Sergio Díaz De Rojas, a Peruvian pianist and composer currently based in Düsseldorf, Germany, has
had music in his blood since he was born. Raised in a family of musicians, the Peruvian composer
took inspiration from his grandfather and his grandfather’s sister, both accomplished pianists and
composers.
Sergio was bewildered when his grandfather, a musical genius who played for diverse orchestras
and bands in Peru, took his own life. Though fifteen years have elapsed, Sergio found himself
meditating on that formative loss as he composed his second full-length album, Muerte en una
tarde de verano, out since March 10 via NETTWERK. A drifting song cycle of spare, contemplative
piano, Muerte en una tarde de verano (or Death in a Summer’s Afternoon) is suffused in
melancholy but resists giving into despair.
Further distinguishing Muerte en una tarde de verano from Sergio’s previous work is the fact that
it is also a visual album. All eleven pieces are accompanied by poignant videos reflecting their
respective stories and inspiration, intended to be viewed as a single whole.
Over the years, Sergio’s works have been streamed over eighteen million times worldwide, and
his track Untitled was one of the most celebrated features on Nils Frahm’s Piano Day 2018
playlist.
