Dr. Gideon Joffe, Chairman
of the Jewish Community of Berlin
Louis Lewandowski lived and worked in Berlin.
As music director of the new synagogue in Oranienburger Straße, he was a formative figure of his time.
Dr. Gideon Joffe, Chairman
of the Jewish Community of Berlin
I am delighted that the Louis Lewandowski Festival has become an integral part of our city’s cultural calendar.
Dr. Gideon Joffe, Chairman
of the Jewish Community of Berlin
To welcome you as visitors to the 10th Louis Lewandowski Festival, despite the corona-related measures.
At a time when you cannot meet your relatives, friends and acquaintances as usual and live community, the Louis Lewandowski Festival is particularly important both socially and culturally.
Dr. Gideon Joffe, Chairman
of the Jewish Community of Berlin
Jewish life in Berlin is still not normal today – almost 80 years after the Shoah.
This makes it all the more important to set an example and take action
Dr. Gideon Joffe, Chairman
of the Jewish Community of Berlin
It is largely thanks to the great reformer of synagogue music that the traditional Jewish prayer service was given a new form, which was characterized by the interplay between cantor, choir and organ.
Kai Wegner
Governing Mayor of Berlin
The Louis Lewandowski Festival is a tribute to the rich musical culture that characterizes Europe.
In our multifaceted city, we find the ideal setting to discover together the musical treasures that unite us.
Dr. Dietmar Woidke
Minister President of Brandenburg
As great as the joy is again this year, we cannot celebrate the great Jewish musician and Jewish life in our country without thinking of the horrific massacre on October 7.
Dr. Gideon Joffe, Chairman
of the Jewish Community of Berlin
The motto of this year’s 13th Louis Lewandowski Festival is “75 years of Israel”.
A beautiful and worthy motto.
I was really looking forward to the festival when I heard about festival director Nils Busch-Petersen’s plans.
And I actually wanted to tell you about the diversity of contemporary music culture in Israel, which draws on a wide variety of oriental and European currents.
