Max Richter Talk

Elbphilharmonie Talk with Max Richter

An interview with the world-famous composer.

»We only understand music up to a certain point – and that endows it with an almost magical beauty.« In his Elbphilharmonie Talk, British star composer Max Richter talks about the effect of music, about Ritter-Sport chocolate and other things that remind him of his childhood in Germany. He also talks about his dreadful piano teacher in England, tells us how Luciano Berio helped him find his own musical style in Rome, and why the kitchen table is sometimes the creative hotspot in a household. And he goes into raptures about all the artists that he and Yulia Mahr have invited to their joint »Reflektor« festival in the Elbphilharmonie.

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