Acclaimed Italian composer and pianist Ludovico Einaudi is in the Arctic to perform one of his own compositions on a floating platform, in front of the Wahlenbergbreen glacier (in Svalbard, Norway). A banner reads "Save the Arctic."
The composition, Elegy for the Arctic, was inspired by eight million voices from around the world calling for Arctic protection. The Greenpeace ship the Arctic Sunrise carried Einaudi, the grand piano and eight million voices to Svalbard.
Greenpeace is urging the OSPAR Commission that meets this week (20-24 June, 2016) in Tenerife, not to miss the opportunity to protect international Arctic waters under its mandate.