Igor Levit to play this evening's House Concert from the German President's residence
Thursday, April 2, 2020
The German Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier hosts this evening's live stream
Igor Levit launched his daily house concerts from his living room three weeks ago, in an act of solidarity during these difficult times, and tonight his host is the German Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier at Palace Bellevue. The concert starts at 7pm (CET) and will be streamed on the President's Instagram.
Igor Levit explained: 'Empty concert halls. The idea of listening to and experiencing music together is gone – for now. It's necessary, yet so sad. But it's ok. Still: I'd like to continue sharing music with you. Listening. Experiencing. Whatever works. So I'm going to try something: private concerts. You're the audience … It's an experiment. Social Media House Concert until we meet again to do this in real life.'
President Steinmeier released a statement (in German) about tonight's event.