Posts tagged as "piano"

Nat Bartsch – On Gender and Motherhood in Music

March 6, 2020

Nat Bartsch is a composer and pianist based in Melbourne, Australia. After graduating from the Victorian College of the Arts, Nat travelled to Europe to study with ECM label artists Tord Gustavsen and Nik Bärtsch. This experience influenced her aesthetic direction as Nat sought to discover her own essential voice as an artist. Nat’s reflective […]

Joep Beving ‘Henosis’ – A Conclusion To The Album Trilogy

March 2, 2020

Henosis is the final volume in a trilogy of albums by acclaimed neo-classical composer and pianist Joep Beving. The album marks the end of an intensely personal four-year spiritual and philosophical exploration. A new deluxe edition of Henosis, released in February 2020, includes solo piano versions of the works ‘Klangfall’, ‘Orvonton’, ‘Sol And Luna’ and […]

Yulia Mahr music video for 'Vladimir's Blues' Filmed on Infrared Camera

February 13, 2020

BAFTA-winning film-maker Yulia Mahr has revealed her new video for ‘Vladimir’s Blues’ – a work for solo piano by composer Max Richter from his 2003 album The Blue Notebooks. The video was filmed using military thermal imaging cameras which transform heat into visible images. It was the message of peace inherent in The Blue Notebooks, […]

Sophie Hutchings releases new neo-classical piano music

February 10, 2020

Australian neo-classical pianist and composer Sophie Hutchings has announced the release of her forthcoming album Scattered On The Wind for April 2020 on record label Mercury KX, and has released a brand new single, ‘Two Flames’. The new track ‘Two Flames’ is an indelible first taste of Sophie’s musical ambition, scale, and prowess. The track […]

Modes of Communication: Letters from the Underworlds – Ndudzo Makhathini

February 3, 2020

Visionary South African pianist and composer Nduduzo Makhathini will be releasing his debut album on Blue Note Records this April – the first South African artist ever to sign to the prestigious jazz label. The album, titled Modes of Communication: Letters from the Underworlds, is musically anchored by Makhathini’s expressive piano and blends lyrical, plaintive […]