One Key Short: a Piano Day event

Falling one key short, but no less harmonious, on the 87th day of the year we come together to celebrate international Piano Day. Here at Funkhaus in Berlin, home to the studio of Piano Day’s founder Nils Frahm, we mark the occasion together. Join us for a social encounter entwining the calmness of felted strings, sub basses and sound installations with the energy and focus of independent music artists across two rooms. From 12pm until 8pm, experience a broad scope of local and international piano-centred artists throughout the day. In K4 Studio, intimate live performances unfold from Catalyst’s studios and will be streamed via Etikett Radio and Catalyst’s YouTube. Meanwhile in Studio P2, we present a very different kind of piano. The Yamaha Disklavier DKC-800, sometimes affectionately referred to as the “haunted piano”, is an acoustic instrument fitted with digital technology that allows it to perform compositions by itself with extraordinary precision. Bridging the digital and physical worlds, this instrument becomes both performer and medium, bringing a series of strange and thought provoking works to life. You’re warmly invited to gather with us at Funkhaus, where the music will resonate through the space and visitors can step a little closer to the source throughout the day. Our aim is simple: to detach from the chaos and connect with each other in a slower fashion.