People like to hide their most valuable treasures so that they are less easy to find. The treasurers of the Free State of Bavaria, for example, have placed their archaeological finds on the edge of the English Garden, in a small side street behind the National Museum, hidden in a box of boxes whose front … Read more
This claim of the “Plaist” festival may be tiring, but it also shows how music can continue. A festival report. By Rita Argauer It’s all a bit full-bodied. Christian Lillinger – jazz drummer, scene networker and label operator – is staying in Munich on a scholarship from the city. And invites all his cool friends … Read more
Taylor Swift Announces “The Eras Tour” in Europe for 2024 In a surprising announcement, Taylor Swift revealed on her Instagram channel that she will be embarking on a European tour in 2024. The news has sparked excitement among her 264 million subscribers, especially European fans who have been eagerly awaiting her return to the continent. … Read more
At the Berlinale in February, she was one of the ten European “Shooting Stars” honored at the festival. Leonie Benesch (“Der Schwarm”, “Dasweiße Band”) was also celebrated in Berlin for her new film “Das Lehrerzimmer”, in which she plays a young teacher who wants to do something against a wave of theft at her school … Read more
Munich’s favorite debate, whether at some point, somewhere and by whom, another concert hall for classical music will be built, has in fact been a nuisance for 20 years. The fact that the building has not yet stood is because it was designed too petty and small. But now this could be changed very easily. … Read more
It all started with the boat in the desert. In the middle of Sinai, it stood on dry land and bore the inscription “No Name Restaurant”. More than 20 years ago, the filmmaker Stefan Sarazin discovered the stranded ship on a voyage, which from then on puzzled him: how did it get there and what … Read more
Will the famous exhibition be rebuilt after the general renovation? Curator Andreas Gundelwein explains why he doesn’t think this makes sense and how he thinks the ten million euros that would be needed just for the careful expansion could be better invested. – The mine of the German Museum is famous. Generations of Munich residents … Read more
It’s an artist’s nightmare: Shortly before the premiere of his equally heroic and tragic opera about Ariadne, who is at risk of suicide due to lovesickness, a young composer learns that his client has requests for changes. His work is to be performed with a commedia dell’ arte around the easy-going Zerbinetta – and at … Read more
Bach’s Christmas Oratorio is certainly a beautiful piece. The “Jauchzet, Gllocket” is part of the sound of the festival. But the music history of the Christmas season holds other treasures besides the Bach cantatas. An important, albeit rarely performed, work comes from a veritable Munich resident and court composer, whose compositions are now completely edited … Read more
Quite a few people usually gain weight in the weeks before Christmas because they consume too much: from vanilla croissants to Christmas stollen to mulled wine with a splash. In contrast to these growing prosperity bellies, the range of events is currently being slimmed down. In some places it even fails completely. What is left … Read more