Current and consoling: Willem Jeths’ Ritratto in Amsterdam

By Michael Klier, 08 October 2020

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“Jeths mimics Casati's attitude to a point that borders on self-denial.”

Reviewed at Dutch National Opera and Ballet, Amsterdam on 7 October 2020

Jeths, Ritratto

Dutch National Opera

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Jan Taminiau, Costume Designer

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Michael Klier

Michael Klier macht schon seit mehr als einem halben Jahrhundert Musik. Als gebürtiger Berliner kam er 1993 nach Amsterdam. Er war Mitglied unterschiedlichster internationaler Ensembles und Orchester. Heute betreibt er eine florierende Unterrichts- und Coachingpraxis. Als Teamcoach bietet er dort Schulungen an, in denen die Kursteilnehmer miteinander komponieren, um so ihre ungenutzten kreativen Potentiale zu entdecken und besser miteinander zu kommunizieren. Denn: Musiker sind die Architekten des Himmels.