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In Lenné's Footsteps II
Vista Concert at New Garden
New Garden / Address: Marble Palace, Im Neuen Garten 10, 14469 Potsdam (Meeting point)
A DAY WITH LENNÉ (seven sleepers day): What would Potsdam's gardens be without Peter Joseph Lenné? He not only left wonderful creations, which we still enjoy in Sanssouci and in the New Garden, in Glienicke, on Peacock Island, in Petzow and in many other places, he also came up with the master plan of turning the "island" of Potsdam into a green countryside paradise. This is why this whole day shall be dedicated to him and his gardens. A resounding homage to one of the greatest garden artist and landscape designers of his era who did not only create small paradises for kings but also the most beautiful of habitats for everyone!
artists
Berlin Chamber Players (musical direction: Zoé Cartier)
Guided tour (in German): Sven Kerschek, Departmental Head of the New Garden
program
Promenade Concert in four stations with guided garden tour and open-air music:
Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy (1809-1847):
Octet for strings op. 20 in E flat major
description
Lenné had a gift for making views and perspectives into the far countryside available to the eye unlike anyone else. He outwits the garden fence by creating networks of viewing relations, which unite even far-away objects in a space of seemingly unlimited experiences. Sven Kerschek reveals the secrets of Lennés art and takes you to four particularly delightful viewing points in the New Garden. The musicians join the walk and present each of the four movements of Mendelssohn's octet in a new location with a new view.
Duration: about 3 hours
