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Danae Dörken on Lufthansa with her new album and her own playlist

22. October 2019

Danae Dörken’s album “East and West” is featured as an Audio Highlight on all Lufthansa flights starting in October. She has also put together her own “Celebrity’s Choice” playlist, that you can listen to here:

https://www.lufthansa-inflightentertainment.com/de/audio/details/3466?id=37&page=1&pageSize=4&orderBy=titleasc&type=Undefined&bucketWidgetId=&previousPageId=

Danae Dörken appears as a guest on German TV show “Der Tag” (Deutsche Welle)

28. September 2019

Danae Dörken visited the TV studio of Deutsche Welle to speak about the connecting power of music, her life and the combination of family and career and a lot more.

You can watch the entire interview here:

https://youtu.be/_xifCNip_Ek

“Music is an expression of philosophy”

8. September 2019

Danae Dörken is on the cover of the September and October issue of the classical music magazine “Crescendo”. In her portrait, she talks about music as an expression of philosophy, the strength of diversity and her new album “EAST and WEST”.

5 stars in all categories for “EAST and WEST”

30. July 2019

“The start of this recital is so passionately compelling that for a moment I thought that I’d put a disc of Martha Argerich in my player, only to discover that it was indeed the new ARS Produktion release of Danae Dörken playing the first of five preludes of Manolis Kalomiris: “Molto agitato ed appassionato”. Listening on I wondered if my ‘mistake’ was all that big. Both have an emotion rich background, giving their interpretations that extra zest; Argerich from Argentina, Dörken from Greece, a whole generation apart, but both having that rare pianistic feeling enabling them to adjust to different styles, and last but not least that phenomenal technique.”

Read the entire review here:

https://www.hraudio.net/showmusic.php?title=13823#reviews

 

“A brilliant recording.” – KultKomplott

21. July 2019

“Sie bringt die Poesie der Musik zum Ausdruck, macht die mitreißende Melodik fast spürbar und formuliert durchgehend mit kreativer Lust. Eine brillante Aufnahme.

KK: Wen bzw. was möchten Sie mit Ihrer Arbeit erreichen?
DD: Ich möchte alle Menschen erreichen, die klassische Musik lieben und auch diejenigen, die sie noch nicht kennen und noch überzeugt werden müssen. Also eigentlich jeden!

KK: Wenn Sie eine Autobiographie schreiben würden, wie wäre der Titel?
DD: Always look on the bright side of life!”

Read the whole interview here:

http://www.kultkomplott.de/Permalink/Artikel/1737/#article_anchor_1737

“Disappointment turns into delight” – a last-minute replacement at the Schubertiade Hohenems

14. July 2019

“Disappointment turns into delight” is what the Austrian newspaper titled its review of Danae Dörken’s last-minute replacement of sick Aaron Pilsan at the Schubertiade Hohenems in a duo recital together with cellist Kian Soltani.

Take a look at the entire article of her spontaneous debut at this festival here:

https://www.vn.at/kultur/2019/07/14/aus-enttaeuschung-wurde-entzuecken.vn

Successful debut at the Rheingau Musikfestival

6. July 2019

Danae Dörken just played her very successful solo debut at the prestigious Rheingau Musikfestival presenting her new recital programme “EAST and WEST”.

Take a look at the review here:

https://www.fr.de/kultur/musik/pianistin-danae-doerken-beim-rheingau-musik-festival-12761151.html

“Doppelkopf – At the table with Danae Dörken” on hr2-Kultur

5. July 2019

“”Nein, Kritiken nehme ich nicht so ernst”, sagt Danae Dörken.

Seit sie sich entschieden hat, ihr Leben als Musikerin zu bestreiten, ging es nur bergauf. Da war sie 17 und saß schon über zehn Jahre am Klavier. Das Talent blitzte aber genügend hervor, um vom seinerzeit berühmtesten Pianistenmacher Deutschlands, dem Professor Karl-Heinz Kämmerling in Hannover in Obhut genommen zu werden.

Danae Dörken hat einen deutschen Vater und eine griechische Mutter. In jugendlichem Überschwang fasste sie vor vier Jahren den Plan, auf Lesbos, ihrer Heimatinsel, ein Musikfestival zu gründen. Klassische europäische Kunstmusik war dort weitgehend unbekannt – umso aufmerksamer und unvoreingenommener hörten die Menschen unter dem südlichen Himmel zu. Los ging es zudem mitten in der Flüchtlingskrise – welche Rolle Musik bei ihrer Bewältigung spielte, erzählt die unbekümmerte und begeisterungsfähige Pianistin heute im “hr2-Doppelkopf”.

Gastgeber: Andreas Bomba“

Listen to the 40 minute interview here:

https://www.hr2.de/gespraech/doppelkopf/doppelkopf–am-tisch-mit-danae-doerken-deutsch-griechin,id-doppelkopf-1246.html

EAST and WEST – new album out today!

5. July 2019

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:

http://danae-doerken.com/shop/

Bonn’s Schumannfest: Pianist Danae Dörken on the power of music

17. June 2019

“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

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Danae Dörken returns to Wigmore Hall London

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“A discovery!” – Danae Dörken plays her debut at the Lucerne Piano Festival

Nominated for the “Preis der deutschen Schallplattenkritik” and the ICMA Award 2020!

Debut with the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra in Canada

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