Celebrated Pianist in Homecoming Concert The name Leske has been synonymous with Classical Music in South Australia for more than fifty years. So it was fitting that the finale of Adelaide German Week 2023 should be a piano recital by Clemens Leske junior. His father Clemens Leske senior, himself a renowned pianist, had been Director… Continue reading Celebrated Pianist in Homecoming Concert
Invitation to the BGLA Kaffee und Kuchen This will be our last Kaffee und Kuchen for 2022 and we welcome everyone to join us for a traditional festive Christmas theme. We are excited to have Jens Sandstrom as our guest again and look forward to a soiree coupled with singing some traditional German Christmas carols and sharing… Continue reading Kaffee und Kuchen November 2023
We are pleased to bring you the November edition of Das Blatt. We thank everyone who provided content for their contribution to making this edition possible. Thank you Gerlinde and Sarah for putting together the German and English newsletter of the Barossa German Language Association. Printed copies can be collected at our next Kaffee und Kuchen meeting –… Continue reading Das Blatt Sommer 2023
A Unique Musical Experience By John Clarke It is rare that a musician of Clemens Leske’s stature and experience presents a concert outside of a capital city and rarer still with ticket prices low enough for all lovers of classical music to attend. Thanks to the generosity of Chateau Tanunda, which has opened the doors… Continue reading Konzert at the Chateau – a unique musical experience
Enjoy a piano concert with renowned artist Clemens Leske at Chateau Tanunda. Internationally recognised pianist Clemens Leske has performed with Australian symphony orchestras and played at venues across Europe, in the UK and the US. Join us for this special solo recital of German classical pieces, with sonatas of Schubert and Beethoven at Chateau Tanunda.… Continue reading Konzert at the Chateau
The Enemy at Home by John Clarke Whose home is it? Who is the enemy? The Enemy at Home – German Internees in World War I Australia is the title of a book by Nadine Helmi and Gerhard Fischer, and it is a title that invites such questions. Was Australia less the home of second… Continue reading Recap: The Enemy at Home. Our September Kaffee und Kuchen
🎶 Save the Date 🎶 Konzert at the Chateau, 26th November Join us for a delightful classical music concert on a Sunday afternoon in November! Experience a captivating performance of Beethoven and Schubert by internationally acclaimed Pianist Clemens Leske at the beautiful Chateau Tanunda. This event is proudly presented as a part of German Week… Continue reading Konzert at the Chateau
Please join us for our BGLA Kaffee und Kuchen this July! Our guest speaker is Anne Kroehn. Monday 31st July, 1pm Langmeil Centre, 7 Maria Street, Tanunda Anne summed up her German connection in her own words: “German has been such a large part of my life, my family came to the Barossa Valley from… Continue reading Kaffee und Kuchen 31st July 2023
We are pleased to bring you the June edition of Das Blatt. We thank everyone who provided content for their contribution to making this edition possible. Thank you Gerlinde and Sarah for putting together the German and English newsletter of the Barossa German Language Association. Printed copies can be collected at our next Kaffee und Kuchen… Continue reading Das Blatt Winter 2023
SA-German Connections: Networks, Travel, Business and Communications South Australia’s History Festival program is out and the Barossa German Language Association and German Heritage Research Group are hosting another one-day seminar “SA-German Connections: Networks, Travel, Business and Communications”. Migrants to South Australia kept connections with people and institutions in Europe. Interchange of people and goods, knowledge… Continue reading South Australia’s History Festival: Seminar SA-German Connections