Kathrin Pechlof

The concert performer, improviser and composer Kathrin Pechlof is one of a very small number of harpists who integrate the sound of the harp into contemporary jazz and improvised music.
The release of IMAGINARIUM, the debut of her trio with Robert Landfermann and Christian Weidner (PIROUET 2013) attracted international attention as well as the following album TOWARD THE UNKNOWN (PIROUET 2018).
Apart from the almost 10 years lasting work with her trio she worked and recorded with numerous renowned musicians and ensembles of the German and European Jazz Scene.
With Christian Weidner she was co-curator of the SERIOUS SERIES, an independent concert series in Berlin from 2013 to 2019.
She is engaged in cultural politics and contributes to committees and juries such as Jazzpreis Berlin, Musikfonds and Àrvore Foundation. In 2021 she was one of three nominees of Deutscher Jazzpreis in the category of Special Instruments as well as with her Trio in the category of best radio production.