Picture: Drawing of Thomaskirche in Leipzig (1749)

Leipzig had a major role in the development of classical music, thanks to its most famous resident, Johann Sebastian Bach. The earlier half of the 1720s marked Bach’s final years in Köthen where he composed some of his most famous instrumental works. Following his appointment as the Thomaskantor in Leipzig, Bach settled there in 1724…

Picture: Kjell Pahr-Iversen (b. 1936), Untitled

In 1826, Schubert stretched the limits of Classicism in his last String Quartet, a work inspired by emotional spontaneity rather than rigid forms…

Influenced by Schubert’s monumental work, Sounding Philosophy explores concepts of “space and place,” dealing with questions of one’s place in the global world and how the arts inform and influence our perception of our place in this world. Integrating music composition, dance and painting, the project will…

Picture: Vassily Kandinsky (1866-1944), Several Circles (1926)

In the 1920s, jazz took off, sexuality was loose, drugs and alcohol flowed like water, and the rich became even more hedonistic than ever. Life was so colorful that it inspired a whole generation of artistic movements like Bauhaus, Art Deco, Cubism, and Expressionism…

Picture: Caspar David Fredrich (1774-1840), Rocky Landscape in the Elbe Sandstone Mountains (1822-23)

The 1820s marked the most crucial years for Beethoven’s music, often characterized as his “Late Period.” During this period, Beethoven penned some of his most visionary works that left many audiences baffled. Living in the shadow of Beethoven, Schubert…