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Alternative Live Piano in Berlin – next Friday, the 05th October at 2030 hrs the Dutch violinist Rosanne Philippens & pianist Yuri van Nieuwkerk at 2030 hrs – Piano Salon Christophori

Saturday, September 29th, 2012
Béla Bartók - OTA-Berlin

Bartok – Rhapsody No.. 1, no. 2 and Romanian Folk Dances
Brahms – Sonata No.. 3
Ravel – Tzigane
Hubay – Kati Hejre
Concert invitations for next Friday the 5th October at 20.30 hrs.

The following week, one of the best young European string artists will be heard at the Salon.

On Friday, the 05th October at 2030 hrs the Dutch violinist Rosanne Philippens will thrill our audience once [...] Continue Reading…

BBC World Service vs NPR / National Public Radio – Which is better ? – Berlin English Radio listeners Poll clearly give thumbs up to NPR – article by W van Coeveren

Thursday, September 27th, 2012

 

We were curious which English speaking Berliners preferred to listen to when in Berlin – was it the BBC World Service Radio or the newly arrived to Berlin NPR or National Public Radio with a local affiliate station in Berlin.  We also gave our blog viewers the alternative for a third choice, which was neither of the above but would prefer a [...] Continue Reading…

Live Classical Piano in Berlin – BAR WALDO – CONCERT “STORMS OF LIFE” WITH MADALINA Pasol ANDRAS VERMESY – Wednesday 26th, September 2012, 1930 hrs

Tuesday, September 25th, 2012
Steingraeber & Söhne Piano Berlin OTA-Berlin

Torstraße 164, 10115 Berlin
BAR – WALDO
Square subway station Rosenthaler, U8
CONCERT “STORMS OF LIFE” AND WITH MADALINA Pasol ANDRAS VERMESY
Wednesday 26th, September 2012, 19:30 Clock
Madalina Pasol – piano; Andras Vermesy – Piano
The program includes:
Schubert: Duo in A minor, D.947 “Storms of Life”
Frederic Chopin: Ballade Op. 47 A flat major,
Ravel: “Ma mère l’oye” (cinq pièces enfantines pour piano à [...] Continue Reading…

Alternative Live Piano in Berlin – Piano Music of Rodion Shchedrin – “24 preludes and fugues” – played by Michael Abramovich – Wednesday, 26 th September – Piano Salon Christophori

Tuesday, September 25th, 2012
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On this coming Wednesday, the 26th 09th at 20.30 h, a programmatic special piano recital, the pianist and conductor Michael Abramovich, who is always good for new listening habits by intersecting interpretations of plays, on the occasion of the 80th Birth of the composer, the 24 preludes and fugues by Rodion Shchedrin on 2 evenings.

This could be considered one of the most [...] Continue Reading…

Alternative Live Piano in Berlin this coming week Sept.24th – 30th – Piano Salon Christophori

Tuesday, September 25th, 2012
Béla Bartók - OTA-Berlin

 

Dear Guests and Friends of the Piano Salon -

Two great concert - gigs in the coming week!
On Wednesday, the 26th 09th at 20.30 h, a programmatic special piano recital, the pianist and conductor Michael Abramovich, who is always good for new listening habits by intersecting interpretations of plays, on the occasion of the 80th Birth of the composer, the 24 preludes and fugues [...] Continue Reading…

Alternative Live Piano in Berlin – this Sunday, the 23rd September at 2030 hrs – Schumann – Dichterliebe op.48 with Swiss Baritone Andrè Schuen & piano accompanist Daniel Heath. – Live Classical Piano in Berlin with Michael Abramovich, piano – Piano Salon Christophori

Friday, September 21st, 2012
Robert Schumann OTA Berlin

Dear Guests and Friends of the Piano Salon -

Concert invitations for this coming  Sunday 23rd September at 20.30 hrs.

This Sunday, 23 09th at 20.30 h, a Schumann recital with the new superstar among baritones, the Swiss Andrè Schuen accompanied by one of the most renowned accompanists, Daniel Heath.

Andrè Schuen was shortly after the planning of this evening bound exclusively by one of [...] Continue Reading…

Alternative Live Piano in Berlin – Stefan Hempel – Violin with Daniel Seroussi – piano “Die kammermusikalische Privataufführung”- this coming Thursday, the 20th September at 2030 hrs – Chopin evening – Live Classical Piano in Berlin with Michael Abramovich, piano – Piano Salon Christophori

Saturday, September 15th, 2012
WA Mozart - OTA-Berlin

 ”Die kammermusikalische Privataufführung”
Stefan Hempel – Violin  with Daniel Seroussi  – piano

Mozart – Violinsonate F-Dur KV 547
Grieg – Violinsonate c- moll op. 45
Messiaen – Theme et Variations (1932)
Elgar -  Violinsonate e-moll op. 82 [Prof. Hempel spielt eine Violine von Nicolaus Gagliano (Neapel 1754).] http://www.hfm-berlin.de/Stefan_Hempel.html
Concert invitations for this coming Thursday, the 20th September at 20.30 hrs.

Reservation requests for each concert can be specified by [...] Continue Reading…

Concerts, films, symposium – and a “long night” of Hanns Eisler Music – 50 years since the death of the celebrated Communist composer Hanns Eisler – Hochschule für Musik „Hanns Eisler“ Berlin (HFM) – by OTA-Berlin Constituency contributor Mr Filip v d Plas

Thursday, September 6th, 2012
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Today the 6th of September he died in 1962 in Berlin and thus a special Hanns Eisler celebration week has been planned in his honour.

On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the death of the composer, the International Hanns Eisler Society (IHEG) is organising the Eisler Days from 6 to 11 September with concerts, historic films, a symposium and a “Long [...] Continue Reading…

Berlin Piano Recital with Li-Chun Su Li-Chun Su – This Friday 7th September at 2030 hrs

Wednesday, September 5th, 2012

Piano Recital Li-Chun Su  
This Friday 7th September at 2030 hrs 
Piano Salon Christophori
Programme
 Bach – Preludes and Fugues from The Well-Tempered Clavier
Schubert – Wanderer Fantasy
Bach / Busoni – Chaconne in D minor

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 On Friday, the 07th 09th at 20.30 h followed by a piano recital with the impressive, spätrestens since winning the Porto Piano Competition internationally renowned pianist Li-Chun Su with a great [...] Continue Reading…

Alternative Live Piano in Berlin – this coming Wednesday, the 29th August at 2030 hrs – Chopin evening – Live Classical Piano in Berlin with Michael Abramovich, piano – Piano Salon Christophori

Monday, August 27th, 2012
chopin OTA-Berlin

 

Dear Guests and Friends of the Piano Salon -

Concert invitations for this coming Wednesday, the 29th 08th at 20.30 hrs.

One of my dearest companions of the salon, the conductor and pianist Mr Michael Abramovich may be heard in a Chopin evening.

On the program are Frederic Chopin works the the Allegro de concert op 46 and the No.2 and 3 Sonatas Op 35 [...] Continue Reading…

BERLIN’s ‘Lange Nacht der Museen’ / ‘LONG-NIGHT OF MUSEUMS’ – This evening – 25th August 2012, 1800 til 0200 hrs – Celebrate Berlin’s 750th Birthday!

Friday, August 24th, 2012

 

 
One of cultural Berlin’s best-known events is called ‘The Long Night of Museums’/ Lange Nacht der Museen, and it is just that and so successfull have they proven to be that they are onto to the 31 st one now – there are two annually the last one being held in January earlier this year.  And there are no less than 110 museums/galleries from which [...] Continue Reading…