In a creative and informal setting, a comprehensive picture of the technique and manual skills through to the philosophy and abstraction of improvisation will be given. Artists and speakers such as Prof. Noam Sivan, Prof. Markus Becker, Prof. Dr. Eckart Altenmüller, Prof. Roman Rofalski, as well as Maria I. J. Reich, Ido Ramot and Damian Marhulets will come together under the artistic direction of pianist and composer Marina Baranova.

“When you improvise on an instrument, you can only be in the now. You don’t analyze what happened and you don’t make plans for the future. You trust the process and let go. For me, improvisation has a high spirituality that carries over to all aspects of life. It’s the art of trust.” – Marina Baranova, artistic director.

Participants also include students as well as the general public, who are not necessarily musically trained, and who can not only listen but also take part in an open exchange of ideas. The Taschen Festival is therefore not only aimed at musicians, but also at anyone who wants to gain an insight into this world of unlimited musical possibilities.

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More information about the festival and an overview of the complete program can be found here. Tickets can be purchased in advance via the Villa Seligmann website. Tickets can also be ordered by e-mail to

karten@villa-seligmann.de or by telephone on 0511 844887-200.

Festival passes, which grant access to all festival events, as well as tickets for individual events are on sale in advance.

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