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Programme & Artists:

You heard:

Nino Haratischwili
Reading from the new novel

Johann Sebastian Bach
Prelude and Fugue in C-sharp minor BWV 873

Sergei Rachmaninoff
"Corelli Variations" for piano

presented by:

Nino Haratischwili, David Khrikuli and Ellen Schweda

Further information:

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Nino Haratischwili

Nino Haratischwili, an author, theatre director and playwright born in Georgia and educated partly there and partly in Germany, is one of the most significant voices in contemporary German-language literature. Her epic novel "The Eighth Life (For Brilka)" became her first international bestseller in 2014 and has been translated into more than 20 languages. She is deeply committed to defending democracy, a commitment she also highlighted in her 2025 collection of essays "Europe, Wake Up!"

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David Khrikuli

David Khrikuli is a young Georgian pianist at the start of a promising international career. He is praised everywhere for his expressiveness and sense of dynamics, and has already won numerous competitions, including first prizes at international events in Cantù, Italy and Vigo, Spain. In 2025, he reached the final of the Chopin Competition in Warsaw. The 2026/27 season will see him make debuts in Korea, China, Japan and the United States.

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Ellen Schweda

Ellen Schweda was born in Schwedt and grew up in what is now the state of Saxony-Anhalt. She studied North American Studies, Political Science, and History in Halle, Berlin, and Amsterdam. As a radio journalist and presenter, she worked for various private and public broadcasting organizations in Berlin and Hamburg. Since 2008, she has worked primarily as a freelance author and presenter for MDR Kultur.

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