Tag: Gasteig
Long Night of Music Munich: 400 concerts at 60 locations – Munich
Before Corona, “superspreader event” would have been an appreciative name for the Long Night of Music: tens of thousands swarm out all over the city to make contacts and to…
Munich concert hall: direct hit
Munich is talking about a concert hall, but with the Gasteig it already has one that is much more than that. And it could be even better now. A declaration…
Munich: Reactions to a possible cancellation for the Konzerthaus – Munich
The announcement by Bavaria’s Prime Minister Markus Söder (CSU) that the construction of the long-planned Munich concert hall would be put to the test triggered a wide variety of reactions…
Munich concert hall: Söder in the quicksand of practical constraints – a comment – culture
If Markus Söder intends to moderate the construction of the concert hall with the announced “pause for thought”, he is making a mistake: a cultural center would be good for…
Munich: Söder is moving away from the concert hall in the Werksviertel – Munich
Corona crisis, war in Ukraine: “Old certainties have disappeared overnight,” says the Bavarian Prime Minister – which is why he wants to rethink the prestigious building. This would now probably…
Munich reorganizes vaccination centers – Munich
The incidence in Munich is increasing, but the vaccination rate is stagnating below 73 percent for the first vaccinations. “People are preparing for life with Corona,” is the conclusion of…
Refugees from Ukraine: Search for accommodation – Munich
They are coming. Hourly. One hundred and twenty people reach Munich’s main train station on Thursday morning, and at 10:30 a.m. another train arrives from Vienna, again more than a…
The pianist Maximilian Haberstock in the small concert hall in the Gasteig – Munich
Walter Benjamin wrote that storytelling goes downhill. What was true in 1936 for the tradition of passing on experiences orally can be said today about the art of the piano:…
“Nature in the City”: The Flower Power Festival 2023 in Munich – Munich
The English Garden doesn’t tear that out either: Munich is the most heavily sealed city in Germany. Densely built and tarred like no other. When Munich’s green lungs were created…
Gasteig renovation: The city in the cost trap – Munich
Breakdowns and delays are as much a part of many major construction and rehabilitation projects as mortar and screed, but the Gasteig seems particularly drawn to these two uninvited guests.…