{"id":2025,"date":"2023-01-23T00:00:11","date_gmt":"2023-01-23T00:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/blog\/?p=2025"},"modified":"2023-01-20T19:22:41","modified_gmt":"2023-01-20T19:22:41","slug":"5-meditative-piano-songs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/blog\/articles\/5-meditative-piano-songs","title":{"rendered":"Fall Into a Blissful State With These 5 Meditative Piano Songs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Who’s looking for a peaceful moment with meditative piano songs? Contemporary pianists have been pushing the boundaries of instrumental piano music for quite some time now. Amongst the more known piano players of today, such as <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/artist\/7E3BRXV9ZbCt5lQTCXMTia?si=vR8hZLB7QiO3w2ZSUF4_Cg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Olafur Arnalds<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/artist\/5gqhueRUZEa7VDnQt4HODp?si=79bMD0SORFG8MeoG5SlVXg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Nils Frahm<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/artist\/0G9qoAVEY16XVywzpxP4wP?si=Ks_7BECEQLeyFrizvR9Yig\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Lyubomyr Melnyk<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/artist\/1tcgfoMTT1szjUeaikxRjA?si=7S1rCa_7TLGJjYTz7wGSow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Ryuichi Sakamoto<\/strong><\/a> and many more, there is an underlying current of amazing independent, talented artists, and we’ve been lucky to have some of these great performers come through our door and share their magic with Sofar audiences around the world. Their music is captivating and peaceful, almost like a calm after the storm. Here are five meditative piano songs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2><b>1. Davide Brullo – Through the Storm | Sofar Udine<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/artist\/4yFYi9juzssd0TeULArnAo?si=JHwCT0QbS8GFIjeG7iJSeA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Davide Brullo<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">‘s performance really paints a picture and proves once again how music can tell a wonderful story without any words. In this case, Davide takes the listeners through a metaphorical storm, as you can almost hear the rain falling and the thunder rumbling with each touch of the black & white keys. Enjoy his performance at <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/cities\/udine\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sofar Udine<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Davide Brullo - Through the Storm | Sofar Udine\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GcygYmkRLdA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2><b>2. Hania Rani & Dobrawa Czocher – Chwile | Sofar Warsaw<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A powerful storyteller and composer, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/artist\/14YzutUdMwS9yTnI0IFBaD?si=3CBijwDXS9OJ4VjGTz6i5g\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Hania Rani<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> seamlessly mixes piano with synths and electronics to create atmospheric musical journeys. The Polish pianist and composer has collaborated with the likes of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/jGsdOxGzAqk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Portico Quartet<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, recorded a concert for Arte TV and performed sold out shows at London’s Roundhouse and Hamburg’s Elbphilharmonie. It’s an honor to have welcomed her on our Sofar stage in <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/cities\/warsaw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Warsaw<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> back in 2016 where she performed with collaborator <strong>Dobrawa Czocher<\/strong>. This one felt like a must for our meditative piano songs.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Hania Rani & Dobrawa Czocher - Chwile | Sofar Warsaw\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/n1d1UtfsBII?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2><b>3. Luciano Supervielle – Sabelo | Sofar Montevideo<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/artist\/0cVBzbJ1qk2pergJG8jbSC?si=Nf1AmQYdQ3eI2CihSxvWLg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Luciano Spervielle<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> sure knows how to build a cinematic experience with his performance of the piece \u201cSabelo\u201d. What an epic journey it is from its melancholic beginning to the Gotham-esque soundscape to finish it off. The crowd at <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/cities\/montevideo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sofar Montevideo<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> was transfixed, and you might find yourself mesmerized as well.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Luciano Supervielle - Sabelo | Sofar Montevideo\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UwvOoOJzdbE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2><b>4. Karim Kamar – Big Red Balloon | Sofar London<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When you’re feeling stuck or overwhelmed, meditative piano songs are definitely one of the things that’ll help you find your way again. It can also serve as a tool of self-reflection, motivation, and inspiration. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/artist\/197eSUGJYEizPUSwENOkAl?si=3H7K6Yd_QlCch3k7Vs4ioA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Karim Kamar<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> has translated that feeling beautifully into his composition \u201cBig Red Balloon\u201d (one, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=hiwgOWo7mDc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">not 99 of them<\/a>). As he says it himself before the performance at <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/cities\/london\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sofar London<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, \u201cyou’ve got to dig deeper to reach a higher level.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Karim Kamar - Big Red Balloon | Sofar London\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YbxaLbFom9E?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2><b>5. Ed Carlsen – Close | Sofar Montr\u00e9al<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Growing up on the Mediterranean island of Sardinia, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/artist\/0yW0kiRsK5MYhgICpQhbaG?si=5omJLVkhTs-iMd6tKjBsVQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Ed Carlsen<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> has always drawn his musical inspirations from traveling and living in different cities around Europe. It surely reflects in his beautifully crafted compositions. Accompanied by a wonderful string arrangement and bird songs, his composition \u201cClose\u201d wraps the listeners in a warm nostalgia of a carefree summer’s day. Enjoy this performance from <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/cities\/montreal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sofar Montr\u00e9al.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ed Carlsen - Close | Sofar Montr\u00e9al\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/s68vRsBxEvs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Words by Kristaps Bedritis<\/p>\n<p>Photo credit: Karim Kamar performs Sofar London, photo by Julian Peters<\/p>\n<p>Looking to feel some of these peaceful vibes live? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/cities\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Explore live Sofar concerts near you<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Who’s looking for a peaceful moment with meditative piano songs? 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Amongst the more known piano players of today, such as Olafur Arnalds, Nils Frahm, Lyubomyr Melnyk, Ryuichi Sakamoto and many more, there is an underlying current of amazing independent, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":2026,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[138,146,140,145,143,136,135,134,142,137,62,144,147,139,141],"class_list":["post-2025","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-videos","tag-davide-brullo","tag-ed-carlsen","tag-hania-rani","tag-karim-kamar","tag-luciano-supervielle","tag-lyubomyr-melnyk","tag-nils-frahm","tag-olafur-arnalds","tag-portico-quartet","tag-ryuichi-sakamoto","tag-sofar-london","tag-sofar-montevideo","tag-sofar-montreal","tag-sofar-udine","tag-sofar-warsaw"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2025","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/19"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2025"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2025\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2026"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2025"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2025"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2025"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}