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“To send light into the darkness of men’s hearts – such is the duty of the artist.”
(Robert Schumann).

During the month of April, The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra presents the GERMAN ROMANTICS FESTIVAL.

Join Goethe-Zentrum Atlanta at the Woodruff Arts Center for a special German Romantic Festival Edition of our ongoing series “Notes on Opera” with an introduction to the composers and works that defined the German Romantic movement:

Many of the most beloved and some of the most controversial composers are labeled romantic composers - from Beethoven, Chopin and Robert Schumann to Franz Liszt or Richard Wagner, from Verdi to Puccini to Bruckner – to name just a few.

But what qualifies these individually different composers as Romantics – and what does "romantic" mean?
What did the romantic movement aim for – musically and politically?
What was the inner-romantic conflict between the so-called New German School (led by Franz Liszt and Richard Wagner) and the German Conservatives about (Johannes Brahms, Clara Schumann, Leipzig Conservatoire)?

With musical examples, Boris Cepeda sends light into the darkness of this question. Isn’t that romantic?

Boris Cepeda, a distinguished German pianist and conductor, recently relocated to Atlanta under a visa for extraordinary abilities, following significant roles in opera and academia in Germany. He founded the European Piano Academy and the Richard Wagner Society of Atlanta and collaborates with the Opera program at GSU.
Boris completed his piano studies with Professor Kurt Seibert at the University of Arts in Bremen, Germany, and is finishing his Ph.D. in Music at the University of Münster. He has performed at renowned venues like Carnegie Hall and the Philharmonie and has a successful career as an orchestra conductor, mainly in German opera companies. Recently, Boris debuted as guest conductor of the National Symphony Orchestra of Ecuador, where he will again conduct Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony, joining the worldwide celebrations of the 200 years since the premiere of this work.
He has won first prizes in piano competitions and prestigious awards such as the Prize of the German Schubert Society in 2009 for his project "Schubertlied.de" and the Richard Wagner Scholarship in 1994.

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This lecture is FREE to the public.

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Learn more about this event, free concerts, performances and the GERMAN ROMANTICS FESTIVAL through the link below.

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This lecture is presented with the generous support of The Halle Foundation and in partnership with The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra.