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"These pictorial objects resemble quiet music" - this was the headline of the newspaper article at the opening of the new exhibition "Complex as life - concretely structured." The exhibition could not have been better summarized. Through absolute reduction to squares, rectangles and lines, transparently hand-sewn over several layers, the works unfold an incredible harmony. Soft waves are created in the room, which sometimes merge into complete calm. Larissa Richter, delighted from the very first sight, captures these sensations in her piano concert and interprets them in the music of minimalism as well as her own compositions. The cosmopolitan and globally networked pianist and composer allows the historical material to resound in all its diversity. To achieve this, she researched music history and chose William Byrd, an English composer from the 16th century, the oldest representative of minimalist music. With works by Wilfried Hiller, Bela Bartok, Arvo Pärt, Eric Satie, Michael Nyman, Ludovico Einaudi, Yiruma, Yann Tiersen, Max Richter, György Ligeti and, of course, Philip Glass, she ensured musical diversity in the program. Finally, she presented her latest composition - an absolute delight for all fans of minimalist music. The complexity of the pictorial objects was harmoniously combined with the complexity of the music for all the guests. Unusual, extraordinary, simply fantastic - that was the praise the audience gave the pianist and composer.
Photographer: Bernhard Simon