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The JC
May 6, 2018
By: Jessica Duchen

German singer Ute Lemper is giving a very special concert at JW3

In the 1990s the German singer Ute Lemper became a lynchpin of a ground-breaking series of recordings on the Decca label entitled Entartete Musik. It explored composers banned by the Nazis, including much music that had scarcely been heard for decades. Lemper, whose sultry stylishness often seems to channel Marlene Dietrich, set alight the songs of Kurt Weill and Bertolt Brecht, Mischa Spoliansky, Friedrich Hollaender and others for a new generation. Now she is back, exploring even darker territory. On May 22 she brings Songs for Eternity to JW3: a programme of songs written in the ghettos and concentration camps… /

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It was inspiring to be on the jury for the Glenn Gould Award. A wonderful group of artists including Viggo Mortensen, Francois Girard, Sondra Radvanovsky, Howard Shore, Foday Suso, Ye Xiaogang, Naeemeh Naeemaei and Judge Mclachlin. I am so glad we chose the unique Jessye Norman!

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Publication: Frankfurter Rundschau
Date: 12 April, 2018
By: Thomas Stillbauer


„Die Menschen sind kurzsichtig und egoistisch und unverantwortlich“, sagt Ute Lemper. Auch deswegen singt sie auf der Bühne die Lieder für die Ewigkeit.  (Pic : XAVI TORRENT/GETTY)

Chanson-Star Ute Lemper singt und bewahrt Lieder, die in Konzentrationslagern geschrieben wurden. Im Interview erklärt sie, warum es heute wichtig ist, diese Musik aufzuführen, und ob es hilft, zu singen statt zu weinen…

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