JUST FOR POETRY

It is an unusual musical performance

Were the pianist-composer Alain Roche and his grand piano is suspended in the air, vertically, under a moving crane, to perform a fascinating recital.
It is an overwhelming poetic act!

SWISS MADE

A technical challenge, made with Swiss invention and precision

Alain Roche, pianist-composer, imagined and invented the PIANO VERTICAL in 2013.
Fernand Kummer, a piano player, developed a system that allows hammers to hit the strings exactly with the same accuracy as when the piano is in its usual position. He has created the only piano in the world capable of playing vertically.
A team of highly experienced specialists from around the country (engineers, choreographers, technicians, stage managers, tuner, manager, etc) are working on this project.

PRESS

Audacious inventor and romantic composer

«With his intense look and dark hair, the Swiss artist composes music of solar quality. With this exceptional concept, he stands out as an audacious inventor, as a pianist with a unique sound. In the service to the theatre, to dance and to the cinema, he creates his very personal style, a world in which sound climates are reshuffled, somewhere between lyricism and cataclysm.
With his performance Piano Vertical, he embraces the airs and gives wings to a romantic explosion..»

Corinne Jaquiéry / 24 Heures