[Extra listening] 17.00 h: Discover the secrets of the tangent piano, restorer Georg Ott in conversation with Dr. Jelle Dietrickx

This evening promises a rendezvous with several unknowns. J.A.P. Schulz whose work in Berlin, Rheinsberg and Copenhagen actively influenced the musical life of his period was even mentioned in one breath with Haydn by his contemporaries. He is introduced here as an original, multifaceted piano composer – and the tangent piano which combines the advantages of harpsichord, clavichord and forte piano is also brought back. Schulze’s students in Copenhagen include C.E.F. Weyse who himself became an institution in the Danish music scene later, a gifted pianist whose improvisational art amazed even Franz Liszt. Christine Schornsheim on the other hand is not unknown to the piano lover: this passionate performer and dedicated specialist for historical keyboard instruments is certain to look after these rarities exceptionally well.