- Siemens Arts Program to showcase
work of persecuted and “ostracized” Jewish musicians in order to mark 75th
anniversary of liberation of Auschwitz concentration camp
- Composer Viktor Ullmann
(1898-1944), murdered in Auschwitz, to be honored with new
3D recording to be released on January 31
- Ullmann’s Piano Concerto Opus 25
recorded for first time in 3D audio format by Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester
Berlin and Annika Treutler (piano) under the direction of Stephan Frucht
The
Siemens Arts Program has teamed up with pianist Annika Treutler to produce a
new recording of Viktor Ullmann’s Piano Concerto Opus 25, composed in 1939.
This is the first time the work has been recorded using 3D audio processing.
The recording was produced in cooperation with the German broadcaster Deutschlandfunk Kultur and the Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin at Berlin-Brandenburg
Broadcasting’s large studio in Berlin under the direction of Stephan Frucht (Artistic Director of the Siemens Arts Program). The recording
process was directed by Professor Thorsten Weigelt (Berlin University of Fine
Arts) and the 3D immersive audio specialist Stefan Bock (IAN Munich).
- Jury’s decision for design by Berlin firm unanimous
- Clear urban development concept and new high-rise structure in center of Siemensstadt
- Historic location to be successfully transformed for the future
Siemens and the State of Berlin invited 18 architecture firms and urban planning teams to participate in the competition to redesign Siemensstadt (“Siemens City”), the company’s historic location in Berlin. After two days evaluating their proposals, the high-caliber jury has now reached a decision: “Siemensstadt 2.0 will be implemented on the basis of a design submitted by the Berlin firm Ortner & Ortner Baukunst,” said Stefan Behnisch, the distinguished architect who chaired the jury’s deliberations. “In the jury’s view, this design will provide a solid basis for the structure of the future Siemensstadt. It’s not the complete picture. It leaves room for necessary developments. It’s a design that treats the historical buildings with respect while enabling their up-to-date utilization. The design fulfills virtually all today’s requirements, but also leaves room for the future development of a new, modern city where people can both work and live,” he added.