Ludovico Einaudi performs on floating platform in Arctic for Greenpeace
Composer Ludovico Einaudi performed a new piece, Elegy for the Arctic, on a floating platform in the Arctic Ocean to support Greenpeace's Voices for the Arctic campaign. The performance took place near the Wahlenbergbreen coastal glacier in the Svalbard archipelago, reached via the Greenpeace ship Arctic Sunrise. The campaign has gathered over 8 million signatures. Einaudi described the Arctic as not a desert but a place full of life, emphasizing its purity and fragility threatened by global warming. The action coincides with an OSPAR commission meeting discussing the establishment of a protected area in international Arctic waters.
Key facts
- Ludovico Einaudi performed Elegy for the Arctic on a floating platform in the Arctic Ocean.
- The performance was part of Greenpeace's Voices for the Arctic campaign.
- The campaign has collected over 8 million signatures.
- Einaudi traveled to the Svalbard islands on the Arctic Sunrise ship.
- The performance was set against the Wahlenbergbreen coastal glacier.
- Einaudi composed Elegy for the Arctic specifically for the occasion.
- The action took place ahead of an OSPAR commission meeting on Arctic protection.
- OSPAR is the international commission for the conservation of the North-East Atlantic.
Entities
Artists
- Ludovico Einaudi
Institutions
- Greenpeace
- OSPAR
Locations
- Arctic Ocean
- Svalbard
- Wahlenbergbreen
- Arctic