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66 artists already announced as the frequency of now returns to Barcelona 

First artists for Sónar 2025

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43 acts and three exclusive stage takeovers that connect the local underground to the global scene 

Full Sónar Lisboa 2025 lineup

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Want to exhibit your work at Sónar+D 2025? Deadline now extended until Sunday 12th January 2025

Project Area 2025 Open Call

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A different kind of SonarMix from the prodigal Catalan violinist 

SonarMix 055: ASIA

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<p><meta charset="utf-8"><meta charset="utf-8"><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#222222;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;"><span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">The return of the Canadian’s seminal minimal techno project.</span></span></p><p style="background-color:#ffffff;line-height:1.38;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;" dir="ltr">&nbsp;</p><p style="background-color:#ffffff;line-height:1.38;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;" dir="ltr"><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#222222;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;"><span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">During the last tour as&nbsp;</span><span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;"><strong>Plastikman</strong></span><span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">, Hawtin performed surrounded by a cage-like LED structure driven by syncopated computerised visuals.&nbsp;</span></span></p><p style="background-color:#ffffff;line-height:1.38;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;" dir="ltr"><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#222222;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;"><span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">&nbsp;</span></span></p><p style="background-color:#ffffff;line-height:1.38;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;" dir="ltr"><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#222222;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;"><span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">In 2025 we’ll find him trapped inside an object that’s more malleable and organic, throbbing, growing, and collapsing in an embryonic fusion of sight &amp; sound.</span></span></p><p style="background-color:#ffffff;line-height:1.38;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;" dir="ltr"><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#222222;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;"><span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">&nbsp;</span></span></p><p style="background-color:#ffffff;line-height:1.38;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;" dir="ltr"><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#222222;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;"><span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">More info coming soon.</span></span></p>

Richie Hawtin’s iconic Plastikman alter ego returns with its first show since 2014

Plastikman

The underground sensation has now become a global icon, but she’s still as musically curious and adventurous as ever

Peggy Gou

The return of a bonafide global superstar to Sónar, celebrating her blockbuster album GRASA with a first show on Spanish soil in 2025

Nathy Peluso

The Belfast duo make a triumphant return to Sónar with their new concept AV/DJ show CHROMA, which sees them return to their roots as club selectors 

BICEP present CHROMA AV/DJ set

The iconic experimental artist returns to Sónar for a brand new multidisciplinary show still under construction

ARCA

A never-before-seen back-to-back between the Dutch trance legend and the rising star of stadium-sized psy-techno

Armin van Buuren b2b Indira Paganotto

A brand-new set from the progressive house super-producer and undisputed ‘king of the drop’ 

Eric Prydz

The modern icon summons up Black Girl Magic, tapping into the liberatory, uplifting vibes of house and disco

Honey Dijon

The heavyweight of alternative electronic music returns to Sónar for one of his typically open-minded, multi-genre DJ sets

Four Tet

From Edinburgh to Barcelona: the rising star of British house music debuts at Sónar with an eclectic, dynamic, and emotional set 

Barry Can’t Swim DJ set

Expect distorted bass, half-step and plenty of twists and turns when two of electronic music’s most innovative minds go back-to-back

Skrillex b2b Blawan

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A return to Sónar for one of the world’s most electrifying DJs, who ignites crowds of all sizes with her soulful, liberated blend of disco and house

Jayda G

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The Russell Brothers’ are keeping the flame of UK rave culture burning into 2025 with forward-thinking productions and euphoric live shows

Overmono 

<p><meta charset="utf-8"><meta charset="utf-8"><span style="background-color:#ffffff;color:#222222;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;"><i><span style="font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">‘Concrète Waves’ is a co-commission by Sónar and&nbsp;</span></i></span><a style="text-decoration:none;" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.barbican.org.uk/"><span style="background-color:#ffffff;color:#1155cc;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;"><i><span style="-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration-skip-ink:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;"><u>The Barbican</u></span></i></span></a><span style="background-color:#ffffff;color:#222222;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;"><i><span style="font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">, London.&nbsp;</span></i></span><a style="text-decoration:none;" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.barbican.org.uk/sign-up"><span style="background-color:#ffffff;color:#1155cc;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;"><i><span style="-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration-skip-ink:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;"><u>Sign up here</u></span></i></span></a><span style="background-color:#ffffff;color:#222222;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;"><i><span style="font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;"> to The Barbican newsletter to be informed about forthcoming announcements.&nbsp;</span></i></span></p>

