Hans Keller
1919–1985Hans Keller and Susan Bradshaw broadcast the 1961 BBC “Piotr Zak” hoax, presenting random noises as an avant‑garde work by a fictitious composer.
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In 1961 Hans Keller, together with Susan Bradshaw, perpetrated the “Piotr Zak” hoax at the BBC, broadcasting a deliberately nonsensical series of random noises as a new avant‑garde piece by a fictitious Polish composer.
The hoax was intended to demonstrate the poor quality of critical discourse surrounding contemporary music, but it failed; all published reviews were dismissive and no critic expressed enthusiasm for the piece.
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