MARTIN SKAFTE
Composer
"This is not just very good music. This is great and significant music, heralding the arrival of a man who, in my opinion, has a superior musical mind and high values to match his talent. (...) If his other music is even 2/3 as good as these piano preludes, he will certainly be a major force to reckon with in the 21st century. These pieces are nearly all gems, and are also beautifully played and recorded."
- Lynn René Bayley
12 preludes - Book 2 wins Sweden's largest chamber music prize Saltöstiftelsens Järnåkerstipendium 2025:
"Tolv preludier – bok 2 är en alldeles unik resa genom ett musikaliskt universum fyllt av överraskande avtagsvägar och stigar som ibland leder till välkända platser, men allt som oftast till något mer obekant ’hörn’ som ej tidigare är utforskat. Med stor skicklighet och musikalitet leder tonsättaren lyssnaren på färden genom tolv infallsrika, rytmiskt intrikata och färgrika preludier. Tilltalet är direkt och ger en mycket fascinerande och inspirerande musikalisk upplevelse." - Jury's motivation
WORKS IN PROGRESS
Piano Trio no 2 for violin, cello & Piano
Aftonland - For Mixed Choir with Solo Soprano
Concerto for Piano and String Orchestra, for Peter Jablonski.
Four pieces for piano
CONCERTS
Oct 27 2024 - Blekinge International Piano festival / Karlskrona, Sweden
24 preludes - Book 1
- played together with Claude Debussy's 24 Preludes - Book 1
Piano: Jonas Olsson (Skafte)
Peter Jablonski (Debussy)
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Jul 26 2023 - Cité internationale des arts / Paris, France
Six preludes from "24 Preludes"
Piano: Stephen Porter
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Feb 20 2023 - Oji Hall / Tokyo, Japan
Selection of Preludes from "24 Preludes"
Piano: Peter Jablonski