Crossroads

Songs with texts by Stefan George and Peter Altenberg

Lectures in German, debate in English

A day of music and literature, with lectures on Viennese 'coffee house' author Peter Altenberg and German symbolist Stefan George, followed by a debate on fruitfull exchanges between writer and composer, and concluding with a concert packed with exciting music from the 20th and 21st centuries..

Research by Jurgen De Pillecyn, Giacomo Danese and Kristin Van den Buys.

Programm:

10 a.m. - Lectures of Prof. Hermann Danuser (Berlin) & Prof. Kai Kauffmann (Bielefeld) in German, followed by a debate in English.
3 p.m. - Concert with alumni and students of KCB; music byBerg, Webern, Eisler, Wellesz, Adorno, Procaccioli, De Pillecyn & Apostel.