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| Music is the language that connects people from all cultures worldwide, and until recently, none of us could imagine being without communal and direct encounters with art. During these difficult times, we are all struggling with the effects of the Corona pandemic on the world of music - and at the same time, we are surprised every day anew by the creative ideas which artists are using to deal with the situation. Music has not fallen silent! It is looking for new channels so that it can still be enjoyed in virtual space as a communal experience. Where we usually provide information about concerts and opera premieres, you will now find a selection of concerts, talks and films on the web. Tune in with us so we can get through these hard times together!... |
 | Conversations with the prize winnerIn three lengthy conversations with Eckhard Roelcke and Maja Ellmenreich in January, March and April, Tabea Zimmermann shared her thoughts on musical themes on the occasion of her being awarded the Ernst von Siemens Music Prize 2020. In the last conversation, she also dealt in detail with the Corona crisis.... |
 | cantabile and counterpointCongratulations: Meta4 and the Gringolts Quartet have been awarded the Quarterly Prize of the German Record Critics for their recent recording of the String Octets by Mendelssohn and Enescu for BIS. "How delicately the eight musicians illuminate this polyphonic score, how naturally they combine cantabile with counterpoint, and how devotedly they expose themselves to the emotional layers of the work; the work skips a few steps on the interpretation ladder," says juror Lotte Thaler.... |
 | Classical (r)evolutionRachel Fenlon presents an exciting new series in a music and conversation format via the streaming platform Idagio. Both with her self-accompanied song performances and in (musical) dialogue with guests, she explores how an unconventional and experimental attitude can enrich music-making. It will take place Wednesdays at 20.00 hrs via Idagio.... |
 | cellist in residenceThe Jenaer Philharmonie names Maximilian Hornung as Artist-in-Residence for the 2020/21 season. He will be heard in Jena as a soloist as well as in chamber concerts and play-conduct projects. But first, he can be experienced in virtual space with the orchestra: For the concert, which was streamed on 30 April at 8:00 p.m., the cellist performed Witold Lutosławski's Sacher Variation (still online under this link), the prelude to a series of concerts that will be broadcast on the Internet.... |
 | Conversations with ClaireFrom 21 April onwards, Claire Huangci invites illustrious conversationalists to her new series Conversations with Claire every Tuesday at 6 pm. The prelude to the new format, presented and transmitted by the streaming platform Idagio, was an encounter with conductor Howard Griffith, with whom the pianist talked about Beethoven's Violin Concerto, among other things. The two musicians recorded the work together in the piano version and performed it repeatedly.... |
 | mozart every weekMichael Wendeberg is the first Kapellmeister of the Halle Opera to contribute to the cultural emergency rationing that we all desperately at the moment: Every week he plays a digital concert with one of Mozart's 18 piano sonatas, which can be seen and heard on the website of the Halle Opera House or directly on YouTube. His conducting of the world premiere of Sarah Nemtsov's opera SACRIFICE and the staged production of Verdi's MESSA DA REQUIEM are also available online. ... |
| Tabea Zimmermann to receive the Ernst von Siemens Music PrizeThe 2020 international Ernst von Siemens Music Prize goes to Tabea Zimmermann! “This prize (…) honours her incorruptible musicianship, her authentic and personal approach as well as her artistic integrity, in addition to her uncompromising standards of quality, the new life she has breathed into the viola as an instrument, her dedication to contemporary music and, last but not least, her incredible contribution to education”, wrote the foundation about the award winner.... |
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The “Instead List” for Cello
Anssi Karttunen has something against monotony. To stimulate more diversity in program planning, the cellist now offers ideas for alternatives. On his "Instead List" for cello, he pairs a rarely played work worth listening to with every well know piece....
EMERGENCY PLANNING: KARSTEN WITT IN CONVERSATION ABOUT CORONA AND ITS CONSEQUENCES
One year ago, Karsten Witt met the editors of the monthly magazine KreuzbergWelten for an interview about the 15th anniversary of karsten witt musik management. In this second interview, in the midst of the Corona crisis, Karsten Witt was asked about the state of artist management in times of great insecurity and a fundamental existential threat to the whole culture industry....
GrauSchumacher Piano Duo: Always ready for something new
"Sometimes everything just comes together!" said the enthusiastic jury of the German Record Critics' Award regarding the recording of Philippe Manoury's Le temps, mode d’emploi. The Grau Schumacher Piano Duo has been awarded the coveted Critics' Prize for this recording; the award ceremony was originally planned as part of a concert in the musica viva series featuring Andreas Grau, Götz Schumacher, and the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra in the Herkulessaal Munich – which now had to be cancelled.Otto Paul Burkhardt took a closer look at the duo’s work. We publish his portrait with the kind permission of the author and the Südwest Presse....
TABEA ZIMMERMANN TO RECEIVE THE ERNST VON SIEMENS MUSIC PRIZE
In his essay, Patrick Hahn pays tribute to Tabea Zimmermann, winner of the International Ernst von Siemens Music Prize 2020, as one of the greatest interpreters of her era. We share the article, which outlines her career and her perspective on music making, with the kind permission of the author and the Ernst von Siemens Music Foundation. ...
Olli Mustonen: Into other realms
For Olli Mustonen, an eventful end to the year has been followed by an equally exciting start to the new decade. Born in Finland in 1967, he was awarded the Hindemith Prize of the City of Hanau last November — which honours pianists, conductors and composers — and, for nearly his entire artistic life, has looked to Hindemith as a kind of ideal figure of the universal musician who transcends prefabricated roles. ...
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