Exposition Louis Philippson

• Louis Philippson, Bedrich Smetana (1824 - 1884): Memories of the Moldau (After "Vltava", JB 1:112/2; T.111):
• 1 Philippson, Smetana: Memories of the Moldau (After "Vltava", JB 1:112/2; T.111) 03:03
• Louis Philippson: Paulette:
• 2 Philippson: Paulette 02:23
• Louis Philippson, Leon Wolf, Robin Kallenberger: Dragon's Lullaby:
• 3 Philippson, Wolf, Kallenberger: Dragon's Lullaby 03:44
• Joe Hisaishi (b. 1950): Kiki's Delivery Service:
• 4 Hisaishi: Kiki's Delivery Service: A Town with an Ocean View (Arr. for Piano by Jan-Peter Klöpfel) 03:59
• Yu-Peng Chen (b. 1984): Genshin Impact:
• 5 Chen: Genshin Impact: Lover's Oath (Arr. for Piano by Pascal Hahn) 01:22
• Dmitri Shostakovich (1906 - 1975): Shostakovich Jazz Waltz Variation (After Jazz Suite No. 2, Arr. for Piano by Jan-Peter Klöpfel):
• 6 Shostakovich: Shostakovich Jazz Waltz Variation (After Jazz Suite No. 2, Arr. for Piano by Jan-Peter Klöpfel) 01:57
• Louis Philippson, Leon Wolf, Robin Kallenberger: Supernova:
• 7 Philippson, Wolf, Kallenberger: Supernova  03:02
• Jean Sibelius (1865 - 1957): Andante Festivo (Arr. for Violin & Piano by Jan-Peter Klöpfel):
• 8 Sibelius: Andante Festivo (Arr. for Violin & Piano by Jan-Peter Klöpfel) 01:44
• Giacomo Puccini (1858 - 1924): O mio babbino caro (From Gianni Schicchi, SC 88, Arr. for Piano and Cello by E. M. Fard):
• 9 Puccini: O mio babbino caro (From Gianni Schicchi, SC 88, Arr. for Piano and Cello by E. M. Fard) 03:16
• Go Shiina (b. 1974), Yuki Kajiura (b. 1965): Demon Slayer:
• 10 Shiina, Kajiura: Demon Slayer: Nezuko Theme 03:52
• Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750): Prelude Piano Variation (After Cello Suite No. 1, BWV 1007, Arr. for Piano by Tim Allhoff):
• 11 Bach: Prelude Piano Variation (After Cello Suite No. 1, BWV 1007, Arr. for Piano by Tim Allhoff) 01:59
• Louis Philippson, Leon Wolf, Robin Kallenberger: C'est toi:
• 12 Philippson, Wolf, Kallenberger: C'est toi 02:47
• David DaWood (b. 1981), Ylva Dimberg (b. 1988): OMG:
• 13 DaWood, Dimberg: OMG 01:32
• Gustav Mahler (1860 - 1911): Symphony of a Thousand Piano Variation (After Symphony No. 8, Arr. for Piano by Tim Allhoff):
• 14 Mahler: Symphony of a Thousand Piano Variation (After Symphony No. 8, Arr. for Piano by Tim Allhoff) 02:22
• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791): Alla Turca Jazz Fantasie (After Piano Sonata No. 11 in A Major, K. 331, Arr. by Fazil Say):
• 15 Mozart: Alla Turca Jazz Fantasie (After Piano Sonata No. 11 in A Major, K. 331, Arr. by Fazil Say) 01:34
• Allegretto Variation (After Piano Sonata No. 13 in B-Flat Major, K. 333, Arr. by Philip Calisto):
• 16 Mozart: Allegretto Variation (After Piano Sonata No. 13 in B-Flat Major, K. 333, Arr. by Philip Calisto) 03:00
• Carl Orff (1895 - 1982): In Trutina (From Carmina Burana, Arr. for Piano and Cello by Tim Allhoff):
• 17 Orff: In Trutina (From Carmina Burana, Arr. for Piano and Cello by Tim Allhoff) 02:21
• Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840 - 1893): Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1 Variation (After Piano Concerto No. 1, Op. 23, Arr. for Piano by Jan-Peter Klöpfel):
• 18 Tchaikovsky: Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1 Variation (After Piano Concerto No. 1, Op. 23, Arr. for Piano by Jan-Peter Klöpfel) 02:53
• Jean Sibelius: Andante festivo (Arr. for Piano by Jan-Peter Klöpfel):
• 19 Sibelius: Andante festivo (Arr. for Piano by Jan-Peter Klöpfel) 03:16
• Julian Lloyd Webber (b. 1951): Jasmine:
• 20 Webber: Jasmine 02:39
• Richard Wagner (1813 - 1883): Rheingold Vorspiel Variation (From Rheingold, WWV 86a, Arr. for 2 Pianos by Jan-Peter Klöpfel):
• 21 Wagner: Rheingold Vorspiel Variation (From Rheingold, WWV 86a, Arr. for 2 Pianos by Jan-Peter Klöpfel) 02:31
• Maurice Ravel (1875 - 1937): Ravel Bolero Variation (After Bolero, M. 81, Arr. for Piano by Tim Allhoff):
• 22 Ravel: Ravel Bolero Variation (After Bolero, M. 81, Arr. for Piano by Tim Allhoff) 02:35
• Ludovico Einaudi (b. 1955): Experience:
• 23 Einaudi: Experience 05:45
• Nina Katrin Kaiser (b. 1998), Wanja Bierbaum: Wildberry Lillet (Piano Version):
• 24 Kaiser, Bierbaum: Wildberry Lillet (Piano Version) 02:51
• Rosalía Vila Tobella (b. 1992), David Rodríguez (1952 - 2015): Despechá (Piano Version):
• 25 Tobella, Rodríguez: Despechá (Piano Version) 03:09
• Jessica Agombar (b. 1988), David Alexander Stewart (b. 1952): Dynamite:
• 26 Agombar, Stewart: Dynamite 02:31
• Slobodan Veljkovic (b. 1985), Teodora Pavlovska (b. 1992): Džanum (Piano Version Instrumental):
• 27 Veljkovic, Pavlovska: Džanum (Piano Version Instrumental) 02:47
• Harry Edward Styles (b. 1994), Thomas Edward Percy Hull (b. 1982): As It Was (Piano Version):
• 28 Styles, Hull: As It Was (Piano Version) 02:40
• Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1 Variation (After Piano Concerto No. 1, Op. 23, Arr. for Piano by Jan-Peter Klöpfel) (DopeClass Version):
• 29 Tchaikovsky: Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1 Variation (After Piano Concerto No. 1, Op. 23, Arr. for Piano by Jan-Peter Klöpfel) (DopeClass Version) 02:37
• Alvin Joiner (b. 1974), Eric Banks (b. 1969): Paparazzi:
• 30 Joiner, Banks: Paparazzi 02:52
• Franz Liszt (1811 - 1886): Liebestraum Variation (After Liebesträume, S.541, No. 3, Arr. for Piano by E. M. Fard):
• 31 Liszt: Liszt: Liebestraum Variation (After Liebesträume, S.541, No. 3, Arr. for Piano by E. M. Fard) 02:59
• Total Runtime 01:26:02

