Leipzig

04Sep 2015

With much regret we received the following letter from the City of Leipzig and the Gewandhaus Orchestra: 3rd of September 2015 The End of an Era Riccardo Chailly, the Gewandhauskapellmeister for the past ten years, will end his work with the orchestra in the 2015/2016 season. He will direct his last concerts as the Gewandhauskapellmeister […]

12Aug 2015

Twenty-six years ago at this time, a great number of people were clueless. The secret services of all the western allies, the Staatspolizei of the DDR and the KGB (including Mr. Putin, who was stationed in Dresden as an agent), the pundits and politicians, and the many families suffering from a division of Germany – […]

06Jun 2015

Two students give a birthday present to their hometown Leipzig on its 1,000-year anniversary. It began as a declaration of love – now it is an internet hit: Mein Leipzig from twoSYDE media on Vimeo.

16Jan 2015

We are delighted that we can welcome fabulous Calmus again in Houston for a concert on Sunday, January 18, 2015, at 6:00 p.m.  You may remember their performances with a deep and wide repertoire, pleasing to all ages and musical tastes.  The Bach Society Houston cordially invites you to their Abendmusik Concert with Calmus,

13Nov 2014

Sebastian Krumbiegel, entertainer extraordinaire from Leipzig, returns to Houston! The German Consulate General cordially invites you to a show/concert/evening of superb entertainment and a reception on Monday, November 24, 2014, at 6:00 p.m. in the Parish Hall, Christ the King Lutheran Church, 2353 Rice Boulevard, Houston, TX 77005. The Houston-Leipzig Sister City Association joins in […]

28Oct 2014

The time has come to get your tickets for the very special concert Monday night, November 3, 2014, when the world famous Gewandhaus Orchestra Leipzig comes to Jones Hall under the baton of Ricardo Chailly for the opening of its 2014 Celebratory U.S. tour right here in in Houston, Texas, at 7:30 p.m.

26Oct 2014

CONCERT MARKS 25TH ANNIVERSARY MILESTONE OF FALL OF BERLIN WALL World renowned Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra begins celebratory U.S. tour in Houston on November 3 Former President George H. W. Bush and former Secretary of State James A. Baker, III to serve as honorary chairs of the concert Mayor Annise Parker, Leipzig Mayor Burkhard Jung, and […]

14Sep 2014

The movie last month about the building and eventual fall of the Wall left us excited, overwhelmed, and thankful. But what came afterwards? Join us for the movie After the Wall: A World United by Executive Producer and Houstonian John Hesse on Thursday, September 18, 2014, at 6:30 p.m. in the Parish Hall, 2353 Rice […]