Adam Forkelid and his “Dreams”

Swedish pianist and composer Adam Forkelid has built a musical path shaped as much by rigorous study as by a restless desire to transcend it. From early years spent playing alongside his father to advanced training and later teaching at Stockholm’s Royal College of Music, his journey has been marked by a continuous dialogue between structure and freedom. In this conversation with Musica Jazz, Forkelid reflects on improvisation as a state of being, the art of surprising oneself at the piano, the delicate balance between silence and sound, and the dreamlike dimension he seeks in solo performance and beyond. You began playing music very young, first on drums and later piano. What do you remember most vividly about those early musical years? I remember playing a lot with my dad, me on drums and him on piano, from the age of 3, and eventually getting into a band when I […]