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Fifty years after the death of Dmitri Shostakovich, the Gewandhaus in Leipzig is paying tribute to one of the most played composers of the 20th century with a festival entirely dedicated to him. The programme for the ope
Kurt Masur conducts the Orchestra of the Gewandhaus Liepzig, accompanied by soloist Frank-Michael Erben (violin), in a Gala dedicated to the life's work of Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy (1809-1847). This magnificent concer
In October 1813 Napoleon faced the combined might of the Sixth Coalition (Russia, Austria, Prussia, Sweden) near Leipzig, in what would prove to be the decisive battle of his career. Outnumbered, virtually encircled, Nap
Conductors Andris Nelsons, Klaus Mäkelä, Riccardo Chailly, and Petr Popelka will take turns conducting the four movements of Beethoven's Symphony No. 9. This concert event celebrates the bicentennial of the premiere of B
Kirlian Camera is an Italian group mainly playing Electro Wave, dark wave music.During 2000 the lineup is stabilized when talented singer/composer/writer Elena Alice Fossi joins Kirlian Camera. She is also the leader of
Haiguang dreams – of his late grandmother, his hometown of Lěng Shuǐ Jiāng, his art and his job at a wholesale warehouse in Leipzig. But Haiguang doesn’t just dream. He also films.
The documentary chronicles the preparations for the 4th German Gymnastics and Sports Festival in Leipzig.
Following a quarrel with the DEFA, the Sorbian animation and documentary filmmaker Jan Hempel established the independent IWT-Film studio in Dresden. Commissioned by the German Book Traders’ Association, these impression
The audience knows that the performance of a Mahler symphony is not only a musical experience but is also emotionally effective' (Chailly). This counts especially for Mahler's enigmatic sixth symphony, an emotionally sti
Free DVD given away with Zillo magazine issue 10/04. The disc contains a video-file in which (mostly cut) live tracks are alternated with festival impressions.
"The greatest mix of colors that ever existed" was Gustav Mahler's description of the third movement of his Fourth Symphony. Ricardo Chailly and the Gewandhaus Orchestra transformed the entire Fourth Symphony into this k
