Upcoming lecture recitals
(172) Thursday, 18. December 2025, Konzerthaus Berlin, Musikclub, 20 hGustav Brecher: Conductor, composer, renovator. A Jewish musician's life between glory and exitus
Gustav Brecher, born 1879 in Northern Bohemia, was promoted early on by Richard Strauss. After a 20-year career as First Opera Kapellmeister in Hamburg, Cologne, and Frankfurt, Brecher was appointed General Music Director of the Leipzig Opera in the autumn of 1923 - his most important decade, with groundbreaking premieres. In March 1933, the Nazis expelled him, being Jewish, from his position. Years of isolation followed. Finally, he escaped to Belgium, but there he committed suicide in May 1940.
Jürgen Schebera talks with Albrecht Dümling. Pia Davila (soprano) and Linda Leine (piano) perform songs, which Brecher had composed early in his life.
Concert supported by Bareva Foundation
Following lecture recitals
(173) 27. January 2026: Performance ban and internal emigration - The composer Ilse Fromm-Michaels
(174) 26. March 2026: Wilhelm Grosz (1894-1939): Musical versatility in dramatic times
(175) 7. May 2026: The son of a rabbi: Josef Tal - Piano music from 70 years
Entrance fee: 8 Euros
Reservations: Konzerthaus Berlin [www.konzerthaus.de]
Tel.: (030) 20309 - 2101
