Press release
Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin
ROMANTIC REVOLUTION – bruckner unlimited
The Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin is starting its second remix contest
on 1 November 2015
Tugan Sokhiev
Music Director
Kent Nagano
Honorary Conductor
Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin
im rbb-Fernsehzentrum
Masurenallee 16-20
D – 14057 Berlin
Benjamin Dries
Press Office
On 1 November 2015, the Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin (DSO) is
starting the remix contest ‘ROMANTIC REVOLUTION – bruckner unlimited’.
Remixers and re-arrangers around the world are invited to access the basic
compositional and sound components of the Finale of Anton Bruckner’s 4th
Symphony, the so-called ‘Romantic’, and give the samples their very own touch.
The entry deadline is 31 January 2016. Twenty passages broken down into
individual voices from this epochal work will be ready to download from the
website romantic-revolution.com when the contest begins. The winners will
receive top-class prizes; in addition, selected tracks will be published by the
renowned label Sony Classical. The patron of the competition is the successful
musician, DJ and producer Henrik Schwarz. With the remix contest, the Deutsches
Symphonie-Orchester Berlin is supporting – together with Sonos – greater
convergence and connection between two important music genres.
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dso-berlin.de
Berlin, 27 October 2015
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Concept
Unlike the usual classical remix projects, no existing recordings were reprocessed for
‘ROMANTIC REVOLUTION – bruckner unlimited’; the DSO especially recorded
selected sound components from the Finale of the 4th Symphony of Anton Bruckner
for this contest at a special session with the young Estonian conductor Risto Joost. By
consciously breaking the work up into its individual tracks, producers and musicians
have the possibility to fathom the core of the piece on their own initiative. In this way,
the competition offers all participants the opportunity not only to remix or re-arrange,
but also to make the classical sound material their own and develop it further in line
with their own artistic vision.
Participation
As of 1 Nov. 2015, the sound components will be available for download on the
website romantic-revolution.com using the DSO’s ‘SoundCloud’ account. It is intended
that these serve as the basis for one’s own pieces with a maximum length of 12
minutes. In order to participate, the tracks must be linked with the corresponding
‘SoundCloud’ of the orchestra. The DSO will compile a public playlist from the entries
that is intended to serve as an inspiration. Entries will be accepted until 31 Jan. 2016.
Jury – Award Ceremony – Release
An international jury, consisting of, besides Henrik Schwarz, British triphop and dubstep
musician and producer Emika, Spex editor Daniel Gerhardt, taz editor Julian Weber and
Estonian conductor Risto Joost, will select the five winners in March 2016. The award
ceremony and presentation of the award-winning tracks will take place at the Casual
Concert with the Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin on 1 April 2016 in Berlin’s
Philharmonic Hall. Selected tracks will be published after the contest by the renowned
label Sony Classical.
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an Ensemble of
Rundfunk Orchester und Chöre
GmbH Berlin
A brief look back
Tugan Sokhiev
Music Director
The Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin held a remix contest that was a
tremendous success for the first time in the 2013-14 season. With the title ‘INTO A
NEW WORLD – dvořák 24 loops’, the contest used Dvořák’s 9th Symphony, known as
the New World Symphony, as its basis. Around the world, it received a unique level of
response from musical enthusiasts among DJs and arrangers.
Kent Nagano
Honorary Conductor
Berlin, 27 October 2015
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You can find detailed participation conditions, additional information and a video
clip as of 1 Nov. 2015 at romantic-revolution.com.
Prizes
 1st and 2nd prizes: one Sonos Smart Speaker System each
 3rd and 4th prizes: one ‘Live Suite 9’ software set from Ableton each
 5th prize: a ‘Komplete 10’ software set from Native Instruments
Media partners
 taz – die tageszeitung
 rbb Kulturradio
 VAN – fanzine for classical music
Cooperation partners
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Sonos (project partner)
Sony Classical (release)
SoundCloud (supporter)
otb medien (production of the contest and the videos)
Johann Fanger (artistic consultant)
Sponsors
 Ableton AG (‘Live Suite 9’ software sets)
 Native Instruments (‘Komplete 10’ software set)
Overview of the time schedule
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Start: 1 Nov. 2015
Entry deadline: 31 Jan. 2016
Award ceremony: 1 Apr. 2016
Release with Sony Classical
Information channels
 Website: romantic-revolution.com
 Twitter account: twitter.com/dsoberlin
 Facebook profile: facebook.de/dsoberlin
an Ensemble of
Rundfunk Orchester und Chöre
GmbH Berlin