Berlin–
a cultural melting pot full of creatives, artists and musicians. The guitar–
a sensitive What we want
Berlin –
a cultural melting pot full of creatives, artists and musicians.
The guitar –
a sensitive instrument popular in many, but definitely not in all its facets. One’s place of birth, the other’s adopted home and the origin of Open Strings Berlin. We are a young film crew in a city that has a lot to offer. Many cultures, people and styles collide, numerous operas and concert houses share a wide audience and there is a multitude of cultural events to choose from every
The guitar –
a sensitive instrument popular in many, but definitely not in all its facets. One’s place of birth, the other’s adopted home and the origin of Open Strings Berlin. We are a young film crew in a city that has a lot to offer. Many cultures, people and styles collide, numerous operas and concert houses share a wide audience and there is a multitude of cultural events to choose from every
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The day after our shoot with Nelly von Alven we recorded this interview at Wohnzimmer Bar, a favourite of Nelly's. We talked about how, as a classical guitarist, she approaches composing her own music and what moves her.
We hope you enjoy!
Nelly von Alven's Suite Carpatica is another cool addition to our repertoire and we're lucky to have her inspirational spirit and drive in Berlin! There's way more to come...just you wait :)
We are proud to present the outcome of our latest collaboration with Open Strings Berlin artist Nelly von Alven!
Check out her own composition "Suite Carpatica" played by herself at Musikbrauerei three weeks ago.
We are so happy to welcome Nelly into our little family and hope you like the piece as much as we do!
It's an incredible pleasure to show to you Nelly Von Alven's original composition "Suite Carpatica" which she recently recorded so beautifully with us at Mus...
To remind you of one cool thing about 2021:
We celebrated 100 years of Astor Piazzolla and together with Julia Trintschuk, Joël Woepke and Marc Roswag we shot this video hoping to add something new to the long list of interpretations of this piece.
Let's end this year with a dance and rock on into 2022!
Happy New Year
We are so happy to present to you this interpretation of a very well known piece from the classical guitar universe, played by Julia Trintschuk and Joël Woepke ❤
Julia is not only an incredible person and guitarist, she has also a background in dancing and together with Marc Roswag they choreographed this performance on the roofs of Berlin during a beautiful autumn sunset.
We are so happy to present to you this interpretation of a very well known piece from the classical guitar universe. Julia is not only an incredible person a...
New video by Schubertlied.salon: “Gondelfahrer” (Franz Schubert- Arrangement by Willi Leinen).
We shot this video at Cassiopeia Sommergarten in the summer.
Merry Christmas everyone!
Franz Schubert (1797-1828)„Gondelfahrer“Arrangement: Willi LeinenSupport their crowdfunding to get the EP on vinyl:https://qrates.com/projects/25281-schubert...
We are proud to finally present this recording to you.
Eugenia Kanthou was our professor for more than 7 years at the Hochschule für Musik "Hanns Eisler", Berlin and we are incredibly thankful for having such an amazing person and musician as a teacher and friend.
Two years ago we went to Cyprus together for a week, recorded this video and went on a road trip through the country to learn about Eugenia's roots.
...so, you know, there is another video coming...
Recorded at Colossi Castle / Limasol - Cyprus
Thanks to:
Department of Antiquities of the Republic of Cyprus
Fantasia (based on the medieval Cypriot ballad of "Arodaphnousa")by Ayis IoannidesWe are proud to finally present this recording to you. Eugenia Kanthou was ...
The Electric Erlkönig by the one and only Franz Schubert arranged and performed by our friends from Schubertlied.salon (Florian Sievers, Willi Leinen & Martin Steuber)
We filmed this video at cassiopeia Berlin.
We hope you enjoy listening and watching!
YouTube Link:
https://youtu.be/6BB7tMoY7mE
Hey friends!
Franz Schubert (1797-1828)„Der Erlkönig“Arrangement: Willi LeinenPerformed by Schubertlied.SalonFlorian Sievers - Tenor (https://www.floriansievers.com/)Mart...
What a great piece and fun project we did with Festspiele Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Martynas Levickis
Jonas Urbat
Mikroorkéstra
Mikroorkéstra, KammerorchesterMartynas Levickis, Akkordeon und Leitung MikroorkéstraJonas Urbat, Sounddesign und Live-Elektronik Open Strings Berlin, Film un...
Last year during summer hemet with Denis Schmitz in Berlin to film our first video with a baritone guitar!
Denis' composition "Albaicín" refers to a district in Granada of the same name right in front of the magical Alhambra.
