KULTURM - Ein Abend mit Elisa Kafritsas & Oliver Prechtl

In the organizer's words:

Neo-classical & contemporary music

A special kind of mixed evening - a KULTURM SPECIAL

Elisa Kafritsas opens the KULTURM evening with her own neo-classical compositions as well as pieces by Chopin in the first performance block. The Instagram piano influencer (@pianotaste) with more than 180 thousand followers - played her first debut piano concert at the age of 7, won prizes at "Jugend musiziert" and played with orchestras such as the Junge Süddeutsche Philharmonie Esslingen. During her career as a dentist, the pianist with Korean and Sicilian roots took a break for 21 years, but then reactivated her dormant talent and was personally taught by the Dean of Piano at the Stuttgart University of Music, Professor Friedemann Rieger. This was followed by her viral Instagram channel "Pianotaste", on which she hosts international piano competitions and presents her own neoclassical compositions. The premiere of her first composition "Starlight" took place in 2023 for the benefit of the Stelp e.V. Gala, and she made a television appearance as part of the TV format "The Piano" on VOX and RTL+ with star pianist Igor Levit and pop legend Mark Forster in October 2024.

Oliver Prechtl takes over in the second part of the KULTURM evening. Here you can look forward to contemporary music from his program "Wolken Zimmer Klavier".

The artist and pianist studied piano and electronic music in Nuremberg and Stuttgart. His concert activities have taken him to concert, theater and club venues throughout Europe with various formations. In his piano program "Wolken Zimmer Klavier" he presents improvisations, arrangements and original compositions.

Wherever the Wolken Zimmer Klavier is located, a time-space is available. There are miniature formats to be heard that represent impressions of musical thoughts. There are very different pieces, some experimental, some traditional, some fully composed, some open to improvisation, snapshots and previously unpublished sketches. These short musical formats are juxtaposed with improvisations, pieces that emerge from the moment. Every now and then there will be a reflection on the universal instrument of the 19th century, the piano: what is the significance of this instrument today? There is an invitation in the musical space to come to oneself while listening and to find a different kind of concentration.

The special feature of this program is the creation of a series of works that goes hand in hand with the chronology of the performances: at each individual concert, a new piece will be premiered that was composed exactly one day before the concert. Each of these pieces is part of the constantly expanding series of works entitled: Music from yesterday.

Price information:

€ 49,- Price for one person incl. ascent to the tower worth € 12,50