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Episode Notes Dendowhat! Dendro? Is that some kind of dandruff? No, silly! It is Den-dro-chro-no-lo-gy. What the heck is that? Well, My esteemed guest is master violin maker Arjan Versteeg. It took me a while to pronounce it but I can do that just very easily now. Wondering what it is? Just click and start listening. It is simply fascinating. Support Open Windows by contributing to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/open-windows This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Episode Notes Jewish Chamber Orchestra Munich, JCOM, is celebrating the 1700 Years of Jewish Life in Germany with a celebration concert at the Gasteig Philharmonie in Munich. Today my guest is the artistic director of JCOM, conductor Daniel Grossmann and we are talking about the JCOM's projects in the middle of the pandemic. Support Open Windows by contributing to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/open-windows This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Episode Notes Hi everybody! Today is the 29th anniversary of one of the most important French composers of the 20th century, Olivier Messiaen's death. In this episode I am talking with the organist, harpsichordist and Baroque music specialist Johanna Soller. We are at the Church of St. Peter's in Munich and talking about the organ, improvisation at church services, Messiaen and his Apparition de l'église éternelle from 1932. Johanna has recently recorded this piece at St. Peter's and we will also hear excerpts from this recording. Please join us! Support Open Windows by donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/open-windows This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Episode Notes She was a Singer! She was a painter. She was a princess. She was rich. She was gay. She single-handedly helped shape the music scene in the early 20th century. Her name was Winnaretta. You wanna find out more? Join me! Support Open Windows by donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/open-windows This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Episode Notes Right in the center of Munich, the Bavarian capital, lies Marienplatz, St. Mary's Square. And only a few yards away stands the Church of St. Peter or "Peterskirche" also lovingly known as "Alter Peter", the old Peter. Even though the church has been rebuilt and restored several times throughout a thousand years and more, it is the oldest settlement of Munich, where the name of the city comes from, deriving from the term Munichen, meaning "by the monks". This is where the monks of the Benedictine order ran a monastery that later became the Old Town of Munich. Alter Peter is also famous due to its bell tower which can be climbed to have the best views of the city and beyond. St. Peter's is also known for the high quality of music that can be found at the church services and the many concerts scheduled throughout the year. I have been part of the music at Alter Peter for a while now and today we are talking with the Kapellmeister (chapel master) of Peterskirche, Sebastian Adelhardt, all about his musical career, church music and its famous composers. Come along... Support Open Windows by donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/open-windows This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Episode Notes A five-hundred-year old tradition of string instrument making was born in the southern end of the Alps in northern Italy that also lived on at the northern end of the Alps in Mittenwald in southern Bavaria, Germany. Today I am talking with my dear friend Veronika Versteeg, a master violin maker, who learned her craft at the Mittenwald School and we are at their workshop in the quaint Bavarian village of Hohenschäftlarn, where she is working on her latest violin. Support Open Windows by donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/open-windows This podcast is powered by Pinecast.