This article was first published last fall, when Hauschka was at TIFF16 with LION, about to be nominated for an Oscar. In the meantime, he has been back at TIFF17 with THE CURRENT WAR starring Benedict Cumberbatch and is working on HOTEL MUMBAI with Dev Patel and Armie Hammer for 2018. Wavelength and the Goethe-Institut will host Hauschka in concert with his new album "What If" on Oct 27.
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Hauschka will be supported by Toronto musician Debashis Sinha, who had this conversation with Bertelmann on making music (for film):
Volker Bertelmann, aka Hauschka, is a compositional powerhouse whose work runs the gamut from experimental electronica to orchestral music to film scores. Based in Düsseldorf, Germany, the trained classical pianist is widely known for his use of prepared piano, wherein objects are wedged between the instrument’s strings to create percussive and otherworldly textures. Bertelmann has released over a dozen records both as a solo artist and collaborating with an international roster of forward-thinking musicians such as Stefan Schneider (To Rococo Rot), Hilary Hahn, and Samuli Kosminen (Múm).
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