Federico Albanese + Bryan Senti – Sold out! –

Federico Albanese
Italian artist, producer, pianist and composer Federico Albanese presents with Blackbirds And The Sun Of October his fifth studio album, which was inspired by – and entirely written and recorded in – Albanese’s home region of Monferrato in Northern Italy. “It’s an album about coming home, and reconnection,” he says. “Above all, about heritage.”

After an early childhood playing piano, he became interested in jazz, picking up the clarinet, before a teenage fascination with punk rock bands led to him learning bass guitar. Later still, he devoured the new-age music of the late 90s, immersing himself in the works of artists such as Brian Eno and William Basinski.

Albanese moved from Italy to Berlin and recorded four albums over eight years, each with a specific theme and each loved by critics and fans alike. But for Blackbirds And The Sun Of October he felt a change was required, both thematically and geographically. “I started my whole career in Berlin, my children were born there, and I have a deep connection with all that, but it will never be my home” he says. “And as beautiful as Berlin can be – it's a very beautiful city – it's a different kind of beauty to Monferrato. The northern Italian countryside in the fall is a whole different story.”

His previous albums often explored themes of memory, inner worlds, and imaginary landscapes, with each album having a distinct, thematic focus. In contrast, Blackbirds And The Sun Of October draws directly from the physical world around him – the history, nature, and beauty. That freedom – and the reflection of his heritage and his return to his roots – also led him to employ a rich tapestry of musical influences, blending classical music with more contemporary sounds.

Bryan Senti
Bryan Senti is a BAFTA winning first-generation Latin American composer, multi instrumentalist, and producer. His debut crossover LP, Manu, was released on the French independet label Naïve and received critical acclaim. His recent collaborations include Killing Horizon with experimental composer and guitarist Dom Bouffard,1001 with Dustin O'Halloran (Deutsche Grammophon), as well as performing, string arranging and additional production on Dawn Richard & Spencer Zahn's Quiet in a World Full of Noise (Merge Records) sited as one of the best albums of 2024 by Pitchfork.

His film and TV career began with Michael Almereyda’s Experimenter which premiered at Sundance in 2015 and since then he has composed for multiple films and TV series winning a BAFTA for Original Music for his score to the BBC TV series, Mood by Nicôle Lecky.

Bryan began studying violin at 3 years old and would later study composition at Carnegie Mellon and Yale University. His unique perspective on the violin, and extensive production experience, give him a unique sonic signature; His album Manu was described by John Schaffer of WNYC’s New Sounds as “A really striking record… [an] excavation of the violin as a global instrument”.

Wednesday, April 9
Kuppelhalle
Doors: 7 pm / Start: 8 pm
Tickets

The concert is for ages 16 and up / under 16 only when accompanied by a legal guardian / no entry for children under 6 years old.