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An unprecedented collaboration between the enigmatic UK producer and ‘the diva of the diode’: r&b concrète meets organic synthesiser soundscapes 

Actress & Suzanne Ciani present 'Concrète Waves'

Already one of dance music’s biggest stars, the prolific producer makes his Sónar debut, hot off the release of his first album of emotional house tracks

Vintage Culture

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A wild set of electro, techno and EBM from one of the European’ underground’s best DJs 

Helena Hauff 

The hedonistic French Touch-inspired duo return to Sónar in 2025 with a new retro-futuristic live show, experimenting with different genres and styles

Polo & Pan

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The Catalan experimental vocal duo question tragedy, mystery, fate and the unknown with a new show based on their brand-new album 

Tarta Relena present ‘És pregunta’

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The young Brazilian artist has shot to stardom on the back of his heartfelt passion for house music, contagious energy and inimitable stage presence

MOCHAKK

A true activist for club culture, the talented Palestinian artist has emerged from the Middle Eastern underground with her unique perspective on techno

Sama’ Abdulhadi

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Access to Sónar by Day and Sónar by Night on 12th, 13th and 14th of June 2025.

SonarPass

Access to all activities at Sónar+D, plus all of Sónar by Day and Sónar by Night on 12th, 13th and 14th of June 2025.

SonarPass+D

Access to Sónar by Day at Fira Montjuïc and Sónar by Night at Fira Gran Via L'Hospitalet.

Access to public activities at Sónar+D, plus all Sónar by Day shows.  12, 13 and 14 of June 2025.

Sónar by Day

Access to Sónar by Night at Fira Gran Via L'Hospitalet on 13 and 14 June 2025.

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Sónar+D

A showcase for the innovations that are shaping the future of the creative industries, Sónar+D  is a platform for collaboration, experimentation, and the exploration of the latest trends in digital culture. With a constantly evolving program of performances, talks workshops, exhibitions and installations, designed with and for emerging artists, companies, start ups or seasoned professionals, Sónar+D is where innovation meets culture.

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Broadcasting on every frequency: Plastikman, Nathy Peluso, Peggy Gou, Arca, BICEP’s CHROMA AV/DJ, Four Tet, Mochakk, and Honey Dijon among the first 66 names for Sónar 2025 

