2006-10-02
Lied is a very beautiful music genre and it has a lot of fans in Germany. In 2004 the first Lied Forum was organized in Berlin. This year representatives from six German music academies and Professor Axel Bauni again gather teachers and students from five European partner schools from October 2nd to 8th 2006. The theme of this meeting will be related to the interpretation of European art songs. There will be two opening concerts presenting national repertoires from the participating schools. Workshops devoted to teaching these repertoires will be held on the following four days. The results will be performed in the final concert. Among teachers taking part in the forum are Anne Le Bozec, Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris, France, Christine Whittlesey, Universität für Musik und Darstellende Kunst Graz, Austria, Ilmo Ranta, Sibelius Academy Helsinki, Finland, Peteris Plakidis, Latvian Academy of Music ″Jazeps Vitols″ Riga, Latvia, Michal Dussek, Royal Academy of Music London, United Kingdom and the above-mentioned Axel Bauni, Universität der Künste Berlin, Germany.

Nearest hotels:
NH Berlin City West Hotel
HSH Hotel Apartments Wilmersdorf-Berlin
Lindner Hotel Am Ku Damm