For decades, Tanja Tetzlaff has been one of the most influential artists of her generation - as a passionate chamber musician and as a virtuoso soloist with orchestra, which she has already demonstrated in various concert formats as a regular guest with the Duisburg Philharmonic. But she is also just as passionate about climate and environmental protection. She is now receiving the Music Prize of the City of Duisburg for this comprehensive commitment.

It is by no means the first prize that Tanja Tetzlaff has won, but it is one that she is particularly pleased about: "Above all, because it is not just about my musical commitment, but also about the fact that I am dealing a little with the issues of our time, especially sustainability, environmental protection and what we are doing to nature." She shows this commitment, for example, with the extraordinary film project "Suites4Nature", in which she relates Bach's famous cello suites and works by other composers to nature and questions of climate change. She also plays pieces from it in the 1st Chamber Concert, which is a joint project with the Orchestra of Change and which deals with the topic of "energy". "I have the feeling that you can't just make music or just be an artist," she says of her ever-increasing commitment. "The issues that are depressing and threatening at this time are so huge that we simply can no longer ignore them. And I hope that as an artist I can reach people on stage, that in connection with my music maybe some of them will be awakened or made to think.”

Music Prize of the City of Duisburg 2024

Theater Duisburg

At the age of 22, Mascha Kaléko published her first poem and, with her poetry, in which she combined charm and humor with political acuity, became a dazzling figure in Berlin during the Weimar Republic. She was later ostracized by the Nazis because of her Jewish roots and led a life on the run, full of longing and loss. The program "I walk as if through a dream" takes us with poems and biographical information to the various stages of her life in Galicia, New York and Israel, but also to the Romanisches Café in Berlin, a popular artists' meeting place at the time. Works by Jewish composers, music from the 1920s and 1930s, and works by Chemjo Vinaver, Mascha Kaléko's second husband, are also played.

I walk as if through a dream

Lehmbruck Museum

The large old trees in the forest hide an exciting secret. Musical instruments are made from the trunks and branches of maple, spruce and pine - but also from the wood of trees from faraway countries. A whole musical forest then resounds during the concert. The Duisburg Philharmonic Orchestra talks about their instrument trees and how important it is to protect them so that the forest remains a habitat for animals and plants. After the concert, an instrument maker presents his work and guests of all ages can try out string instruments for themselves.

Astrein – Instruments and their Trees

Hör mal Kunst takes place in cooperation with the Lehmbruck Museum Duisburg, where seniors and children of preschool and primary school age discover music and art. Together with a musician from the Duisburg Philharmonic and a museum educator, we go on a journey of discovery that enables personal encounters between children and seniors.

Listen to Art

Get off the sofa - out into the countryside. The Duisburg Philharmonic Orchestra and the Nature Workshop - Association for Environmental Education invite all curious environmental detectives to a nature rally at the Sechs-Seen-Platte in Duisburg-Wedau. On the way through the Duisburg forest, members of the orchestra and the Nature Workshop combine music, forest and environment in an exciting and creative way.


Imke Alers

Events

Upcoming events

Feb 6, 2025

I walk as if through a dream · Duisburger Philharmoniker

Mar 30, 2025

Astrein – Instruments and their Trees · Duisburger Philharmoniker

May 7, 2025

Listen to Art · Duisburger Philharmoniker

May 25, 2025

Owl and Woodpecker in the Forest Concert · Duisburger Philharmoniker

Past events

Nov 2, 2024

Music Prize of the City of Duisburg 2024 · Duisburger Philharmoniker

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