Schubert Winterreise - A scenic journey into the depths of the human soul

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NOT A MUSEUM PIECE.
SCHUBERT'S WINTERREISE in OUR TIME.
"This is not how you should interpret the Winterreise." Schubert's Winterreise is one of the most significant song cycles of Romanticism.
A work about loneliness, alienation, loss, longing – and the quiet possibility of hope.
But to this day, it is often treated like a museum masterpiece:
The singer stands next to the piano, the pianist accompanies, the audience remains at a safe distance. BUT HOW CAN THIS BE? – given the energy, urgency, and inner radicality of this music?

• Julia Aldinger and Stefan Bien break Schubert's Winterreise out of the classical concert form.
• Voice, piano, body, space, and silence become part of a shared dramaturgy.
• The piano does not just accompany. The singer does not simply stand next to the instrument.
• Both artists move in the space, respond to each other, and create a connected scenic journey from the 24 songs. > No opera. No play with music.

> Directed by the multiple award-winning director Lea Willeke
> Schubert's Winterreise – immediate, physical, and close.
> An evening between art song, scene, and personal experience. TESTIMONIALS FROM PREVIOUS CONCERTS
# "I have heard the Winterreise many times, but this was unique."
# "You must have experienced a lot to sing the Winterreise like that."
# "You could hear a pin drop."
# BUT also: "No, that’s not possible, you can’t do it that way."
TOUR DATES FOR THE WINTERREISE
Munich · Basel · Leipzig · Dresden · Hamburg · Oslo
Because this Winterreise does not aim to please. It aims to touch.
JULIA ALDINGER · PIANO
Julia Aldinger comes from a German-Russian pianist family. She studied in Dresden,
Weimar, and St. Petersburg and received artistic impulses from Peter Schreier, András Schiff, Gerold Huber, and Olaf Bär.
After years in academia and family life, she returned intensively to art song in 2024.
Today, she teaches piano at the Landesgymnasium für Musik Dresden.
Her playing combines clarity and ease with a special sensitivity to language, breath, and the psychological depth of the song. STEFAN BIEN · BARITONE
Stefan Bien was a managing director of an international digital company for many years.
After a burnout and subsequent pilgrimage on the Jacob's Way, he decided to follow his inner voice, study Schubert's Winterreise, and perform it scenically.
He received important musical impulses from Tobias Berndt, Jean-Noël Briend, and Jan Fackelmann.
Thomas Quasthoff encouraged him with the words: "You will find your way, surely, toi, toi, toi."
His interpretation combines art song with existential urgency and the aim to make Schubert's music not just performative but experiential. JULIA ALDINGER · PIANO
STEFAN BIEN · BARITONE
SCENIC CONCEPTION / DIRECTION · LEA WILLEKE Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ju.st_lied/
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/intl-de/artist/4ElWEQBZg07AC0MuCnytS2
Website: https://just-lied-winterreise-muenchen.mrbien82.chatgpt.site/

Highlights

• Direction by Lea Willeke
• Interactive scenic journey through Schubert's Winterreise
• Combination of voice, piano, and body

General Information

The performance of Schubert's Winterreise in Munich offers a novel interpretation of the classical song cycle. Julia Aldinger and Stefan Bien bring the work to the stage through movement and interaction, creating an intense and immediate experience.

Location

Einsteinstraße 42, 81675 München, Germany

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