Hippodrome Silent Film Festival

Scotland's only festival dedicated to silent cinema, Hippodrome returns from 22 - 26 March for world- class music, red carpet glamour, and rarely-seen silent era films.

This year's German contributing artists are:

Günter Buchwald
performing live to the films Hands of Orlac (Orlacs Hände) and The Informer

Conductor, composer, pianist, and violinist Günter Buchwald has accompanied silent films for nearly 40 years with a repertoire of more than three thousand titles and has conducted orchestras worldwide. He is founder of the Silent Movie Music Company and is musical director of Bristol's Slapstick Silent Film Festival in England.

Frank Bockius
performing live to the films The Hands of Orlac (Orlacs Hände) and Chicago

Frank Bockius is a versatile percussionist. He is versed in medieval, jazz and Latin music styles and performs for dance, theatre and his own bands. Twenty years ago Günter Buchwald asked Frank to join his silent movie music company and since then they have worked together in Kyoto, Pordenone and San Francisco. Frank has gone on to collaborate with many of the world's finest silent film musicians.