Arnold Kasar
Arnold Kasar (b. 1972, Bad Säckingen) is a Berlin-based pianist, composer, producer, and mastering engineer. Over the past three decades, his work has moved fluidly between ambient, electronic, and contemporary classical spaces—often erasing the distinctions between them.
He began his career in Berlin’s post-club landscape, releasing through the influential Sonar Kollektiv label and performing with nu-jazz and electro-chanson acts such as Micatone and Nylon. His collaborations with performance artist Friedrich Liechtenstein introduced surreal, genre-fluid pop into his orbit. A long-running partnership with Hans-Joachim Roedelius, including their 2017 Deutsche Grammophon release Einfluss, cemented his standing as a cross-generational connector of musical worlds.
A graduate in music and theater studies from Freie Universität Berlin, Kasar is also a sought-after mastering engineer, having worked at Calyx Mastering, Emil Berliner Studios, and EastSide Sound. His solo albums—The Piano Has Been Smoking, Resonanz, My Favourite Colours—have been praised for their quiet innovation and tonal depth.
Whether performing at the Elbphilharmonie or composing in solitude, Kasar’s work is marked by balance: between touch and tone, intuition and restraint, structure and openness.
