Music and Power

The great seminal catastrophe of 1914 was not merely a historical upheaval for politics and society. Music had also lost its political innocence. But can music be political? Already in the 19th century, an increasing number of composers and musicians had started to adopt political agendas, and to this day many musicians position themselves politically. “Power and Music”, the series’ 3rd part embarks on a search for the political aspects of music, combining historical examples with the present. The film itself thus deals with various standpoints of music’s political moments and starts a dialogue with renowned artists such as conductor Valery Gergiev, Venezuelan pianist Gabriela Montero or the German-British cellist Anita Lasker-Wallfisch, one of the last survivors of the Women’s Orchestra of Auschwitz.

Directing

Isa Willinger · Director

Maria Stodtmeier · Director

Writing

Boris Schumatsky · Writer

Camera

Thomas Frischhut · Camera Operator

Editing

Antje Lass · Editor

Guest Stars (7)

Daniel Barenboim as Self

Iván Fischer as Self

Valery Gergiev as Self

Julia Helmerdinger as Self

Anita Lasker-Wallfisch as Self

Gabriela Montero as Self

Simon Wallfisch as Self