Piotr Anderszewski and the Piano

Synopsis

Piotr Anderszewski is not only one of the best pianists of our time, he is also a great doubter, a perfectionist, who has to cope with the fact that as a musician he does not always find the perfect instrument at the venue. All around the concert in the Elbphilharmonie Hamburg, in which Piotr Anderszewski plays Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor together with the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester and Thomas Hengelbrock, we experience him in the intensive confrontation with his instrument, the piano. “It is a complicated relationship. Sometimes I think it would be better if the instrument didn’t exist at all,” says Piotr Anderszewski. “I would prefer to transmit music telepathically – without physical sounds.”

Additional Info

• No: A05551039
• Orchestra: NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester
• Artists: Thomas Hengelbrock, NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester
• Production year: 2018
• Run time: 00:43:00
• Director: A film by Andreas Morell
• Producers: 3B-Produktion commissioned by NDR in cooperation with ARTE in collaboration with UNITEL licensed by Studio Hamburg Enterprises GmbH
• Format: HDTV 16:9