For The First Time Ever, Malta’s ‘Space Pianist’ Will Have Symphony Streamed Directly From Space
After teaming up with Space X, Malta’s ‘Space Pianist’ Leonardo Barilaro will live up to his namesake by streaming a symphony directly from the International Space Station.
The mission had been a long time coming for Barilaro, who is both a pianist and an aerospace engineer lecturing at MCAST. But now the time has finally come, and you can watch the whole thing live by clicking here.
The piano symphony, ‘Maleth‘, will be streamed on Monday 15th August at 4pm, at which point the ISS will be passing over Malta.
The opportunity came by way of a Maltese bioscience mission – Maleth II, after Barilaro teamed up with scientists of the University of Malta who used a SpaceX rocket to send human cells to space.
With a little extra room on the SpaceX CRS25 rocket, he was able to send a symphony of his creation to the ISS on an SD card, to be aired on Monday.
The symphony, ‘Maleth’, shares the same name as the bioscience program running in conjunction with Barilaro’s venture.
“It is the same title as the ancient Phoenician term for Malta,” Barilaro said. “The idea of bringing music to space arose from a desire to inspire and spread awareness for a new era for mankind.”
The rocket departed from Cape Canaveral on 15th June and made its way to the ISS, where it will stay for 60 days.
The music aboard it will then be accessed from the mission control room managed by Arkafort Ltd in Qormi.
Barilaro’s music was recorded at Jorquera Pianos, an official Steinway & Sons dealer. They sponsored the music project, paving the way for Barilaro’s hard work to bear fruit.
Barilaro has been involved in a music venture that would see him release a song every day for the entire year 2022, with hopes that he could be the first man to stream a piano concert directly from planet Mars. One could say that he’s made some major strides following his ISS event.
The music venture: Space Piano Music Everyday, is currently being aired on Spotify, among other platforms, and is comprised of the artist’s own, unique brand of atmospheric piano and minimal electronic compositions.
You can check out the daily releases right here.
Will you be tuning in?