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›The Magic of Silence‹

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Fri, Oct 11, 2024, 21:00
On the occasion of Caspar David Friedrich’s 250th birthday – he was probably the most significant painter in the German Romantic era – he is the focus not only of a major Berlin exhibition, but also of a lecture-concert in the James Simon Gallery, architectural entry point to Museum Island. The evening is entitled ›The Magic of Silence‹, the title of a book on Friedrich that Florian Illies, its author, will shape jointly with clarinetist Bernhard Nusser, soprano Alessia Schumacher... Read full text

Keywords: Chamber Music, Vocal Music

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Musicians

Bernhard NusserClarinet
Alessia SchumacherSoprano
Dirk WedmannPiano
Florian IlliesAuthor, Narrator
Kammermusikensemble des DSOEnsemble

Program

Louis SpohrSix German songs with clarinet and piano
Giacomo Meyerbeer›Shepherd Songs‹ for Voice, Clarinet and Piano
Franz Schubert›Der Hirt auf dem Felsen‹ for Clarinet, Voice and Piano
With lecture ›Zauber der Stille‹ by Florian Illies
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