Competition Programmes
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7 – Der Klang der Hoffnung - The Promise of Music
This music documentary follows conductor Gustavo Dudamel and the Simón Bolívar Youth Orchestra of Venezuela as they rehearse in Caracas and later perform in Germany. The film also focuses on the personal journeys of many of the young musicians who...
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6 – Genoveva
Robert Schumann composed only one opera, "Genoveva." Written in Dresden in 1847/48, the work takes its cue from the operas of Weber and, above all, those of Wagner. For Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Schumann's work is nothing less than a...
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5 – Clari
A work of Rossinian wit and Bellinian vocal fireworks, "Clari" was written by the French composer Jacques Fromental Halévy (best known for "La Juive") and premiered by Maria Malibran in 1828."Clari" is the tale of a...
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4 – Karlheinz Stockhausen: Michael's Journey
MICHAEL’S JOURNEY (part of the opera THURSDAY from LIGHT) describes Michael’s career as a trumpeter. It is an opera without singers! The audience is welcomed with the “Thursday’s greeting” before the trip around the world starts in Cologne and...
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3 – Die Järvis: Drei Dirigenten, ein Name. Neeme, Paavo und Kristjan Järvi
They feel at home in all big concert halls of the world, they love music and their profession. They consider themselves not as a "magician at the conductor’s desk" but as "musician under musicians". The film presents different...
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2 – The Mysteries of Nature
It’s torn into pieces and gone with the wind. DFA’s 2009 Festival Jury, Tere O’Connor, Caterina Bartha, Lois Greenfield, and Madeleine Shapiro wrote that “Dahci Ma's 'Mysteries of Nature' is a visually stunning film exhibiting...
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