SUNDAY, MAY 12, 2024
LIVE STREAM BEGINS 2:45 PM EST // 11:45 AM PST
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WHAT: Jean-Michel Jarre performs special concert ‘BRIDGE FROM THE FUTURE’ at the STARMUS Festival in Bratislava, Slovakia with special guest Sir Brian May of Queen. In association with ESET, a global leader in digital security, the electronic music pioneer will perform live at Incheba Bratislava, Slovakia on May 12 – against the stunning backdrop of the SNP (UFO) Bridge.
He will be joined on stage by special guest Sir Brian May. The concert is held in cooperation with the City of Bratislava and is free to attend. It will be televised on Slovakian National RTVS as well as globally via the EBU network and live-streamed on Jean-Michel Jarre’s YouTube channel here.
WHO: GRAMMY-Nominated, Guinness World Record Holder, composer, performer, producer and UNESCO cultural ambassador JEAN-MICHEL JARRE with special guest musician, songwriter, record producer, animal rights activist and astrophysicist Sir BRIAN MAY (QUEEN).
WHY: Bridge from the Future, specially conceived and designed for this occasion by Jarre, will inaugurate the seventh edition of STARMUS Festival, the globe’s preeminent gathering uniting science, art, and music.
This year, with the theme of ‘STARMUS Earth: the future of our home planet’, powered by ESET Digital Security, the festival convenes Nobel laureates, distinguished scientists and researchers, astronauts, intellectuals, and artists to exchange knowledge and insights as we explore profound and urgent existential questions.
It was founded by astrophysicist Garik Israelian, PhD, and Queen guitarist and PhD in astrophysics Sir Brian May, under the auspices of the late Stephen Hawking. Science, often referred to as the bridge to tomorrow, holds the promise of transformative advancements – if we embrace its discoveries and predictions without hesitation.
WHERE: Streaming via YouTube at
Free concert taking place:
Incheba
Viedenská cesta 2996/3, 851 01
Petrzalka, Bratislava, Slovakia
WHEN: SUNDAY, MAY 12, 2024
2:45 PM (EST) // 11:45 AM (PST) – YouTube Stream
8:45 PM – Live Event In Bratislava
Sir Brian May Photo © Miracle Productions LLP. Photographer: Bohan Hohnjec
Photo credit: Jean-Michel Jarre
About JEAN-MICHEL JARRE:
Throughout his illustrious career, composer, performer, producer and cultural ambassador JEAN-MICHEL JARRE has continued to break new ground with his music and his mastery of creative innovation. From his early pioneering role in electronic music, his use of multi-channel audio technology and production, to his recent explorations into the realms of VR performance and the metaverse, technology is at the forefront of everything he does.
Jarre is UNESCO ambassador for education, science and culture, an unconditional defender of the planet and the environment and Laureate of the Stephen Hawking Medal for scientific communication. His current catalog, which now includes 22 studio albums, has generated sales of more than 85 million worldwide to date, and earned him countless awards and nominations.
Throughout his career, Jarre has taken as canvas, some of the most iconic landmarks and UNESCO World Heritage sites around the globe for his creative, cultural and environmental message. He has also set new Guinness World Records for live audience attendance at concerts in several emblematic locations.
He was the first Western musician to be invited to perform in China and has also created and performed concert-events at the Great Pyramids in Egypt, the Sahara Desert, the Forbidden City & Tiananmen Square, the Eiffel Tower, the Dead Sea, Al Ula and more.
He has consistently sold-out arena and stadium tours across the continents, as well as performing at major festivals including Coachella. In 2021, he rang in the new year with Welcome To The Other Side, a groundbreaking livestream broadcast worldwide from a virtual Notre Dame in Paris.
U.S. touring & live entertainment trade publication US Pollstar states that the livestream attracted record breaking audiences of over 75 million viewers worldwide across various platforms, television and VR.
On 25th December 2023, Jarre performed Versailles 400: a unique hybrid artistic creation conceived specifically to celebrate the 400th anniversary of the Château de Versailles and performed in real life live from the Hall of Mirrors and in virtual reality. Versailles 400 mixed-reality Live Concert. His brand new OXYMORE immersive project is out now worldwide.
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