Posted March 17, 2014

Posted March 17, 2014

Nike Wagner, the great Granddaughter of Richard Wagner, became the new director of the Beethoven Festival in Bonn this year. Before that the 68-year old Ms. Wagner spent 10 years heading up the Weimar Art Festival.

On Talking Germany, she tells viewers about her plans for the Beethoven Festival and why Beethoven is a better ambassador for Germany than her own relative – Richard Wagner. Here is the link to the interview:

http://www.dw.de/talking-germany-nike-wagner-festival-director-2014-03-17/e-17458967-9798

photo of Nike Wagner courtesy of zeit.de