Julius Asal

“The piano seemed to tell him a secret”, Menahem Pressler once observed of German pianist Julius Asal. Le Monde praised his “enchanting uniqueness” in an article titled “The Secret and Subtle Alliances of Julius Asal” - a fitting description of an artist with a distinctly personal approach to the classical repertoire and a fascination with improvisation. Exclusively signed to Deutsche Grammophon since 2023 and selected as a BBC New Generation Artist, Asal appears at major venues and festivals across Europe, Asia and North America - from London and Vancouver to Tokyo and Seoul. The Telegraph described his playing as possessing “a surprising ferocity”, naming him one of the “most exciting young musicians in the world”. Following his recordings of Prokofiev’s Romeo & Juliet (Ibs Classical) and SCRIABIN-SCARLATTI, Asal’s latest Deutsche Grammophon album, SIENA TAPES, explores the music of Maurice Ravel alongside his own improvisations, recorded at Rick Rubin’s Chapel of the Sun in Tuscany.