At the end of the day...
...aren’t we all looking for the same thing? Recognition and love… and this is where music helps!
Having started “tinkling the ivories” when she was 4, Annette achieved a distinction in her Grade 8 piano exam at the age of 17. As an event pianist and singer, she has built up an extensive repertoire as a musician and tailors her music to suit the occasion, moving effortlessly between golden oldies, film themes, classical music, blues, ragtime and boogie as well as her own compositions. Playing without recourse to notes, she captivates audiences with her infectious enthusiasm.
Yashpon Music®
Annette draws inspiration for her musical compositions from the romantic ups and downs of everyday life – sometimes her own experiences, sometimes those of others.
Her development as a musician in her own right is not only about finding an individual expressive outlet but rather focuses on sharing her stories with others, letting them find and feel their own stories in her music, moving audiences emotionally and giving them pleasure.
Her love of music started for a different reason altogether, one she remembers clearly: “It was all due to sibling rivalry, as my brother, almost two years older than me, had already started learning piano.
I was four at the time and so of course wanted to do everything he did, only better! With my little legs dangling down from the piano stool, as yet unable to reach the pedals, my journey into music began…”.
CDs + MP3s
One of the highlights in this journey was the release of Annette’s first CD – “Long Ago Seems Like Yesterday”, which she composed for solo piano, with influences from classical and film music.
A further CD – “Never Again & Always” – benefitted from the addition of vocals and lyrics and was a landmark in Annette’s career as a musician, presenting her not only as a pianist and composer, but also as a singer / songwriter.
By relying solely on piano and voice, she is able to express her feelings in the purest way possible; her “unplugged” style proving to be unerringly intimate and honest. The colourful and stirring songs, each telling a mini-story, reflect the traditions of chansons, ballads and stage musicals. Whatever the composition, love, passion, desire, heartache and betrayal are present throughout Annette’s work.
The album, “Never Again & Always”, expressing pensive themes of “Passion and Desire”, culminates in a bold reprise of the fourth song, “You Are The One”, in which renowned arranger, Nic Raine, expands on Annette’s style in an arrangement for full orchestra.
“With You”, its sister album, came next with ballads expressing the lighter-hearted feelings of “Affection and Devotion”.
Her “With You SPECIAL EDITION” CD reveals four brand new pieces.
Live shows
Annette can be booked for your event as a musician to perform covers or her own musical compositions, and present just one to two pieces or a complete stage show.
Audiences comment on how she effortlessly combines the romantic vulnerability of her music with a vivacious and occasionally cheeky personality, which comes to the fore whenever she recounts an amusing story behind one of her songs.
At once entertaining and touching, her show can be performed in German, French or in her mother tongue, English.
The show’s length can easily be adapted to suit the requirements of the occasion and the wishes of the host, to guarantee a successful event with live music!
CD Releases
Album
With You - SPECIAL EDITION
Ballads of Affection & Devotion
Single
Why Wait Until Christmas?
Album
Never Again & Always
Ballads of Passion & Desire
Album
Long Ago Seems Like Yesterday
Cover Song Demos as a Pianist and Singer
The Press (Selection)
Radio
RADIO ANTENNE BRANDENBURG plays Annette Yashpon's cover version of “Summer in the City” - The Lovin' Spoonful, John Sebastian, Mark Sebastian and Steve Boone (1966) - in the programme, “Lollipop”:
- RADIO ANTENNE BRANDENBURG plays music from Annette Yashpon's new album, “With You” in the programme, “Lollipop”:
- Interview with RADIO PARADISO:
- Interview with RADIO ANTENNE BRANDENBURG in the programme “Lollipop”:
- Annette Yashpon reads, sings and plays piano: Pro arte Vivendi “Morgerstern Project Berlin” - reading and subsequent concert
Articles
- “JÜDISCHE ALLGEMEINE” NEWSPAPER writes about Annette Yashpon: article
- BILD writes about the Christmas single: “Why Wait Until Christmas?”: article
- CD-RELEASE SHOW IN BERLIN - “Never Again & Always”: article by BILD and article by WAGG
Videos
- “Troubadour” Singer/Songwriter Event in the WABE, Berlin: video of song "With You" and video of song “Sexy Saechsisch”
- Public piano and singing performance including my own compositions in the S.A.P. Arena in Mannheim, Germany, as part of the International Gymnastics Gala-Shows: video
