hundreds of years ago visionary things to come to both people and as a way of shaping society. with ideas that are. now house world three part documentary starts in january thirteenth on t w. i now welcome to today's edition of euro max is a quick look at what's coming up. alice facelift noise feinstein carlson is currently undergoing major overhaul. balancing act russian film coalition list for maria xanax and her special brand of acrobatics. and mountain peak this

is the most prominent point because i lose you know. we begin today's journey with music it requires plenty talent and hard work and confidence to make it in the music business and even more of that when you are a woman trying to break into the male dominated profession of conductor. is the music director of the queensland symphony orchestra and the first female principal conductor of any australian symphony orchestra and mexicans journey is a fascinating one and d.-w. has co-produced a documentary about her off the start of. a long road to the power is a star in the world of classical music she's already conducted more than one hundred orchestras in twenty countries. i remember when i was thirteen fourteen that i already wanted to be a conductor that i thought. how we can the big if i don't look anything like the

conductors the conductors are supposed to be german i'm very old with white hair and i'm mexican i'm a kid and you know i'm a woman. a young conductor from mexico city has now graced the world's top concert stages in been thrilling audiences for years. since twenty seventeen she's been based in brisbane australia as music director of the queensland symphony orchestra . the latin american compositions are especially close to the conductor's heart. that. i. did i always want to promote the music of the americas and that's why this concert so important because it's probably the first time that this music is playing

a straight and i believe this repertory this there's a place in every orchestra score repertoire and i'm one of course do that with my. christian very adored chevelle a director accompanied alondra della power over a period of fourteen months. the resulting film maestra a london deliberate or a d w coproduction had its premiere in berlin on thursday. we skipped she opened up to us and gave us not only very personal insights into her life but also into her life on stage into the world of classical music that's not something to take for granted this is the search for strangers i don't other artists who've said you can interview me before the concert or afterwards and that's it concert with her it was possible to do much more and that's what made it fun bob would wish me a movie she would just muffin off fast. viewers get a glimpse into a wondrous family life. see her interact with her two children she's become an

expert at balancing family life with an international career. and oh. my children were not supposed to be in the film that are a generally there they were not planned to be part of the film but the crew became such a part of my family and my that i didn't feel. that it was interested anymore in the way. following her training at the manhattan school of music alondra della parr was selected to take part in a master class led by german conductor quit mysore in new york. in the still largely male dominated world of conducting she knows how to research herself. much with motherhood it was somebody. told. yeah.

when i was starting the fact that i'm a woman definitely was not something that people liked nobody said it i have no proof to show you exactly how but i could feel how it was happening and i really don't like the subject but it would be absolutely. on true to say now it's past minissha yes of course it absolutely. she's performed at festivals and made guest appearances she's still not a big name in mexico instead potter has earned acclaim abroad like at hamburg filho many concert hall where she performed works by latin american posers with the door to come in from the money bringing. two qualities in particular have made her stand out as one of the world's top conductors. and i'm seeing this.

defeat firstly i think it's her ability to motivate an orchestra so well i've experienced that myself. and though i'm no expert i've seen how she can motivate and get everything out of an orchestra and secondly it's what her artistic father and patron court missouri said in this documentary be strong and she's very strong strong. as a broadcaster which promotes cultural exchange and understanding deutsch of ella covers and documents social change and this is clearly evident in the film like my stress alondra. was. there's a change a gradual change and like everywhere in all areas of society it's fortunately the case that in the music business more and more women are playing a major role and that's exciting and interesting as well as good in necessaries. alone but in a car herself has two aims to get audiences enthusiastic about classical music and

to create an enjoyable musical experience for everyone involved she communicates her passion in a style all her own whether in brisbane or hamburg. i thank. you. and if you'd like to watch the film it'll be broadcast on d.w. from the eighteenth of february now let's catch up with current events around europe in our express we visit italy and russia begin our journey in britain. britain's duchess megane has named the charitable organizations that she intends to support in future among them is smart works a british charity that helps unemployed women make in visited smart works on thursday she also chose to help to make you an animal rescue charity from queen

