Tag: Levit
“Igor Levit – No Fear” in the cinema – culture
Of Cornelius Pollmer Anyone who, unlike a piano, is not completely hammered will feel downright gifted from the very first scene of this film. Pianist Igor Levit stands in a…
Igor Levit at the Salzburg Festival: Poetry of Communication – Culture
Igor Levit made his political vigilance public early on – not a matter of course for artists of classical music. The musician, who was born in Russia in 1987 and…
Pianist: Igor Levit receives the Carl von Ossietzky Prize
pianist Igor Levit receives the Carl von Ossietzky Prize Pianist Igor Levit at a concert in Jamel. Photo: Jens Büttner/dpa-Zentralbild/dpa © dpa-infocom GmbH He is a musician who has moral…
Benefit event: “House concert” for Ukraine: Levit and friends collect donations
benefit event “House concert” for Ukraine: Levit and friends collect donations Pianist Igor Levit played with the singer Danger Dan (r) in the Berliner Ensemble. Photo: Carsten Koall/dpa © dpa-infocom…
Munich: Igor Levit with Ronald Stevenson’s “Passacaglia on DSCH” – Munich
Some Sunday matinees are not suitable as a light appetizer for a fat roast. From the aperitif in glorious weather in the garden hall of the Prinzregententheater, Igor Levit takes…
Classical Column: Antipode for Igor Levit – Culture
Ludwig van Beethoven remains the sovereign in the quota kingship, even after the commemoration of the 250th birthday. The symphonies, the string quartets all tapped and questioned, now again the…
Igor Levit plays Shostakovich in the Munich Prinzregententheater – Kultur
Dance and lightness, elegance and understatement, unrestrained virtuosity and brooding darkness: with this, the pianist Igor Levit leads his 1001 fans in the sold-out Munich Prinzregententheater through the “Twenty-Four Preludes…