LUDWIG VAN: A cinematic celebration of Beethoven’s 250th birthday
A digital film series by Goethe Pop Up Kansas City
Our
Digital Film Haus is celebrating Beethoven’s 250th birthday with a series featuring various documentaries and discussions about
LUDWIG VAN. Each film focuses on a different aspect of the composer’s work and life to explore influences and interpretations of his unforgettable music.
We are thrilled to welcome Axel Fuhrmann, the director of
For Elise: Beethoven’s Bestseller for a virtual Happy Hour Q&A. Mr. Fuhrmann will join us via Zoom from Germany for this discussion on Tuesday, June 9th at 5:00 pm (CDT).
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About Axel Fuhrmann
Axel Fuhrmann is the author, director, and producer of various music documentaries, opera and concert recordings. Since 2011, he has been running his own film production company, the DokFabrik in Bielefeld, Germany, which produces music documentaries for ARD, ZDF, Arte, and other international broadcasters.
His documentaries include:
Der Traum vom Gesamtkunstwerk –
Gegenwartskunst und Oper,
Westside Story –
Bernsteins Broadway Hit,
Mondscheinsonate –
Die Volkspianistin Elly Ney, and many more.
For his films Axel Fuhrmann worked together with numerous artists, such as Diana Damrau, Hélène Grimaud, Alice Sarah Ott, Gabriela Montero, Kit Armstrong, Daniel Barenboim, Kurt Masur, Yehudi Menuhin, Christian Thielemann, and many others.
In his film
For Elise: Beethoven's Bestseller, included as part of our digital film series
LUDWIG VAN, Fuhrmann describes the triumphal procession of this famous piano piece by Beethoven. Richard Clayderman brought the piece into the charts as a "pop hit", Roman Polanski used it as a film score, and the musical comedian Hans Liberg makes fun of it.
To join this Zoom event on Tuesday, June 9th at 5:00 pm (CDT), simply send an email to
info-kansascity@goethe.de and we will send you the Zoom access code.
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