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January 27th means….Happy Birthday Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart! – Mozart in Berlin – by contributor Mr Filip v d Plas

January 27th, 2012
WA Mozart - OTA-Berlin

 

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – baptized as – wait for it – Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart was born on the 27th January 1756 in Salzburg Austria – so Happy Birthday to Mister Mozart.

Below I have written a short account of Mozart’s journey late in his life to Berlin and follow that with the major part of a short biography of hime as [...] Continue Reading…

Berlin Grafitti – January 2012

January 26th, 2012

These 8 pictures were sent in by OTA-Blog contributor Nicolai Riesterer who lives in Kreuzberg and often takes fotos of interesting Grafitti in the various Berlin neighbourhoods./thanks !

OTA-Berlin Constituency Blog writes often about progressive….and also not so progressive……even offensive Grafitti in Berlin – previous articles can be read at;

http://www.ota-berlin.de/blog/2010/07/08/progressive-berlin-grafitti-kreuzberg/

http://www.ota-berlin.de/blog/2010/04/26/berlin-street-art-and-berlin-street-posters-are-not-graffiti-poster-art-in-berlin-mitte-prenzlauer-berg-part-1-ota-berlin-constituency-blog/

http://www.ota-berlin.de/blog/2010/07/05/sheep-grazing-peacefully-in-middle-of-berlin-or-are-they-just-progressive-graffiti/

The article is produced by  OTA-Berlin GmbH.  OTA-Berlin ……the intelligent Apartment Alternative to Hotels in Berlin [...] Continue Reading…

German spy agency monitors ‘Linke’ politicians – BfV /’Bundesamt für Verfassungsschutz’ – A Bureaucratic agency out of control, out of touch and out of its depth – The ‘BfV’ has become more of a problem than any kind of solution – by OTA-Berlin Constituency contributor Mr Emil Hoogensteyn

January 25th, 2012
Die Linke - logo from Wikipedia

Well over a third of the ‘Linke’ Party parliamentarians are currently actively being monitored by the country’s domestic intelligence agency the’ BfV’ -the domestic secret service  or the ‘Bundesamt für Verfassungsschutz’.

It has been reported and since admitted by the agency concerned that 27 of the Linke’s 76 MP’s it current considers ‘people of interest’ along with 11 Linke members serving in regional [...] Continue Reading…

Happy Birthday Frederick the Great! January 24th – Celebrate ‘Friedrich300′ ! – 300th Anniversary year of a Great German Ruler – Frederick the Great /Friedrich der Großes – by contributor Mr Emil Hoogensteyn

January 24th, 2012
Friedrich der Grosse / Frederick the Great - OTA-Berlin

Happy Birthday Frederick the Great – but you may well ask yourself also, who was actually Frederick the Great………and why …..’the Great’?
Today exactly 300 years ago a future enlightened ruler of what was then Prussia was born.
Frederick II – a brilliant military commander, a tolerant prince, a philosopher, a musician – and perhaps Europes first gay-monarch -take your pick-  he [...] Continue Reading…

“The Chopin Project” with Eugene Mursky, Chopin’s complete works on historical pianos of Erard and Pleyel – Live Classical Piano in Berlin with Georgy Gromov piano and – Tomorrow Tuesday the 24th at 2030 hrs – Piano Salon Christophori

January 23rd, 2012
chopin OTA-Berlin

The Chopin Projekt with Eugene Mursky

Played on historical instruments made by Erard und Pleyel

* Rondo c-moll, op. 1 (1825)
* Sonate Nr. 1 c-moll, op. 4 (1828)
Allegro Maestoso
Menuetto
Larghetto
Finale – Presto
* Drei Nocturnes op. 9 (b-moll, Es-Dur, H-Dur) (1830 – 32)
* Vier Mazurken op. 6 (fis-moll, cis-moll, E-Dur, es-moll) (1830 – 32)
* Polonaise As-Dur (1821)
* Polonaise As-Dur, op. 53 “Heroique” [...] Continue Reading…

Should German President Wulff go or stay? Part 4 – Support still sinking – OTA-Berlin Constituency poll finds by contributor Mr Emil Hoogensteyn

January 23rd, 2012
President Wulff -foto Wikipedia -source CFK_y_Christian_Wulff.jpg

President Wulff -foto Wikipedia -source CFK_y_Christian_Wulff.jpg Our own OTA-Berlin Constituency Blog poll shows that public sentiment is falling for the German President. This all concerns alleged and perceived irregularities concerning his personal finances, when Christian Wulff was previous Premier of the federal German state of Lower Saxony and subsequent attempts to cover-up the story.

While in no way scientific – readers [...] Continue Reading…

German Foreign Minister Westerwelle debunks US media perception for caricature of Europe and Germany as inaccuarte and untrue – commentary by Emil Hoogensteyn

January 21st, 2012
westerwelle

 

German Foreign Minister Westerwelle has gone on the diplomatic offensive and debunked US media  caricature of Europe and Germany as short-sighted and untrue.  Last Friday he defended the EU’s and Germany’s response to the Euro-zone debt crisis management on a visit in the US and exposed the falseness of the caricature of Europe that prevails in US politics.

Speaking to a Washington so-called [...] Continue Reading…

Bundesliga restarts after Winter pause – Bayern München & Hertha Berlin lose – Schalke 04 wins

January 21st, 2012
Hertha logo [Wikipedia]

The Bundesliga Season opened after its winter pause with  a loss for league leaders Bayern and 11th place Hertha Berlin, and a win for Schalke today over Stutgart 3-1.
Hertha Berlin ran into an inspired Nuremberg – who in their 1000th Bundesliga match – won at home 2-0 against a seemingly lackluster  Hertha Berlin. This was not the start that new Hertha coach Michael Skibbe had [...] Continue Reading…

Ae Bar Berlin – by OTA-Berlin Constituency Blog contributor Diarmaid O Meara

January 20th, 2012
Ae Bar

A diamond in the rough? Well not really, possibly a few years ago, but the region where Ae is now, Weserstraße, has cleaned up greatly over the past number of years and now hosts dozens of quirky and cool bars serving cheap beers in nice settings.
But to be honest, in order to stand out in an [...] Continue Reading…

Gruenewoche Berlin starts today in Berlin – January 20th – 29th 2012

January 19th, 2012

Everyone knows about the Reinheitsgebot or the laws governing the making of Beer in Germany – the “German Beer Purity Law” or the “Bavarian Purity Law.

It stated that the only ingredients that could be used in the making of beer was water, barley and hops. The law originated in the city of Ingolstadt in the duchy of Bavaria on 23 April [...] Continue Reading…

Gustav Leonhardt – performer, renowned Dutch keyboard player, conductor, musicologist, and BACH scholar has died – by Filip van der Plas

January 17th, 2012
Gustav Leonhardt -foto Wikipedia by Wikifalcon

Gustav Leonhardt -foto Wikipedia by Wikifalcon

Gustav Leonhardt , the highly renowned Dutch keyboard player, conductor, musicologist, teacher and Bach scholar has died at home at the age of 83. He was during his life most known for his performances of the Leipzig master JS Bach whom he revered above all other composers.  In fact we agreed that he was the greatest [...] Continue Reading…