Robbie Williams plays for free in the Elbphilharmonie - with orchestra and Beethoven AI

Created: 2022-10-20 08:25

By: Kevin Goonewardena

Robbie Williams invites you to a special concert in the Elbphilharmonie Hamburg.

He is also supported by a music AI.

The tickets are free – for Telekom customers.

Hamburg – North German fans of the British singer Robbie Williams can not only look forward to three concerts that the former "Take That" member will give in the Barclays Arena in 2023, but also to a very special gig in the Elbphilharmonie.

There, Robbie Williams will not only perform with an orchestra, but will also witness an absolute novelty himself: An artificial intelligence (AI) has linked his super hit "Angels" (1997) with classical works by Beethoven and will present this artistic new creation. And it's coming Even better: Robbie Williams fans don't have to wait until 2023 - because the concert in the Elphi is already on November 15, 2022, reports 24hamburg.de..

Robbie Williams performs in the Elbphilharmonie with orchestra & artificial intelligence

Robbie Williams will be accompanied by the orchestra "Neue Philharmonie Frankfurt" during his performance in Hamburg.

The music AI, which is actually trimmed for the composer Ludwig van Beethoven, supports the British with the hit "Angels".

In the run-up to the concert on November 15, Williams was excited about the unusual performance:

I can't think of a better place than the Elbphilharmonie to play the AI ​​version of 'Angels' for the first time and the songs from my new album 'XXV' live.

Robbie Williams prior to the concert in Hamburg's Elbphilharmonie

As with the concerts next year, Williams will otherwise play hits from his current best-of album

in the Elbphilharmonie .

Robbie and the Elphi: British megastar Robbie Williams will be performing at the Elbphilarmonie in November.

It will start pompously with an orchestra of 80 musicians - and innovatively with a music AI that recomposed his hit "Angels".

© Georg Wendt/Daniel Reinhardt/dpa

Robbie Williams has Beethoven AI rearrange hit "Angels".

Robbie Williams had already released the new version of his hit "Angels" created by the Beethoven AI earlier this year.

According to the concert organizer Telekom, the artificial music brain was originally developed with the aim of completing Beethoven's unfinished 10th symphony.

To do this, the AI ​​analyzed Beethoven's collected works.

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For the project, Robbie Williams, producer Guy Chambers and Jules Buckley first gave the song "Angels" a new structure, then the algorithm was given the task of connecting the intro of the song with Beethoven's "Moonlight Sonata" and creating a new instrumental.

Robbie Williams concert in the Elbphilharmonie: How to get tickets

Tickets for the special Robbie Williams concert on November 15th at the Elbphilharmonie will not be available in stores.

Instead, Telekom customers can secure it free of charge via the “MeinMagenta” app.

Tickets can be reserved there from Tuesday, October 25, 2022 at 3 p.m.

Anyone with a current mobile phone or Internet contract with Deutsche Telekom can take part.

For everyone without a Telekom contract or the necessary luck when making reservations: The broadcast will also be broadcast live on the Internet from 8 p.m. on the Telekom broadcaster “MagentaTV” as well as online on magentamusik.de and on the social media channels of the telecommunications brand.