About us
We have both in our own ways, learned that knowledge and meaning is something we explore—not only with the mind and intellect, but through lived, embodied experience as well. While Annabel opens musical piano works from the inside out, Piotr opens the world from the outside in. In our meeting, music, philosophy, and life are no longer separate fields, but different expressions of the same curious and exploring approach.
About Annabel Guaita
With an artistic doctorate in music, Annabel has always been a curious and searching musician, with a fundamental belief that learning in music never ends. This has led her to continually new encounters with people and musical collaborations, and has given her a rich and nuanced language for communicating music. Not only through her fingers on the piano, but verbally and gesturally, she leads the audience into the works she performs. She works as an associate professor at the Grieg Academy. She can look back on extensive touring activity and several CD releases on Lawo Classics. In addition, she runs her own podcast, also called Lyttelos. Annabel has Parkinson’s disease, but has found ways to live well with the condition. She is currently touring with the show “Music as a Guide”, in which she conveys how curiosity and hope can change perspectives on illness and adversity, and the importance of listening actively and with presence—both to music and to life itself. Read more at: www.lyttelos.no
Piotr Marcinów
Piotr has also been a searching soul. At the age of 16, he decided to become a Buddhist monk. After spending much of his childhood in cold hospitals in communist Poland, with books as his only pastime, it was philosophy that became his salvation. Life took a different direction, leading to a master’s degree with a focus on early Buddhist philosophy. This brought him to India, where he has lived for several extended periods. He is also a trained muscle therapist and has his practice in Bergen, Norway. With over 30 years of experience in yoga, meditation, and pranayama, he has developed a deep understanding of the body, the mind, and the interplay between them. Originally from Poland, he has found his home in Bergen together with Annabel. Read more at: www.helkropp.no