Kai Schumacher & Benedict Kloeckner

»I could compare my music to white light, in which all colors are contained. Only a prism can separate these colors and make them visible; this prism could be the mind of the listener.« – Arvo Pärt

In their new project »Fratres«, pianist Kai Schumacher and cellist Benedict Kloeckner embark on a search for Arvo Pärt’s brothers (and sisters) in spirit. Taking Pärt’s eponymous composition as a starting point, the two musicians move along different paths through the Estonian composer’s musical cosmos and allow »Fratres« to appear again and again in new facets through a kaleidoscopic interplay of original works, their own arrangements and commissioned compositions.

PERFORMERS

Kai Schumacher piano

Benedict Kloeckner violoncello

PROGRAM

»Fratres«

Works by Arvo Pärt, Philip Glass, Olivier Messiaen and others