Archive for the ‘Culture’ Category
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…
Tags: Bariton Konrad Jarnot, Brahms German Requiem Op. 45, Davide Camplani und Claudia de Serpa Soares, Gundola Janowitz greatest living soprano, Jochen Sandig, Jörg Bittner and Thomas Herda, Live Johannes Brahms in Berlin “Ein deutsches Requiem”, Phillip Moll and Philip Mayers, Radial System, Rundfunkchor Berlin, Sasha Waltz & Guests’, Simon Halsey, Soprano Marlis Petersen, Staging by Brad Hwang
Posted in Articles by Filip van der Plas, Berlin, Berlin Culture, Berlin Events, Composer Mini-Biographies, Entertainment, Evening Entertainment, Events, Live Music, Local Berlin, Orchestra, Piano, Things to do in Berlin | No Comments »
Tuesday, February 7th, 2012
Just off Torstraße, Berlin’s buzzing boulevard, lies a bohemian outlet that can be seen as the German capital’s equivalent to Saville Row. It’s Berlin’s cool dandy version of the London tailoring institution. So if it is your desire to acquire some bespoke attire – this is your empire.
Envisage an old Chesterfield sofa in fine leather, warmly-lit, [...] Continue Reading…
Tags: Berlin, cool, Dandy, dandy itamar zechoval itamar, Fashion, Gormannstraße Berlin, handy, Handy Dandy, Itamar, style, tailor, tailor-made, tailoring, Torstraß, trendy, urban, Zechoval
Posted in Art, Berlin, Berlin Fashion, Berlin General, Culture, Economy, Shopping | No Comments »
Monday, February 6th, 2012
Berlin has a multitude of excellent radio stations which cater to any number of tastes, from classical music, jazz to popular younger type of music,German talk-back shows and documentaries- all for a wide spectrum of listeners.
For native English speakers in Berlin, and yes we all speak some German and want to learn more – however there are times early in the morning, late [...] Continue Reading…
Tags: BBC in Berlin, BBC no longer funny, BBC no longer objective, BBC vs NPR, Berlin English Radio listeners Poll, dumbed-down US & world public tastes, English Radio in Berlin, In Berlin -BBC World Service vs. NPR, in Berlin BBC World Service or NPR, jazzradio.net, kulturradio.de/, NPR in Berlin, NPR vs BBC in Berlin, Radio in Berlin for English listeners, World Service vs NPR
Posted in Articles by W van Coeveren, Berlin, Berlin Culture, Culture, English-Speaking in Berlin, Entertainment, Evening Entertainment, German Language, Local Berlin, News, Things to do in Berlin | No Comments »
Saturday, February 4th, 2012
The Berlinale and energy supplier ENTEGA, Germany’s second largest provider of green electricity, are pleased with first results: in 2010 the partners set themselves the goal of significantly improving the Festival’s CO2 levels. Over three years a number of measures are to be implemented. And a start has been made: commissioned by ENTEGA, Öko-Institut/Institute for Applied [...] Continue Reading…
Tags: Berlin film festival, berlin film festival 2012, berlin international film festival, berlin international film festival 2012, berlinale, energy supplier ENTEGA, film berlin, Forest Carbon Group, Gendarme Markt, movies berlin, Öko-Institut, Öko-Institut/Institute for Applied Ecology
Posted in Art, Berlin, Berlin Culture, Berlin Events, Berlin Tourist Attractions, Culture, Entertainment, Events, Festivals, Film, Things to do in Berlin | No Comments »
Friday, February 3rd, 2012
The only way is up!
