the rights museum in amsterdam has a special exhibition on and more on that after we take a quick look at what else is coming up. in our series 100 german must read the banks's novel the swimmer is a gripping family drama set against the turbulence of 950 s. hungary. and lucy landing or is not the type to keep quiet as a multiple caution as she finds sound wherever she goes and we meet up with her. in geneva switzerland. over its rembrandt year 29000 the rights museum in amsterdam has opened a landmark exhibition juxtaposing the 17th century dutch master with one of his spanish contemporaries diego. well they're 2 countries spend 80 years at war back in those days as the protestant dots republic battled for independence from

catholic spain and it was a conflict that colored the lives and the work of both painters and their respective traditions. the highlights of rembrandt year 29 seen at the rykes museum in amsterdam here where the world is watching the restoration of rembrandt iconic the nightwatch knife streamed across the globe. it's a painting that every child in the netherlands knows but it's here in amsterdam that rembrandt meets another master painting diego velazquez. becoming and this comes how can we do it the concept is that we've always put together in a spanish so we've always made a pass and then we see what happens when they see the visually to each other and lo and behold our connections between the 2 which a match because of these parallels on a deeper level moving from been a stadium. lived in staunchly catholic spain in the service of the king rembrandt

lived in the dutch republic where citizens had. say they never crossed paths in their life time and all the countries were war with each other the old masters shared similarities they have never seen a self-portrait where the eyebrows are raised as high as in this painting by rembrandt he poses a question to the audience and it's certainly directed at us who am i what's the role that i play and then when i look to the other side to the last question he painted a portrait of a very small man or community phillips in the news but these tiny men with jesters and a philip the 9 martin behold but he doesn't paint them ridiculously as hole in the hose this is a portrait where the last because it takes people as seriously as rembrandt and i know that's what both artists have in common is that they are both great portrait tests as you pirated was and i think it puts the distance into the writer can

dimensions with our sister. both painters represent the golden years of the countries in the 17th century the recurrent themes of power love or faith and of course realism are woven through both men's works the artists meet at our level they do it different names but they both make their mark equally as strongly the exhibition also juxtaposes works of other dutch and spanish artists of the same period but no other comparison is as exciting as that between rembrandt and velasquez both revolutionized the art of the time business for last because we know that the last kiss was the friend of the king in this respect he had many freedoms and went on the other hand there was rembrandt to also felt obligations to the rich people who gave him money but later he faced bankruptcy and moved into a slum and so he said he felt much more comfortable then because he no longer had downs or people being gone off before. alaska's died

over worked at the age of 61 gram. undying age 63 impoverished and destitute but both remain unfocused. definitely an exhibition to take in if you get the chance oct 23rd 956 marked the start of the one gary an uprising a nationwide revolution against the government and its soviet imposed policies at the time the revolt was brutally crushed by soviet forces and this turbulence is the background for the banks as novel the swimmer which is a wrenching story of children who have lost their bearings and their home. she went out to buy a pack of cigarettes and never came back that's what folks used to say nowadays they talk about ghosting whatever you want to call it that hurts like hell.

and. jews are bunks novel this swimmer is about what happens to kids whose mom hits the road and never says goodbye the story set in hungary in 1956 soviet tanks have literally crushed freedom protests some 200000 people flee to the west hoping for a better life and they own mother as one of them without a word she leaves behind her 2 kids caught and each to their father common sense into depression he sells the house and the 3 of them become nomads embarking on an odyssey song. our father took us along with him he found places where somebody would take care of us and in return east he and i no longer asked about when our mother would come back but when we would go to see her even though we wanted to ask we won't run after someone who deserted us each day and i said and we said it not because we meant it but because we wanted to. but there are moments of joy they

spend the summer at a lake or a cult and used to learn to swim from then on he becomes a swimmer he spends all his time in the water submerging and a new world that's on his own. this swimmer is usually bunks literary debut it's a poetic novel filled with melancholy loss and longing that will stay with you long after you put it down. well give or drum set a bongo tambourine or even just a plain old bannister lucy landy more will know how to get a sound out of it because that's what she's all about creating sound and rhythm with multiple instruments she's in high demand in her native u.k. and already has a shelf full of awards but we caught up with her in geneva where she packed in an orchestral performance and

a small city tour keeping perfect time. just. no matter where she goes lucy learned the most always got her drumsticks. when she comes to a new city she not only wants to see it she wants to hear it. she's of multiple passionist and she's a guest in geneva switzerland the 27 year old accomplished musician spends the day exploring the town musically in the evening she'll have her 1st performance with the geneva chamber orchestra a question of all times are her great love. i like that it's very physical and it's very hands on and unlike other instruments where you might like this you literally have to lift your whole arm and hit the drum and i think that's fantastic. and it's so your visual and there are so many instruments involved in the question that i'm always learning new styles and about me because tradition is that i've never heard

of before. losing money more started playing drums in the age of $8.00 she soon added the xylophone and other percussion instruments the musical repertoire includes several genres pop jazz classical and even latin american bates versatility has paid off renowned german film score composer hunt someone noticed and invited her to tour with his orchestra here performing in vienna. it's been an opp lifting experience. he knows exactly what he wants he has such a clear vision of what he wants for him. his performance and also from his composition of course was such a wonderful film composer. the team is also fantastic but i think they take on his kind of personality no money when you're working with pop stuff for example. you don't have so much contact with the pop star but with with cancer you really have

a concise and he really cares about everyone involved. we see will be performing in the jury a whole one of geneva's largest concert venues with seating for 1600 people she runs through final rehearsals with the geneva chamber orchestra. she feels it's an honor but also a great challenge. rehearsal time is very short everything has to be perfect. she has to get the emphasis just right not too dominant but not too soft on her. i have to find a way to play quietly at the same time as accent thing nicely and i'm making a good. feel because it's jazz so i think the

answer is to play quietly all the time but the bits that you need to bring out go for it. it's the 1st time lucy's played together with this orchestra as a percussionist she may be in the background but she sets the beat for everyone else . the conductor but all women want to work with her because of her versatility and the wealth of experience she has for me it's great to. you know to pick a song was somewhat classical. to mix. the position is very interesting she should she come with something different and. it's it's very interesting because she has a feeling about the music you know like r.s. . musicians play a piece that lucy nothing more composed herself it's the moment she's been working

towards for so long. she's handed a part to the trunk of the evening celebrates. a little jazz some african beats losing money more runs the musical gamut. the audience certainly seems to enjoy it. the 27 year old has ambitious plans. go for the future is to eventually have a show but of my own company and playing myself as well because i can't possibly ever give up performing i love it so much it gives me such a thrill. percussionist lucy landy certainly want to look out for. and we leave you with the high flying mediterranean fun this past weekend saw the 2nd edition of the international kite and win festival on the island of gozo or

have a long tradition and so on that colorful note all the best until next time and.

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