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  • Finnish Pianist  Hanna Kekäläinen Releases New Piece “Tower Moment”

    Finnish Pianist  Hanna Kekäläinen Releases New Piece “Tower Moment”

    Finnish pianist and composer Hanna Kekäläinen has released a new single “Tower Moment”, recorded on a Yamaha grand piano at the Finnvox Studios in Finland.

    Genre is mix of classical, neo-classical, contemporary and cinematic.

    Speaking on the piece, Hanna said, “A moment in time when everything burns and crumbles. Continental plates move apart. Worlds separate. Suddenly the old reality feels like a dream you woke up from and the new reality in front of you is still covered in heavy smoke. Under the thousand layers of overwhelm and sorrow you still feel the gentle calling of a brighter timeline. So you take a deep breath. And another. And another. Since there’s really nothing else to do just yet. “

    She  has been playing the piano since she was four years old and her musical influences are Michael Nyman, Philip Glass, Yann Tiersen, Bach.

    As a teenager she graduated from the Vantaan Musiikkiopisto with a major in classical piano and minor in classical singing. 

    Her first piano book, Tree Of Life Piano Roots for Beginners was published in 2022 and “Joulun Taikaa – Piano for Beginners, a Christmas Song Book came out in 2023.
    The third, titled Contemporary & Neoclassical Piano for Beginners will be published in early 2026.

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  • Taiwanese Classical Musician OHNomad Collaborates with Pianist Chi-Jo Lee on  ‘The Awakening’

    Taiwanese Classical Musician OHNomad Collaborates with Pianist Chi-Jo Lee on  ‘The Awakening’

    The Awakening is a solo piano piece by Taiwanese classical musician OHNomad.

    It’s the first movement of a forthcoming, eight-movement suite, loosely modeled after the structure of Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition, which OHNomad lists among his most influential works. 

    The Awakening is performed by pianist Chi-Jo Lee, with whom he’s has collaborated on many of his other pieces including Places of Origin, Danielle, Rosenwald, and others. 

    It was recorded November 8, 2025 at Allegro Recordings by Grammy Award-winning engineer, Matthew Snyder and  cover art was co-designed by the composer and French illustrator Aude. 

    The female figure in the artwork represents a blend of both the composer and pianist; and, an expression of the fluidity of emotion, sensuality, and creativity.

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  • French Composer Mark J Soler Draws Inspiration from Paris for New Single “Walking in the City”

    French Composer Mark J Soler Draws Inspiration from Paris for New Single “Walking in the City”

    French composer and pianist Mark J Soler turned to Paris for inspiration for his new single “Walking in the City”

    The track is inspired by the daily walks and runs he takes in the French capital. But he’s quick to admit that unlike its reputation as a romantic city, the traffic jams in Paris can be make it difficult to get around. 

    It’s busy city whose reality is far from its ‘romantic’ city reputation,” Mark explains.

    “Traffic and busy people all over the places, but still a beautiful place charged with history. 

    I like to walk and run through the streets or along the river Seine to breathe and capture its energy.”

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  • Danish Artist Gabriel Dyngvold Marcher Releases Classical Music Single “Lift Me Up”

    Danish Artist Gabriel Dyngvold Marcher Releases Classical Music Single “Lift Me Up”

    Danish classical music artist Gabriel Dyngvold Marcher has released a new single “Lift Me Up”

    The song is a spiritual classical music track with electronic music influences.

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  • French Composer  Mark J SOLER Shares New Instrumental “Lazy song” off his ‘Walks’ EP

    French Composer  Mark J SOLER Shares New Instrumental “Lazy song” off his ‘Walks’ EP

    French  Musician and composer Mark J SOLER  has released a new single ‘Lazy Song’, a three-minute instrumental piece inspired by relaxing moments, conducive to inner thoughts, and of course Music as the conductor toward a form of ‘spirituality’.

    “Lazy Song” was composed, played, and produced to sound like a slightly hypnotic jazz groove, deliberately laid back, like time stretching out over a solitary, quiet evening. The piano’s slightly off-sync phrasing aims to give a dreamy, drowsy sway, creating a psychedelic lounge atmosphere that’s both playful and disorienting. 

    “That was the intent in any case,” explains Mark. “With a simple melody to convey the introspective nature of such moment.

    “Lazy Song” is part of a short EP, Walks, gathering three different styles of instrumental songs, all inspired by the ‘inner life’ idea, i.e. reproducing the world in thoughts, through Introspection, Solitude, Meditation… on Desires, Regrets, Acceptance, Nostalgia.. there are many aspects of it, making spirituality, Music being its natural language.

    The second song in the EP is “Walking in the City”. 

    “Walking is known as one of the best remedies to evacuate dark thoughts and get back to a positive inner vision of the external world. I live near Paris. I walk a lot in the city that communicates its energy and beauty.”

    The third title is called “Inner Life”, about prayer.

