fostering cooperation through music
Ludwig Pesch is best known as musicologist and educator. Trained as flautist in the “Carnatic” music tradition of South India, he loves playing in personalized settings, in a manner critically acclaimed as “an eloquent demonstration of the universal fact that music transcends cultural and linguistic barriers” (Indian Express); “captivating and chaste rendition … a golden link with …
The month of September offered an opportunity to celebrate the centenary of a successful lecture tour by Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941). It was organized by Dutch citizens with whom he shared a commitment to a cultural dialogue on eye-level. A Dutch press report highlights Tagore’s “silver voice” that conveyed his admiration for the songs of Bengal’s …
At the invitation of Christine Urand (Director, Rietberg Montessori School) Ludwig Pesch took the full assembly of teachers on a musical journey across South India: exploring a wealth of rhythmic and melodic motifs suitable for young learners while enabling parents, teachers and care-givers to enjoy music making themselves (even as “lay people”, musically speaking). This …
Ludwig Pesch ist ein bekannter Experte in südindischer karnatischer Musik. Sein Spezialinstrument ist die Bambusquerflöte. Nach seinem Musikstudium an der Staatlichen Hochschule für Musik und Universität Freiburg im Breisgau hat er am Kalakshetra College of Fine Arts in Indien sein Postdiplom für karnatische Musik gemacht. Er wurde als Flötist von dem bekannten südindischen Musiker Ramachandra …
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Indian culture fosters concentration and teamwork. It is therefore no coincidence that the ubiquitous lotus motif symbolizes the aspiration to rise above the ordinary and beyond predictability. Performance: Eva Isolde BalzerVoice and tambura: Manickam YogeswaranConcept: Ludwig Pesch Eva is an actress involved in contemporary theatre and classical Indian dance. Her performance evokes a biotope where beauty …
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