Not being able to travel there we found a way to recreate the magical night-time-feeling of sitting at the Mirador de San Nicolás and enjoying this enchanting set.
Every day, everywhere and throughout most of our history people profit and suffer because of male privilege.
During her lifetime the french author George Sand (1804-1876) broke with gender conformities and laid out tremendous groundwork for feminists, which is still relevant today when we look at issues like clothing, sexuality and independence.
One of George Sand’s partners was Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849), who, in the beginning, was not a fan of Sand’s strong and emancipated behaviour.
His growing affection and how they were introduced is the story of this video.
Besides developing the main concept, Nicolás Silva Apiolaza made a beautiful transcription of Chopin’s “Nocturne (Op. 9 No. 2)” and with the help of Buba Sababa, Aitana Parker and many other amazing friends we attempted to put the events of a 19th century Salon in Paris into a 21st century Bar in Berlin.
We hope you enjoy listening and watching, but even more we hope that it’ll make you think and realise how deeply rooted outdated ways of thinking still exist today.
It sure made us think.
Thanks to everyone involved!
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@nicosilvaapiolaza
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Ilse Weber was killed on October 6, 1944 by the Nazis.
During her time in Theresienstadt she wrote several songs and texts that are still known and played.
Johann Jacob Nissen and Tim Maas rearranged a whole cycle of those songs back to the original version of guitar and voice and just released the whole album.
https://timezonerecords.lnk.to/dieweltwirdwiederzumgarten
We filmed this music video and interview last year, when they just finished recording the first piece: "Ich wandre durch Theresienstadt".
Audio recording by Patrick Dadaczynski
The interview was shot while we were walking on the historic ground of Anhalter Bahnhof, Berlin.
Thanks to everyone involved and we're very happy to finally share this very special project with you!
Photos by Marcus Engler Fotografie und Gestaltung
Can you believe this guy?
Ioannis Theodoridis is such a humble yet incredible player and person!
We met Ioannis Theodoridis many years ago in Carrión de los Condes and were already struck by his incredibly musical playing and his humble and sweet character.
Check out the full video: https://youtu.be/bzOY7TedoTs
A truely remarkable arrangement and recording of Johann Sebastian Bach's music by the ARTIS GuitarDuo.
We're so grateful to be able to work with such wonderful people and musicians!
As you might have witnessed over the past few days we repeatedly tried to publish the full length video of ARTIS GuitarDuo playing BWV 992 by Johann Sebastian Bach.
In our three attempts the sound of almost the entire video was muted by Facebook and we had no other option than deleting the video again.
Anyway, it looks like we found a way around it and together with Naxos we're looking forward to making it work by tonight!
Yay. 😌
(Photo by Marcus Engler)
+++ OSB - Community +++
What if we decided to go live in the next few days, watch some of our videos together and talk about the production, the background and whatever comes to mind?
Would you be interested in taking part, sharing information and thoughts and having a beer with us?
Jesse Flowers live with us right now! ❤️
Jesse Flowers "World premiere! and (sort of) old music"
Buy your virtual ticket here and support Jesse Flowers and Stayin' Live: paypal.me/jesseflowersguitar
Audience-Hangout: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89725801531
This recital contrasts contemporary Australian composers with (one) old (and one sort of already getting old?!) English composers, and will feature a world premiere! Olivia Davies in Flow was commissioned by the Canberra International Music Festival, and will be performed for the very first time in this recital! It will be paired with some short and spooky pieces by Phillip Houghton from his Gothica. A set of John Dowland pieces then sets the tone for Benjamin Britten’s masterpiece Nocturnal.
Olivia Davies: in Flow
Phillip Houghton: Gothica
John Dowland: Fancys, Ayres, Galliards
Benjamin Britten: Nocturnal after John Dowland
A magnificant piece by Johann Sebastian Bach and a stunning transcription and performance by the ARTIS GuitarDuo makes a warehouse feel like an old cathedral.
Check out the full length video: https://youtu.be/J33WcW-Mc7M
Open Strings Berlin's cover photo
Do you remember the fabulous Lux Nova Duo?
...at 7pm (Berlin) we're streaming their live concert from Hamburg together with Hamburg.stream under this link: https://youtu.be/YdtkdEMmCeg
Come, support and enjoy!
What are your standards, boundaries and reasons when it comes to transcribing a piece for your Instrument?
Sasha Savaloni, Classical Guitarist has found his answer and we think it makes a lot of sense.
