Classical music has long been the preserve of those lucky enough to have received a musical education. Now AI is promising to make music more accessible. A leading experimental musician says it means anyone can become a composer, even if they can’t read music.
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00:00He's been called the cyborg pianist, part virtuoso, part machine.
00:11So I can pull up a kind of sound like this.
00:19With technology at his fingertips, composer Zubin Kanga is smashing down the boundaries around classical music.
00:27You don't need to have the skills to play a particular instrument.
00:33You can make music just using your hands and gestures.
00:38From brain sensors to lasers, he's using the latest gadgets to catapult classical music into the 21st century.
00:47The music that we're creating now will become the classic to the future.
00:50He's in Sydney as a guest soloist with new music pioneers, Ensemble Offspring.
01:01As the group turns 30, it's hoped the special effects will bring new audiences.
01:08I think there's definitely a place for technology to sort of convince young people that this music is cool too.
01:14Composer Tristan Coelho is hearing his work played for the first time.
01:23As technology advances, he's confident there'll always be a place for flesh and blood musicians.
01:31As an audience, we're able to detect what comes from the human spirit, the human soul.
01:36I think we can easily detect when things are fabricated.
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