
Duo Danae Dörken and Pascal Schumacher - Glass Two
Pianist Danae Dörken and vibraphonist Pascal Schumacher pay tribute to Philip Glass with arrangements of his compositions and original works in minimalist dialogue.
Pascal Schumacher (Luxembourg, 1979) is a vibraphonist, composer and producer who moves fluidly between jazz and contemporary classical music. He trained at conservatories in Luxembourg, Strasbourg, Brussels and The Hague, earning master's degrees in musicology and jazz vibraphone. Alongside his solo and chamber projects, he is a professor at the Conservatoire de Musique de Luxembourg and artistic director of the Reset Music Festival. His duo album Glass Two (2024, Neue Meister), recorded with pianist Danae Dörken, won the Opus Klassik 2025 award in the New Classical/Neoclassical category.
Schumacher and Dörken performed at the Sankt Elisabeth Kirche in Berlin on the occasion of the Opus Klassik award ceremony with the program Glass for Two.
The debut album of the trio SINGÜLAR - with Sebastian Studnitzky and Edward Perraud - was released in 2025 on the label XJazz!Music.
Schumacher and Dörken won the Opus Klassik 2025 in the category Neue Klassik/Neoklassik for the album Glass Two.
The violin concerto that American composer Judd Greenstein wrote especially for Schumacher (GLASS III) had its premiere in June 2025 at the Philharmonie de Luxembourg.
Schumacher composed the original film music for the documentary 'Europe: La Bataille des sièges' by director Donato Rotunno.
😴 Nothing scheduled with this artist in the near future.