A place of power for music

The address of Casa Orfeo:
Fondazione Culturale Kempff
Via Wilhelm Kempff 11
I-84017 Positano

»It's a dreamlike place that doesn't seem real,« wrote the writer John Steinbeck about Positano. A place on the steep Amalfi Coast in the Italian province of Salerno. And in the centre of it all: Casa Orfeo, a place of power and the heart of the Kempff Cultural Foundation. The foundation awards scholarships for a stay at Casa Orfeo. The masterclasses are not masterclasses in the conventional sense, but are based on Wilhelm Kempff's artistic credo.

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A guest in Positano

Prof Dr Stephan Mösch

Musicologist

 

Yaara Tal & Andreas Groethuysen

Piano duo

 

Robert HP Platz

Composer & Conductor

 

Prof Chaya Czernowin

Composer

 

Prof Johannes Moser

Cellist

 

Prof Dr Stephan Mösch

Musicologist

 

»Up ahead, below, in the sea, the Siren Islands, which tell of the song of seduction and of how the present can be mastered as the basis for the future. Above, at the highest point of the city, closest to the sky, the cemetery, bright day and night as a memento mori. In between lies the Casa Orfeo. Could a place be more inspiring?«

2023, artist residency
https://hfm-karlsruhe.de

Yaara Tal & Andreas Groethuysen

Piano duo

 

Robert HP Platz

Composer & Conductor

 

»My four weeks at the Kempff Cultural Foundation's property in Positano gave me an unforgettable time, for which I am immensely grateful to the foundation.«

2022, artist residency
https://www.rhpp.de
città verticale for flute and playback
Report in German (PDF)

Prof Chaya Czernowin

Composer

 

»It was a pleasure to stay at Casa Orfeo, be inspired by the landscape, and enjoy the amazing sunsets of December. I was able to work uninterrupted for many hours and the special atmosphere and sights made it very easy to focus and concentrate«

2021, strikt residency
chayaczernowin.com
Adiantum Capillus-Veneris I (2023)
Chaya Czernowin on Youtube
Report (PDF)

Prof Johannes Moser

Cellist

 

»This place is so incredibly special and it offered everything that I could hope for. I could really recharge and get so much done artistically. Casa Orfeo is magical.«

2020, artist residency
johannes-moser.com
LIVE AT THE CONCERTGEBOUW
Johannes Moser on Youtube
Video on his artist residency in Positano

Many people have been inspired by Casa Orfeo and the programmes offered by the Kempff Cultural Foundation over the past decades. Discover all the projects and participants.

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