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Summer is over but some memories still resonate. For instance, 5000 people came to attend the Chopin open air event in August in Hanover. Sunny weather, world-class pianist Andrew Tyson, free entry and the “bring your own drinks und pick-nick” atmosphere seemed to attract many folks coming to the Herrenhausen gardens for classical music. read more

Here is a brand new video performance of a part taken from a moving composition entitled Grandpa’s Memory stemming from The Fire Orange Project. The band features Markus Horn on the piano and Florian Pöschko on guitar.

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A little off the beaten track, in June I ended up playing two consecutive weekends with two different nice symphony orchestras in Hanover.

First, I played concerts featuring Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition with Hanover’s renown JSO.

Then, a Sibelius piece and drums on Gershwin’s Rapsody in Blue with Hanover’s regional youth orchestra.

Check out the photograph below and make sure you get a chance to meet these nice orchestras for real – for instance the JSO at the Chopin Open Air in Hanover in August. read more

I’m really excited that I now endorse Istanbul Mehmet cymbals. Mehmet Tamdeger’s cymbals convinced me 100% – so I’d like to encourage everyone to try out these fine traditional hand-made cymbals.

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