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Video: Techno DJ and Classical Conductor Team Up

February 16, 2009

Top German DJ Paul van Dyke teamed up with conductor Parvo Jarvi for a unique techno-meets-classical musical experience.

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A computer-generated simulation of the planet TrES-4, with its host star
'The Planets,' by Gustav Holst, got a techno beatImage: Jeffrey Hall, Lowell Observatory
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Techno Meets Classical

I think this must be a first : techno meets classic. Well if you're going to do it you might as well start with the best and Paul van Dyck is the most famous techno DJ on the planet. Speaking of which the Planets Suite by British composer Gustav Holst was the music chosen for van Dycks collaboration with a symphony orchestra in Frankfurt this week.
February 15, 200904:38 min