Marie Seidler & Wolfram Rieger- Lieder Von Krieg Und Frieden by Mussorgsky, Mahler, Poulenc, Duparc, Henri, Ravel, Ives, C., Barber, Smyth, Laitman, Eisler, H., Weill, Barbara, From (2024/2024), Pierre Boulez Saal, Berlin, Germany

“History teaches people that history teaches people nothing.” Mahatma Gandhi’s famous saying is the point of departure for an unusual song recital with Marie Seidler and Wolfram Rieger. In a highly personal and topical program, the mezzo-soprano—previously heard during several of the Pierre Boulez Saal’s Schubert Weeks—and her piano partner tell stories of war, death, and loss, but also of hope, through songs of the late 19th and 20th centuries.