Aktuelles

A play developed by Milena Michalek based on the novella by Anna Seghers “Der Aufstand der Fischer von St. Barbara”. Eisler songs can be heard. Performances: 4.5., 6.6., 27.6.
© Bernd Schönberger

The special concert to mark Steffen Schleiermacher’s 65th birthday will traditionally also include works by Hanns Eisler
© Steffen Schleiermacher

Wolke-Verlag Berlin invites all members of the International Hanns Eisler Society and of course other interested parties to its opening and spring festival.

The Ö1 concert; idea by Hannes Heher/
Orchestral works by Hanns Eisler/
Ensemble Kontrapunkte, conductor: Gottfried Rabl. Hanns Eisler: Chamber Symphony op. 69; Hanns Eisler: Orchestral Suite No. 2 op. 24 “Niemandsland”; Hanns Eisler: Orchestral Suite No. 3 op 26 “Kuhle Wampe”; Rebecca Saunders: Scar; Tomasz Skweres: Event Horizon (recorded on 4 December 2023 in the Gläserne Saal of the Wiener Musikverein)

Our Board member Oskar Negt passed away in Hanover on 2 February 2024 at the age of 89. Our sympathy goes out to his family.

Erwin Ratz: Music theorist – baker – humanist. Snapshots of a life (29.11.2023 – 26.6.2024)
Exhibition curated by Dr Antonia Teibler at the District Museum Wieden

Drei “Unangepaßte”: Hanns Eisler – Georg Eisler – Erwin Ratz / Programm mit wissenschaftlichem Symposion, Konzerten, Ausstellungen, Lesung mit Musik anlässlich des 125. birthday of Hanns Eisler

The Kosovar Ardian Halimi was selected by a jury as the sixth recipient of the Hanns Eisler Scholarship of the City of Leipzig.

From Bach to Eisler – a musical journey through time is presented by the trombone quartet OPUS4 under the direction of the long-time Gewandhaus trombonist Jörg Richter.

The International Hanns Eisler Society mourns the death of its esteemed and long-standing member of the board, the composer Prof. Dr. Friedrich Cerha. The musicologist em.o.Univ.-Prof. MMag. Dr. Hartmut Krones dedicated an obituary to Cerha.