Arenakustik Jena | SOFI PAEZ & YANA

We ask for your attention for this absolutely delightful novelty! For the first time in the history of the Kulturarena, we are inviting you to a very special format in THE innovation laboratory for contemporary art forms in the city, in short: in the Trafo - and that stands (of course) for transformation, but also for a Trafo station that has fallen into oblivion in the meantime, a charming pearl that has now established itself as a venue for special cultural formats. Such an exciting venue needs exciting artists, of course. And we have.

Born in Costa Rica and now living in Berlin, pianist, singer and composer Sofi Paez was introduced to music and encouraged by her parents at an early age. After winning numerous prizes as a talented pianist and graduating, however, she took a break. Paez didn't touch her piano for quite a while, studied design and announced that she no longer wanted to play herself, only teach. Fortunately, that didn't turn out to be the case!

The character of the young musician runs like a red thread through her debut: what once seemed irreconcilable represents the essence of what makes her and her music so special: the balancing of contradictory emotional needs and the harmony in reconciling them. Even if or precisely because she sometimes finds it so difficult to open up, her works are ultimately so luminous and expressive. We are looking forward to "Silent Stories".

The evening will be completed by Polish instrumentalist and composer Yana . Her superpower lies in blending classical instruments and electronic textures to create a deeply personal and transformative journey of fantastic piano music. In her latest work "Daydreamer" in particular, this musical exploration of emotional worlds is a powerful experience, beginning the journey in melancholy depths and gradually approaching lighter and more hopeful soundscapes.

If you are in the mood for an immersive listening experience, you should not miss this concert, because it is precisely the interplay of delicate yet powerful and dynamic piano melodies that makes this music so wonderful! There is crying, there is dancing, there is laughter and there is hope.