Why not rent a bicycle and cycle down to the Upcycle Fashion Store in Berlin Mitte?! The outlet in Linienstraße 77 is the first of its kind in the capital. Upcycling being the ‘big brother’, no, better ‘big sista’ of recycling. http://upcycling-fashion.com/about/
“Upcycling is the process of converting waste materials or useless products into new materials or products of [...] Continue Reading…
Tags: Jörn Meyer, Linienstraße 77 Berlin Mitte, re-using material ecologically, Upcycle Fashion Store, Upcycle Fashion Store in Berlin Mitte, Upcycling
Posted in Berlin, Berlin Culture, Berlin Fashion, Berlin General, Berlin Tourist Attractions, Bicycle, Bio Food Berlin, Economy, Economy Berlin, Local Berlin, Markets, Shopping in Berlin Charlottenburg, Things to do in Berlin | No Comments »
Sunday, January 29th, 2012
Nothing is more symptomatic of the growing importance of Berlin’s creative class than the emergence of solutions tailored specifically to its needs.
For those not familiar with the lifestyle of freelance artists and other innovators, please understand that it is subject to financial oscillations only facilitated by initiatives such as the Fliegender Kaffee.
In Berlin, one already knows the [...] Continue Reading…
Tags: affordable coffee berlin, art in berlin, cafes in berlin, coffee in berlin, einstein coffee berlin, einstein-coffeeshops berlin, fliegender cafe, open coffee, poor artists in berlin, things to do in berlin
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Saturday, January 28th, 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 30th one now.
Nearly 100 museums and galleries will open their doors for extended hours, into special exhibitions, guided tours, music and [...] Continue Reading…
Tags: 30th Lange Nacht der Museen Berlin, January 28th Lange Nacht der Museen Berlin, Lange Nacht der Museen Berlin, LONG NIGHT OF MUSEUMS
Posted in Architecture Berlin, Art, Berlin, Berlin Culture, Berlin Events, Berlin Museums, Culture, Evening Entertainment, Events, Guides, History, Things to do in Berlin | No Comments »
Friday, January 27th, 2012
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…
Tags: 27th January Mozart's birthday, Happy Birthday Mozart, Mozart Berlin, mozart in Berlin, Mozart travels to Berlin, Mozart's Journey to Berlin by Maynard Solomon, The Journal of Musicology
Posted in Articles by Filip van der Plas, Berlin, Classical Performances, Composers, Culture, Events in Germany, History, Live Music | No Comments »
Thursday, 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…
Tags: Berlin Grafitti, berlin grafitti today, Nicolai Riesterer, Progressive BERLIN Grafitti, Wall Art Berlin
Posted in Art, Berlin, Berlin Fashion, Berlin Youth Culture, Culture, Graffiti, Local Berlin, Visual Arts | No Comments »
Tuesday, January 24th, 2012
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…
Tags: 300 year Friedrich celebrations, 300th Anniversary of a Great German Ruler, Alte Fritz, Celebrate 'Friedrich300', der alte Fritz, Europes first gay-monarch, Frederick the Great and Berlin, frederick the great berlin, Friedrich der Große, Happy Birthday Frederick The Great, intellectually challenged George W. Bush, Potsdam, Potsdam and Frederick the Great, who was Frederick the Great, why was Frederick the Great so great?, Yurp
Posted in Articles by Emil Hoogensteyn, Berlin, Berlin Culture, Berlin Museums, Culture, Events, Events in Germany, Festivals, History Berlin, History Germany, Local Berlin, Things to do in Berlin | No Comments »
Tuesday, January 17th, 2012
Two times a year Berlin turns itself into THE big international fashion capital location – and today is one of those times – the first for 2012. It is called simply enough ‘Berlin Fashion Week,’ where designers, textile manufacturers, fashion groupies, buyers & sellers, and other fashion-trade experts and media of all sorts interact.
It will also present a perfect opportunity for local [...] Continue Reading…
Tags: 'green-fashion' Berlin Fashion Week, 2012 Fashion Week Berlin, Ethical Fashion Show., Lavera Showfloor Berlin, SHOW & ORDER at Berlin Fashion Week, THE GALLERY BERLIN
Posted in Accommodation, Art, Berlin, Berlin Fashion, Culture, Events, Local Berlin, Shopping, Things to do in Berlin | No Comments »
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