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Destination Munich
Press briefings Oct 29, 2012 |
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You love classical music? Jazz? Avant-garde? Open-air music? In Munich, the metropolis of music, lovers of all types of music will find what their hearts and ears desire! We will provide you with an overview of the most important music events, stages and orchestras in the city!
Munich Loves Music!Your München Tourismus Team |
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M as in maestro and music all around
M as in Munich, M as in music, M as in metropolis. The three capital Ms have become intrinsically linked with the Bavarian capital. Munich is a city where first class soloists come from the world over to thrill audiences, where people are used to musical opulence and know how to enjoy it. Munich is also a city where music is appreciated for its content and not only as a sophisticated art form, where internationally renowned orchestras perform symphonic sounds next door to ensembles producing soulful notes.
More at www.muenchen.de |
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Bavarian State Opera: Tradition, Continuity and an impressive Repertoire
The Bavarian State Opera – one of the world’s leading opera houses – can look back proudly on a cultural history of over 350 years.In the course of a single season, over 30 operas from five centuries are performed along with ballets, concerts and song recitals. This makes the programme of the Bavarian State Opera one of the most richly varied performance schedules of all the international opera houses. With 2,101 seats, the Bavarian State Opera’s principal performance venue, the National Theatre is the largest opera house in Germany and ranks as one of the handsomest theatres in Europe.
More at www.bayerische.staatsoper.de |
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ECM – A Cultural Archaeology. Exhibtion at Haus der Kunst (November 23, 2012 – Februar 10, 2013)
Founded in 1969 by legendary producer Manfred Eicher at a moment when the status of contemporary music was being redefined across all genres, ECM (Edition of Contemporary Music) aimed to bring jazz, improvised, and written music out of the studio and into the world. Acoustically rich and transparent, ECM’s productions set new standards in sonic complexity. Eicher’s productions recorded some of the world’s most extraordinary music and brought sound to a new dimension of spatial definition that set the label apart from its peers. The exhibition is designed as a sensorial field where photographic, sonic, filmic, typographic formats and installation are intermingled. “ECM – A Cultural Archaeology” is Okwui Enwezor’s first presentation for Haus der Kunst.
More at www.hausderkunst.de |
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The BMW Welt Jazz Award to celebrate its fifth anniversary with an exciting programme.
Under the motto “Leading Drums“, six international ensembles will again compete against each other in Munich starting January 2013.In its fifth season, the BMW Welt Jazz Award will be placing its main focus on drummers. With a total of six admission-free Sunday matinees being held from January until March 2013, the BMW Welt Jazz Award will present at the BMW Welt Double Cone under the motto “Leading Drums” prominent and entirely different exponents of their profession.
More at www.bmwgroup.com/kultur |
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Munich Symphony Orchestra: The sound of Munich
The Munich Symphony Orchestra (Münchner Symphoniker) is one of Munich’s four symphony orchestras. It was founded in 1945 and is regarded as one of the high-profile ensembles of the city of Munich. More than 100 concerts each year in almost every musical centre of Germany and Europe as well as regular guest performances in the USA and the Far East, display the capability of the orchestra which captivates through its flexibility, its wide repertoire and extrovert interpretations.
More at www.muenchner-symphoniker.de |
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The Munich Olympic Park: A renowned place for national and international Concerts and Musical Events
Concerts with pop, rock and classic stars fill the Park’s chronicle since the 1972 Olympic Games. There are only a few sites that can present so many music stars to their public with such technical ease in such an attractive framework. Guests on stage in the Olympic Stadium have included f.e. Tina Turner, AC/DC, Bon Jovi and U2. The Olympic Hall has seen countless numbers of world stars and new ones come every year. The voices of Lionel Richie, George Michael or Jennifer Lopez can be heard, and with thundering applause Munich’s young people pay tribute to their cult stars like Rihanna and Justin Bieber.
More at www.olympiapark.de |
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Munich Chamber Orchestra: A shining beacon in German Orchestral Life
Unusually creative programming and ever greater sonic homogeneity: 60 years after it was founded, in the immediate post-war period, the Münchener Kammerorchester (MKO) is a shining beacon in German orchestral life. Under its Artistic Director, Alexander Liebreich, the ensemble has increased its subscription numbers by 40 per cent in recent years, notwithstanding its consistently challenging programmes. With a distinctive theme for each season (Light, Politics, the Alps, Architecture, Eastwards or Drama) the MKO’s programmes – inspired, exciting and often surprising – juxtapose works from the past with music from our own time.
More at www.m-k-o.de |
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Muffatwerk: The Venue for International Art and Culture
Muffatwerk, a former power station built in Art Nouveau style, serves as a major energy supplier for Munich to this very day – for the arts, culture and youth scene, however. The interdisciplinary program is inspired by the idea of a multicultural, future-oriented and urban contemporary culture. The audience is provided with a cutting edge agenda and plenty of space is given to the creation of synergies between the fine arts and youth culture. Consequently, Muffatwerk is setting standards for the city of Munich in the field of music culture. Right here, for the first time ever, HipHop events as well as Drum’n’ Bass club nights and ambitious DJ happenings of the electronic music scene took place on a larger scale.
More at www.muffatwerk.de |
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University of Music and Performing Arts Munich: One of the biggest Concert Promoters in Munich
Hochschule für Musik und Theater The „Hochschule für Musik und Theater München” (University of Music and Performing Arts Munich) belongs to the most prestigious institutions for education in music and theatre in Germany. It features about 750 concerts and other stage performances yearly – many of them for free – and thus belongs to the biggest concert promoters in Munich.
More at website.musikhochschule-muenchen.de |
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Mozart “would certainly have done Munich honor”: Guided Tour through the Munich Music Metropolis
From Orlando di Lasso to Mozart – whose desired hometown had always been Munich; but all his efforts to get a position failed, since there were no vacancies, although “he would certainly have done Munich honor”. This walk about the various epochs of music will take you through the old town. You will hear about Wagner and his patron “the Fairytale King” Ludwig II as well as the composer Richard Strauss. The splendor lasts to the present day, since Munich is world-famous for its orchestras and renowned conductors.
More at www.muenchen.de |
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Preview of Music Highlights in Munich 2012 and 2013
Herewith, we present you a Preview of the Music Highlights in Munich in 2012 and 2013!
More at www.muenchen.de |
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