sieben todsünden
With regret, but aware of the necessity regarding public health, we made the decision to cancel Klarafestival 2020. However, the opening concert Sieben Todsünden with Brussels Philharmonic and Vlaams Radiokoor conducted by the Austrian composer-conductor HK Gruber, took place in an empty hall.
‘Glitter & Doom’ met in the world-weary voice of the legendary German musical star Ute Lemper. Her interpretation of Anna in Die sieben Todsünden, a satirical ‘ballet chanté’ by Kurt Weill and Bertolt Brecht, consisted of a raspy warning and a melancholic, broken recalling. After the final notes, the atmosphere among the musicians got emotionally charged. How long until music will be played again in the concert halls of Brussels, Belgium, Europe?