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The Song of the Earth
The internationally acclaimed writer John Burnside has gained increasing recognition in Germany in recent years as a world-class story teller with such novels as “The Devil’s Footprints”, “Glister” and “A Summer of Drowning”. In many of his literary,...
Change
Despite the fundamental differences between the protests and demonstrations in Ukraine, Turkey, Russia or northern Africa, they shared a common trait in that they have sent tremors though societal systems and opened up new means of thinking and...
BIGSAS
Hosted by the University of Bayreuth, this festival aimed to generate greater awareness of African literature which continues to receive only limited public attention in Germany. Based on the motto “Intertextualities – Dialogues in Motion”, the...
Do Art Songs Still Exist?
The International Hugo Wolf Academy in Stuttgart is devoted to preserving and promoting art songs – a genre which reached its height in the 19th and 20th century. How has the “song” as an art form developed since then? How does it rank in the...
So long, Eric!
The American musician Eric Dolphy was a jazz legend. He was a multi-instrumentalist who had mastered almost every woodwind instrument and played the alto saxophone, flute and bass clarinet at the highest level of virtuosity. Dolphy, who died in...
Sounds & Clouds
The project “Sounds & Clouds” embarked on a search for new performance formats for ancient, classical and new music. The project contrasted two very different ways of artistically exploring nature – on one hand, in the traditional, European and Asian...
Igor Strawinsky – Erwin Schulhoff – Paul Brody
This concert series featured the works of three composers whose musical roots lie in Eastern Europe. Igor Stravinsky and Erwin Schulhoff were influenced by the Slavic musical tradition, while Schulhoff and the contemporary trumpeter and composer Paul...
Sir Harry’s Song
Sir Harrison Birtwistle is one of the most famous composers of contemporary music in England today. He has composed works for numerous international institutions and his compositions are regularly performed at major music festivals, such as Salzburg...
Sixteen Daily Experiences
At the Platz der Weltausstellung in downtown Hannover, project organizers set up an array of 16 columns equipped with loud speakers which created a sound field 16 times a day – starting at sunrise and continuing throughout the day at hourly...
Sommer in Stuttgart 08: Konzerte des Netzwerk Süd
The Netzwerk Süd is a network of musicians and musical institutions dedicated to promoting New Music in Stuttgart and its surrounding region. The programme started with a series of concerts at the music festival "Summer in Stuttgart 08". One of the...
