Musical Theater
Glenn Gould vs. Glenn Gould

Photographs: henglein&steets, Munich

Glenn Gould is a legend, the “James Dean of classical music“. He dismisses Schubert, speaks condescendingly about Mozart, attacks Beethoven, and at age 23 his recording of Bach’s “Goldberg Variations“ catapults him into international stardom. Seven years later, at the very peak of his fame, Gould decides to abandon the concert hall for good; a step marking the beginning of an unprecedented musical career. In 2012 Glenn Gould would have celebrated his 80th birthday but instead the world commemorates the 30th anniversary of his death. On this occasion director Gert Pfafferodt puts the ingenious and eccentric pianist on stage. And with his theatre performance “Glenn Gould vs. Glenn Gould” he is far from intending a biographical narration, rather he illuminates the various facets of the person Glenn Gould – “Variations on Glenn Gould”, so to speak. The performers and their directing team are thrilled about this evening which not only presents all the music live, but captivates “with ironic subtlety” and “a lot of humour”, according to the Süddeutsche Zeitung.


With: Danny Exnar and Christopher Robson
Stage: Bernd Zimmer
Direction: Gert Pfafferodt
Light: Mark Zipperlein
Glove Puppets: Anna Paniccia
Texts: Glenn Gould und T.S. Eliot
Music: Johann Sebastian Bach, Richard Wagner und Arthur Hamilton
Agent: Thomas Petz, Art Bureau München
Press Relations: Simone Lutz PR
Graphic Design: design stauss grillmeier


Tickets: 25,00 Euro /12,00 Euro
München Ticket, Phone: 089 54818181
www.muenchenticket.de

In 2012 Glenn Gould would have celebrated his 80th birthday. He died in 1982, a few days after his 50th birthday. The performances “Glenn Gould vs. Glenn Gould” are part of the Glenn Gould Days of the Gasteig from February 8 to 12, 2012, in memory of the Canadian Pianist.

Thanks to: Glenn Gould Estate, Toronto; Bayerische Architektenkammer, München; BeMe Theatre, München; Luci Hofmüller, München; Hotel München Palace, München; Reinhart Kraus, Görlitz; Kulturreferat der Landeshauptstadt München; Pianohaus Zechlin GmbH, Ahrensburg; Johanna Richter, München; Wendy Waterman, New York; Yamaha Music Europe GmbH, Paris.