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ACT Night: Peaceful Piano
Event by: Johanna Summer, Actmusic, The ACT Agency
Location: Kammermusiksaal, Herbert-von-Karajan-Straße 1, Berlin - Mitte
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Bill Laurance, piano
Johanna Summer, piano
Bugge Wesseltoft, piano
Bill Laurance is a founding member of Snarky Puppy and has won multiple Grammy awards. In Berlin he presents his new solo piano album Lumen. Recorded alone in a church at night, Lumen captures a sense of stillness, vulnerability and surrender. Simplicity and emotional depth in a space where every note feels fragile and profound. But that's just a start. Each performance changes the music, guided by the uniqueness of the moment.
With Upright, Johanna Summer hits a nerve. Recorded on an old 1920s piano, the EP appears as a closed cycle: two improvisations open. GIANT STEPS, STELLA BY STARLIGHT and I REMEMBER YOU form the core. As a matter of course, TEARDROP by Massive Attack follows. The end is Richard Wagner's legendary “Elegy in A flat major”. A combination of the greatest freedom and some restrictions, of complete lack of intention and some desire.
It's Snowing On My Piano is probably in every household in Norway and marks the beginning of the Christmas season. Bugge Wesseltoft is still on tour with this special program today. 30 years after the album was released, a new Snowing On My Piano will be released in 2026; Live, distilled from the best recordings of the past few years. Wesseltoft is the final point. Combined with the hope for a well-tempered and as peaceful pre-Christmas period as possible.
Johanna Summer, piano
Bugge Wesseltoft, piano
Bill Laurance is a founding member of Snarky Puppy and has won multiple Grammy awards. In Berlin he presents his new solo piano album Lumen. Recorded alone in a church at night, Lumen captures a sense of stillness, vulnerability and surrender. Simplicity and emotional depth in a space where every note feels fragile and profound. But that's just a start. Each performance changes the music, guided by the uniqueness of the moment.
With Upright, Johanna Summer hits a nerve. Recorded on an old 1920s piano, the EP appears as a closed cycle: two improvisations open. GIANT STEPS, STELLA BY STARLIGHT and I REMEMBER YOU form the core. As a matter of course, TEARDROP by Massive Attack follows. The end is Richard Wagner's legendary “Elegy in A flat major”. A combination of the greatest freedom and some restrictions, of complete lack of intention and some desire.
It's Snowing On My Piano is probably in every household in Norway and marks the beginning of the Christmas season. Bugge Wesseltoft is still on tour with this special program today. 30 years after the album was released, a new Snowing On My Piano will be released in 2026; Live, distilled from the best recordings of the past few years. Wesseltoft is the final point. Combined with the hope for a well-tempered and as peaceful pre-Christmas period as possible.