In the podcast with Ulrike Thiele, singer and conductor Barbara Hannigan talks about freedom, the polymath Hildegard von Bingen and the special concert project "Electric Fields".
She also reveals what she has in common with Roger Federer. Why did Hildegard von Bingen use a secret language? How does a concert project start without an agenda? How do you start a career with contemporary music? And who would she fly around the world for? Find out in the new episode "Intro".
Intro in English
00:00 Time travel to Hildegard von Bingen
02:10 Gregorian drama
03:10 Not a recital, not a concert, a journey into the inner self!
04:20 Without agenda with the piano duo Labèque, David Chalmin and Bryce Dessner
05:25 With Francesca Caccini and Barbara Strozzi into the now
06:55 The secret language
08:30 Similarities
10:05 How does one become a free artist?
11:00 A career in contemporary music
12:35 An encounter with Reinbert de Leeuw
13:30 The mindset of Roger Federer
14:30 Composing?
16:05 Proven partnerships ...
17:15 ... a wish list
17:35 A glass of wine with ...?
17:50 An incredible inspiration
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