Today I have been at an event of Vienna Boys Choir and Werner Schneyder a once famous cabaret artist. So it was a reading and a mix of musical pieces from Mozart to Bernstein. Again I had to realize that […]
Today I have been to the Vienna Opera to watch and listen to the ballet: Giselle. I am not experienced enough to judge the whole piece. My main focus was on Scott McKenzie who had a solo here; it was […]
Yesterday I started a musical marathon. It started with an award presentation to Jens Scheuerbrandt. He is a young and brilliant pianist and between the speeches he showed a bit of his talent. I was very happy to hear the […]
My second visit to one of Vienna’s music stages was today. I went to the Volksoper to see the Wiener Staatsballet. On were three pieces of Strawinsky, Petruschka, Movements to Strawinsky (a collection of his music) and „Der Feuervogel“. It […]
Yesterday the concert season of the Wiener Konzerthaus started. It was the first concert I visited in Vienna since I work here. And the opening was exceptional: The Wiener Philharmoniker played the 6. symphony of Mahler. I had not yet […]
I went to the opera today: Pelléas et Mélisande of Debussy. Musicalwise it was different than other operas, as the music was not directly linked to the vocals and was intended to express the mood of the scene (at least […]
Yesterday in Heidelberg I have been to a concert of the Windsbacher Boys Choir again. The concert was a little different to the conert two weeks ago. The singers were again exceptionally good. What was special about the concert yesterday […]
This morning I had a fabulous backstage tour at the Sydney Opera house. During this tour I also stayed on the stage where Swan Lake should have been performed in the evening; that was in the Joan Sutherland Theater respectively […]
I have just seen a performance of „Turandot“ on Sydney Harbour. They built up a stage open air with a view on the opera house and harbour bridge. Pity for me, as I wanted to go into the opera house […]
I’ve just been to a concert near Leipzig with the Leipziger Symphonie Orchester and Elin Kolev playing the violin. The concert was titled „The Russian Soul“ as it started with a piece of Mili Balakirev – not well known nowadays, […]
Yesterday evening I have been to a concert of Mozart’s Requiem conducted by the fantastic Peter Schreier. It was a benefit concert celebrating his 80. birthday in favor of the organ of Dresden’s new concert hall. At the end he […]
The cultureless time is over. I have been to the English Theater in Frankfurt on Thursday. They played the Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams. I have to admit I knew the title before but nothing more of the piece. It […]
Last Sunday I have been at a very good concert of Selah Sue. My brother told me to accompany him and it was a very good idea. She sings Soul with influences of Hip Hop and Reggae. Very strong voice […]
I have just been to a very good concert of the „United Kingdom Ukulele Orchestra“. While we were misleaded as we wanted to go to the „Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain“ I must say, they were also very good. Both […]
I have been to Billy Elliot de Musical last Saturday in the Netherlands. My first time to see my favourite musical anywhere else than in London. I have to say, it was a bit awkward to here everything in Dutch. […]
My most expensive concert ticket so far but also one of the most important and impressive concerts ever. And the hospitality was quite nice!
