- Yury Revich (Violine & Komposition)
- Pixie Lott (Vocals)
- Sona MacDonald (Acting)
- Cornelius Obonya (Acting)
- Yuliya Draganova and
- Fagner Wesley (Piano)
- Alessio Caramuscio (Painting)
- Schwarzenegger Climage Initiative and Monika Langthaler