Info for Exposition

Pianist Louis Philippson inspires his generation with emotional and virtuoso videos on social media in favour of classical music. For his debut album ‘Exposition’, he pursues the same idea and combines his own compositions with new arrangements of well-known melodies from classical works as well as anime and pop songs.

He juxtaposes self-written, epic pieces such as ‘Supernova’ and the large-scale orchestrated ‘C'est toi’ with his reduced piano miniatures such as ‘Paulette’, ‘Memories of Moldau’ and ‘Dragon's Lullaby’. Louis Philippson complements his own compositions with fresh, colourful arrangements of melodies from various genres. Following Duke Ellington's motto that there is ‘only good or bad music’, he combines a poetic piano version of ‘OMG’ by the K-pop band NewJeans with a dynamic arrangement of Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto, creates elegiac piano versions of melodies from Mahler's Symphony of a Thousand or ‘In Trutina’ from Carl Orff's Carmina Burana, and plays Puccini's ‘O mio babbino caro’ accompanied by a cello.

He also plays anime classics such as ‘A Town with an Ocean View’ and ‘Lover's Oath’ on the grand piano. Philippson says of his debut album: ‘The creation of “Exposition” was an incredible journey. I wanted to create an album where I could combine all the genres that inspire me. There are so many great melodies to rediscover on the piano. My goal is to inspire my generation with the beauty of piano music in a new way.’

Long before his TikTok career, Louis Philippson was discovered on YouTube at the age of seven by his future piano teacher, a professor at the Robert Schumann Hochschule in Düsseldorf. He later became a junior student there and took part in numerous national and international piano competitions, including the prestigious Bach Competition, which he won. During the pandemic in 2022, Louis Philippson launched his TikTok channel and has been inspiring Gen Z with vlogs, humour and impressive piano performances ever since.

His posts have now reached over 750,000 followers. Philippson has already worked with a large number of artists from different genres. These include concert pianist Martin Stadtfeld, violinist and influencer Esther Abrami and Italian TikTok pianist Gabriele Bagnati. A particular highlight of his collaborations was working with the singer Teya Dora on an acoustic version of her worldwide Top 50 hit ‘Dzanum’.

Louis Philippson

Louis Philippson
is a pianist, social media creator and presenter from Mülheim an der Ruhr. With his vlogs, humorous contributions and gripping piano interpretations, he particularly inspires Generation Z for classical music and has already gained 730,000 followers. Louis' musical talent was discovered on YouTube at the age of seven by his future piano professor. He became a junior student at the Robert Schumann Hochschule in Düsseldorf and has taken part in 22 national and international piano competitions to date. In addition to his music career, he studies international business and works as a presenter for Toggo and ZDF.

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