Q3A with Tom Blankenberg

Brueder Selke are delighted to share the stage with Tom Blankenberg:

After more than 20 years as pianist of the Düsseldorf indie band Subterfuge Tom Blankenberg began composing his solo piano program "Piano Monologues" in the mid-2010s. his solo piano program "Piano Monologues", a free mixture of classical, jazz, avant-garde, pop and minimal music.

An English music critic described one of his concerts in London as ...as if Bill Evans were communing with Arvo Pärt."

His 2019 album "Atermus" has been enthusiastically received worldwide.

"Soundtrack for the successful day. Must hear." judged, for example, the Rheinische Post. During the lockdown in the summer of 2020, Blankenberg worked on his second work "et", which was released in April 2021. "et fills the space with something that can only be described with the word "beauty".

beauty." (D-dorf Pop Day). The video for his second single "kashmir" has been invited to many music video film festivals and has already won several awards. In addition, Blankenberg received for his music in 2021 the Förderpreis der Stadt

Düsseldorf and is nominated for the popNRW award in the category "Outstanding Artist". In the fall of 2021, he will also be seen live again.

A longer tour is planned for 2022.