<p><meta charset="utf-8"></p><p><meta charset="utf-8"><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://sonar.es/en/activity/asia-presents-asia-x"><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;"><span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;"><strong>ASIA</strong></span></span></a><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;"><span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;"> shows that her vision of classical music is anything but classic on the latest SonarMix. Educated at the Royal College of Music and Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London (after starting her career at the age of four in the Conservatori del Liceu in Barcelona) the Catalan artist is the definition of a prodigy. Recognised around the world for her work as a chamber musician and soloist, she’s also a key cog in Barcelona’s experimental scene, having worked with the likes of&nbsp;</span></span><a style="text-decoration:none;" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://soundcloud.com/4ire"><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#1155cc;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;"><span style="-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration-skip-ink:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;"><u>Aire</u></span></span></a><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;"><span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">,&nbsp;</span></span><a style="text-decoration:none;" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://mansomusic.bandcamp.com/track/sirviendo"><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#1155cc;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;"><span style="-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration-skip-ink:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;"><u>Mans O</u></span></span></a><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;"><span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;"> and the&nbsp;</span></span><a style="text-decoration:none;" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.instagram.com/rally5g/"><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#1155cc;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;"><span style="-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration-skip-ink:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;"><u>Rally 5G</u></span></span></a><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;"><span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;"> collective.</span></span></p><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;" dir="ltr">&nbsp;</p><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;" dir="ltr">&nbsp;</p><div class="raw-html-embed"><iframe width="100%" height="166" scrolling="no" frameborder="no" allow="autoplay" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/1987661239&amp;color=%23ff5500&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false&amp;show_teaser=true"></iframe></div><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;" dir="ltr"><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;"><span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Opening with two of her own solo compositions,</span><span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;"><strong> SonarMix 055</strong></span><span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;"> is a “a compilation of pieces that have marked my musical development”. It’s named ‘The Lamb’, after&nbsp;</span><span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;"><strong>John Tavener</strong></span><span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">’s choral interpretation of William Blake’s poem of the same name, which is featured here, reimagined by string orchestra&nbsp;</span><span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;"><strong>12 Ensemble</strong></span><span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">.&nbsp;</span></span></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;" dir="ltr"><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;"><span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">As you listen, you’ll progressively discard any preconceived notions you have about classical music. Wild screams punctuate&nbsp;</span><span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;"><strong>Maxwell Davies</strong></span><span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">’ ‘Eight Songs for a Mad King’, interpreted here by&nbsp;</span><span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;"><strong>Kelvin Thomas</strong></span><span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">, while what sound like motors interrupt the staccato syllables of&nbsp;</span><span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;"><strong>Unsuk Chin</strong></span><span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">’s ‘Cantatrix Sopranica’. And even at more traditional moments, emotion seeps out of the speakers: from&nbsp;</span><span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;"><strong>Evelyn Berezovsky</strong></span><span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">’s raw recital of&nbsp;</span><span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;"><strong>Messiaen</strong></span><span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">’s ‘Le baiser de l’Enfant Jésus’ to famed French violinist&nbsp;</span><span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;"><strong>Christian Ferras</strong></span><span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">’ passionate performance of&nbsp;</span><span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;"><strong>Sibelius’&nbsp;</strong></span><span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">violin concerto Op. 47. She also finds room for contemporary names, with a soaring aria from&nbsp;</span><span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;"><strong>Caroline Polachek</strong></span><span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;"> (recorded for&nbsp;</span><span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;"><strong>Oliver Leith</strong></span><span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">’s opera Last Days, based on Gus Van Sant’s fictional film about Kurt Cobain’s final days) and&nbsp;</span><span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;"><strong>Arca</strong></span><span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">’s unnerving ‘Urchin’ bookended by two movements two movements of&nbsp;</span><span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;"><strong>Messiaen</strong></span><span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">’s solemn, melancholy work for organ ‘L’Ascension’.</span></span></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;"><span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">It’s a view into the parallel - and overlapping - worlds that ASIA inhabits, and a perfect appetiser for ‘</span><span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;"><strong>ASIA X</strong></span><span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">’, the ‘strange opera’ that she’ll premiere at Sónar by Day 2025.</span></span><br><br><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#222222;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;"><span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;"><strong>Tracklist:</strong></span></span><br><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#222222;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;"><span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">ASIA - Adagio Lamento for Two Violins&nbsp;</span></span><br><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#222222;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;"><span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">ASIA - Pensiero for Three Violins&nbsp;</span></span><br><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#222222;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;"><span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Tavener - The Lamb - 12 Ensemble&nbsp;</span></span><br><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#222222;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;"><span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Shostakovich - Piano Concerto No.2, Mvt. II&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></span><br><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#222222;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;"><span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Messiaen - Le baiser de l’Enfant Jésus - Evelyn Berezovsky&nbsp;</span></span><br><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#222222;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;"><span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Maxwell Davies - Eight Songs for a Mad King - Kelvin Thomas / Messiaen - L’Enfant Jésus</span></span><br><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#222222;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;"><span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Respighi - Il Tramonto&nbsp;</span></span><br><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#222222;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;"><span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Messiaen - L’Ascension, Mvt. IV&nbsp;</span></span><br><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#222222;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;"><span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Oliver Leith, Caroline Polachek, 12 Ensemble, Matt Copson - Last Days, Non Voglio Mai Vedere Il Sole Tramontare&nbsp;</span></span><br><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#222222;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;"><span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Arca - Urchin</span></span><br><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#222222;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;"><span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Messiaen - L’Ascension, Mvt. I</span></span><br><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#222222;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;"><span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Chin - Cantatrix sopranica / Bergerac ballada orgue</span></span><br><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#222222;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;"><span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Sviridov - Pushkin’s Garland</span></span><br><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#222222;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;"><span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Allegri - Miserere Mei - King’s College Cambridge Choir</span></span><br><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#222222;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;"><span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Sibelius - Violin concerto Op.47, Mvt. II - Christian Ferras&nbsp;</span></span><br><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#222222;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;"><span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Aho Ssan / ASIA - unreleased Mvt. I, II</span></span><br><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#222222;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;"><span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Mahler - Symphonie No. 2 ‘Resurrection’, Mvt. V</span></span><br><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#222222;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;"><span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Bach - Goldberg Variations, Aria - Glenn Gould</span></span></p>

