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Coming April Next Year – 2nd Berliner Klavierfestival 2013 / – by OTA-Constituency Blog contributor Mr by W van Coeveren

Wednesday, December 19th, 2012

Welcome to the 2nd Berlin Piano Festival next year the 13th til the 21st April  2013 .

Individuality, virtuosity, creativity, rich sounds, diverse interpretations, they experimented, all characteristic of our very different pianists, whether internationally renowned or even just at the beginning of the career standing. Experience at the 2nd Berlin Piano Festival, the most interesting pianists close.

In 2013, we also expect the [...] Continue Reading…

BBC nearly down and out – Berlin English Radio listeners Poll clearly give thumbs up to NPR – article by OTA-Berlin Constituency Blog contributor Mr W van Coeveren

Monday, November 12th, 2012
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On Saturday evening the BBC’s chief stood before his own and other television cameras and announced his retirement – after 54 days in the job!

This resignation, of director George Entwistle on  ,of the “most distinguished station in the world”, as the ‘BEEB’ calls itself , currently finds itself in perhaps its greatest crisis in its history,.

With the resignation of Entwistle and then in-turn, [...] 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…

Berliner Klavierfestival 2012 / 26 May- 02 June- With Pianists Stephen Hough – Alexandre Tharaud – Freddy Kempf – Benjamin Grosvenor – Elisso Virsaladze – by OTA-Constituency Blog contributor Mr by W van Coeveren

Thursday, May 24th, 2012
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The Berlin Piano Festival from 26 May-2 June 2012 is the first music festival, organized by the British-born Barnaby Weiler in Berlin.

He is inviting pianists to Berlin, which are not usually or otherwise rarely heard here- so good on him and we wish him every success with this great idea.

Among the striking, unusual but exceptional pianists are Stephen Hough, the well-born Englishman [...] Continue Reading…

Mauerpark-Tag! Lasst den Grünstreifen nicht schleifen, wir wollen nicht drauf pfeifen (sondern Karaoke singen) – von OTA-Berlin-Blogger Jörn Meyer

Friday, March 30th, 2012

Wer kennt es nicht, das bunte Treiben im Mauerpark mit der weltberühmten Karaoke-Show des Iren Joe, dem quirligen Flohmarkt, den off-road Straßenmusikanten. Und wer wollte dies nicht erhalten, zumal an einem Ort, wo Geschichte (nicht nur mit Sprühdosen) geschrieben wurde? Der Mauerpark verbindet den ehemals westlichen Wedding mit dem einst östlichen Prenzlauer Berg und so in mehrer Hinsicht zwei unterschiedliche Welten, in [...] Continue Reading…

In Berlin – BBC World Service vs. National Public Radio – Which is better – Berlin English Radio listeners Poll – article by W van Coeveren

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…

Only in Berlin – The 29 and a Half Hour Long Night Out – Clubbing in Berlin – From OTA-Berlin Constituency Blog club reporter Evo Lucian

Monday, December 27th, 2010
Evo Lucian

This article about night life, bars and music in Berlin by night owl Mr Evo Lucian is copyrighted to its owner OTA-Berlin GmbH.

It may be reproduced or copied only with the prior written permission of OTA-Berlin GmbH. www.ota-berlin.de

The illustrations added to the written article are from Wikipedia unless otherwise noted. The opinions expressed are not necessarily those of OTA-Berlin but of the [...] Continue Reading…

Very Irish, but VERY Berlin – Kleine Reise club in Kreuzberg – From OTA-Berlin Constituency Blog club reporter Evo Lucian

Thursday, December 2nd, 2010
Evo Lucian

This article about night life, bars and music in Berlin  by night owl Mr Evo Lucian is copyrighted to its owner OTA-Berlin GmbH.

It may be reproduced or copied only with the prior written permission of  OTA-Berlin GmbH.     www.ota-berlin.de

The illustrations added to the written article are from Wikipedia unless otherwise noted. The opinions expressed are not necessarily those of OTA-Berlin but of [...] Continue Reading…

Berlin – The Clubbing Capital of Europe – by OTA-Berlin Constituency Blog contributor Evo Lucian

Monday, April 13th, 2009
Evo Lucian

This article about clubbing in Berlin by Evo Lucian is copyrighted to its owner OTA-Berlin GmbH.

It may be reproduced or copied only with the prior written permission of OTA-Berlin GmbH. www.ota-berlin.de

The illustrations added to the written article are from Wikipedia unless otherwise noted. The opinions expressed are not necessarily those of OTA-Berlin but of the contributor.

Berlin – The Clubbing [...] Continue Reading…