Kulturarena Jena | Grandbrothers

In the organizer's words:

Not everything is always as it seems. Let's take Düsseldorf for example: swanky, snobbish and proud of the chic Königsallee promenade, aka "Kö", perhaps also of the longest bar in the world and all kinds of shopping centers? Fortunately, there is a depth beneath almost every surface. Düsseldorf is also a bubbling hotbed of art and culture, unites multicultural and cosmopolitan trends and, last but not least, provides a comfortable home for innovative piano futurists. The Grandbrothers, in the person of Erol Sarp and Lukas Vogel, are happy to join them!

After a short moment, it becomes clear that their concert grand is not as conventional as it seems. The self-created transformation of the instrument and its performance could be lovingly described as the work of two true nerds. Or what else do you think of controllable electromagnetic hammers that use electromagnetic impulses to strike the strings, body and soundboard using a self-made computer program, thereby creating sounds? Or how about induction coils that create a lush synthesizer sound by making the grand piano strings vibrate on their own? Yes. Exactly.

Admittedly: The technical explanation of this art is rather shaky for laypeople. In any case, we are reserved for the much simpler part, the enjoyment. With Grandbrothers, the floating bands of sound invite you to take off in lightness and excursions into exciting reveries. The duo's music moves between electro and minimal music, techno beats, pop and neo-classical music, sometimes leading into vulnerable, melancholy worlds and at other times encouraging atmospheric dances with vibrating beats. So where does this phenomenal firework of melodies come from? To put it simply: the piano is not simply played in a conventional, analog-acoustic way, it is expanded in parallel with digital-technical features and somehow these classic and modern sounds merge in a wondrous, breathtaking way.

One of the two sound inventors' most spectacular projects is the recording of their fourth studio album "Late Reflections" in Cologne Cathedral. They were the first musicians ever to be allowed to record music inside this venerable building. Romantic electro magic on point! We wholeheartedly invite you to see, hear and be amazed - there is certainly no other way to experience this symbiosis.

Price information:

VVK: € 15.00 full price | € 5.00 children up to 12 years B.O.: € 20.00 full price