SonarMix 055: ASIA - An unconventional vision of classical music from the Catalan prodigy

Want to exhibit your work at Sónar 2025? Apply to the Project Area Open Call. Deadline now extended until 12th January.

<p><meta charset="utf-8"><a style="text-decoration:none;" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.upf.edu/web/rainfilmfest/"><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#1155cc;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;"><span style="-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration-skip-ink:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;"><strong><u>+RAIN Film Festival</u></strong></span></span></a><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">, the</span><span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;"><strong> pioneering European film festival</strong></span><span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;"> for</span><span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;"><strong> cinema generated exclusively with Artificial Intelligence</strong></span><span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">, has announced the&nbsp;</span></span><a style="text-decoration:none;" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.upf.edu/web/rainfilmfest/convocatoria-2025"><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#1155cc;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;"><span style="-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration-skip-ink:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;"><strong><u>Open Call</u></strong></span></span></a><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;"> for its 2025 edition. The deadline is&nbsp;</span><span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;"><strong>Sunday 9th March 2025</strong></span><span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">.&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></span></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:justify;" dir="ltr"><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">With the</span><span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;"><strong> third edition</strong></span><span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;"> of +RAIN already on the horizon, festival co-organisers&nbsp;</span></span><a style="text-decoration:none;" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://sonar.es/en"><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#1155cc;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;"><span style="-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration-skip-ink:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;"><strong><u>Sónar</u></strong></span></span></a><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;"> and the&nbsp;</span></span><a style="text-decoration:none;" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.upf.edu/"><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#1155cc;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;"><span style="-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration-skip-ink:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;"><strong><u>Universitat Pompeu Fabra</u></strong></span></span></a><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;"> are consolidating the festival’s vision, which explores the&nbsp;</span><span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;"><strong>aesthetic and narrative possibilities and ethical and political implications of</strong></span><span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">&nbsp;</span><span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;"><strong>AI-generated cinema</strong></span><span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">.</span></span></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:justify;" dir="ltr"><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Over the first two editions, the festival has acted as a unique showcase, exploring how audiovisual creation can be assisted by new creative technologies. In its first year, it received 45 film submissions, while in 2024, over 232 were submitted.&nbsp;</span></span></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:justify;" dir="ltr"><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">As in the previous two years, films will be selected from among all entries received via the Open Call. The finalists will also participate in the festival, which will be held on&nbsp;</span><span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;"><strong>Tuesday 10th and Wednesday 11th June</strong></span><span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;"> at the&nbsp;</span><span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;"><strong>UPF Poblenou Campus</strong></span><span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">; and on&nbsp;</span><span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;"><strong>Thursday 12th</strong></span><span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;"> and</span><span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;"><strong> Friday 13th June</strong></span><span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;"> a</span><span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;"><strong>t Fira Montjuïc&nbsp;</strong></span><span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">as part of the</span><span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;"><strong>&nbsp;</strong></span></span><a style="text-decoration:none;" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://sonar.es/en/programme/sonar-d"><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#1155cc;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;"><span style="-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration-skip-ink:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;"><strong><u>Sónar+D</u></strong></span></span></a><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;"> programme at Sónar by Day.</span></span></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:justify;" dir="ltr"><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">You can submit your AI-generated film to the Open Call now using&nbsp;</span></span><a style="text-decoration:none;" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSezC3YgsqKYd-XDG8Dn08a8SiUlBzMwt_aUJ_P_jOdoFC29Dw/viewform"><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#1155cc;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;"><span style="-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration-skip-ink:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;"><strong><u>this form</u></strong></span></span></a><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">.</span></span></p>