Watch the full length interview here: https://youtu.be/cmO8pWHz7_k
Liebesbotschaft by Franz Schubertis the last of our set of 3 recordings we did with Sasha Savaloni in Berlin.
Big thanks to Iain Coleman for the great job on the audio and we're looking forward to hearing more from Sasha!
Have a good week everyone, stay safe and be nice to each other
Open Strings Berlin's cover photo
Jonas just released his new album "Kharacter" including the original composition "Suite Apuntes - Homenaje a Leo Brouwer", which he filmed a video of with us in Berlin not long ago! 👏🤘👏
Today marks the official release of my new album „Kharacter“ via Hänssler classic records & is now available on Spotify, iTunes, Amazon music, etc.
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#newcd #music #classicalguitar #guitar #newalbum #spotify #itunes #haensslerclassic #guitar #classicalmusic #guitarist #kharacter @ Stuttgart, Germany
Sasha Savaloni, Classical Guitarist recorded this wonderful arrangement of F. Schubert's "Ihr Bild" from Schwanengesang, D.957.
Thanks Iain Coleman Guitarist for the audio recording and check out the whole video on YouTube: https://youtu.be/FpN1J2conlk
Open Strings Berlin's cover photo
200 years ago people also stayed at home and played their instruments!
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A home exactly like the beautiful Knoblauchhaus in the hands of Stadtmuseum Berlin, where we filmed Sasha Savaloni playing his arrangement of Franz Schubert's "Am Meer".
Watch the complete music video here, stay safe and at home:
https://youtu.be/VVtf4vEGm7I
Open Strings Berlin's cover photo
It was so fun to spontaneously work on this last week!
Thank you Jonas Urbat for doing InTubaWild and being such a wonderful person to work and spend time with
United in Isolation - 'Die Gedanken sind frei'
Do we have to feel isolated during the lockdown?
How can we feel close emotional connection over distance?
Which medium is capable to transport emotion and togetherness through bits and bytes?
Big thanks for coming to my van (virtually)
Maria Reich (Violin, Voice)
- Berlin, Germany
Nicolas Haumann (Guitar, Videoediting Open Strings Berlin)
- Berlin, Germany
Nadja Reich (Cello)
- Zürich, Switzerland
Nikola Djurica (Clarinet)
- Belgrade
And thanks a lot to the ZEIT-Stiftung Ebelin und Gerd Bucerius for the possibility to transform a cancelled physical event to this digital encounter.
Let's make it happen!
Jonas Khalil wrote an Homenaje to Leo for his birthday last year already. Now it's published, uploaded and for everyone to see. Enjoy!
Check out the full interview on YouTube: https://youtu.be/uUtRiGPCL8k
We‘re going live with Stayin' Live and STEGREIF.orchester NOW!
STAYIN' LIVE X STGRF
We're streaming tonight with STEGREIF.orchester.
Follow us on Stayin' Live to get the link for 8pm (UTC+1) tonight!
See you later
Tonight at 8pm Juri de Marco, artistic director of the STEGREIF.orchester will join us for a live talk in our studio while the orchestra will join in with music from their living rooms! Join us at our Facebook and Youtube Livestreams, support the artists in these difficult times, and help them "stayin' live"!
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Can you believe this guy? Ioannis Theodoridis is such a humble yet incredible player and person!
We met Ioannis Theodoridis many years ago in Carrión de los Condes and were already struck by his incredibly musical playing and his humble and sweet character. Check out the full video: https://youtu.be/bzOY7TedoTs
A truely remarkable arrangement and recording of Johann Sebastian Bach's music by the ARTIS GuitarDuo. We're so grateful to be able to work with such wonderful people and musicians! <3 This piece of music is also part of their latest release with Naxos Deutschland: Baroque Masterpieces (https://naxos.lnk.to/8551420FA)
A magnificant piece by Johann Sebastian Bach and a stunning transcription and performance by the ARTIS GuitarDuo makes a warehouse feel like an old cathedral. Check out the full length video: https://youtu.be/J33WcW-Mc7M
Do you remember the fabulous Lux Nova Duo? ...at 7pm (Berlin) we're streaming their live concert from Hamburg together with Hamburg.stream under this link: https://youtu.be/YdtkdEMmCeg Come, support and enjoy!
