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INTERVIEW
August Zirner on Art, Origins, and the Life In Between

Part 5/6

Diaspora, Loss – and the Quiet Burden of History

14. June 2025

THEATRE

Portrait of August Zirner holding a transverse flute, arms crossed, black background

The fifth part explores origin, memory, and how to deal with family history. Zirner speaks about his American roots, the loss of his father, cultural expropriation, and the responsibility to face...

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INTERVIEW
August Zirner on Art, Origins, and the Life In Between

Part 2/6

Origin, Responsibility – and the Fractures of Memory

24. May 2025

THEATRE

The second part of the conversation with August Zirner deals with the legacy of his grandfather Franz Schmidt, with ambivalence as artistic responsibility – and with a trumpet solo that became a...

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