elizabeth the second she'll take over as patron of london's royal national theatre and the association of commonwealth universities. heated debate is underway over a planned admission tchotchkes of. the italian government new budget calls for a day trip is to pay from two to ten euros a visit. that he says will not support the proposal or you know i also think the city should be more orderly than my god given that it puts on the people will still keep coming but when they get here they'll be surprised to find they have to pay admission just to get into venice infield solo but in fact having it sit for years venice has been struggling with increasing numbers of two wrists a bone of contention is tourists who only come for a day and spend little or no money in the city. east drive just west of moscow is currently hosting an exhibition of faberge eggs

the jewel encrusted ornaments were crafted in the form of easter eggs faberge zoltan of shop in st petersburg from eight hundred eighty five to nine hundred seventy then as now faberge eggs are seen as the pinnacle of the goldsmiths art they regularly command several million euros at auction. the exhibition will continue through march twenty fourth. routes through one of the most famous palaces in the world germany's noise from stein cost. it's located in the south of the country and varia and draws around one point five million visitors a year but it hasn't had a full restoration since the last building works finished up in eight hundred eighty eight with most one hundred rooms a facelift takes around five years and started in twenty sixteen but luckily for visitors. remains open during the renovations.

at seven am through the morning it looks like the mythical fairy tale castle it was meant to be. the restorers make use of the quiet morning hours. and is being renovated while the castle remains open to the tourists who flock here in droves the tour begins on the fourth floor of the main palace building which was constructed in the late nineteenth century. this is the hall of the singers because there's a real wow effect here really impressive. it's our third week here and we've already vacuumed up some dirt and some places the dust was actually a centimeter deep one hundred years worth. this is a kafir ceiling in one of the ninety three rooms that will be renovated over the course

of the next three years then there's all the windows floors murals decorations and furnishings this ceiling alone has some two thousand spots that need touching up. residence if you. don't want to use for this faded spot to be visible from below. and we also retrace the woodgrain so that'll be visible as well as we see. now it's just after eight in the morning and at the foot of the various most famous castle the first tourist buses are arriving this is the call before the storm. and the scaffolding doesn't seem to bother the visitors. even though the fairytale castle now looks like a construction site. there still enough left uncovered to take nice photos. of. someone and

a half million people visit noice funston castle every year. starting at ten am the groups are herded through the halls in five minute intervals it all runs like clockwork it's not easy for the restorers they're not supposed to stand in the way and somehow they usually manage not to. unzip and then ask my first few weeks here and i really shouldn't say this out loud i kept staring out the window you keep catching yourself doing that you just have to stare at the few else. this spectacular view is a big reason why so many people are so fascinated by the castle and why king they've loved it which is that site of mine a minute the second was a gifted patron of architecture. you can see that crash i didn't move him to have this council built or this is false. think i've always thought if i went to north trying to die and it shouldn't be as a visitor but as

a restorer. and it's you know. this well that's just what i've done and it's something i'm proud of the most thoughtful saying. after an eleven hour workday the workers head back down to the valley from what may well be germany's most beautiful construction site. now for an artist who has performing in blood. that comes from a famous russian circus family and began picking up a whole variety of skills from early childhood she eventually specialized in combining elements of balancing act with contortionism it was one of the multiple prizes and seem to have taught the entire world performing on stages and in circuses in asia america and of course europe we caught up with her in the handbook .

which spins and twirls her life a balancing act and that's precisely what she finds so fascinating about acrobatics . with passion and. mine even oh it's more than my profession it's my life i like what i do well and it's about history and my history. when it was shifted. as the offspring of the famous russian circus family. is following in her parents' footsteps her young daughter lisa also seems to have been aired the family's flexibility marty has been on tour for years downscaling audiences around the globe with her talent.

but i always traveled with my parents and then seven years ago i was hired as a performer for the first time and then i was in america and spent four years in las vegas and a year ago i took part in the t.v. talent show america's got talent t. . oh that is part of the job always traveling always being ready to say goodbye and move on. no and and by and. currently she's performing at the hunza vavi a taste theater in hamburg. she often leaves audiences speechless her spectacular moves are a result of rigorous training discipline and sheer willpower. yeah i guess is yes anything's possible. there's nothing you can't to avoid and you just have to be strong willed and set a goal and then you can move mountains i think. she would think.

