Cross Culture
took place · 31 Jul 2026
Immanuelkirche Wedel, Germany
Description was written before the event
End of the workday. Hunger and exhaustion.
Snow, rain, and wind outside.
A kind colleague offers a ride.
From this grows a series of concerts. Russian-Jewish tradition meets Taiwanese Christian tradition. Western repertoire becomes their central language without words.
From Albéniz to Zimmermann, they study their orchestral works together, arranged for piano and balalaika.
On this evening they will savour delicacies and forget all the snow, rain, and wind outside.
Alexander Paperny (balalaika) and I-En Liu (piano) will perform works by Vivaldi, Tchaikovsky, Bartók, Piazzolla, and much more.











