In 2019 already, Istanbul’s mayor Ekrem Imamoglu ermerged as the most dangerous rival for Turkey’s president turned autocrat, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who was single-headedly ruining the Turkish economy and impoverished large sections of the population.Imamoglu is not the typical dull, secular, liberal, center-left CHP politician, but a charismatic one who is also electable for conservative and religious Turks as well as the Kurdish minority.As in the case of Kurdish mayors, removed from office over terrorism-related charges, replaced with state-appointed...
From December 14, 2024 until March 29, 2025 and thanks to curator and writer Dieter Buchhart, the art gallery Hauser & Wirth St. Moritz in Switzerland is presenting the intimate show...
Full transcript of President Trump’s speech to a joint session of Congress on March 4, 2025:President Trump: Speaker...
On June 26, 1970 the jazz pianist and composer Bill Evans (August 16, 1929 – September 15, 1980) played with his trio—Eddie...
Mar 03, 2012 at 00:10Fairmont Hotel Vier Jahreszeiten in HamburgThere are only two true “Four Seasons” in the world, the one in Munich and the one in Hamburg. The historic landmark Vier...
Apr 17, 2023 at 11:18Albrecht Mayer and the Orquestra Clássica da MadeiraBorn in Erlangen in 1965, Albrecht Mayer is not only the principal oboist of the Berlin Philharmonic but, as he told me in...
May 01, 2023 at 23:34The Madeira Flower Festival Concert starring soprano Viktorija MiškūnaitėSince 1998 the Orquestra Clássica da Madeira has been performing the island’s Flower Festival Concert. The 2023 edition on...
Jul 18, 2023 at 10:35Mario Stefano PietrodarchiOn July 15, 2023 the bandoneon player Mario Stefano Pietrodarchi (*1980) entertained concert goers at the Centro Congressos da Madeira in Funchal in the great season finale, accompanied by the Madeira...
May 22, 2023 at 12:13The Madeira Classical Orchestra plays Baruch Berliner and BeethovenThe world needs new classical music compositions in order to renew the genre. The Artistic Director of Madeira Classic Orchestra,...
Jan 14, 2008 at 00:00Mena House Hotel historyThe management contract with the Indian Oberoi group ended on December 31, 2012. The Egyptian General Company For Tourism & Hotels (EGOTH) is currently selecting a new management companies, with several...