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Robert Schumann – Fantasiestücke
Benedict Kloeckner (cello) and Yu Kosuge (piano). Live recording focused on the musical dialogue.
Classical concert recording
Your concert on film – multiple cameras and professional sound.
Every concert recording I make is two things at once: a multi-camera concert video and a dedicated Tonmeister audio recording. For solo recitals, duos, song recitals and chamber ensembles – and, working as a team of two, for concertos and orchestras too.
Sound
I record on a Nagra VI with Microtech Gefell and Schoeps microphones, always onto two separate media at the same time. Recording starts at the sound check, so the sound is settled before the audience arrives.
Picture
Three or four cinema cameras: I operate one from my recording desk, one is remote-controlled and one is locked off. They stay in fixed positions, so very little moves during the concert. You can read why I work this way under Approach.
How it works
- Initial conversationRepertoire, line-up, venue and what the film is for.
- Rehearsal and concertAudio from the sound check onwards, discreetly placed cameras, the entire concert recorded.
- SelectionYou listen back in your own time and decide which pieces become finished films.
- Editing and mixingPicture edit, audio mix, noise removal and the usual corrections from the rehearsal. One round of revisions is included.
Record more, worry less
Musicians are their own harshest critics. It’s rare that an entire concert should be released – but almost every concert has its strong moments. A good concert with a few touch-ups is worth more than perfection stitched together in the edit.
That’s why you only pay for the length of the finished film – and if you decide not to release anything, you only pay for the recording. Better to record more often and pick the highlights than to bet everything on one expensive all-or-nothing project. It takes the pressure off the performance, and more often than not the playing is better for it.
Prices
- Chamber music, 3–4 cameras
- €1,200 + €25 per minute of film
- Orchestra, 5–6 cameras, team of two
- €1,900 + €40 per minute of film
- Orchestra, on my own – by arrangement only
- €1,500 + €40 per minute of film
Example: a violin sonata with 28 minutes of finished film costs €1,200 + €700 = €1,900 net. All prices plus VAT; travel within 150 km of Andernach included.
Concert recordings to watch
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Franz Schubert – Der Doppelgänger
Hanno Müller-Brachmann (baritone) and Adi Bar Soria (piano) at the Schubertiade Frankfurt. A song recital with the intimacy of chamber music.
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Schubert – Trout Quintet
International Music Festival Koblenz: Anna Fedorova, Clémence de Forceville, Dana Zemtsov, Benedict Kloeckner and Nicholas Schwartz.
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Mélanie Bonis – Cléopâtre
Junge Norddeutsche Philharmonie at the Elbphilharmonie Hamburg, conducted by Oscar Jockel. Orchestral film with multiple cameras.
Frequently asked questions
Can mistakes be fixed?
Yes – far more than most people expect. Wrong notes, untidy passages or a fluffed entry can usually be replaced with material from the rehearsal, and intonation can be subtly corrected – with the picture adjusted to match every time. I remove noise with Cedar, the industry standard for professional audio restoration, which lets me rescue far more than usual. The line is drawn where the concert would turn into a studio production.
Where do you work?
From my base in Andernach, mainly in western Germany and the Benelux countries – for example in Rhineland-Palatinate and North Rhine-Westphalia, including Koblenz, Cologne and Bonn. Travel within 150 km is included in the price; longer distances are possible by arrangement.
What if I’m not happy with my concert?
Usually, individual pieces or passages are still usable – almost every concert has its strong moments, and shorter videos can be cut from those. That’s why you only pay for the length of the finished film – and if you decide not to release anything, you only pay for the recording.
Which platforms are the videos suitable for?
All the usual ones: YouTube, your website, Instagram, Facebook and so on. For social media I also cut reels (9:16). You get the films in the right format for each.