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The Language of Our Dreams – The Conductor Teodor Currentzis

The Language of Our Dreams – The Conductor Teodor Currentzis

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Status

Released

Release Date

Dec 2, 2018

Runtime

1h 0m

Genres

Documentary

User Score

100%

Original Title

Die Sprache unserer Träume – Der Dirigent Teodor Currentzis

Production Companies

SWR

Director

Andreas Ammer

Description

“The most important work doesn’t take place on stage, but everywhere else,” Teodor Currentzis is convinced. And that is precisely where this film portrait follows him. For eight months, German director Andreas Ammer accompanied the charismatic conductor. He observed him in rehearsals with the SWR Symphony Orchestra, which Currentzis leads as chief conductor since 2018. He has visited him at his former place of activity in Perm, where he led the opera house from 2011 to 2019 and launched his career through meticulous work with his ensemble musicAeterna. He accompanied Currentzis on guest performances and had numerous conversations with him. The result is a many-faceted portrait of the impressive musician, who sees his profession also as a spiritual mission.