On Demand
Berlin Without Walls
A Station-Wide, Multi-Platform, Full Body Immersion into the Berlin Philharmonic and Its Extraordinary City
Friday, November 2 to Wednesday, November 14, 2007
WNYC salutes Berlin’s re-emergence with "Berlin Without Walls," an unprecedented 13-day multi-media festival celebrating the culture and music scene of this city. "Berlin Without Walls" complements Carnegie Hall's "Berlin in Lights," an ambitious international festival built around the Berlin Philharmonic's 17-day residency in New York, with Sir Simon Rattle conducting.
Schedule: A complete schedule of Berlin Without Walls on air programming
Soundcheck on Site: Berlin Blog: Follow Soundcheck in Berlin in a daily blog that gives a behind-the-scenes peek at their musical and cultural adventures.
"Berlin Without Walls" is made possible, in part, by the generous support of the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. This program is also supported in part by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs.
Ute Lemper
Soundcheck
November 02, 2007
Before she kicks off Carnegie Hall's "Berlin in Lights" festival tonight at the Neue Gallerie, Ute Lemper joins us to talk about a program that includes the dark gems of Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill. And she gives us a sneak preview of her appearance all next week on WNYC's Evening Music, part of our "Berlin Without Walls" extravaganza.
Ear to Ear: Theo Bleckmann
Evening Music
November 03, 2007
Contriva Live in Berlin
Soundcheck
November 05, 2007
Since the mid '90s, the Berlin-based band Contriva has created music that combines elements of post-rock, acoustic folk and electronica. We join two members of the band, Masha Qrella and Rike Schuberty, in their home studio. They perform live, talk about writing lyrics in both English and German, and discuss how Berlin has changed over the past decade.
Berlin Without Walls: The Players
Evening Music
November 05, 2007
The Berlin Philharmonic is made up of virtuoso players from around the world; in this segment of Berlin Without Walls, we hear from the instrumentalists themselves, as they describe their experiences from the initial audition to performing with one of the world's great orchestras.
Weill and Brecht
Evening Music
November 05, 2007
Ute Lemper burst onto the international scene in the late 80's with her recordings of Kurt Weill's cabaret songs. The star chanteuse explores the short but intensely fruitful collaboration of Kurt Weill and Berthold Brecht with original, historic recordings and modern renditions of some of their most powerful music.
Nomad SoundSystem at the Berlin in Lights Festival
The Leonard Lopate Show
November 05, 2007
Nomad SoundSystem describes its music as sitting on "the cutting edge between electronic dance grooves and passionate Arabic live music." Leonard talks to ensemble members DJ Shazam and Tomoki Ikeda about their sound just before they take the stage at the Berlin in Lights festival.
Booming Berlin
Soundcheck
November 05, 2007
In recent years, Berlin has become a destination for musicians thanks to its low cost of living, cheap rents, and creative atmosphere. Still, some critics wonder if the city has already peaked and the lifestyle that drew musicians here in the 1990s could soon be a thing of the past. Today, a debate over the Berlin music's present and future with musician Alec Empire, a founding member of the band Atari Teenage Riot as well as founder of Berlin's Digital Hardcore Recordings; and Birgit Herdlitschke, a filmmaker, journalist and editor of "Tracks," an arts program on Europe’s ARTE TV network.
Brecht and the HUAC
Evening Music
November 06, 2007
Listen to an excerpt of Berthold Brecht's testimony before the House Committee on Un-American Activities in 1947. Like the famous "Hollywood Ten," Brecht was later charged with contempt of Congress — but managed to avoid a jail sentence since he had already fled the country.
Ear to Ear
Ear to Ear takes innovative musicians off the New York stages and into the studio for relaxed, insightful conversation, as they share their personal recordings with host David Garland.
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The New Americans
WNYC announces The New Americans, an ongoing station-wide celebration of foreign-born artists now residing in the United States.
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The Wordless Music Series
WNYC presents four one-hour specials that highlight the ground-breaking '07-'08 season of the Wordless Music Series, hosted by Radio Lab's Jad Abumrad.
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Music from the 92nd Street Y
Sara Fishko digs into the audio archives of the 92nd Street Y to bring us the greatest live performances from the stage of the Y's Kaufmann Concert Hall.
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Concerts from the Frick Collection
For over sixty years, the series Concerts from The Frick Collection has delighted WNYC listeners with the finest in keyboard recitals, chamber groups, and early music ensembles.
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