Press reviews of the saxophone concert “Leonard Küßner has poured this into three tonal episodes in the spirit of Romantic-influenced program music, without ignoring the dynamic power of modern sound creations. Drama, orchestral fullness and power, rhythmic eruptions and touching…
World premiere: Saxophone concert in Offenburg in May Leonard Küßner from Offenburg composes a solo concerto for alto saxophone. The piece will be premiered in May in the Oberrheinhalle with Hannah Koob as the soloist. baden-online, 08.03.2024
Anselm score wins 2023 IDA Documentary Awards “Best Original Music Score” in Los Angeles I am extremely honored to receive the IDA award “Best Original Music Score” for my music for Anselm. Many thanks to the IDA with the jurors…
SWR Kultur: Finding the right tone – film music for Wim Wenders’ “Anselm” An insight into the idea-finding process and the development of the music for “Anselm”, filmed by the German television station SWR. SWR Fernsehen, 03.12.2023 / Steffen König
Two US-nominations for “Anselm” score It is a great honor that the “Anselm” score has been nominated for the following awards: IDA Documentary Awards (US) “Best Original Music Score” 2023 – AnselmCinema Eye Honors Awards (US) “Outstanding Original Score” 2024 – Anselm
Leonard Küßner on Deutschlandfunk Kultur Tonart Leonard Küßner spoke to presenter Martin Böttcher about his musical approach to Anselm and the process from the idea to the orchestral recordings. Deutschlandfunk Kultur “Tonart”, 16.10.2023 / Presenter: Martin Böttcher
Interview with KultKomplott (cultural magazine) An interview with Leonard about his career, who he wants to reach with his music, the little moments of happiness and how he envisions the future. KultKomplott, 13.10.2023
“Anselm” Original Soundtrack available now! The vinyl and vinyl “limited edition”, signed by Wim Wenders, is available now online at Grönland Records and all known shops!
Leonard Küßner on SWR2 Musikgespräch Composer Leonard Küßner spoke to Rafael Rennicke about his collaboration with Wim Wenders and the composition process at Anselm. SWR2 Musikgespräch, 12.10.2023 / Presenter: Rafael Rennicke