Double blow between music and German-French theater
TNL has achieved a coup: not only that it has brought actor Bernard Bloch to Luxembourg. Even more crucial: Bloch’s piece “Les pères ont toujours raison” was translated into German. The language versions can be seen alternately in TNL with Bloch and Marc Baum until the 24th.
Bernard Bloch is a guest in Luxembourg. Photo: agenciesartistiques.com
And that is exactly what is special in terms of the content: “Between 1982 and 1995, Bernard Bloch met the theater revolutionary Heiner Müller four times. It is these four fundamental encounters that he reinvents in this text by discovering the visible hero, Heiner Müller, and the hidden hero, his own father,” writes the TNL team.
“Heiner Müller shared with Bloch’s father, in addition to the fact that they were both born Germans, an irrepressible love of cigars – and irony. An irony that was probably even more desperate for his father, as he was expelled from Germany by the Nazis in 1934. But in life you choose several fathers, and as far as Bloch is concerned, Heiner Müller was undoubtedly one of them.
To enrich the project even further, Pascal Schumacher was commissioned to compose incidental music, which will be interpreted live on the piano by Chiahu Lee. There will also be a special double performance on Sunday, April 21st: the French version with Bernard Bloch will be shown at 4 p.m. and the German version with Marc Baum will be shown at 7 p.m. In between, at 5.30 p.m., you can experience a concert by and with Pascal Schumacher in the Trio Singülar, which he planned especially for this occasion. Tickets are available at www.tnl.lu.
Be prepared, Mr. Peace!
Valentiny and Burggraff: More than a couple
Edith Burggraff and François Valentiny share a lot. But are both spouses so visible? How do you complement each other? What separates the couple artistically? A joint exhibition that follows this approach for the first time can be seen at the Valentiny Foundation until April 21st. Or as the invitation to the show emphasizes: “Edith Burggraff works as a freelance artist with a focus on painting and wood sculpture. Like François Valentiny, she has continuously drawn, painted and developed her sculptural oeuvre since her early youth.”
Burggraff’s works are influenced by the couple’s travels. Foto: Valentiny Foundation
But that’s not all: for the first time, a catalog brings together these perspectives. A “publication that provides a look at the lives and works of the two artists” has been published. “Travels together to China or Brazil and to their second home, Austria, Vienna and Salzburg, where the two have been attending the summer festivals for decades, play a central role in their paintings and sculptures, in which the places use colors, shapes and motifs of the work.” The foundation headquarters in Remerschen is open from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.
The very intimate look at Steichen and his passions
Focus from the young wild ones: body, expression, dance talents
The effort is immediately visible just by the proximity to the stage: Hardly anywhere else can you get as close to the young dance talents as in Trois CL. The dance center in the Bonneweger Bannanefabrik not only allows for this closeness; The proximity of the content to special topics of our time also appears in the works in the “Les Émergences” series.
In the “Vol.6” edition, three choreographies and studies by young talents are on the program on Friday, April 19th and Saturday, April 20th, from 7 p.m. (doors open at 6:30 p.m.): “Roretra” by Ioanna Anousaki, “Les Echos Infinis” by Alicia Cano and Benoît Callens and “The In Between” by Norah Noush.
Roretra” by Ioanna Anousaki is a game with geometry. This is where science and choreographic art meet. That does not fit? There are reasons why Anousaki chose Bach, whose works look like elegant mathematical constructions. “Roretra” is therefore a poetic exploration of the connection between mathematics, form and aesthetics.
Alicia Cano and Benoît Callens are inspired by loops with infinite repetitions for “Les Echos Infinis”. The piece explores the condition and development that these phenomena have on individuals. The dancers ask about the importance of these cycles in our everyday lives and each individual’s reaction to the patterns, which range from total rejection to acceptance and further development.
Norah Noush explores the various social and societal influences that affect us. In “The In Between” she looks at the conflicts that can arise within us; Dualities often make life difficult for us. This inner journey is fueled by a battle of conflicting ideas, thoughts and emotions that influence our view of the world and the different versions of self that emerge throughout a lifetime. It’s about moments of self-reflection, reflection and questioning. But do we manage to develop further?
Jitz Jeitz and the crossover arc
Taken in their own right, both actors are institutions in the country: the Ensemble Ad Libitum under Rosch Mirkes and the small but fine festival Musek am Syrdall. They are teaming up for a concert on Sunday, April 21st. From 5 p.m. the motto in the parish church of Roodt-sur-Syre will be “Ciaconna, Passacaglia, Grounds & more – Crossover”. The ensemble comes to the festival with a special line-up. The musicians include Barbara Pierlot (soprano), Idoia Bengoa (flute and dulcian), Caroline Reuter and Johanna Weirich (violin), Beate Wins (viola da gamba), Anne Clement (double bass), Rosch Mirkes (harpsichord). and the organ) and last but not least Al Ginter on drums. The evening’s soloist is Jitz Jeitz on tenor saxophone and bass clarinet.
And this special meeting already points to an equally special program: “The ensemble and Jitz Jeitz merge between eras and genres – baroque meets jazz. Strings, viola da gamba, dulcian and harpsichord meet saxophone and distinctive drum accents; a timeless marriage of genres emerges. The whole thing is accompanied by the warm sounds of the soprano Barbara Pierlot,” write the organizers about the program including works by Bertali, Falconieri, Landi, Matteis, Merula, Monteverdi and Purcell. Reservations can be made by email to [email protected].
Luxembourg Philharmonia plays Brahms and Shostakovich
This Sunday at 5 p.m. at the Trifolion in Echternach, the Luxembourg Philharmonia Symphony Orchestra, together with the young and talented Polish soloist Olivia Bujnowicz, will play Johannes Brahms’ Concerto for Violin and Orchestra, considered one of the jewels of the classical music repertoire. Olivia Bujnowicz began playing the violin at the age of six and won several prizes at national and international violin competitions. She is currently a member of the Sinfonia Varsovia symphony orchestra and has performed throughout Europe and Asia, particularly in Austria, the Czech Republic, Germany, the Netherlands, Slovakia, Luxembourg and the United Arab Emirates.
Brahms Violin Concerto is considered one of the most difficult. Martin Elmquist, principal conductor of the Luxembourg Philharmonia, remembers hearing his violin teacher say: “Brahms is not for young people, you need a certain life experience to understand him.” Brahms conceived the work for – and with – his virtuoso friend Joseph Joachim, to whom he had already dedicated several chamber music pieces.
Martin Elmquist, chief conductor of the Luxembourg Philharmonia, conducts the concert Photo: Chris Karaba
The second part of the concert is dedicated to Dmitri Shostakovich’s Tenth Symphony, which marked his triumphant comeback after years of harsh criticism. The work, published in 1953, was interpreted as a reckoning with the Stalinist regime, under which Shostakovich had suffered since 1936. This symphony has often been described as a composition in which Stalin, Shostakovich and Shostakovich’s close confidante Elmira Nazirova are musically represented.
“I had the opportunity to meet him in Copenhagen in 1973,” remembers Martin Elmquist. “I talked to him a little and he signed my score. I will never forget him, friendly, kind but a little nervous, his eyes behind the thick glasses showed two sad eyes that had witnessed so much cruelty. Back when he was alive, hardly anyone understood all the messages hidden in his music.”
Founded in 1979, the Luxembourg Philharmonia consists of around 90 musicians – amateurs, aspiring and former professionals. The orchestra has been playing continuously since 1996 under the direction of the Danish conductor Martin Elmquist. Tickets are available at Trifolion.
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2024-04-20 13:58:26