Winds of change: the Stegreif Orchester close Musikfest Berlin

Stegreif Orchester

By Elena Luporini, 21 September 2023

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“the symphony merges recomposition, improvisation, performance art and political demonstration”

Reviewed at Philharmonie: Großer Saal, Berlin on 18 September 2023

Programme to include:

Works by von Bayreuth

Works by von Bingen

Works by Schumann C.

Works by Mayer

Juri de Marco, Artistic Director

Lorenz Blaumer, Artistic Director

Stegreif Orchester

David Fernandez, Choreography

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Elena Luporini

After completing their Master's degree in Musicology in Rome, Elena has now moved to Berlin to dedicate themselves to more things musical. With a publication on Béla Bartók and a seminar at the Humboldt-Universität underway, their interests mostly veer toward 20th-century opera, with some forays into queer musicology. Some of their latest undertakings also include oboe lessons, stencil-making and tea-making.