Utopia vol.2 - between poles

The Utopia interactive synthesizer exhibition is organized for the second time. More than two hundred special instruments and their peripherals on display present the entire history of electronic music according to their world poles, from before the atomic age through the Cold War and the Space Age to the present day. In addition to the exhibition, there will also be electronic music programs, professional lectures, presentations, and concerts.

Program:

(we reserve the right to make changes)

2025.02.14 - Friday

  • 10:00 - 14:00 Closed event for students
  • 14:00 - 19:00 Synthesizer exhibition
  • 17:00 Official opening, interview with Suzanne Ciani video screening
  • 18:00 Neorus - live in Utopia vol.2
  • 19:00 Vinnui: Sound city - live in Utopia vol.2
  • 20:00 Multipole electroacustic organological experiments (Árpád Beszédes)
  • 21:00 A Tonal Diktatur: New numbers - live in Utopia vol.2

2025.02.15 - Saturday

  • 10:00 - 19:00 Synthesizer exhibition
  • 12:00 László Varga: "The Analog Synthesizer" & instrument demo with purchase possibility
  • 14:00 Video screening
  • 16:00 "West End" Coast: Buchla Show - Gábor Kakuk/Árpád Beszédes
  • 16:00 Elektron workshop (exhibition room) - Balázs Varga
  • 17:30 encoderaudio -Ableton modules
  • 18:00 Encoder - live in Utopia vol.2
  • 19:00 Emanation of Time: Resynthesis on the event horizon /Kyma sound design/ - live in Utopia vol.2
  • 20:30 Interview with Balázs Deseő, Old session show, Synth Jam Live Act
  • 22:30 UCCU DJ live set // feat. KRYSY

2025.02.16 - Sunday

  • 10:00 - 16:00 Synthesizer exhibition
  • 10:00 Analog vs. Digital - Interactive analysis and synthesis from technology and producer points of view - Tamás Szathmári
  • 12:00 Once upon a time there was an Eastern Block: synthesizers of the former Soviet and eastern block - Tibor Mosolygó/Utopia synth
  • 14:00 Gábor Képes- Sound Interface Device: evolution of informatics and computers in arts from the second half of the seventies
  • 15:00 "West End" Coast: Serge Show - Gábor Kakuk
  • 16:00 Closing

Ticket types and prices:

  • Exhibition daily ticket. Valid for attending the public area of the exhibition, as well as workshops, discussions, video screenings and concerts. Price: 2.500 Forint.
  • Exhibition daily ticket with instrument interaction. In addition to the exhibition daily ticket, this ticket allows an exclusive use of dedicated instruments with sound recording possibility. Price: 12.500 Forint.
  • 3-day pass. Exhibition daily ticket with instrument interaction for all three days of the event. Price: 25.000 Forint.
  • Concert daily ticket. Valid only for attending the evening concerts in the concert room. Price: 2.000 Forint.
  • UCCU DJ live set. Valid only for the DJ live set on Saturday evening. Price: 1.500 Forint.

Students are allowed a free entry on all programs for the whole duration of the event (a valid student ID is required)!

Official patron of the event: Suzanne Ciani https://www.sevwave.com

Organizer: https://utopiasynth.hu (Dr. Árpád Beszédes-Vörös Péter)

Facebook event: https://fb.me/e/44zk1GolZ

Instruments on display, policy and further information: https://www.facebook.com/utopiasynth

Contact: info@utopiasynth.hu

Our supporters: Municipality of Szeged, ESAudio Ltd.

The following video demonstrates the atmosphere of the first exhibition (in Hungarian):