Chilly Gonzales rocks Berlin: benefit concert for Ukraine on June 2!
Chilly Gonzales rocks Berlin: benefit concert for Ukraine on June 2!
at a time when humanitarian aid is urgently needed, the Canadian musician Chilly Gonzales works for Ukraine. On June 2, 2024, he will give a benefit concert in the renowned Orania Hotel in Berlin-Kreuzberg to collect money for an ambulance. Gonzales, who started his musical career in Berlin in the late 1990s, has a special connection to the city and plans to present pieces from his entire catalog at this concert.
The benefit concert is also accompanied by prominent artists, including the German-Russian pianist Igor Levit, who is known for his political engagement against discrimination and anti-Semitism. Furthermore, Malakoff Kowalski, a composer with German-American and Persian roots, as well as the jazz pianist Johanna Summer, who combines her own compositions with jazz standards with her current EP "Upright". The admission begins at 7:30 p.m., the concert starts at 8:30 p.m., and the ticket price is around 165.00 euros. As reports Musikexpress, the event is being carried out by the Cologne aid organization "Cologne Cares e.v." Organized that are actively committed to supporting war and crisis areas.
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"Many people don't know how they can help in the face of horror in Ukraine," says Gonzales and encourages others to get involved. The Orania Hotel sponsors the location for the concert while Bechstein provides a piano. Gonzales not only intends to entertain that evening, but also wants to incorporate interactive elements with his fellow musicians to integrate the audience even more. The benefit concert is part of a greater commitment to Ukraine Help, which is extremely important in the context of the continuous conflict. Similar events have already taken place in the past to generate urgently needed donations. An example of this is a concert in the Rüngsdorfer Kulturbad, which took place on the third anniversary of the Russian war of aggression. As part of this event, a program was organized with classic works and emotional performances that found a high response from the audience. The donations from such concerts flow directly into aid projects for Ukraine, those affected by war and emergency. According to ruengsdorfer-kulturbad.de, the musician Roman Salyutov is also continuously involved. He organizes benefit concerts to support Ukraine and Israel and is a co -founder of a solidarity partnership. The use of artists such as Chilly Gonzales makes a decisive contribution to drawing attention to the needs in Ukraine and at the same time generating financial means that are urgently needed. Gonzales himself plans to travel to Berlin on the day of the show with Deutsche Bahn and hopes for a safe and pleasant journey. The importance of support
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