Markus Becker is a German pianist who works across classical repertoire and projects that bring music into dialogue with literature and theatre. He collaborates with leading performers and has a strong focus on chamber music. His programmes often place the piano in direct conversation with the spoken word.
An evening of nocturnal poetry and prose - from Novalis to Kaleko - woven together with Bach's Goldberg Variations. Pianist Markus Becker and actor Devid Striesow create a literary and musical portrait of the night.
Six pianists share the stage for an evening spanning Haydn, Mozart, Mendelssohn, Schubert and Debussy - with Igor Levit and Markus Becker joined by four rising talents, including a world premiere of Neumann's own sonata.
Three pianists perform works by Ravel, Schumann, and Haydn in an intimate chamber concert. Markus Becker, Séverine Kim, and Robert Neumann present a repertoire spanning from neoclassicism to Romanticism.
A piano-focused debut marathon in Hitzacker: Igor Levit and Markus Becker play Brahms for four hands, while young pianist Séverine Kim presents works by Haydn, Scarlatti and Debussy.
