The “Fête de la Musique”, first conducted in France in 1982, has evolved into a global music festival. Musicians, choirs, orchestras, bands and all organizations that have something to do with music, are called to get involved with any action to that day.
Classic Music Opera Dance Rock Music Jazz
Contributrions by Rainer Wilhelmi (D), Martina Lang (D), Peter Lang (D), Karl-Heinz Büdding (D)
Eastern tradition and Western music are not necessarily a contradiction.
“The Bee Gees” Live at Melborne, Australia (1989)
Paul Lincke: “Berliner Luft” (Berlin Philharmonic with Simon Rattle playing the bass drum)
Israel Kamakawiwo’Ole singung “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” by Yip Harburg
Domenico Modugno sings “Nel blu dipinto di blu”, the summer hit of 1958
“Berlin bleibt doch Berlin” by Walter Kollo
Edith Piaf: “La vie en rose”
Josef Schmidt: “A Song Goes Round the World” from the same film of 1933