Upcoming lecture recitals


Joseph Kosma
(162) Thursday, 11. April 2024, Konzerthaus Berlin, Musikclub, 20 h
"Les portes de la nuit" - the composer Joseph Kosma (1905-1969)

Kosma's most famous song is Autumn Leaves, in French: Les feuilles mortes. It could be heard in the movie Les portes de la nuit, sung by Yves Montand.
Joseph Kosma was born in Budapest, he studied with Béla Bartók and became a proponent of modernism. While living in Berlin he joined the circle around Eisler, Brecht and Weill. In 1933 he emigrated to Paris. He co-operated with the poet Jacques Prévert and together they were formative for the chanson of their time. During the war under German occupation, Kosma composed music for films, while his name didn't show up in the credits but instead those of some of his friends.

Stefanie Wüst, soprano
Christopher Arpin, piano
Krisztian Palagyi, accordeon
Habakuk Traber talks with Prof. Manuela Schwartz


This concert will be supported by Bareva Foundation
Logo



Following lecture recitals


14.-16. June 2024: Music as resistance against the "Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia". 4 concerts in the State Library (Wilhelm von Humboldt-Saal) and Kaiser-Wilhelm-Gedächtniskirche, music by Rudolf Karel, Petr Eben and Miloslav Kabeláč.



Entrance fee: 8 Euros, for students 6 Euros
Reservations: Konzerthaus Berlin [www.konzerthaus.de]
Tel.: (030) 20309 - 2101 Konzerthaus Berlin
musica reanimata