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Concert in Kraków

This week I was in Kraków for a concert that felt like both a culmination and a beginning. The evening marked the official premiere of Piotr Peszat’s And I am standing on stage again — a piece that continues to resonate with me each time I think back on it. Bringing it to life in Kraków, and in the Cricoteka – a museum dedicated to Kantor’s life and work, felt especially meaningful.

It was also a pleasure to perform Thierry De Mey’s Light Music again. Paired together, the two works seemed to speak to one another in unexpected ways. Both reflect on what it means to be a live performer today — responding, cooperating, and sometimes negotiating in real time with a machine. Experiencing that dialogue from the inside, on stage, remains both demanding and deeply rewarding.

(Photos from the concert below. Credits to Mart Grzesiek)

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Starting the New Year in Cologne

The first project of the new year brings me back to HfMT Köln, working with the trombone class as part of the Oktett-Reihe. The program brings together a fantastic range of music, including works by Joan Tower, Julia Varga, and Georg Friedrich Haas, alongside a new student piece by Farzan Salsabili.

We’ll present the program on 22 January in the Ventanasaal in Cologne — a strong way to begin the year, and one I’m very much looking forward to.

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More soon — but first, a little rest.