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Three-armed robot conductor makes debut in Dresden
German city’s Sinfoniker says aim is not to replace humans but to play music human conductors would find impossible
The Sinfoniker, long known for innovation and political statements, is celebrating its 25th anniversary with the Robotersinfonie at the Hellerau hall in a concert divided into two parts, one purely human and, after the interval, one that is robot-led. Photograph: David.Suenderhauf/Hellerau hallThe composer Andreas Gundlach wrote the aptly named Semiconductor’s Masterpiece for 16 brass musicians and four percussionists playing wildly diverging time signatures. Nine years later, the Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli and the Lucca Philharmonic Orchestra performed in Pisa with YuMi, billed as a “collaborative” dual-arm robot conductor.
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