Classical music is not a mystery. It simply needs to be well told.https://bsky.app/profile/andreas-mildner.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/andreas-mildner.bsky.social/post/3mttu3vxkr22qNeed five uplifting minutes? August 25 marks the 108th birthday of one of America’s greatest musical geniuses: Leonard Bernstein. Composer. Conductor. Educator. Pure joy, infectious energy—and a reminder that music can make the world feel a little brighter. youtu.be/zn5bhJ5YX6U https://youtu.be/zn5bhJ5YX6U?is=xm_XQOOu0RTTto4J24 Aug 2026 17:42 +0000at://did:plc:rtpppoguxwpkvb77kbbssfk7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mttu3vxkr22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/andreas-mildner.bsky.social/post/3mtsmlvq6i22qDer Traum von Trump, Reform UK und AfD. https://orf.at/stories/3440026/24 Aug 2026 05:55 +0000at://did:plc:rtpppoguxwpkvb77kbbssfk7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtsmlvq6i22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/andreas-mildner.bsky.social/post/3mtp7qoood22bLong before the Eroica or the late sonatas, Beethoven’s Largo e mesto from Op 10 No 3 already speaks with unmistakable tragic depth. William Kinderman called it “one of the great tragic utterances in early Beethoven.” youtu.be/_vD1oYV96hY https://youtu.be/_vD1oYV96hY?is=XHfU8N62VHzml5bQ22 Aug 2026 21:27 +0000at://did:plc:rtpppoguxwpkvb77kbbssfk7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtp7qoood22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/andreas-mildner.bsky.social/post/3mtofcxxitc2bThe calming power of nature—worth preserving.22 Aug 2026 13:35 +0000at://did:plc:rtpppoguxwpkvb77kbbssfk7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtofcxxitc2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/andreas-mildner.bsky.social/post/3mtmpfldics2tSteve Reich is turning 90. Michael Tilson Thomas is gone. Watching them together, I’m struck by their curiosity, humility and courage to experiment. Who are their successors? Or have we lost something in a classical music world increasingly driven by stars and safe choices? youtu.be/GkhNovHo1os https://youtu.be/GkhNovHo1os?is=7EoyL2ouokYa-tz121 Aug 2026 21:30 +0000at://did:plc:rtpppoguxwpkvb77kbbssfk7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtmpfldics2thttps://bsky.app/profile/andreas-mildner.bsky.social/post/3mtjy3bca2c22R.I.P. Ileana Cotrubaș (1939–2026). What an artist. The way she could energize everyone around her—through deeply felt musicianship, technical mastery, intelligence and the insight of a great interpreter—is extraordinary to witness in this masterclass. youtu.be/25A-nsvhP5M https://youtu.be/25A-nsvhP5M?is=6bApf0T6AhABRiq420 Aug 2026 19:27 +0000at://did:plc:rtpppoguxwpkvb77kbbssfk7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtjy3bca2c22https://bsky.app/profile/andreas-mildner.bsky.social/post/3mtbpsxzmtc2a„The danger is not a future without music.“ „The danger is a future in which music becomes nearly infinite while the number of people able to devote their lives to making it becomes smaller.“ All the more reason to value the irreplaceable live experience. https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/08/15/culture-filled-with-music-no-place-for-musicians/ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/08/15/culture-filled-with-music-no-place-for-musicians/?mc_cid=8ea5bbe84f&mc_eid=be643e21b017 Aug 2026 12:38 +0000at://did:plc:rtpppoguxwpkvb77kbbssfk7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtbpsxzmtc2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/andreas-mildner.bsky.social/post/3mt6pwviuac25Twenty years apart: the same orchestra, Wagner score—even some of the same musicians. Yet two conductors make Meistersinger sound strikingly different, then almost identical. How much belongs to the conductor—and how much lives within the orchestra? youtu.be/zTKyk6UybiI https://youtu.be/zTKyk6UybiI?is=B6H9gVe4OC0-9-cT16 Aug 2026 08:02 +0000at://did:plc:rtpppoguxwpkvb77kbbssfk7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt6pwviuac25https://bsky.app/profile/andreas-mildner.bsky.social/post/3msyg6eit2c2gWonderful. https://youtube.com/watch?v=RytgMVr9u-Y13 Aug 2026 19:51 +0000at://did:plc:rtpppoguxwpkvb77kbbssfk7/app.bsky.feed.post/3msyg6eit2c2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/andreas-mildner.bsky.social/post/3msxhk2rkhk2uFalls die AfD gewinnt, wird es herauskommen wie bei Trump: Gewählt von denen, die wenig haben und von den rücksichtslosen Ausbeutern und Abzockern. Die kleinen Leute, die sich viel versprechen, werden verlieren. https://www.tagesschau.de/inland/innenpolitik/afd-wirtschaftspolitik-arbeiter-100.html13 Aug 2026 10:43 +0000at://did:plc:rtpppoguxwpkvb77kbbssfk7/app.bsky.feed.post/3msxhk2rkhk2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/andreas-mildner.bsky.social/post/3mss56d4ydk2aAn innovative successful approach (hopefully to be imitated more often elsewhere). https://www.tagesschau.de/ausland/europa/zuerich-drogen-mikrohandel-100.html11 Aug 2026 07:54 +0000at://did:plc:rtpppoguxwpkvb77kbbssfk7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mss56d4ydk2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/andreas-mildner.bsky.social/post/3msolacr4jk2y„Directing is like making love. Because, you never know if you’re doing it right. Or as well as the other guy.“ (Meryl Streep quoting Mike Nichols) You could say the same thing about conducting or playing the piano. youtu.be/-V8mZgHdLuI https://youtu.be/-V8mZgHdLuI?is=oF3uHJATdg-T5xxK09 Aug 2026 21:55 +0000at://did:plc:rtpppoguxwpkvb77kbbssfk7/app.bsky.feed.post/3msolacr4jk2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/andreas-mildner.bsky.social/post/3mslu4qzclk25Conducting is about following the score. Great conducting reveals the many dimensions hidden within it. Compare Wagner’s Tannhäuser Overture in two performances, each opening a different window onto the masterpiece. youtu.be/kdDPUYxQZq4 https://youtu.be/kdDPUYxQZq4?is=wxPoxa-fCHaLZjpZ08 Aug 2026 19:56 +0000at://did:plc:rtpppoguxwpkvb77kbbssfk7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mslu4qzclk25