PHILHARMONIE

Was wir gerne hören

Wir machen weiter in unserer Runde und gehen dieses Mal in unser Kartenbüro zu den Leuten, die am meisten Kontakt mit unseren Kunden haben. Was hören sie momentan am liebsten? More

Win 2 Tickets to see John Malkovich!

John Malkovich (photo (C) Natalie Bauer)

Dear Fans and Blog readers,

In less than two months, we’ll have the pleasure to have John Malkovich again as a guest at the Philharmonie Luxembourg. Last year, we had him playing a serial killer, Jack Unterweger. This year he slips into another role that perfectly suits him too. Those who have seen “Dangerous liaisons” will agree, that the “Giacomo Casanova” role is just tailor-made for him.

We would like to give you the opportunty to attend this fabulous event. In order to win a couple of tickets, just find the missing word in the following More

The making of : Intolerance

On l’appelle “le père de la technique du film”, l’homme “qui a inventé Hollywood” ou encore le “Shakespear de l’écran”. D.W. Griffith est malheureusement peu connu du grand public, alors même qu’il est considéré par beaucoup comme le pionnier du cinéma narratif.

Entre 1908 et 1913, Griffith réalise plus de 400 films pour le compte du studio Biograph. En 1915, il tourne ce qui est de manière générale considéré comme le premier long métrage de l’histoire du cinéma américain, Birth of a Nation (Naissance d’une Nation). Ce film rencontre un très large succès au box office, bien que fondamentalement raciste et glorifiant le Ku Klux Klan. More

Your review: “Liebestod” Impressions post concert and beyond

Last Saturday, 12 March 2011, I had the singular pleasure to attend a concert at the Philharmonie with a friend. We were both looking forward to the experience. A string orchestra sounding out in the ultimate surroundings: What more can one ask for?

On a quite personal level, I felt most open-minded, perhaps slightly nervous even, about the second act. Modern music? But such brand-new modern music!!? I held my breath. In retrospect, I am glad that I did not “expect” anything but a new experience. The subject being dealt with is timeless and usually a sure runner with any audience. More

Handschrift der Komponisten und vieles mehr

"Einsteins Violine - Ein musikalisches Sammelsurium" - Verlag C.H.Beck (www.beck.de) ISBN 978 3 406 60589 5

Wie waren die Orchester in den verschiedenen musikalischen Epochen besetzt? Was bedeuten die verschiedene Abkürzungen in den Notentexten?  Was ist die am weitesten von der Erde entfernte Musik? Was ist eine “Rampensau”?

Oder wie hier abgebildet, die Handschriften verschiedener Komponisten : More

Bravi!

Qu’un concert des „Berliner Philharmoniker“ suscite l‘intérêt, cela n’a rien d’exceptionnel. Que le même orchestre génère un nombre important d’articles de presse n’étonne également personne. Et pourtant, le concert donné à Londres il y a peu, a défrayé la chronique pour une toute autre raison. Tom Service, critique musical réputé, a au lendemain du concert, écrit un article titré « How to ruin a classical music concert ».  Un titre susceptible d’attiser  le feu.

Et pourtant, l’orchestre n’y était pour rien, du moins pas directement. Tom Service s’indigne du comportement indécent d’un des auditeurs qu’il taxe de More

Your review : OPL – Repin

Emmanuel Krivine - Vadim Repin - OPL (photo Julien Becker)

This is the second review written by one person of the audience for our “Your review” category here on the blog. This time, Fulgencio shares his opinion on Saturdays concert with the OPL and Vadim Repin.
If you feel like writing a review on a concert you attended, don’t hesitate to share it with us!

Two Spanish-related works in the program, Alborada del gracioso from Maurice Ravel, Symphonie Spagnole from Édouard Lalo – would that mean that I should feel like at home? Difficult to say so, since at the useful backstage presentation I could More

Meet the artist – Michel van der Aa: “I’m an art omnivore!”

Michel van der Aa just finished his latest project Up-close, which will premiere in a few days in Stockholm. I had a little chat with Michel, talking about his inspiration, his music tastes, contemporary arts and, of course, Up-close.  More