everything is possible even this body inside edge hangs suspended from her own lips . the grandiose artistry of a spectacular contortionist. it's time for the final installment in this week's series cole of the mountains today we're moving away from the outs to the. the polish czech border to explore mt finished up as you can see the mountains crest forms the border between the two countries. now with an altitude of around one thousand six hundred meters it's the lowest peak we've traveled to this week but it has plenty to offer. it's a fourteen minute ride from the czech ski resort of exports go to the top of mount . as it's called in champaign. and it's ideal for

hiking climbing and cross-country skiing. the czech polish border runs right across the mountain ridge. at the top on the polish side the concrete u.f.o. is actually a weather station it opened in one thousand nine hundred seventy four. the wind can get pretty strong up here and when it gets to over sixty kilometers an hour the cable cars can only go half way up. yes and like you said us this is my first time here so it's all new to me. it's certainly very wintery. over on the polish side of the mountain there is no snow it's all the poles this is the only area that has no. we didn't know we would not be able to

ride all the way to the top in the cable car today but it doesn't matter. the weather is wonderful stylishly is much use for them both because what a shame. on the czech side there are several ski slopes. people come here from all over the world for winter sports fun. and many sign up for classes to improve their technique. usually much runs a ski school. supples and yeah it's about seventy percent downhill skiing but there is also a snow park and you can snowboard. a bit more but we have. a total of forty four kilometers of ski slopes here. an alternative to zipping down a ski slope is hiking. either way to recover from the exertion visitors can

stop for a rest and a meal in a traditional mountain launch. one local specialty is a soup made with for mentored sourdough eggs potatoes and mushrooms. this in is very special because it's in the middle of a national park and there is a total ban on new construction. this place is just for visitors to the mountain will. they come in large numbers oh year round the top of mt is the coldest place in the czech republic it snows there one hundred seventy days a year but when the skies are clear it's a truly stunning sight. that before we take a look at

a tasty german dish it's time to reveal the winner of this week's competition over the past few days you've been sending in your snaps from your trips into the mountains now lots of you took part but there could only be one winner i'm glad i didn't have to choose look at all these stunning pictures from all over the world incredible quite a few from venezuela and colombia but also the czech republic when of health from mongolia and it's sam said thanks see they're on top of the monks erudite the highest mountain in the science mountains of asia. we'll be sending you your very own euro max wrist watch i hope of finds you well thanks to everyone for taking part now onto a treat for the taste buds it's time for another installment of our series you're maxed out today we ventured to the southwest of germany to take

a closer look at the storied swabian suckling pig we show you how the tradition is carried on today. cmon kind of his biggest secret is here on a farm in the southwestern german state. is known as this one is this famous or this and these are all paid their certified swabian whole pigs order it up in the horn low region this is for the breeders up there are responsible for the resurgence of this particular story which is. the quality of its knees made this way beyond the swabian region's most popular breed of pagan one thousand nine hundred fifty s. and later years people prefer. the breed had almost died days in the one nine hundred eighty s. then swabian cuisine began placing more emphasis on quantity. as and everything and

this is a very important component in our kitchen for our little team and our cooks. or cut off. the pigs are fed grass and that's everything they need and these pigs are very relaxed you notice that they aren't grunting or running around nervously in the star it's pretty calm pretty alert pretty cheeky and a my impression is a happier person. so. in fremont kaiser's restaurant and. park from swabian hall pigs regularly feature on the menu. serves regional specialties and the contemporary style. there is cooking swabian wholesale clean pig with. noodles potato and.

fitted them by philip glowing with a true up of. the chops or couplets the swabian. job search to taste. briefly roasted suckling pig zone fast makes it something special. is seared the skin is crispy. little time. and then it's baked in the oven for a few minutes. to show noodle are made with potatoes eggs flours them alina and some scale. apply a little force a little feeling as you can. so that these protests noodles a. clear. shot noodle are similar to italian but they

have a longer narrower form but. of course more effort goes into them. but they have a different take on their own appeal it's worth the extra words as. means to roll and that's how they. dropped into boiling water until they fell to the top. the films are briefly sent. in from the same strips. the sweethearts cabbages whistled in oils with the juice. finally the shop's noodle are browned. and after eight minutes in the open the sucking pig is ready to. serve.

as cabbage. were all sourced locally. swabian whole suckling pig. but that's all from us for today and almost all for me entirely it's more like it's my last year mark show highlights of the week i hope you enjoyed it as much as i did i'm stay in touch with me on facebook oh and she graham. on the highlights edition of jerome asks the best pics of the. a look into the future why people believe in psychics and fortune tom. northern europeans

know how to make the most of the cold season. and a shot from southern germany prepare swabian call suckling pig for us next time on your own next time.

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