Soundinstallation Symphony Natura Op. 170 by Henning Christiansen

Festival Castel dei Mondi

Andria, Italy

Festival Castel dei Mondi will host the sound installation

Symphony Natura Op. 170 by Henning Christiansen

Festival Castel dei Mondi is a non-profit international festival dedicated to contemporary

performing arts and interdisciplinary artistic practices, taking place in Andria and presenting a

programme of performances, music, installations and other artistic projects. Further information

about the festival and its programme can be found at: https://casteldeimondi.com/.

We are pleased to welcome the Henning Christiansen Archive to Andria in September 2026 for the

presentation of the re-enactment of Symphony Natura. The sound installation will be open to the

public on 12 and 13 September 2026 as part of the festival programme.

Originally conceived and realised by Henning Christiansen in 1985 at the Zoo di Roma, Symphony

Natura transforms animal recordings, electronic sounds and instrumental material into a spatial

composition, in which the listening experience unfolds through the movement of sound within a

specific environment.

Presenting Symphony Natura at Festival Castel dei Mondi will extend the work’s ongoing reenactment

into a new geographical and institutional context, while contributing to the Henning

Christiansen Archive’s continuing research into the work and its first official publication. The

presentation will offer audiences in Andria an opportunity to encounter Christiansen’s work

through a contemporary activation of its historical sound materials and artistic ideas.