On Saturday, 8 November 2025, at 18:00, the international Russolo Prize 2025 will be hosted in Athens at the cultural theater space Restart Theater Athens (Koilis 23, Ano Petralona, 5 minutes from Petralona ISAP Station), for a unique evening dedicated to acousmatic and electronic music.

The Russolo Prize is delighted to present to the Athenian audience the innovative works of eight young finalist composers selected from around the world, inviting attendees to actively participate by voting for the winner of Prix Russolo 2025. The works will be introduced to the audience by the acousmatic composer Philippe Blanchard, who also serves as the President of the Prix Russolo.

Admission is free.
For information and reservations: +30 6906 788975

In each city hosting the festival, the audience listens to the finalists’ works and votes.
The overall winner will be announced at the final concert at the end of December 2025.

Voting is also available online via Bandcamp:
👉 https://ateliernautilus.bandcamp.com
More information: https://www.luigirussolo.eu/en/the-prize, https://www.restart-theater.com

ABOUT THE RUSSOLO PRIZE
Since its founding in 1979, the Russolo Prize has explored new sound landscapes, inspired by the composer, painter, and visionary Luigi Russolo (1885–1947).

With his manifesto The Art of Noises (1913), Russolo established the idea that the sounds of the modern world—even the most industrial—can serve as a source of musical creation.

His famous inventions, such as the Intonarumori, the Rumorharmonium, and the Russolophone, paved the way for acousmatic and electronic music, inspiring generations of creators.

INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM PRIX RUSSOLO 2025
So far, the program has been presented in:

• Geneva, Switzerland – Galerie Analix – 07/09/2025 (Barbara Polla)

• Faverges, France – Concert Bruit de la Neige – 21/09/2025 (Studio Nautilus)

• La Monnerie-le-Montel, France – L’Acousmonef – 05/10/2025 (Les sons dans l’air)

• Milan, Italy – Teatro Arsenale – 10 & 11/10/2025 (Audior + NoMus + MM&T)

Restart Theater Athens brings the Prize to Athens on 8 November 2025, before it continues in November to Tokyo, Japan (Phonothèque, Kyohei Hayashi) and Prague, Czech Republic (Opening Performance Studio, Jan Kruml & Petr Studeny).

The final concert and the announcement of the winners will take place in Vienna, Austria, in December 2025 (Louise Rossiter).

FINALIST COMPOSERS – PRIX RUSSOLO 2025

1. Claude Hermitte – L’Amazonie brûle (8’53’’)

2. Bernadette Johnson – Disturbed Waltz (6’22’’)

3. Felipe Otondo – Makuta (8’10’’)

4. Adam Stanović – Between Pictures (9’20’’)

5. Nikos Stavropoulos – Par une belle fin d'après-midi (8’20’’)

6. Petr Studeny – Poema elettronico futurista (7’07’’)

7. Willard Van de Bogart – Eleventh Ave. Willard 9-8-24_Mix (11’10’’)

8. Berk Yagli – The Cycle of Life and Decay (7’59’’)

Voting is also available online via Bandcamp:
👉 https://ateliernautilus.bandcamp.com

PRIX RUSSOLO BOARD MEMBERS
Philippe Blanchard (President), Louise Rossiter (Deputy CEO),
Jan Kruml (Deputy CEO), Dante Tanzi (Audior – Italy),
Maddelena Novati (NoMus – Italy), Hayashi Kyohei & Kei Nakano (Japan),
Pierre Jolivet (Eire/Ireland), Anastassia Politi & Nicolas Malevitsis (Greece),
Barbara Polla (Galerie Analix – Switzerland), Gabin Noir (CARE & Exotical.org)