Albums

Nikel’s third album is a homage to the medium of Radio and its role in the 21st century. Recorded in France, Germany & Switzerland during the years of covid pandemic the album features four works commissioned by various European radio stations only to remind us of the power public broadcast has in producing cutting edge content. As a result listeners are in for the rare chance to hear Nikel playing works that were brand new or only performed once or twice prior to their recording date. As such the album has a raw energy nourished also by the strategy of not recording more than 2-3 takes per piece. Repertoire wise Radio Works also offers a great introduction to up and coming composers Nikel has not yet worked with. Among them Didem Coşkunseven, Huihui Cheng & Sylvain Marty. Closing the album is a piece by Matthew Shlomowitz & Jennifer Walshe (also featured on vocals) which grew from a 10 minute work as documented here into a one hour extravaganza that we recently premiered at the notorious Darmstadt International Summer Courses festival.