f:t is a new music trio of three pianists based in Germany, founded by Magdalena Cerezo, Mabel Yu-Ting Huang, and Jana Luksts -

Bringing three established soloists together, f:t features new and pre-existing repertoire for three pianos, six hands, alternative keyboard instruments, and ad-hoc instrumentations. 

f:t aims to subvert competitive and soloistic ideals of traditional piano culture, in addition to challenging the instrument’s inherent eurocentrism. An extensively collaborative unit, f:t takes great care to incorporate their individual artistic visions, as well as collective, in addition to prioritizing influences and partnerships between extra-musical fields. The subsequent programming and performances presented by f:t are a cohesive reflection of discussion, argument, growth, theatricality, and artistic expression.

f:t’s newest release (July 2023)“m-her two severed hands” for piano six-hands by NYC-based composer George Katehis filmed at Musikbrauerei in Berlin, can be viewed here.

Upcoming engagements in their 2023-24 season include performances in Stuttgart for the toy piano program “Verzinkte Träume”, supported by S-K-A-M e.V., Bernard Parmegiani’s “Stries” with IDKF, and the video release of pieces for three pianos by Stefan Wolpe, Peter Ablinger, and Jennifer Walshe, filmed in April 2023 with the generous support of Ensemble Funding from Musikfonds e.V.

Most recently, f:t held engagements at Klangkunst Trier performing Gerhard Stäbler’s “Magische Spiele” for four pianos (with guest Miharu Ogura), and Altefeuerwache Köln for the program “triarchic”, featuring world premieres by Sophie Youjung-Lee (Korea) and George Katehis (USA/Greece).

In their 2021-22 season, f:t was a guest artist at “The Present” Art Festival held at Kulturzentrum Immanuelskirche in Wuppertal, Germany. f:t presented their performance-concept «deconstructing» at Gedok Stuttgart (kindly supported by Musikfonds e.V. and Neustart Kultur), and participated in a Goethe Institut “Virtual Partner Residency”, and performed on the programme “Ex_Piano_Revisited” on the series Südseite nachts (Theaterhaus Stuttgart), presented by Musik der Jahrhunderte.

Later this year, f:t looks forward to releasing a video of Elena Rykova’s “101% mind uploading”, in collaboration with filmmaker Korinna Herzig, made possible by Musik der Jahrhunderte and Landeshaupt Stadt Stuttgart.