“Francesco Tristano to Perform at TheRoom Live in Riga: A Fusion of Piano and Electronic Music”

On August 4 of this year, the outstanding pianist and electronic music vanguard Francesco Tristano will perform for the first time in Riga, informs the organizers of the electronic dance music event “TheRoom”.

The outstanding pianist, composer and techno musician born in Luxembourg, Francesco Tristano, plays with different musical eras, genres and styles in his work, and “elcetronic live set” synthesizes acoustic piano music and electronics by putting his electronic music creations and early baroque compositions side by side.

Having obtained an excellent education at New York’s Juilliard School (The Juilliard School), Tristano also discovered electronic music in parallel with the classical school, fascinated by Detroit techno, which corresponded to his idea of ​​music without style and time barriers. Tristano recorded his first recordings of piano music and electronic synthesis in the album “Not for Piano” (2007). It also features piano versions of the techno anthems Jeff Mills’ The Bells and Derrick May’s Strings of Life.

So far, Tristano has released 11 albums, as well as collaborated with electronic dance music projects, such as “Aufgang”, as well as with the German record label “Get Physical”, releasing one of its most famous series recordings “Body Language” vol 16 (2015 ).

Francesco Tristano’s performance in Riga on August 4 will take place in the program of the annual electronic dance music event “The Room Live”. The project started in 2013 as a closed dance event for readers and members of “TheRoom” magazine and over the years has grown in popularity to become an anticipated music culture event.

Traditionally, TheRoom Live is only announced once a year at a secret venue. Every year a new location is chosen: a loft with a cozy roof terrace, a gallery somewhere in the center of Riga, a museum, a theater or a private house with a garden. Every year “TheRoom Live” featured world-renowned electronic dance music artists, and the project is known as one of the most original electronic music events in the Baltic region. In November 2019, “TheRoom Live” project represented Latvia at the European Music Night in Berlin, alongside the leading clubs of the other 26 European countries.

At previous events of the “TheRoom LIVE” project, prominent international DJs/producers have performed, such as DJ T (Berlin), Omid 16 B (London), Tobi Neumann, Martin Landsky (Berlin), Ripperton (Switzerland), Derrick May (Detroit), etc. electronic music artists.

On August 4 of this year, TheRoom live will take place in Riga for the eleventh time. By tradition
The location of “TheRoom” will be announced on the afternoon of Friday, August 4. More information about the event – “The Room Live” on the Facebook page.