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Carnegie Hall's 2007-2008 Season: Berlin in Lights Festival |
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Carnegie Hall presents Berlin in Lights Over 17 days, Carnegie Hall and partner venues throughout New York City will create a snapshot of contemporary Berlin, exploring the city that in the past was at the crossroads of Western culture and that today has reemerged as one of the world’s centers of artistic expression and forward thinking. Berlin in Lights Website Explore the festival, listen to interviews and excerpts, watch videos of artist’s performing, and read about topics relevant to contemporary Berlin Berlin in Lights Festival Blog Experience the festival through the perspectives of our three festival bloggers. New blog entries and photos are posted daily throughout the festival. Berlin in Lights Festival Blog ›. Calendar of Events View the Berlin in Lights Calendar of Events. Partners Read more about Carnegie Hall’s partner venues for the Berlin in Lights Festival. Subscription Series Berlin: Look Back Berlin: Think Forward Berlin: No Walls Kross Kultur Berlin Talks Partners Carnegie Hall moves in exciting new directions as a number of other New York cultural institutions join forces with the Hall for the celebration of Berlin in Lights. Events in partnership with other institutions include architecture and photography exhibits, a film series on Berlin today, a techno dance party, cabaret, a world music concert, and panel discussions. Look for more details and ticket information to be announced in the summer of 2007. Learn more › More Berlin in Lights Berlin in Lights: A Special Exhibit at the Rose Museum at Carnegie Hall As part of Berlin in Lights, the Rose Museum will feature a multimedia exhibit exploring Carnegie Hall’s connection to Berlin, going back to the Hall’s very early years, when, in 1892, the Urania Theater of Berlin offered a total of 107 scientific shows for the enjoyment of New Yorkers. Since then, many of the greatest artists associated with Berlin have graced the stages of Carnegie Hall: singers from Lilli Lehmann to Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, pianists from Rudolf Serkin to Artur Schnabel, conductors from Bruno Walter to Herbert von Karajan. And great ensembles such as the Staatskapelle Berlin and the Berliner Philharmoniker—whose regular visits have become part of Carnegie Hall’s magnificent musical tapestry—have also enriched the local cultural landscape. Berlin in Lights Neighborhood Concerts During Berlin in Lights, the 2007–2008 Carnegie Hall Neighborhood Concert Series will present FREE performances by chamber ensembles made up of members of the Berliner Philharmoniker and the Simón Bolívar Youth Orchestra of Venezuela. The Berlin in Lights festival is made possible by a leadership gift from the Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Foundation. Major funding has also been provided by Mercedes and Sid Bass, and The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, with additional support from Martha and Bob Lipp, Fundación Mercantil (Venezuela), and the National Endowment for the Arts. Additional funding provided by Axel Springer AG, GWFF USA Inc., and the Jerome Robbins Foundation. |