Tele­vi­sion pre­sen­ter Har­ald Lesch at experimenta

The famous vio­lin con­cer­tos “Four Sea­sons” by Anto­nio Vival­di meet with remarks by sci­en­tist Har­ald Lesch on cli­mate change. On Feb­ru­ary 5 and 6, vis­i­tors can expe­ri­ence this unusu­al com­bi­na­tion live in experimenta’s Sci­ence Dome. Togeth­er with the Mer­lin Ensem­ble Wien under the direc­tion of Mar­tin Walch, Har­ald Lesch will take the audi­ence on a jour­ney through time — from the Big Bang to the present day..

As an astro­physi­cist, jour­nal­ist, tele­vi­sion pre­sen­ter, audio book speak­er and nat­ur­al philoso­pher, the com­mu­ni­ca­tion of sci­en­tif­ic top­ics has been a mat­ter close to Har­ald Lesch’s heart for many years. Now the pro­fes­sor of astro­physics is embark­ing on new paths and, accom­pa­nied by Anto­nio Vivaldi’s “Four Sea­sons,” is high­light­ing the explo­sive nature of cli­mate change. In a vivid dia­logue with the Mer­lin Ensem­ble Vien­na con­duct­ed by Mar­tin Walch, he explains the ori­gins of the sea­sons and takes the audi­ence on a jour­ney through time — from the Big Bang to the present day. While the orches­tra pro­vides musi­cal accom­pa­ni­ment to nat­ur­al phe­nom­e­na such as gen­tle winds, vio­lent storms and thun­der­storms, Lesch explains in a sci­en­tif­i­cal­ly sound man­ner how the earth is far­ing: if the cli­mate con­tin­ues to dete­ri­o­rate dras­ti­cal­ly, the “Four Sea­sons” could soon be noth­ing more than a fond memory.

Three per­for­mances in the Sci­ence Dome
The Sci­ence Dome at exper­i­men­ta will host the pro­duc­tion “Four Sea­sons and Cli­mate Change” three times: The first per­for­mance will take place on Sat­ur­day, Feb­ru­ary 5, at 11:00 am. It will be fol­lowed on the same day by the evening per­for­mance at 7:30 pm. After­wards, the audi­ence will have the oppor­tu­ni­ty to talk with Har­ald Lesch and the Mer­lin Ensem­ble. On Sun­day, Feb­ru­ary 6, the last per­for­mance will take place at 11:00 a.m. as a mati­nee. Tick­ets for all per­for­mances can be pur­chased at experimenta’s online tick­et store. The valid legal require­ments apply to the vis­it, which are updat­ed dai­ly on the web­site www.experimenta.science stand. Fur­ther infor­ma­tion is avail­able by phone: 07131 887 95–0 or by e‑mail: infoexperimenta.science.

Har­ald Lesch with Mar­tin Walch (left), solo vio­lin and con­duc­tor Mer­lin Ensem­ble Vien­na Pic­ture cred­its: Lukas Beck