I got a visit from my friend, winemaker Peter Burens, to do yesterday’s live chat on Instagram with Vanessa from SAARKIND. Before starting, we decorated a little bit. You can see a few impressions below.

Can’t wait for the concert! Who has no tickets yet?

Thankful to cooperate with SAARKIND at my upcoming show in Merchweiler. This community of ten young winemakers along the river Saar is highly motivated and bubbles over with brilliant ideas! In Merchweiler on November 19, they will take care of selling all the drinks.

 My new CD!

rare and first recordings – compositions by Barwinskyj, Euba, and Kutscha

Proud to announce my new CD „Sternenstaub“! It comprises seven selected pieces from my current show “International Impressions“: by Wassyl Barwinskyj from Ukraine, Akin Euba from Nigeria, and by myself. Have a listen here!

Sternenstaub will be released on October 1, 2022 and will be available at my concerts. You can also (pre-)order the CD here.

Price is at 12,- €, plus 2,- € shipping fees.

Track list:

1. Celebration in C around passages from J.S. Bach’s Well-Tempered Clavier - Kutscha
2. Prélude in a flat major - Barwinskyj
3. Wakar Duru (Studies in African Pianism) no. 4 - Euba
4. Prélude Nr. 4 in b flat minor (from “5 Préludes“) - Barwinskyj
5. Prélude Nr. 5 in c minor (from “5 Préludes“) - Barwinskyj
6. Wakar Duru (Studies in African Pianism) no. 3 - Euba
7. Sternenstaub - Kutscha

It was a great pleasure to finally perform my “International Impressions“ yesterday evening! In the course of the show, my composition “Celebration in C“ had its premiere. I’m grateful to everybody who made this concert possible – eypecially to the team from „Sulzbach hilft Benin e.V.“ - and I’m proud we received further donations through this event.

Thanks to everyone for coming – for the supportive atmosphere and for your feedback! On October 9, I’ll be back in Heusweiler and can’t wait! Perhaps we’ll see each other there (again)?

 Photos: Theresia Hirsch

Yesterday’s charity event in Saarburg proved to be highly succesful! According to the event manager, at least 1057,57 € were donated during our concert – and countings are still in progress. Thanks a million to all of you who were there yesterday!

Happy to participate in a charity concert for Ukraine, scheduled for this upcoming Sunday, April 9. I’m going to perform John Lennon’s Imagine accompanied by a band, and will play piano during a couple of further pop classics.

See poster for more detailed information. I look forward to seeing many of you there!

Footprints in the Snow is a song I co-wrote with Ukrainian singer-songwriter Viktoria Popova. During a jam session at the end of November, Viktoria and I decided to use our ideas for a Christmas song … The music video of our first composition as a team was filmed at Saarburg market square, only two days before Christmas Eve.

Merry Christmas to all of you and a happy new year!

Our charity album for Benin is finished and can now be ordered here or by e-mail to beninpaten@gmx.de

You can get a first impression here. Please visit hilf-benin.de for further information.

I thank Viktoria Popova, photographer at artvik.eu, for our great session today! We met at Trier University of Applied Arts. You can see the results

Currently, I’m involved in a charity project by "Sulzbach hilft Benin e.V.“ We are producing a CD in order to collect donations for people in West Africa. My fellow musicians are: Katharina Becker (soprano) Viktoria Popova (singer-songwriter), Frank Brückner and Frank Jacob (guitar duo). More soon.