Well we wrote on the last blog about HERTHA the following -
“If we can believe German media reports then Bulgarian coach Krasimir Balakov may become the next manager at Hertha Berlin -the Bulgarian is prominent amongst other names like Thomas Doll and Ralf Rangnick, and even former German star Lothar Matthäus.”
Hertha Berlin FC have announced that the experienced and respected [...] Continue Reading…
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If we can believe German media reports then Bulgarian coach Krasimir Balakov may become the next manager at Hertha Berlin -the Bulgarian is prominent amongst other names like Thomas Doll and Ralf Rangnick, and even former German star Lothar Matthäus.
Michael Skibbe’s very brief 7 week tenure as manager again added to the embarrassment of losing yet another manager within a [...] Continue Reading…
Johannes Brahms’ “Ein deutsches Requiem” for vocal Solists, mixed Choir and 2 pianos after the original score by Brahms
Musical Direction - Phillip Moll - 2Pianists - Phillip Moll and Philip Mayers
Soprano Marlis Petersen
Bariton Konrad Jarnot
with Rundfunkchor Berlin – Conductor Simon Halsey
Artistic assistance for rehersals from - Davide Camplani und Claudia de Serpa Soares
Staging by Brad Hwang
Lights Jörg Bittner and Thomas Herda
Brahms’ Requiem is [...] Continue Reading…
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…
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…
As a first live concert I have attended this year – this was a perfect choice and it is repeated this evening and tomorrow afternoon.
Take my advice- GO! You will not be dissapointed!
It consisted of a very well thought-out program of the Berlin ‘Koncerthausocherster’ and was both diversified and yet culturally -or if you like ‘Polishly’ -linked and called simply ‘Chopiniana’.
The orchestra [...] Continue Reading…
RIAS Kammerchor
Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin – Det Norske Solistkor
Ludwig van Beethoven: Missa solemnis D-Dur op. 123
Christiane Iven, Sopran
Gerhild Romberger, Alt
Steve Davislim, Tenor
Alfred Reiter, Bass
RIAS Kammerchor
Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin
‘Det Norske Solistkor’
Musicial Director and Conductor: Hans-Christoph Rademann
While it has become popular to play Beethoven’s 9th Symphony on January 1st as a way to bring in the new year – last night’s [...] Continue Reading…
Camille Saint-Saëns – foto Wikipedia
Always with the Christian holiday of the’ birth of Jesus’, there is music which is often only heard once a year and this is unfortunate because along with many great Christmas songs there are classical pieces like Georg Friedrich Handel’s Oratorio Messiah and Bach’s Christmas Oratorio which musically are always welcome.
One not so oft played piece, but more [...] Continue Reading…
According to media reports this evening Hertha Berlin coach Markus Babbel has confirmed recent rumors that he will in fact leave the club but is hopeful he can see out his contract to the end of the 2011//2012 season.
There were no direct reasons given for the falling out other than that it has been common knowledge that there was serious disagreement [...] Continue Reading…
What a fabulous concert!
Benjamin Moser playing Beethoven, Bach and then again Beethoven yesterday evening in another superlative concert at the new premises of the ‘Piano Salon Christofori’ in the Berlin district of Wedding.
It was a great pleasure to be involved with an enthusiastic Piano Salon Christophori audience yesterday evening, which included some ‘Benjamin Moser’ groupies or the Berlin section of the Ben [...] Continue Reading…
Concert Review – ‘clair-obscur’ at Watergate Club – Irritatingly banal and Steve Reich composition cannot stop successful Concert!
‘clair-obscur’…………..are/ is………
Jan Schulte -Bunert / Soprano Sax
Maike Krullmann / Alt Sax
Christoph Enzel / Tenor Sax
Kathi Wagner / Bariton Sax
Every so often one goes to a concert and thinks – what am I doing here!?
So this evening when a fabulously talented saxophone quartet decided to play [...] Continue Reading…
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