Germany 2013: Music in the Thomaskirche Leipzig
As much as Leipzig has been celebrating its native son Wagner this week, it is J.S. Bach—who lived in Leipzig for the last 27 years of his life—whom they hold […]
Germany 2013: Leipzig
I may have done things in reverse, but after all of the concerts this week in the Wartburg, Dresden, and Bayreuth, I've finally found myself in Leipzig, where Wagner was born
Germany 2013: Interview with Sven Friedreich, Director of the Wagner Museum
After all of the Wagner-related concerts and historic sites I've been to this week, it felt like an oasis of calm to spend my last hour in Bayreuth yesterday with
Germany 2013: Wagner 200th Birthday Concert in Bayreuth
The stars and luminaries turned out last night in Bayreuth to hear Christian Thielemann (again) lead the Bayreuth Festival Orchestra in an amazing sampler of Wagner's mature work, including all
Germany 2013: Wagner Birthday Concert in Dresden
The first of two extraordinary concert events took place Tuesday night in Dresden's Semperoper, with Wagner specialist Christian Thielemann leading the Dresden Staatskapelle on the eve of Wagner's birthday. In addition to
Cadillac Moon Ensemble Presents Program by Circles and Lines at Tenri
by Melanie Wong Above: Cadillac Moon Ensemble; below: Circles and Lines Friday evening at the Tenri Cultural Institute, Cadillac Moon Ensemble presented a program of music exclusively written by members the
Germany 2013: Tannhäuser in the Wartburg
In 1842, soon after becoming Saxon Court Composer in Dresden, Wagner visited the Wartburg, a thousand-year-old castle on a mountain overlooking the Thuringian city of Eisenach. There, Wagner became entranced by
Germany 2013: Bayreuth Open House
Greetings from Germany, where I'll be visiting places new and familiar over the next week, mostly in commemoration of Wagner's 200th birthday on May 22. Germany has struggled in the
A German Birthday Party
While the FoM team continues to cover various NYC musical happenings this week, l'll be in Germany covering a whole spectrum of events celebrating Richard Wagner's 200th birthday. Along with