The Patent (Summer 2022 Mini Experience Part 4/4)
Mälzel shamelessly exploited a mistake made by Winkel. Read part 4/4 of the StarkConductor Summer 2022 Mini Experience here.
The Theft (Summer 2022 Mini-Experience Part 3/4)
Winkel made a serious mistake when he invented the chronometer. One of his colleagues profited from this mistake. Read Part 3/4 of the StarkConductor Summer 2022 Mini Experience here.
The Inventor (Summer 2022 Mini-Experience Part 2/4)
How could the tempo of a piece of music be precisely measured in 1800? Read Part 2/4 of the StarkConductor Summer 2022 Mini-Experience here.
The Change (Summer 2022 Mini-Experience Part 1/4)
It was around the year 1800 that a centuries-old tradition began to falter. Read the StarkConductor Summer 2022 Mini-Experience Part 1/4.
The Founding Story of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra – Part V
Theodor has written a letter to Charles Norman Fay asking for his support. The influential Chicago businessman's reply changes the lives of Theodor, Christian and Vince....
The Founding Story of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra – Part IV
Thirty years after his sensational debut in New York, Theodor is a celebrated conductor but his orchestra no longer exists. Over breakfast with Vince and Christian, Theodor gets an idea about how he can save classical music in America...
The Founding Story of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra – Part III
Theodor has been persuaded by Vince to come to the philharmonic concert. He does not want to miss Beethoven's Coriolan Overture. Theodor does not yet know that the concert has many other surprises in store...
The Founding Story of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra – Part II
Theodor and his parents have decided to leave the Kingdom of Hanover and seek their fortune in America. In New York, Theodor quickly finds a new home...
The Founding Story of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra – Part I
The founding story of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra does not begin in Chicago. Nor does it begin in New York, nor even in America. It begins in a tiny town in northern Germany, where 10-year-old Theodor plays his violin.
