A film by Bettina Ehrhard for ZDF from 2020. From the advertising text: The zero hour struck in 1945 for music too: New sounds should make Germans better Germans, according to the Allied plan. But with the Cold War came ideological appropriation – on both sides. In the documentary, a little illuminated chapter of German-German […]
As part of the Hanns Eisler Complete Edition, published by the International Hanns Eisler Society, the Breitkopf & Härtel publishing house has published Series IX (Writings) Vol. 4.3: Eisler Briefe 1952 – 1956 (by Maren Köster). … more
The New York Eisler interpreter Karyn Levitt (soprano) will perform together with the pianist Eric Ostling on Saturday, October 18, 2020 from 3 p.m. – 4.30 p.m. at MetropolitanZoom her Eisler program “Will There Still be Singing? A Hanns Eisler Cabaret. Brecht’s texts were translated into English by the well-known translator Eric Bentley. … more […]
Im September 2020 beim Verlag Koenigshausen & Neumann in Würzburg erschienen. The essentials of the triumphs, avantgarde and fall downs of the music business: clearly, pointedly and presented with spirit. 107 authors, 421 articles: The full range of science journalism and music essay writing. A journey through the times and through musical life from the […]
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Am Hanns Eisler was born on July 6, 1898 at Hofmeisterstraße 14 (formerly Gartenstraße) in the apartment of his grandparents Fischer. The flat is now used for a composer-in-residence program. The city of Leipzig awards the International Hanns Eisler Scholarship. The call for applications for the 2021 scholarship ends today with the postmark of Eisler’s […]
Greetings, As we are all going through these troubled times together, dealing with great losses in the arts because of COVID-19, I thought I’d share this message of hope from Brecht and Eisler in their song, “A Saying for 1939.” As we look forward to brighter days, I hope this clip will bring you solace. […]
Announcement: international Hanns Eisler Scholarship from the City of Leipzig 2021 The International Hanns Eisler Scholarship from the City of Leipzig will also be awarded in 2021. This is the third time that Leipzig, the city of music, is showing the vivid memory of Hanns Eisler, one of the most important composers of the 20th […]
On April 9, the Eisler expert Jürgen Schebera turned 80. Congratulations and thanks for a life for and with Eisler and science! We are looking forward to the postponed lecture by him – unfortunately it could not take place due to corona and is to be made up for in autumn this year in […]
On May 3rd, pianist, composer and Eisler interpreter Steffen Schleiermacher turned 60. Since the foundation of the musica nova series in the Gewandhaus in Leipzig, he has been committed to the performance of modern 20th century composers. Numerous works by Hanns Eisler were heard in this series. He recently finished and released a highly acclaimed […]
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