What are your standards, boundaries and reasons when it comes to transcribing a piece for your Instrument? Sasha Savaloni, Classical Guitarist has found his answer and we think it makes a lot of sense. Watch the full length interview here: https://youtu.be/cmO8pWHz7_k
Liebesbotschaft by Franz Schubertis the last of our set of 3 recordings we did with Sasha Savaloni in Berlin. Big thanks to Iain Coleman for the great job on the audio and we're looking forward to hearing more from Sasha! Have a good week everyone, stay safe and be nice to each other <3 Full Video: https://youtu.be/jf8Qdzrp0nM
Sasha Savaloni, Classical Guitarist recorded this wonderful arrangement of F. Schubert's "Ihr Bild" from Schwanengesang, D.957. Thanks Iain Coleman Guitarist for the audio recording and check out the whole video on YouTube: https://youtu.be/FpN1J2conlk
200 years ago people also stayed at home and played their instruments! – A home exactly like the beautiful Knoblauchhaus in the hands of Stadtmuseum Berlin, where we filmed Sasha Savaloni playing his arrangement of Franz Schubert's "Am Meer". Watch the complete music video here, stay safe and at home: https://youtu.be/VVtf4vEGm7I
Let's make it happen! Jonas Khalil wrote an Homenaje to Leo for his birthday last year already. Now it's published, uploaded and for everyone to see. Enjoy! Check out the full interview on YouTube: https://youtu.be/uUtRiGPCL8k
+++ Check this out and please share +++ The current situation with COVID-19 brought us together with our friends Jonas Urbat of InTubaWild, Julian Rieken of betterconcerts.org and Fewjar to work on a Live-Stream format, so we can still provide concerts and performances even though they were canceled. +++ We're prepared to stream in studio quality +++ Please let us know who you would like to see, what kind of topics we should address and what else is on your mind these days. Since we're still working on it you will get updated on the latest news and progress. Please share this post and help us STAYIN' LIVE!
This is Leon Albert. He's not only the first Open Strings Berlin artist ever published, but also an incredibly gifted and uniquely wired composer. Check out his latest composition he wrote for MIRROR STRINGS at Berlin Dialogues next week!
This is Paulina Kiss. She is one of the composers for next week's concert at Musikbrauerei and it's going to be pretty cool. This premiere will be for live electronics and electric guitar!
Natan Zlodre in front of the Berliner Philharmonie playing some beautiful Scarlatti! ...after his first very emotional Piazzolla video he shows his sensitive side once more, but on a completely different piece. Check out the full recording here: https://youtu.be/l5nk6mDXilg
In case you're still looking for your personal soundtrack for 2020 you might want to check out Dominic Flynn and his various projects!
Sorry sound pursuits, but Flynn plugs in. American composer-guitarist Dominic Flynn gives a shout for his new work ‘Hummingbird’ using live electronic triggers and instruments. Click the link: https://youtu.be/Rj71s1JXS_s #sorrynotsorry
Stefan Volpp addresses some major issues regarding choice of repertoire, general mob behavior and gross ways of thinking about music! Watch the whole interview here: https://youtu.be/61I3YV-D3Oc
It is great to see the joy in his smile, his playful and deep approach to this wonderful piece and his characterful tone. Stefan Volpp, thank you for almost 15 minutes of pure beauty!
Bach with vibrato? - That's a big YASSS from us! We are incredibly happy to finally release the complete recording of BWV 1001 we made with Stefan Volpp Guitar. Watch the whole Sonata on YouTube: https://youtu.be/VcNfYkRMVx4
More than 30 commissions for accordion and guitar so far! 'nuff said. Check out the full interview: https://youtu.be/Yi3KnZpsIVI
For a few months now we've been lucky enough to work with these two amazing musicians and people. Lydia Schmidl and Jorge Paz play together as Lux Nova Duo, commision new works for guitar and akkordeon for breakfast and during their lunch break they organize a contemporary music festival (Hamburg Dialogues)...just because why not! We're so happy about this video with you guys and looking forward to our collaboration concert "Berlin Dialogues" early next year. More info coming soon. For now please enjoy this stunning composition and playing by our dear friends!
BarbieBar Berlin offered a beautiful set for our interview with Natan. Here he is, giving us a little glimpse of his way of preparing pieces and doing things in general. What a guy! <3 Check out the full interview here: https://youtu.be/J0S2i_kOeCw
Spoiler Alert! Natan Zlodre's first video is going to be the Piazzolla after all and we have another gem waiting in the pipeline. Watch his Invierno Porteño on YouTube: https://youtu.be/3uiNts-DvoI
Andrew Blanch made our evening by the water with this amazing light even more beautiful than it already was. Check out his wonderful playing of "Desesperanza" by Vicente Emilio Sojo! The arrangement was done by the great Alirio Díaz. Thanks for coming to Berlin again!
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