Not only is Piotr Anderszewski one of the most gifted pianists of our time, he is also a sceptic and a great perfectionist. Of all people, this sceptical perfections has to find a way in his musical day-to-day to come to terms with the fact that as a pianist, he will not always find the perfect instrument at the venue.
In the run up to a concert in the Elbphilharmonie Hamburg, for which Piotr Anderszewski and Thomas Hengelbrock perform Mozart’s Concerto Piano No. 24 in c-moll, we experience him in intense contest with his instrument, the piano. “It’s a complicated relationship. I would rather sometimes prefer the instrument wouldn’t exist.”, says Piotr Anderszewski. “Ideally I would like to communicate music telepathically. Without the need of a physical sound”.
Documentary, GER, 2018, 43 Min.
A film by Andreas Morell
DOP: Nikolai Sevke
Sound: Hennig Jäger
Re-Recording Mixer: Jörn Steinhoff
Editor: Nina Mühlenkamp
Colour Grading: Jan Hartmann
TEAM CONCERT RECORDING
Director’s Assistant: Susanne Frey
Editor: Uli Peschke
Camera: Beatrice Albrecht, Martin Baas, Maik Behres, Jürgen Clemens, Stefan Kochinke
Light: Christiane Reiners
Video Technician: Piet Grotelüschen, Arno Scholwin, Alastair Owen
Sound: Dominik Blech, Dennis Thase
Sound Engineer: Dirk Lüdemann
Unit Manager: Maximilian Reich
Production Manager: Melanie Clausen
Commissioning Editor: Claudia Cellarius
Executive Commissioning Editor: Ulrike Dotzer
Executive Producer: Bernhard von Hülsen, Maria Willer
Eine Produktion der 3B-Produktion GmbH im Auftrag vom NDR in Zusammenarbeit mit ARTE.
