Bernd Begemann

Bernd Begemann began his career as a punk rocker in the small town of Bad Salzuflen in eastern Westphalia. In the 1980s he moved to Hamburg and founded his first band there, which he christened »Die Antwort«. The band’s name translates as »The Answer«, and was programmatic from the outset: as Begemann recently explained in an interview, »There’s no point in only asking the daft question ›Oh, why is the world such a bad place?‹ – we can supply an answer as well. The kind of song I like is a song that gets to the heart of things«.

It didn’t take Begemann long to locate some kindred souls in Hamburg. Their music – direct, honest songs with intelligent German texts, accompanied by indie guitar rock – turned into a pop movement in its own right, which was soon being referred to as »the Hamburg school«. And Bernd Begemann was and remains the movement’s central figure. He has released more than 20 albums to date, regularly writing song texts himself; he has played with many different musicians and in 2004 he established a new band entitled »Die Befreiung«.

Renovation Work in Recital Hall Foyer: The Recital Hall Foyer is currently not accessible owing to renovation work currently being carried out. A cloakroom for guests will be provided on the Plaza in close vicinity to the entrance of the Recital Hall. Some intermission refreshments will also be on offer on the Plaza. We apologise for the inconvenience.