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Habt keine Angst: Muntendorfs Melencolia mit dem Ensemble Modern beim Holland Festival

Melencolia
© Bregenzer Festspiele | Anja Koehler
Melencolia
© Bregenzer Festspiele | Anja Koehler
Melencolia
© Bregenzer Festspiele | Anja Koehler
By Michael Klier, 21 June 2024
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“ein ständiges Suchen und Vergewissern: Höre ich was ich sehe? Sehe ich, was ich höre?”
Reviewed at Muziekgebouw aan’t IJ: Main Hall, Amsterdam on 19 June 2024
Programme
Muntendorf, Melencolia
Performers
Brigitta Muntendorf, Director
Sita Messer, Set Designer
Ensemble Modern
Moritz Lobeck, Director
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Michael Klier
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.