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 multi percussionist she finds found wherever she goes and meet up with her. in geneva switzerland. for it's 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 dutch 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 were the world is watching the restoration of rembrandt iconic the nightwatch live streamed across the globe. it's a painting that every child in the netherlands knows but it's here in amsterdam that rembrandt makes another master painting diego velazquez. become a smile on this console can we do it the concept is that we've always put together a judge and a spanish so we've always made pairs and then we see what happens when they speak visually each week and lo and behold there are connections between the 2 which emerge because of these parallels on a deeper level moving from being a senior. lived in staunchly catholic spain in the service of the king rembrandt lived in the dutch republic where citizens had a say they never crossed paths. in their lifetime and all the countries were war

with each other the old masters shared similarities and 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 then when i look to the other side to the last close he painted a portrait of a very small man on community phillips of the future by these tiny men with jesters under philip the 90 to behold but he doesn't paint them ridiculous the asshole in those this is a portrait where the last takes people as seriously as rembrandt and i know that's what both artists have in common is that they are both great portrait chests as you buried it was not a petition's into a brighter spark 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 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 money on the other hand there was rembrandt to also felt obligations to the rich people who gave him money later he faced bankruptcy and moved into a slum he said he felt much more comfortable them because he no longer had to do battle with towns have people been going off before from to near. the alaska has died over worked at the age of 61 rembrandt died aged 63. impoverished

and distant huge but both remain. definitely an exhibition to take in if you get the chance october 23rd $956.00 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 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 now it is they talk about ghosting whatever you want to call it that hurts like hell. and. jews are banks 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 come on sinks into depression he sells the house and the 3 of them become nomads embarking on an odyssey saw. 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 used to becomes the swimmer he spends all his time in the water submerging in

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. i'll give her a drum set a bongo tambourine or even just a plain old banister lose the landing or we'll 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 listen learn 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 kinds of her great love but i like that it's very physical and is very hands on and unlike other instruments where you might present case 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 and because i'm always learning new styles and about me the question is that i've never heard of before. placing on him or started playing drums at the age of 8 she soon added the xylophone and other percussion instruments the musical repertoire

includes several genres pop jazz classical and even latin american beats her versatility has paid off for noms german film score composer hum someone noticed and invited her to tour with his orchestra here performing in vienna. it's been an uplifting experience. he knows exactly what he wants he has such a clear vision of what he wants from his performance and also from his composition of course was such a wonderful film composer. the team is. i will say fantastic but i think they take on his kinds personality no money when you're working with stuff for example. you don't have so much contact with the pop star but with with can see really have it at the concerts and he really cares about everyone involved. he will be performing in the tory 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 owner but also a great talent. 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 making a good. feel because it's jess 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 his orchestra

as a percussionist in the background but she sets the beat for everyone else. the conductor the new all women want to work with her because of her versatility and the wealth of experience she has for me it's great to. utah to pick a song was somewhat classical on. to mix the musician is very interesting and she should she come with something different. it's it's very interesting because a she has a feeling about the music you like are as. musicians playing a piece that lucy lamb the more composed herself it's the moment she's been working towards for so long. she's handed a part to the tron of the evening soloists. a

little jazz some african beats losing money moron's the musical gamut. beauty and certainly seems to enjoy. the 27 year old has ambitious plans. my goals for the future is to eventually have a shot a full of my own compositions and playing myself as well because i can't possibly ever give up performing i love it so much gives me such a thrill. percussionist lucy landing certainly one 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 wind festival on the island of gozo where kites have a long tradition of so on that colorful note all the best until next time and.

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