Closing Concert : An Art Experience of the Quantum World

The evening’s Closing Concert will mark the highlight of the 100-Year celebration of the 2025 Quantum celebration in Germany  with a one-of-a-kind immersive audiovisual performance:

• 60 orchestra musicians / 160 choristers
• Immersive Sound / Immersive Vidéo
• A new ceramic percussion instrument, crafted in Japan.

Fundamental Interactions is born from the collaboration between the french composer Yannick Paget and the japanese physicist Koji Hashimoto.

The piece uses a new musical language and new modes rooted in particle physics.

“Just as physics seeks to understand the invisible mechanisms of the universe, music allows us to feel them. Paget’s work offers a new way to experience the beauty of physical laws.” – Professor Hashimoto

“Both music and physics are born from vibration and resonance. Through this project, I want audiences to sense the fabric of the universe — not through equations, but through sound and emotion.” – Yannick Paget

The piece was acclaimed in Japan :

“I had only seen quantum mechanics in equations, but tonight I felt as though I could feel it — it became real.” – Asahi Shimbun | Tokyo, July 6, 2025

“It felt as if I were floating inside a quantum wave — overwhelmed by the energy of sound itself.” – Newton Press | Tokyo, June 2025

“The ceramic instruments crafted by artist Toru Kurokawa, called Ceramophone, produce delicate and unique tones that beautifully enhance the sensory experience of the concert.” – Kyoto Shimbun | Kyoto, September 2022

This concert marks N’SO KYOTO’s first performance in Europe.

Fundamental Interactions explores the four fundamental forces — electromagnetic, strong, weak, and gravitational — that shape and balance the structure of the universe. These forces are responsible for all observable physical phenomena and interactions between particles.

THE QUANTUM CHORUS

The grand finale (5th movement), with a choir of 160 choristers, is dedicated to the unification of the fundamental forces. It was created especially for the Münster concert to celebrate 100 years of Quantum Physics.
Enhanced by Chris Mosdell’s lyrics, The Quantum Chorus evokes human interaction through a century of research and dreams — a reflection of humanity’s enduring hope for peace for the next 100 years.

The concert will be hosted by Jacob Beautemps, science communicator and creator of the popular YouTube channel BreakingLab, and will feature special guest David Rauterberg from Rudelsingen.

For the premiere of the Quantum100 Choir, illustrator Michael Tewiele has designed 100 original T-shirts, each featuring a portrait of an outstanding physicist.

Composition, Conducting, Percussion, and Electronics
Yannick Paget

Scientific Advisors
Koji Hashimoto
Stefan Heusler

Lyrics
Chris Mosdell

Live Video Director
Alexandre Maubert

Real-Time Visuals and MD Development
Sagar Patel

Sculptor
Toru Kurokawa

N’SO KYOTO Soloists
William Prunkl (Cello)
Mami Nakamura (Clarinet)
Mikio Kawahara (Euphonium)

With support from Münster
The Student Orchestra of Münster
The School Choirs of the Paulinum Gymnasium
the Choir “Piano 22/30"

Special guest
David Rauterberg

Moderation
Jacob Beautemps (BreakingLab)