Home Music Berlin (Documentary and Concerts)
A film by Jan Schmidt-Garre
60 min + 14 x 60 min, 2021
In the first lockdown, director Jan Schmidt-Garre, pianist Francesco Piemontesi and producer Erwin Stürzer organized a concert series in Berlin. From March to May, they streamed 14 concerts with the city’s best musicians and at the highest technical level – a glimmer of hope in these depressive months. In June, the artists got together again and celebrated a big musical summer party. This resulted in a music film, that documents the project, but at the same time also presents Berlin as a city of music, with the amazing amount of excellent artists from all over the world who live here.
Artists (selection):
Iddo Bar-Shai, piano
Zlata Chochieva, piano
Elsa Dreisig, soprano
Veronika Eberle, violin
Severin von Eckardstein, piano
Isabelle Faust, violin
Sharon Kam, clarinet
Alexander Melnikov, piano
Francesco Piemontesi, piano
Matan Porat, piano
Gabriel Schwabe, cello
Christian Tetzlaff, violin
Olena Tokar, soprano
Roman Trekel, baritone
Jacquelyn Wagner, soprano
Tabea Zimmermann, viola
Cinematography: Michael Kotschi
Sound recording: Clémence Fabre
Editor: Sarah J. Levine
In collaboration with Naxos Audiovisual, Theosco, edelbytes and Schinkel Pavillon