Cologne, Germany/Weiz, Austria. Plant music as an educational nature experience.
What would it be like to listen to the sound of a rose? Or that of an old olive tree? And what would an orchid sound like? Plant music offers sonic answers to these questions. The electrical activity in a living plant can be translated into sounds audible to humans using biofeedback sensors and a digital transmitter. In May 2026, the first plant piano concert in Germany took place at the Waldorf School in Cologne. The evening was part of the educational project “Re-Connecting with Nature,” developed by chronobiologist Maximilian Moser and the Austrian association Friendship with Nature in collaboration with specialists in educational media. The idea behind the project (founded in 2023) is to ignite young people’s enthusiasm for nature and its protection through encounters with plants as living beings. The initiative visits school classes in Germany, Austria, Italy, and Switzerland to share the many sonic signatures emitted by the world of plants.
More Friendship with Nature and Re-connecting with Nature
Translation Paula Boslau
Image Alek Newton
