Anne-Sophie Mutter performs to help jobless musicians
Climbing COVID numbers have forced the return of the hard lockdown in Germany. For most of the past year, tens of thousands of freelance musicians have been out of a job. The famed violinist is addressing their plight.
Anne-Sophie Mutter playing during a vespers service at the Berlin Cathedral
During an event in Hamburg s St. Michael s Church this weekend, Anne-Sophie Mutter performed and called for donations. The recipients: the roughly 55,000 independent, freelance musicians in Germany who figuratively or literally sing for their supper. Unaffiliated with orchestras or other institutions, if they don t play, they don t earn. The general music director and principal conductor of Hamburg s state opera, Kent Nagano, also participated in the event.
By: Gideon Gottfried
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The BossHossDuring their #lauterwerden performance.Live Nation GSA hosted a charity concert over the weekend, Dec. 12-13, featuring some of Germany s biggest acts, who raised money for the crews that form the backbone of this industry.
Rock icon Peter Maffay closed the concert on Sunday, leading a lineup that also featured Adel Tawil, Die Fantastischen Vier, Eskimo Callboy, Fritz Kalkbrenner, Johannes Oerding, Joy Denalane, LEA, Milky Chance, Rea Garvey and The BossHoss.
Across two days, the artist performed on a mixed reality stage, the livestream was broadcast via the channels of German telco giant Telekom.
The concerts have so far raised €813,255 ($985,000), fans are still able to donate. The concerts performed and money raised send an important signal mere days before Germany enters into a second lockdown.
By: Gideon Gottfried
Christian Koester
Elton John speaks to the few distanced guests, mostly politicians from the German government, which supports the award.John was awarded for The Elton John AIDS Foundation.The 13th German Sustainability Award Ceremony took place Dec. 2-3, honoring artists for their commitments aimed at making life on earth more sustainable.
In cooperation with the German government, the award honors the best concepts against global warming, overuse of resources, extinction of species and social division, according to the announcement.
The ceremony took place without audience due to government restrictions in place.
Honorees include German duo Milky Chance for their commitment to climate-neutral and sustainable touring and recording, Joy Denalane, the first German Motown-signee in history, for raising her voice against discrimination, racism and stigmatization of people at home and abroad, and for having done so
By: Gideon Gottfried
Christian Koester
Elton John speaks to the few distanced guests, mostly politicians from the German government, which supports the award.John was awarded for The Elton John AIDS Foundation.The 13th German Sustainability Award Ceremony took place Dec. 2-3, honoring artists for their commitments aimed at making life on earth more sustainable.
In cooperation with the German government, the award honors the best concepts against global warming, overuse of resources, extinction of species and social division, according to the announcement.
The ceremony took place without audience due to government restrictions in place.
Honorees include German duo Milky Chance for their commitment to climate-neutral and sustainable touring and recording, Joy Denalane, the first German Motown-signee in history, for raising her voice against discrimination, racism and stigmatization of people at home and abroad, and for having done so