When you travel, it’s so important to enjoy the local cuisine. 10 years ago I met my friend Eiji Doihara in Daikanyama / Tokyo. At this time he was chef de cuisine at…

Maybe some of you will remember the blogpost I wrote almost three years ago about my esteemed, and yes, beloved professor Johannes von Kalckreuth. But more importantly, many hopefully remember the man himself,…

Famous flutist Petri Alanko from Finland came for a short visit and teaching to vienna. The winner of Kobe and ARD competition was always my hero and role mode when I studied in…

We have some wonderful photo-works from him. But I will never have the chance to see a new one. Werner died on April 13 this year from cancer.But I see you in your…

Yes, I was very sad. I didn’t want to miss his last concert. So we played together – Mahler 7 with Barenboim at Salzburg Festival late August this year. Dieter on the 1st,…