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Mediatheque Stories tagged #MusicFestival2024

War and peace in music

How does music speak about war? And what does peace sound like? An essay.

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: Elbphilharmonie Sessions: Julia Hagen

The young star cellist Julia Hagen fills the Elbphilharmonie car park with music by Sofia Gubaidulina

A PORTRAIT OF SOFIA GUBAIDULINA

Freedom in her eyes: beyond the overwhelming music, in the best sense, of the Russian composer.

Olivier Messiaen im Portrait

Avantgarde und Ewigkeit: Ein Zeitgenosse außerhalb der Zeit.

Interview with Vladimir Jurowski

»There can be no justification for such barbarism«: the revered conductor opens up about his native Russia, the war in Ukraine, and artistic responsibility.

Music as trauma medicine

What can musical monuments achieve that physical ones can’t? An essay by the American composer John Adams.

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: Rebecca Saunders – A Portrait

On a perpetual expedition into the unknown, with an unmistakeable signature – a portrait of one of the most successful composers of our time.

Umgehört: Friedensbotschaft

Eine Frage, sieben Antworten: »Wie hat sich der Krieg in Ihrer Heimat auf Ihre Kunst ausgewirkt?«

The Band ADG7 – a portrait

»You guys are crazy« - about the successful K-folk band ADG7

IRREVERSIBLE ENTANGLEMENTS – A PORTRAIT

The collective led by poet and activist Moor Mother is probably the most political band in contemporary jazz.

Live stream in 5 days on 3 May 2024 at 20:00 : Alan Gilbert conducts Beethoven and Schoenberg

Under the baton of its chief conductor, the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra presents Schoenberg’s »A Survivor from Warsaw« and Beethoven’s famous Ninth Symphony.

Elbphilharmonie Talk with Sir András Schiff

On the road with a mahogany grand piano: the legendary pianist talks about the virtues of old instruments, fostering young talent, and his great love of Florence.

Interview with Jakub Hrůša

The Brno-born conductor talks about his Czech heritage, the inexplicable Bohemian sound and the art of letting go.

Franziskan mystery play

Kent Nagano talks about »Saint François d’Assise«, the one-of-a-kind opera written by his teacher and friend Olivier Messiaen.