Romanfabrik e.V.

When Uli Partheil quietly plays the introverted Aria of Bach's Goldberg Variations on the grand piano and Rainer Wieczorek then reads out the beginning of his Ringo Variations with the words "Beat them drums!", the evening's field of tension is clearly marked. Ringo, the Beatles' No. 4, embarks on a literary-musical journey that will take him from drumming over Beatle mania into the realm of the undrummed.

As an author from Darmstadt, Rainer Wieczorek has always been connected to Frankfurt. He wrote artist novels about Heinz Sauer or about the dance performance M(other) im Mousonturm. In literaturkritik.de, Simon Scharf now describes Ringo-Variationen as a "genuinely independent work" and attests to the book's "enormous depth and accessibility". With this artist's novella, Wieczorek once again proves his "importance as a driving force in this genre".

Uli Partheil has made a name for himself as a jazz pianist. He received the Darmstadt Music Prize for his artistic achievements. "He embodies musical breadth and roots like few others," said Wolfram Knauer at the award ceremony. On this evening, the pianist ventures into new territory: he plays excerpts from Bach's Goldberg Variations without any jazz influence.

Photo: Rainer Lind

20.11., 7.30 p.m.

Romanfabrik, Hanauer Landstr. 186, Frankfurt

2for1: 20 €

20.11., 18.30-19 h, box office