Maia Wackernagel
Electronic / Piano / Ambient / Jazz / Experimental / Contemporary
From the classical concert hall through live jazz on festival stages to the analogue sound lab: when delicate piano playing meets ethereal synthesizer sounds, frequencies become spaces you can step inside.
Maia Wackernagel’s musical journey has evolved over decades, navigating the space between classical tradition and a quest for creative freedom. Trained as a pianist at the Basel Conservatory and through master’s studies in Paris, her early years were shaped by the works of Ravel, Prokofiev, and Bach. A decisive influence came from Olivier Messiaen’s harmonic theory, which opened new perspectives far beyond traditional tonality. Traversing contemporary music, ambient, beats, film scores, and jazz, she forged her own distinctive language at the intersection of composition and improvisation — a language documented across numerous CD releases and brought to life through rich collaborations with a wide array of musicians. Her artistic path has led to solo and ensemble performances both in Switzerland and internationally, with her collaborations alongside local artists at festivals across West and Central Africa proving particularly transformative. Today, her work brings together purist piano playing and electronic sound. Both experimental and accessible, it combines carefully crafted composition with intuitive playing. Visual art, photography and the experience of life itself provide a vital source of inspiration and a resonant space for her musical universe.
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