Created in collaboration with greenpeace, the timing of the performance coincides with a week-long meeting of the OSPAR commission in tenerife, spain a platform which could see protected areas set up in international arctic waters. through his performance, einaudi adds his voice to those of eight million people from across the world demanding protection for the arctic, from threats like oil drilling and destructive fishing.

‘I could see the purity and fragility of this area with my own eyes and interpret a song I wrote to be played upon the best stage in the world,’ einaudi said from onboard the arctic sunrise. ‘it is important that we understand the importance of the arctic, stop the process of destruction and protect it.’

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