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TICKETS: Seating € 25.00 Pay as you wish (Stream) Roland Batik: piano ROLAND BATIK: A Wanderer Between Musical Worlds Roland Batik, born in Vienna, bridges tradition and modernity as well as classical music and jazz. As a “wanderer between musical worlds,” he is considered one of the country’s most versatile musicians. The musical language of this pianist and composer transcends traditional boundaries. Roland Batik sees himself as a pianist who also composes. The path to his compositions always leads through the piano and improvisation. Friedrich Gulda as the Spark As a teenager, Roland Batik actually wanted to become the keyboardist for a major rock or pop band. “The Who” and “Queen,” Keith Emerson, and others were his role models. The decisive impetus for his musical development came from attending a concert in 1971 featuring a performance of Friedrich Gulda’s “Concertino for Players and Singers.” Roland Batik became a student of Walter Fleischmann at the Vienna Academy of Music (now the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna). Shortly thereafter, he enrolled at the Jazz In