Viktoria Tolstoy & Jacob Karlzon «Who We Are» ACT MUSIC ALBUM RELEASE CONCERT A mature, warm, self-contained work by two artists who understand each other in their complexity – and have found a form of freedom in that. A work that does not explain who they would like to be, but who they really are. When two musical companions and friends release an album titled Who We Are after almost three decades of collaboration, it is more than a name: it is a statement! Singer Viktoria Tolstoy and pianist and keyboardist Jacob Karlzon present with this album, which will be released on January 30, 2026, a kind of musical self-portrait: the sum of shared experiences, mutual trust, and an artistic language that can only emerge when two people vibrate on the same frequency over the years. The two began their shared journey in the mid-1990s during a UK tour by Tolstoy. Since then, they have repeatedly played together and recorded six albums, most recently Letter To Herbie in 2011 – a tribute to their shared idol Herbie Hancock. And A Moment of Now in 2013, their first, much-acclaimed duo recording. Through their close, decades-long collaboration, both have reached a point where they no longer need to reinvent their story – they only need to tell it. "Between Viktoria and me there is no separation between soloist and accompanist, we are simply two kindred spirits on equal footing," says Karlzon. This close communication is the foundation of the album. The most precise answer to the title "Who We Are" is a state. An understanding. A musical we.

Line-Up:

Viktoria Tolstoy – Vocal

Jacob Karlzon – Piano/Keyboards