24.10.21 – Dresden – Clara and Robert Schumann wrote more than 100 letters to acquaintances, friends, colleagues and prominent citizens and families in Dresden. “They cover a period of almost 70 years and thus reveal exciting insights into bourgeois life in Dresden in the 19th century,” said co-editor Carlos Lozano Fernandez on Friday. – Together … Read more
Instead: A Festival 2020/21. On-line. Open to all members. Open to every visitor. Anytime from March 1st, 2021 on the Internet: Now it is online, after a few hurdles. 28 members of the Würzburg Association submitted contributions, the remuneration of which should compensate a little for the lack of Advent concerts, New Year’s receptions and … Read more
(nmz) – Astor Piazzolla could have celebrated his 100th birthday on March 11th of this year. Reason for us to remember him in a couple of articles. Our expert in this case is none other than editor-in-chief Juan Martin Koch: a portrait of the artist, a Spotify playlist and an overview of videos from the … Read more
For example, the Munich Film Museum has been showing its own restored silent film treasures on a regular basis since last year. Particularly interesting in February is the free “home cinema” offer from the Filmarchiv Austria (www.filmarchiv.at). The films change weekly. In a very special series you can see a selection of films by Willi … Read more
(nmz) – On the Sunday before Christmas Eve we were still on the phone. Herbert was looking forward to the new year in which he would celebrate his 95th birthday and Marianne, his beloved wife, her 90th birthday. He seemed happy, was pleased that his works are performed frequently, even if, quite rightly, as he … Read more
A remarkable program could be heard, with works by Friedrich Wilhelm Zachow, Carl Maria von Weber, Friedrich Kuhlau, Claude Debussy, Wolfgang Jacobi and Hans Sommer, committed and well interpreted by high-ranking musicians such as Manuel Fischer-Dieskau, violoncello; Babette Hierholzer, piano; the brothers Sebastian, Michael and Nikolaus Römisch, Hartmut Rohde, viola; Elisabeth Groß, violin; Detlef Bensmann, … Read more
“Thaw under the reign of Prince Christopher!” Reads Rodgers’ and Oscar Hammerstein’s historically correct relocation II “Cinderella” on the telescreens. So Christmas theater not with a physical but with a digital audience. The result is a correct piece for the whole blended family. However, they didn’t want a glamorous fairy tale like on Broadway at … Read more
09.12.20 – Berlin – The world-famous cellist Yo-Yo Ma is constantly exploring new musical landscapes. The music that is played along the historic Silk Road, for example, is as close to Ma as it is to Bach, Tango or Bossa Nova. The American has made more than 100 records and won 19 Grammys. With his … Read more
08.12.20 – Prague – The Czech composer and music teacher Vadim Petrov died at the age of 88 after a long illness. The agency CTK reported on Monday evening, citing the artist’s son. Petrov gained greater fame with the soundtrack for the cartoon series “The Little Mole”, for which he was responsible from 1974 onwards. … Read more