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“The Chopin Project” with Eugene Mursky, Chopin’s complete works on historical pianos of Erard and Pleyel – Live Classical Piano in Berlin with Georgy Gromov piano and – Tomorrow Tuesday the 24th at 2030 hrs – Piano Salon Christophori

January 23rd, 2012
chopin OTA-Berlin

The Chopin Projekt with Eugene Mursky

Played on historical instruments made by Erard und Pleyel

* Rondo c-moll, op. 1 (1825)
* Sonate Nr. 1 c-moll, op. 4 (1828)
Allegro Maestoso
Menuetto
Larghetto
Finale – Presto
* Drei Nocturnes op. 9 (b-moll, Es-Dur, H-Dur) (1830 – 32)
* Vier Mazurken op. 6 (fis-moll, cis-moll, E-Dur, es-moll) (1830 – 32)
* Polonaise As-Dur (1821)
* Polonaise As-Dur, op. 53 “Heroique” [...] Continue Reading…

Should German President Wulff go or stay? Part 4 – Support still sinking – OTA-Berlin Constituency poll finds by contributor Mr Emil Hoogensteyn

January 23rd, 2012
President Wulff -foto Wikipedia -source CFK_y_Christian_Wulff.jpg

President Wulff -foto Wikipedia -source CFK_y_Christian_Wulff.jpg Our own OTA-Berlin Constituency Blog poll shows that public sentiment is falling for the German President. This all concerns alleged and perceived irregularities concerning his personal finances, when Christian Wulff was previous Premier of the federal German state of Lower Saxony and subsequent attempts to cover-up the story.

While in no way scientific – readers [...] Continue Reading…

German Foreign Minister Westerwelle debunks US media perception for caricature of Europe and Germany as inaccuarte and untrue – commentary by Emil Hoogensteyn

January 21st, 2012
westerwelle

 

German Foreign Minister Westerwelle has gone on the diplomatic offensive and debunked US media  caricature of Europe and Germany as short-sighted and untrue.  Last Friday he defended the EU’s and Germany’s response to the Euro-zone debt crisis management on a visit in the US and exposed the falseness of the caricature of Europe that prevails in US politics.

Speaking to a Washington so-called [...] Continue Reading…

Bundesliga restarts after Winter pause – Bayern München & Hertha Berlin lose – Schalke 04 wins

January 21st, 2012
Hertha logo [Wikipedia]

The Bundesliga Season opened after its winter pause with  a loss for league leaders Bayern and 11th place Hertha Berlin, and a win for Schalke today over Stutgart 3-1.
Hertha Berlin ran into an inspired Nuremberg – who in their 1000th Bundesliga match – won at home 2-0 against a seemingly lackluster  Hertha Berlin. This was not the start that new Hertha coach Michael Skibbe had [...] Continue Reading…

Ae Bar Berlin – by OTA-Berlin Constituency Blog contributor Diarmaid O Meara

January 20th, 2012
Ae Bar

A diamond in the rough? Well not really, possibly a few years ago, but the region where Ae is now, Weserstraße, has cleaned up greatly over the past number of years and now hosts dozens of quirky and cool bars serving cheap beers in nice settings.
But to be honest, in order to stand out in an [...] Continue Reading…

Gruenewoche Berlin starts today in Berlin – January 20th – 29th 2012

January 19th, 2012

Everyone knows about the Reinheitsgebot or the laws governing the making of Beer in Germany – the “German Beer Purity Law” or the “Bavarian Purity Law.

It stated that the only ingredients that could be used in the making of beer was water, barley and hops. The law originated in the city of Ingolstadt in the duchy of Bavaria on 23 April [...] Continue Reading…

Gustav Leonhardt – performer, renowned Dutch keyboard player, conductor, musicologist, and BACH scholar has died – by Filip van der Plas

January 17th, 2012
Gustav Leonhardt -foto Wikipedia by Wikifalcon

Gustav Leonhardt -foto Wikipedia by Wikifalcon

Gustav Leonhardt , the highly renowned Dutch keyboard player, conductor, musicologist, teacher and Bach scholar has died at home at the age of 83. He was during his life most known for his performances of the Leipzig master JS Bach whom he revered above all other composers.  In fact we agreed that he was the greatest [...] Continue Reading…

2012 Fashion Week Berlin starts today – January 17th – 22nd

January 17th, 2012
The Fashion Scene in Berlin

 

 

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…

Live Classical Piano in Berlin with Georgy Gromov piano and – this coming Thursday the 19th at 2030 hrs – Piano Salon Christophori

January 16th, 2012
Missa Solemnis - Beethoven - www.ota-berlin.de

Georgy Gromov
Plays the Piano music of Ludwig van Beethovens

The Sonata for  Cello  and Piano number II
Cellist Nikolai Solonovich - First violinist of the  ’Moscow Soloists’
and  Pianist Georgy Gromov

Dear Friends of the salon concerts, I would like to invite for the next week to an extraordinary concert this coming Thursday January the 19th at 2030 hrs – Beethoven Live in [...] Continue Reading…

Demonstration and meeting in Berlin today/Sunday to honor Rosa Luxemburg and Karl Liebknecht, two Berlin revolutionaries – by contributor Emil Hoogensteyn

January 15th, 2012
Rosa Luxemburg - Wikipedia -Her death made it easier for the Nazis to gain power

Epitaph 1919  – by Bertolt Brecht
Red Rosa has also now disappeared
Where she lies is unknown
Because she told the truth to the poor
The rich have hunted her out of the world.

Epitaph for Karl Liebknecht – by Bertolt Brecht
Here lies
Karl Liebknecht
The fighter against war
When he was struck down
Our city still continued to stand.
Epitaph for Rosa Luxemburg – by Bertolt Brecht
Here lies buried
Rosa Luxemburg
A Jewess [...] Continue Reading…

Today + Tomorrow at the Gendarmenmarkt Concert Haus – Alexei Volodin piano, Lukasz Borowicz conducts the ‘Konzerthausorchester’ – Berlin Live Classical music at a high level in Berlin – Concert Review – by contributor Filip van der Plas

January 14th, 2012
chopin OTA-Berlin

As a first live concert I have attended this year – this was a perfect choice and it is repeated this evening and tomorrow afternoon.
Take my advice- GO!  You will not be dissapointed!
It consisted of a very well thought-out program of the Berlin ‘Koncerthausocherster’ and was both diversified and yet culturally -or if you like ‘Polishly’ -linked and called simply ‘Chopiniana’.
The orchestra [...] Continue Reading…