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Home Music Berlin

Television Producer: Schmidt-Garre, Jan

Television Director: Schmidt-Garre, Jan

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Year of Production: 2020

Playing Time: 00:58:34

Catalogue Number: PARS033-15

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When lockdown was imposed in 2020 many artists began streaming performances from their own homes. In response, pianist Francesco Piemontesi and director Jan Schmidt-Garre launched a concert series to showcase artists living in Berlin, given in the renowed Schinkel Pavillon with an expert technical team assembled at short notice. Fourteen concerts were held, without audiences, under the name Home Music Berlin featuring some of the world's leading instrumentalists and singers. This collection of performances is testament to the resilience and solidarity of these artists during the pandemic.

From the very beginning, Jan Schmidt-Garre and feature film cameraman Michael Kotschi also documented the genesis of the project. Rehearsals, private scenes backstage, the setup, all the crazy working under the conditions of the lockdown. Talks with the artists and atmospheric pictures behind the scenes were created. In the summer of 2021, the musicians reunited and enjoyed the opportunity to meet again in larger numbers, celebrate and make music at a summer party.