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