2023-10-14 17:28:45 October 14, 2023, 5:05 PM At first it was just a local rhythm that became a global phenomenon and recently even an intangible world cultural heritage. “Reggae is a music that has a lot of fight in it. But only the music should fight, not the people!” This was said by none other … Read more
2023-10-14 11:51:52 October 14, 2023, 2:00 PM After completing her studies, the young writer worked in the script department of the US-controlled post-war broadcaster “Rot-Weiß-Rot” in Vienna. And it was here that the then 26-year-old’s genre debut was produced under the direction of Walter Davy. It was broadcast for the first time on February 28, … Read more
2023-10-13 14:40:17 October 13, 2023, 6:55 PM 1. Reform movements in Rome Numerous activists from the “We are Church” platform came to Rome to follow the progress of the Synod of Bishops on site. They do not have great expectations of a real push for reform in the Catholic Church, even if they see progress … Read more
2023-10-12 14:58:55 October 12, 2023, 9:00 PM “Ingeborg Bachmann – Journey into the Desert” – that’s the name of the new film by the grande dame of German feature films, director Margarethe von Trotta. In 1981 she was the first woman to win the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival. The reason at the … Read more
2023-10-08 03:01:17 8. October 2023, 2:10 PM Jon Fosse has often been celebrated as Norway’s most famous playwright since Ibsen. His work has been translated into around forty languages, and many of his pieces have been among the most performed worldwide in recent decades. Most recently, his name was found on a list of candidates … Read more
2023-10-07 04:34:29 7. October 2023, 10:05 Elke Tschaikner’s guests are some artists from the ORF Festival, such as the principal flutist of the Vienna Philharmonic Karl-Heinz Schütz, who is making a guest appearance at musikrekord this year with the RSO Vienna under the direction of Marin Alsop. He plays the Austrian premiere of a flute … Read more
2023-10-04 22:36:00 4. October 2023, 2:05 PM The 11 to 20 year old members of the German String Philharmonic celebrated the 50th anniversary of their orchestra. The concert in Berlin took place at the invitation of the sponsoring orchestra, the Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin (RSB), which is celebrating its 100th birthday this year. Two members of the … Read more
2023-10-03 09:20:19 3. October 2023, 6:25 PM A few years ago, people from all over the world voluntarily went to Syria or Iraq to fight alongside the “Islamic State.” There were also Austrians among them, including some women. After the failure of IS, camps were set up for these jihadists in the Kurdish north of … Read more