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Hertha lose again! oh No! – in 17th place and almost ready for relegation…again /- Berlin in 1-2 home defeat to SC Freiburg – by Filip van der Plas

Tuesday, April 10th, 2012
Berlin Olympic Stadium - foto from Wikipedia by Chrisgj6

Hertha needs to start filling its stadium – the Olympic Stadium of Berlin however it seems to doing everything possible to hinder that happening.  It is one of the largest football stadiums in Germany where the World Cup final was held in 2006 and can seat up to 75,000 football fans.
Yes they are back to their old ways – Hertha losing ways . [...] Continue Reading…

Hertha lose again – now in 17th place and almost ready for relegation…again /- Berlin in 4-1 home defeat to Wolfsburg – by Filip van der Plas

Sunday, April 1st, 2012
Berlin Olympic Stadium - foto from Wikipedia by Chrisgj6

Hertha needs to start filling its stadium – the Olympic Stadium of Berlin. It is one of the largest football stadiums in Germany where the World Cup final was held in 2006 and can seat up to 75,000 football fans.
Yes they are back to their old ways – losing ways.
Hertha Berlin failed to repeat their great 3-1 away wins at Mainz last [...] Continue Reading…

Hertha Berlin deservedly beat Mainz 1-3 – first away win since Oct/2011 – Berlin’s first away goal in 2012 scored by Änis Ben-Hatira – by Filip van der Plas

Monday, March 26th, 2012
Otto Rehhagel - foto Wikipedia by Beek100

 

Ben-Hatira , with Tunisian parents, was born in Berlin in 1988 and started his football career playing for local youth clubs eventually ending up at Hertha BSC.

Otto Rehhagel presented a different team which lost to Bayern Munich last week in a painful 0-6 drubbing.

Brought into the team was Ben-Hatira, Lell moved from midfield to right back to replace and Kobiashvili was deposited [...] Continue Reading…

Rehhagel and Hertha Berlin fall on the wrong side of Robben, Gomez and Müller & Co. losing 0-6 to Bayern München- by Filip van der Plas

Saturday, March 17th, 2012
Otto Rehhagel - foto Wikipedia by Beek100

Bayern München ‘cleaned the clock’ of sinking-quickly Hertha Berlin in the German capital yesterday evening, out-playing the Berliners in all aspects of the game winning 0-6.

This after earlier in the last week having won 7-1 against Hoffenheim in the Bundesliga last weekend and then winning 7-0 against Swiss Basel FC in the Champions league in the middle of the week.

Hertha Berlin, seemingly [...] Continue Reading…

Rehhagel and Hertha book important first win – beat Werder Bremen 1-0 ‘- by Filip van der Plas

Sunday, March 4th, 2012
Otto Rehhagel - foto Wikipedia by Beek100

Hertha Berlin was able to celebrate just a little yesterday after their home win, and actually obtain some highly needed points – the first with newly appointed coach Otto Rehhagel.

The 3 points are the first from this year and hopefully will be the first of many such wins – or even ties will do – in order to avoid relegation again next [...] Continue Reading…

Berlinale – Restored ‘October: Ten Days That Shook the World’ – by Sergei Eisenstein – review by Filip vd Plas

Thursday, March 1st, 2012
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Yesterday, ‘ARTE’ television showed a live performance made on February 10th, as part of the 2012 Berlinale International Film festivals reconstructed version of OCTOBER/OKTJABR , made in the then USSR in 1928, directed by Sergei Eisenstein.

The musical score was based on the original as composed by Edmund Meisel – the Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra was conducted by Frank Strobel. [...] Continue Reading…

Coach of Hertha Berlin Otto Rehhagel – ‘We are not Barcelona – don’t try to play like Barcelona! ‘- by Filip van der Plas

Monday, February 27th, 2012
Otto Rehhagel - foto Wikipedia by Beek100

Newly appointed Hertha coach Otto Rehhagel did not have an auspicious beginning in his new trainer’s job losing to lowly Augsburg, themselves candidates for relegation 3-0 on Saturday.

While giving due credit to FC Augsburg whom he said fought like lions, he made it clear that very basic tactical changes need to be made – it is clear that Hertha is not Barcelona [...] Continue Reading…

Coach’ Hertha-Berlin and Otto Rehhagel ‘New- agree to Manager position- by Filip van der Plas

Monday, February 20th, 2012
Otto Rehhagel - foto Wikipedia by Beek100

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…

‘No-Coach’ Herhta-Berlin in news again for wrong reasons – by Filip van der Plas

Wednesday, February 15th, 2012
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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…

Live Johannes Brahms in Berlin “Ein deutsches Requiem” / “German Requiem” at Radial System -with Rundfunkchor Berlin directed by Simon Halsey in original Brahms score for two Pianos, soloists and choir

Wednesday, February 8th, 2012

 

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…

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

Friday, January 27th, 2012
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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…

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