in our series 100 german must read zoos of 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 sound wherever she goes and we meet up with her. in geneva switzerland. for its rembrandt year 2900 the rights museum in amsterdam has opened a landmark exhibition juxtaposing the 17th century dutch master with one of his spanish contemporaries diego. all their 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 carrick were 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. become a smile on the 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 to each other and lo and behold there are connections between the 2 which emerge because of these parallels on a deeper level moving from being a skinny and. lived in staunchly catholic spain in the service of the king rembrandt lived in the dutch republic where citizens had to say they never crossed paths in. the life time and all the countries were at 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 close he painted a portrait of a very small man on community phillips who took these tiny men with no court jesters under phillip the 9th in the hole but he doesn't paint them ridiculous the asshole us and i was this is a portrait where the last because it takes people as seriously as rembrandt on the sets both artists have in common is that they are both great portrait chests as you pirate it was i think it was the distance into. 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 differently but they both make their mark equally as strongly the exhibition also juxtapose its 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 previous and goes for us because we know that the last case was the friend of the king in this respect he had many freedoms and month on the other hand there was rembrandt to also felt obligations to the rich people who gave you money but later he faced bankruptcy and moved into a slum and that's what he said he felt much more comfortable then because he no longer had to do battle with towns have people been going off before. alaska's died overworked at the age of 61 rembrandt died aged 63 in.

coverage and just shoot but both remain. definitely an exhibition to take in if you get the chance october 23rd 956 marked the start of the hung garion 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 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 the young mother is 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 or 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 when they spend the summer at a lake or a cult and used to learn to swim for men on piste becomes the swimmer who spends all his time in the water submerging in

a new world that's all. 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 of bongo tambourine or even just a plain old banister lose the landing more 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. now 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 multiplication next and she's a guest in geneva switzerland the 27 year old accomplished musician spends the day exploring the town music late in the evening she'll have her 1st performance with the geneva chamber orchestra a question of all in times of her great love. i like that it's very physical and is 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 a visual and there are so many instruments involved and because in 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 at 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 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. and the team is. i will say fantastic but i 6 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 that it's with with cancer you really have it at the concerts and he really cares about everyone involved. we see 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 as 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 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 his 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 with the show what class you go on. to mix the musician is very interesting she should she come with something different. it's it's very interesting because she has a feeling about the music you like are as. musicians play 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 trunk of the evening soloists. a

little jazz some african beats losing money moron's the musical gamut. the audience certainly seems to enjoy it. the 27 year old has ambitious plans. might go for the future is to eventually have a shy 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. the percussionist lucy landing 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 wind festival on the island of gozo or kites have a long tradition of colorful note all the best until next time. kick

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