For what the berlin audience at the Pierre Boulez soul dont know this is no ordinary concert there were security personnel at the stage door and throughout the concert hall the reason Death Threats against the musician. I did face some. And. It does not produce fear. But it does produce a great deal of anger and i. Know for myself the apathy and the nonaction of so many members of our society of my society this is causing me a great deal of anger thats how i deal and about im going into into actual. Living is fighting back on twitter he takes a political stance against antisemitism racism and massaging many including Robert Hartwig leader of the German Green Party supporting others including supporters of the far right party the issue debt. Threats pardon my language whatever out there is sending these threats. Does not make a distinction between is he an artist a doctor or a politician or whatsoever these fascist will dislike whatever you do wherever you are they will threaten you i can name the a f t party in germany a fascist party. Leave it has found his political home with the greens where he is now a member at a recent event celebrating the 40th anniversary of the party he met former green leader jim has to be a man who also knows what its like to receive Death Threats. Hes very outspoken in his statements prodemocracy and anti extremism thats why i really admire him for his courage and fortunately hes receiving Death Threats of course we talk about it but every year meyer is that he takes it with humor you know hes not the country guy who says oh i will change my life friends it will affect the way im behaving im talking i am walking through the streets he doesnt do that. But Death Threats come as late it is at the height of his career to celebrate 2020 the 250th anniversary of the birth of Beethoven David has released a mammoth recording of all 32 of beethovens piano sonatas its been a critical and commercial hit but beethoven isnt live its only source of inspiration. This music gives me energy powerful quotes from beethovens writing this is not sort of my most important source of energy my friends are people who arent here. Igor leave it was 8 when he left russia with his parents for germany an immigrant and a jew he knows what exclusion feels like buddy quote from American WriterJames Baldwin give some hope. Im wearing a bracelet here baldwin so i cannot be a pessimist because im alive. And i have nothing to applebaum. Or leave it continues to fight for his beliefs for tolerance for a better world and his fans celebrate him for that as well as far as hes. Unbelievably admirable man and joining me to talk some more about him is scott rockstro thanks for coming in again scott igor live it has been very outspoken against racism and right wing violence and hatred for some time now which of course has made him a target of extremists but it seems to only make him stronger yeah and i think its significant because hes such an important figure in the classical world i mean hes one of the greatest classical pianist of his generation and hes been very politically its spoken for quite some time now i mean a couple of years ago he received an echo which is sort of the german equivalent of a grammy award and he gave the echo back because the organization that gives them out also gave one of these awards to 2 german rappers who are infamous for using very anti sematic to massage as the lyrics and in part because of his stand the act was actually had to have to close down so his words have weight and his message political message actually is very very simple what i mean hes basically just saying that if we want to preserve the Democratic Society that we have a free and open society that we have politicians and ordinary people have to have to take a stand and have to take action against against hate now one of the reasons his political platform is is so effective is because he is such an accomplished musician best known for his interpretations of beethoven obviously this is the beethoven years well be hearing a lot from that composer what is so special about the way it interprets. They told the live its very interesting because he approaches this 19th century composer in i think completely new way i mean what he often does with his interpretations of beethoven is the he slows the music down he slows the tempo down and and in doing so he finds sort of new emotional levels and subtleties that maybe have been missed i mean people think of a whole at least i do as being very sort of bombastic and bombastic and you know knocking you over what would later finds is is subtleties within the music we were lucky enough when we shot the piece to be able to record one of his rehearsals or he was performing so theres a very special treat take a bit of a listen to. It pianist. Live it says that in tones music is both his safe zone and his source of the unknown i find interesting is that he says most important Guiding Force in his artistic lives. Yes no i mean as i said whats fun so interesting i mean hes 32 but he is sort of almost reinventing our the way we look at beethoven hes finding new ways new new secrets that you havent discovered from this 19th century composer and you know he said much more obviously in the in the interview there in the piece about why he thinks that beethovens music is so powerful and so relevant today so lets have a quick listen to more from it its in the most beautiful way its and its its kind of an emotionally really violent music attorney grabs you at your neck. It is music which produces an incredible amount of feeling of participation you as a listener you as a listener. Whoever you are whatever p. C. Here at some point will feel a moment of participation like you. So interesting. Because hes so direct really and he also talked in that interview about the danger of beethovens music so that its definitely not a cakewalk even for a pro very very interesting stuff there so eagerly that obviously. Performing all of those incidents in october if im not mistaken so well hear lots more from him during the beethoven year and thanks very much to scott ross for coming in and telling us more. Well its that time again for the winter edition of the biannual fashion week now thats when some 70000. 00 industry reps and fashionistas of every ilk descend on the capital for a look at what to expect for fall and winter of 2021 and the current darling of the german fashion scene is William Fallon a german with chinese roots his cultural background is often reflected in his designs but he dedicated his latest collection to his beloved home base of. The t. V. Tower is one of the capitals most recognizable landmarks but its never served as a location for a fashion show before designer William Fallon made it happen unveiling his latest collection and thats how its famous revolving restaurant. Is the high point. Chose to showcase the collection in the t. V. Tower because its to the city i wanted to have an icon of the city as a. Collection that featured men and womens wear and captured the fabled vibrancy of the city that william found now. Is a major source of inspiration for me if i can find a certain piece here and i get to meet a lot of people great great musicians great. People in the Creative Industries so theres always a very Lively Exchange of ideas in fantastic restaurants exciting theres a unique scene here so theres so much going on in the city. For. The designers set up his label here 5 years ago. One of his biggest supporters is. Editor in chief. Im a huge fan of william hes one of my proteges if i may call him that. I like the fact that hes true to himself and designers need to build an identity. One with a strong recognition factor to you that you backpedal and william does that in a very unique way william alf my god and buys. Back to the runway show as striking fusion of glamour quirky detail and bold silhouette went down well with the audience which included a fair few celebrity. Clients rubensteins the sun i thought it was extremely varied as a result and how can i put it very well balanced inspiring but at the same time very conference was short as i love the show im a big fan of william this was one of the most interesting shows in fashion week in my opinion anyway definitely one of the most aesthetic in the us and im still has his own distinctive language it was a good mix of extravagant but also relaxed theres something lovely about that and its all very wearable. A special show in a special location the highlights of berlin fashion week that really stood out William Fallon is a designer who is definitely going places. And well wrap up with the news that American Indian pop artist billy islets has recorded the theme song for the next bond movie at 18 she is the youngest performer ever to have the honor and the song for no time to die it isnt out yet but eilish of course has excellent credentials with her hit song bad guy which practically fits the bill so well leave you with an impression of what it could sound like all of us was here in berlin and schuster. For your boss. Just to get. Conflict some mysterious sebastian. Chinas recent some abrasions for some idiot on a mastery of one corner of the Public Relations triumph it was supposed to be Smart Business week here in london is a big tent golf carvers he justified chinas comes along of human rights abuses im a continuing pressure on hong kong conflict so for 90 minutes on the w. Folks. 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