Introduction

In the spring of 2013 students from the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, School of Design and Malmö University were engaged in programs part
of the EU project, Musical Experience Design. The EU project is seeking development of innovative experiences within the context of live classical music concerts. Three cultural institutions in the Øresund region, Malmö Symphony Orchestra, The Royal Danish Theatre, and Copenhagen Phil,
are functioning as laboratories for developing and testing new concepts. Concept development in the project focuses mainly on artistic and technological productions and products, as well as sustainable business models. The main concern of the two educational programs was to examine the live format of symphonic music and create visual and/or interaction design that in one way or the other would enrich the experience of the live concert. The key question of the program at Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, School of Design was how one, as a designer, could contribute by creating meaningful interactions between classical music concerts and new visualization technologies.