Martin Kohlstedt à l’AB – Comme un funambule libre et sans

C’est dans sa configuration « Théâtre » que l’AB nous accueille dans sa grande salle ce vendredi soir. Une place assise est effectivement la meilleure solution pour profiter du concert du compositeur allemand MARTIN KOHLSTEDT. Le garçon évolue dans une sphère musicale néo-classique aux relents électroniques que l’on peut associer à l’univers de Nils Frahm, lui aussi Allemand et maître incontesté du genre. Depuis quelques années, une vague d’artistes s’est emparée de la musique classique en faisant le choix de voler de leurs propres ailes sans pour autant renier l’imposant héritage historique qui l’accompagne. Ces artistes y ont également vu une infinité de possibilités et d’opportunités en y intégrant avec finesse l’électronique et les technologies modernes de la musique afin de transcender le genre. Le public qui se presse à ces concerts est ainsi toujours extrêmmement bigarré et parfois insolite, mélangeant par exemple les habitués du Bozar avec les amateurs de la vie nocturne du Fuse.

07 March 2025 Brussels (BE) - Ancienne Belgique

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I played a concert at Ancienne Belgique in Brussels (Belgium) on the 7th of March 2025 — if you were there it would mean a lot to me if you would share your impressions and thoughts and maybe even some pictures with me!

Martin Kohlstedt à l’AB – Comme un funambule libre et sans

Your thoughts, memories and pictures

We had a great time at your concert, here in Brussels Martin! We ourselves and our two boys very much appreciated your improvisations. We wish you all the luck on tour and in your ecoprojects!

— Brecht-Jan Eline Wilg Faber

Grateful i could enjoy your show and music! Please continue.

— Katty

No Words

I will be trying to explain to whoever wasn’t here tonight that this was a show of coexistence, between piano and electronics, programming and improvisation, intellect and emotion, gravity and laughter - but words will fail me. People will have to see and feel for themselves in one of your future gigs.

— Stamatis

Great gig

Danke

— Bregt

Thank you Martin for your performance at Ancienne Belgique. More than a discovery, it was a journey through memories of working into the woods as you do with family and moving back and forth from classics to modern tunes with genius ! Thank you for your project .. if you need help for planting trees, let us know. Kind Regards. Jean-Marc

— Jean-Marc Chamberland

Thanks

Thanks. Loved it.

— Niels

Bam

This was one of the best and most innovative concerts that I've seen in a long while. As I told you (thanks for signing the album), I knew nothing about you until I bought the tickets for my son and I this morning. No expectations - you blew us away! Thank you and have a fantastic tour. All the best

— Melis

Awesome show

Hey Martin! Really enjoyed the show. I feel like you really conveyed the magic of improvisation in this wonderful, playful way that really captivated the whole crowd. A nice glimpse into the artistry behind it, so cool. Loved it and hope to see you again at some other show in the near future!

— Santi garcia

Magical

Please come back soon to Brussels most amazing concert venue. This magical evening was once again a pure inspiration of what the world could be if people were more in the right spirit and a bit more humble. Your music and performance is enlightening and a thing everybody should experience at least once in their lives. Preferably multiple times... ;) Thank you for joining the crowd after the show. Keep safe and enjoy your tour, crowds and places. Much love.

— flyx

— Corinne

Merci pour ce voyage, pour cette immersion dans l’universel, pour ton partage bienveillant, j’ai passé un moment magique ce 7 mars à l’AB de Bruxelles. Promis je vais te suivre encore longtemps Martin.

— Margraff

She shouted "Piano!!!", and boy did he play. What a great immersive experience. Thank you for bringing us into an surreal imaginary dimension. Keep creating and sharing your 'deamonic' sounds! Danke.

— Hor

— flyx

Angels and demons

Dear Martin, thank you for your awestriking and captivating improvisation art. It was a deeply moving experience ... a conjuring up of demons and a calling for angels to descend, leaving me gasp for air at certain moments. It was so touching to hear you convey in words what was moving through you with some of the music pieces. And that cute shaking off with your shoulders, like it isn't that big of a deal...while you have been touching an audience that was in such a deep listening and receiving state. I could feel you channeling the interaction...in my body, how stagnant the energy was in the beginning and how you made it move and lifted the hole space up. That was kind of odd to notice. I was moved to tears. I want to thank you for your care and contribution for our mother nature. Thank you for being you.

— Debby

Meine Tochter Theda schenkte mir 2 Tickets für das Konzert. Es war eine tolle Erfahrung, deine Improvisationskunst auf dem Flügel und 4 Synthesizern zu erleben, inclusive der Interaktivität mit dem Publikum. Ich musste dabei auch sehr an die kreative Zeit von Theda in Weimar denken. Danke für einen tollen Abend!

— Alexandra Vetter

For the second time in 2 years (Ghent, Oct. 2023 and now Brussels) you had me at the first notes. Amazing how you rework your creations / songs into a full live experience. From melancholy to dark and energetic and everything in between. Thank you for this amazing journey.

— David Naessens

Thanks a million for the absolutely unique experience last night. It was layered, intense, goosebump-filled, and full of surprises (“piano!” 😅). Hope to see you back soon!

— Bart and Ine

This was a transformative concert! I admired how you manage to manage energies :)

— Brigita Serafinavičiūtė

AB Brussels

Loved the show ♥️

— Eva