Danae Dörken’s new album “EAST and WEST” is being released today. Danae Dörken has made it “her personal mission in this day and age to show that diversity is something that ultimately brings us together and gives us enormous strength.” Her choice to combine the works of a broad range of composers such as Schubert, de Falla and Bartók on her new album East and West reflects precisely the aforementioned sentiment. The compositions on the album all share the commonality of being heavily influenced by folk music traditions. Dörken explains that “the folkloristic character of these compositions highlight the individual elements of each culture which render the pieces unique and underscore the necessity for them to never get lost.”

You can get it in all stores or online:

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“Hailed as one of the rising stars of her generation, the 27-year-old German-Greek pianist is also a festival organizer. She tells DW why artistry fulfills an essential function in people’s lives.”

You can read Danae Dörken’s latest interview with Deutsche Welle here:

https://www.dw.com/en/bonns-schumannfest-pianist-danae-dörken-on-the-power-of-music/a-49231508

Danae Dörken appeared as a guest on the podcast “Kultur öffnet Welten” and talked about how culture can open doors to different worlds and her favourite books.

Take a listen here:

Spotify: https://sptfy.com/4Dse

Soundcloud: http://bit.ly/2WlLfh9

Take a look at the making of Danae Dörken’s new piano solo album combining music from East and West with pieces inspired by folk tunes from eight different countries.

https://youtu.be/aoK-Ji9AeNg

This album highlights what makes us all unique, but also what connects us and brings us together.

“MO-TO Key”, the educational programme of the Molyvos International Music Festival in cooperation with TONALi!, culminated in a sold-out final concert last week. After taking part in a 2 day workshop giving them all the tools that you need in cultural management, the children taking part in the project successfully organized all the concerts from start to finish, took care of the musicians, did all the PR and filled the hall for the final event.

(Photos by Ervis Zika)

Danae Dörken joins a panel discussion in the UBS tower in Frankfurt together with Sarah Christian (concertmaster of the Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen), Saleem Ashkar, Timo Buckow from the Rheingau music festival and Lydia Grün to talk about the importance of courage in music and life in general nowadays.

Danae Dörken visited the studios of the “Bayrischer Rundfunk” in Munich to talk about Clara Schumann, her importance and relevance today and the significance of her piano concerto in particular, that she is performing together with the Munich Symphony this season.

Take a listen to the full interview here:

https://www.br.de/mediathek/podcast/klassik-aktuell/im-gespraech-mit-der-pianistin-danae-doerken/1495070

During the celebrations of “100 years of women’s right to vote”, Danae Dörken played for Germany’s leading politicians – amongst them German chancellor Angela Merkel and German president Wolfgang Schäuble.

Starting this year, Danae Dörken will join the artistic advisory board of the newly founded music festival “Festspiele Mark Brandenburg”. Alongside violinist Tobias Feldmann and cellist Eckart Runge, as well as other internationally acclaimed artists, she will from now on be involved in the artistic planning of concerts all across the state of Brandenburg. 

In June of 2019, she will go on tour with Beethoven’s triple concerto together with Tobias Feldmann and Gabriel Schwabe and the Residenzorchester Mark Brandenburg under the direction of Manuel Dengler. Check out the schedule for more details! 

Danae Dörken played her very successful debut in Tallinn, Estonia together with the Estonian National Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Kristiina Poska with Beethoven’s 5th piano concerto in E flat major in a completely sold out Estonia National Concert Hall. 

You can re-listen to the concert here:

https://klassikaraadio.err.ee/886224/kontserdisaalis-erso-ja-kristiina-poska