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Piano Recital for 2 pianos + 4 hands – Isabel Engelmann & Jong-Eun Lee, Piano Live Classical Piano in Berlin Thursday – January 5th 2012 at 2030 hrs– Piano Salon Christophori

Sunday, December 25th, 2011
Jong-Eun Lee +  Isabel Engelmann, Music for 2 Pianos Berlin

Programm
A. Messager (1853-1929): 3 valses I.
Albéniz (1860-1909): Tango op.165,
Nr.2
Pavana-Capricho
op.12
G. Fauré (1845-1924): Dolly                                                                                                           Aragón-Fantasia
op.47, Nr.6

Programm
A. Messager (1853-1929): 3 valses I. Albéniz (1860-1909): Tango op.165, Nr.2
Pavana-Capricho op.12
G. Fauré (1845-1924): Dolly Aragón-Fantasia op.47, Nr.6

C. Debussy (1862-1918): Petite Suite M. de Falla (1876-1946): Deux danses espagnoles
Aus 3 Nocturnes: Fêtes aus „La vida breve“

PAUSE

French lightness and Spanish passion [...] Continue Reading…

Merry Christmas and best wishes from ‘OTA-Berlin Constituency Blog’ contributors – What is the best Classical Christmas music ever written – could it be the Saint-Saëns’s ‘Oratorio de Noël ? by Filip v d Plas

Saturday, December 24th, 2011

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…

End of Year concert at Piano Salon Christofori – Thursday December 29th at 2030 hrs – Ludwig van Beethoven ‘Waldstein’ & ‘Hammerklavier’ Sonatas – Live Classical Piano in Berlin with Michael Abramovich, piano – Piano Salon Christophori

Thursday, December 22nd, 2011
Beethoven - www.ota-berlin.de

Ludwig van Beethoven was born in Bonn on December 16th 1770.

Dear Friends of the Piano Salon Christofori,
On Thursday, December 29th . at 2030hrs, Michael Abramovich, will play two great Beethoven works – the Waldstein and Hammerklavier sonatas.

He will play on the salon’s latest Erard piano addition – built in 1909, with the [...] Continue Reading…

What’s on in Berlin? – Trendy Christmas Markets – by OTA-Berlin Constituency Blog contributor Diana de Nobrega

Sunday, December 18th, 2011
Weihnachtsmarkt - Christmas Market

This winter, besides the traditional Christmas markets, which can be visited anywhere in the world, is worth visiting the trendy Christmas markets, that include fashion design, unique pieces, performances by indie musicians, parties, exclusive offers, etc.

Here are the best ones:

1. HO HO HO WEiHNACHTS-KATER-MARKT

What? – Christmas Fashion Design Market with great gift ideas from Berlin’s designers, stores & [...] Continue Reading…

December 16th – Happy Birthday Ludwig van Beethoven ! Live Classical Piano in Berlin with Beatrice Berrut piano and Camille Thomas on cello playing Beethoven and Brahms Monday 19th Dec. at 2030 hrs– Piano Salon Christophori

Thursday, December 15th, 2011
Beethoven - www.ota-berlin.de

Ludwig van Beethoven was born in Bonn on December 16th 1770.

Even though no actual authenticated record of the date of his birth exists, the registry of his baptism, in a Roman Catholic service at the Parish of St. Regius in Bonn made on 17 December, 1770 survives.
Infants born in Northern Germany at this time were traditionally [...] Continue Reading…

Live Classical Piano in Berlin with Eugene Mursky piano playing part of his ‘Chopin Project’ Chopin – Tuesday 13th Dec. and Michael Abramovich Piano playing Shubert on Thursday 15th Dec. at 2030 hrs– Piano Salon Christophori

Thursday, December 8th, 2011
chopin OTA-Berlin

Dear Friends of the Piano Salon Chirstofori concert series,
Next week I can invite you to 2 ‘Romantic’ Music recitals, the first will be next Tuesday evening, the 13th December 12th at 2030 hrs.
‘The Chopin Project’ with Eugene Mursky, a world-class pianist, is the complete recording of all of Chopin’s piano work played over 12 evenings at [...] Continue Reading…

Berlin Nightlife: One Night in Berlin Lido Club – by OTA-Berlin Constituency Blog contributor Ms Cindy Su

Monday, December 5th, 2011

Lido nightclub is often overlooked in the Berlin party scene because it focuses on rock and not electro, and because it often features live rock shows that begin early by Berlin standards. Indeed, you will not find Lido on a list of the best nightclubs in the world, or even in Berlin, but it has its own peculiar appeal that has earned [...] Continue Reading…

Berlin Nightlife… what’s all the fuss about?! – Part 1 – by OTA-Berlin Constituency Blog contributor Evo Lucian

Sunday, December 4th, 2011
The Berlin Nightlife

I’m not certain that the full extent of the brilliance of the Berlin nightlife can be explained. This fact dawned on me the other night as I praised Berlin as an interesting and fun city to live in, and I got the typical misconceived response from the girl, whose opinion I could not change, as she said: “Nooooo. Germans are so boring [...] Continue Reading…

Berlin Nightlife on Thursdays – by OTA Berlin Constituency Blog contributor Theo van Couveren

Saturday, December 3rd, 2011
Orlando Higginbottom on stage

A few of the OTA-Berlin Constituency Blog contributors are en route thru Berlin nightlife every week. In my case,  I’m only in Berlin clubs when something really special is happening, like “Yellow Lounge”, a club night organised by Deutsche Grammophon, where DJs and Artists play classical music.

One of these special cases occurred yesterday but this time, not with classical music, but [...] Continue Reading…

Benjamin Moser entertains at Piano Salon Christophori ! – by OTA-Berlin Constituency Blog music critic Mr Filip van der Plas

Friday, December 2nd, 2011
Beethoven - www.ota-berlin.de

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…

Bohnengold Bar in Berlin Kreuzkoelln – by OTA-Berlin Constituency Blog contributor Diarmaid O Meara

Thursday, December 1st, 2011
Diarmaid O Meara

Following on with the big list of places in Berlin that I’ve come across over the past year that have impressed me enough to review and suggest. I’ve recently come across one in the vicinity of my own stomping ground, right on the border of Kreuzkoelln, called Bohnengold. Friends of mine have recently kicked off running chilled [...] Continue Reading…

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