I think I’ve found just what I need to drag me out of the SAD hole I’m in (January, dreary, grey, cold, etc etc). The second installment of the One Of A Million Festival (Baden, 04-11.02.12) starts next week, and it sounds like just my kind of festival. They’ve got a pretty nice line-up that … Continue reading »
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Piano man – Nils Frahm
I chanced across the wonderful German neo-classical composer Nils Frahm last year when, on a whim I went to see Ólafur Arnalds play at Papiersaal. His beautiful, delicately melancholy performance was a revelation to me – modern classical music not usually being my ‘thing’ – but I was incredibly awed by the solemn beauty of Nils’ … Continue reading »
Review: Ólafur Arnalds + Nils Frahm @ Papiersaal, Zurich 04.11.10
Against all the odds I managed to secure a ticket to Ólafur Arnalds‘ sold-out show in Zurich on Thursday night, and found myself in the unfamiliarly opulent surroundings of the Papiersaal – red velvet curtains, chandeliers and leather sofas, and chairs set up around the 180° stage. A subdued and respectful audience (as distinct from … Continue reading »
