Sound Portraits Radio {EP11} Martin Kohlstedt

MARTIN KOHLSTEDT

EPISODE 11

Martin Kohlstedt is a German composer, pianist and record producer with a contemporary approach of mixing classical and avantgarde music styles. Kohlstedt has released two corresponding solo piano albums: ‘Tag’ & ‘Nacht’. In 2017, he released his third record ‘Strom’ which also features electronic instrumentation. In a live setting Kohlstedt mostly uses grand and upright pianos in combination with a Fender Rhodes and several synthesizers. The Daily Telegraph said in review of his London live debut that “the music’s repetitive patterns and modal harmonies sometimes reminded one of other music often described as hypnotic, from Ryuichi Sakamoto to Einaudi. What sets Kohlstedt apart is the undercurrent of anxiety, and the occasional moments of grandeur”. This episode of Sound Portraits Radio is hosted by VVeber.

Sound Portraits is a series of lectures/listening sessions, curated by Doron Sadja, focusing on the work of iconic composers who have paved the way for contemporary electronic music. Started in 2015 as a live event at Spektrum in Berlin, the series quickly grew and exists now as both a live lecture series and a radio show on Cashmere Radio. After an introduction of each artist’s life and work, we listen to a selection of excerpts and complete works from the artist’s repertoire. Besides providing an opportunity to introduce these seminal artists to a new audience, the Sound Portraits series also offers an open forum to engage in group listening in a quiet atmosphere.

Doron Sadja is an American artist, composer, and curator whose work explores modes of perception and the experience of sound, light, and space. Find out more at www.doron.sadja.com

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