Sebastian Sternal | CD Release: Thelonia at Loft

tickets:
regular: 12,- €uro
students, disabled persons: 6,- €uro

doors: 8.00 pm CEST
concert starts:
approx. 8.30 pm CEST


A dream, tone for tone.
Sebastian Sternal, 39 years young, professor at the Mainz Academy of Music, swings himself up into the ranks of the absolute top pianists with his first solo album. 18 pieces, all under five minutes and at least one minute long, fit together – forgive me the old-fashioned word – full of grace to an album. But this term fits exactly: this music moves with a pleasant mixture of restraint and presence. It radiates dignity and strength, never imposing itself, and yet it is so appealing that one simply cannot escape it. Sternal is a virtuoso with a sovereign left hand, which often conducts contrasting dialogues with the right with independent melodic guidance. The influences of jazz greats such as Art Tatum, Keith Jarrett and Chick Corea resonate in these titles, which are also wonderfully balanced in terms of sound, but also those of the impressionists Maurice Ravel and Claude Debussy....

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tickets:
regular: 12,- €uro
students, disabled persons: 6,- €uro

doors: 8.00 pm CEST
concert starts:
approx. 8.30 pm CEST


A dream, tone for tone.
Sebastian Sternal, 39 years young, professor at the Mainz Academy of Music, swings himself up into the ranks of the absolute top pianists with his first solo album. 18 pieces, all under five minutes and at least one minute long, fit together – forgive me the old-fashioned word – full of grace to an album. But this term fits exactly: this music moves with a pleasant mixture of restraint and presence. It radiates dignity and strength, never imposing itself, and yet it is so appealing that one simply cannot escape it. Sternal is a virtuoso with a sovereign left hand, which often conducts contrasting dialogues with the right with independent melodic guidance. The influences of jazz greats such as Art Tatum, Keith Jarrett and Chick Corea resonate in these titles, which are also wonderfully balanced in terms of sound, but also those of the impressionists Maurice Ravel and Claude Debussy.
There’s no question that Thelonia is a masterpiece.”
Werner Stiefele, Rondo / Stereoplay, CD of the Month

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