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  • French Pianist Marilou Nézeys Shares Solo Piece “Earth” from her Album of the Same Name 

    French Pianist Marilou Nézeys Shares Solo Piece “Earth” from her Album of the Same Name 

    French pianist and composer Marilou Nézeys has shared a new piece “EARTH”taken from her album EARTH.

     The solo piano is a piece filled with softness, elegance, and refinement. Its three themes, with joyful and optimistic accents, unfold with both majesty and delicacy. At the crossroads of classical, jazz, and pop, this work remains very accessible to the ear while being rich in writing and structure. 

    The interplay of minor and major tonalities gives it a unique charm, a distinctive character, and a singular grace.

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  • Emmy Award Winner Dustin O’Halloran Shares Piano Solo Single “Red” off his Forthcoming EP ‘The Chromatic Sessions’

    Emmy Award Winner Dustin O’Halloran Shares Piano Solo Single “Red” off his Forthcoming EP ‘The Chromatic Sessions’

    American artist and Emmy Award winner, Dustin O’Halloran has released a new single entitled “Red”

    An improvised piano piece recorded in a single take in his Reykjavík studio, it’s the second of three tracks that will form The Chromatic Sessions EP.

    “Red” is a partner piece to Gold — released in July — with a final chromatic track called “Blue” set to follow. 

    The theme of colours emerged organically during the process of writing and recording. “It wasn’t something pre-planned,” says Dustin, who has also been nominated for an Academy Award. “I was improvising on the piano every day, and I realised I was always thinking about colours as I wrote. When you have the mic set up and you’re recording, it puts you into deep focus. There’s something about that red light being on that really pulls you into the moment.”

    O’Halloran has long experienced synaesthesia — a mingling of the senses that may sound familiar to many. It can be something as simple as a taste snapping us back to a place we’ve been, a familiar scent triggering a powerful emotional flashback, or — in Dustin’s case — a certain sound evoking the feeling of a colour.

    “I believe that people are more synesthetic than they realise,” he says. “It’s something that you can tune into. All sensations are ultimately translated in the brain — and I think you can learn to connect different parts of those sensations together.”

    Such connections are a theme that runs through The Chromatic Sessions — including the connection between Dustin and his audience. All of the Chromatic singles come with downloadable sheet music when bought on Bandcamp, allowing listeners to play the music themselves. 

    It’s a gesture born of O’Halloran’s wish to forge a closer relationship with his listeners.

    “Releasing music digitally feels so distant and disconnected,” he says. “And I think we’re all looking for connection. When people get involved in playing the music, it becomes part of them in a different way. It becomes communal. It becomes theirs.”

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  • French Composer NMCH Releases Debut Single “La Traque (The Hunt)”

    French Composer NMCH Releases Debut Single “La Traque (The Hunt)”

    French pianist and composer NMCH, an emerging pianist and composer NMCH has released her debut single “La Traque” which translates to The Hunt

    “La Traque” is a solo piano piece with a classical base, a captivating melody, and a triumphant ending.

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  • Japanese Cannes Lions-Winning Composer Yuma Yamaguchi Launches New Project “Concordia”

    Japanese Cannes Lions-Winning Composer Yuma Yamaguchi Launches New Project “Concordia”

    Yuma Yamaguchi—a Cannes Lions Award-winning  composer known for his work in film, TV, and commercials—has launched a new music project titled Concordia. 

    The project kicks off with the release of the original track “Concordia” on Wednesday, April 2, followed by a biweekly remix series featuring top-tier musicians from around the globe.

    Originally composed for CONCORDIA, Japan’s largest-scale interactive beach art projection event held at Odaiba Beach Park from November 2023 to January 2024, the track showcases Yamaguchi’s signature blend of minimalistic piano and orchestral textures. Featuring frequent collaborator and vocalist RANU, the piece builds to a powerful finale with intense percussion and beats.

    The remix series features contributions from:

    • Yuta Bandoh, acclaimed for his collaborations with artists like Kenshi Yonezu and Hikaru

    Utada, and for scoring projects such as Kaiju No. 8, and Belle.

    • bastiengoat, a California-based producer whose tracks have been played by top DJs worldwide, including during Yaeji’s set at Boiler Room: New York.

    • Dorian Concept, the Vienna-born keyboardist and producer known for collaborations with Flying Lotus and Thundercat, who brings his intricate sonic palette to the project.

    The music video, starring the performance collective NOMENTokyo, premiered on April 2  Directed by Shogo Tominaga (LQVE), the video is a collaboration with creative unit SEKAISEIFUKU—a partnership between Tominaga and NOMENTokyo—who translate the musical universe of Concordia into a lyrical and dreamlike visual narrative.

    Artwork is by the acclaimed visual artist buggy, with logo and graphic design by Shunsuke Kosaka.

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  • Composer Sergey Khomenko Shares “Ukrainian Kolyskova”

    Composer Sergey Khomenko Shares “Ukrainian Kolyskova”

    The talented composer and instrumentalist Sergiy Khomenko’s new creation is called the “Ukrainian Kolyskova”

    This follows the release of his last theater symphony.

    Listen to “Ukrainian Kolyskova”

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