Christopher Kirsch, intern at Sony Classical, Germany, describes the differences between German and American workplaces and how cross-cultural workplaces share strengths from both sides of the pond Working in the media branch in Germany can be pretty much the same as in the US. Of course, the music market is much smaller, since Germany has [...]
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Germany: Hub for Classical Music
March 24, 2011 – 9:01 am
As a composer, Christopher Kirsch explains the benefits of being an intern surrounded by Germany’s rich tradition of classical music This is my first blog for Berklee. My name is Christopher Kirsch, I am 25 and currently interning at Sony Music Classical. While writing this, I am sitting at the desk in my apartment with [...]
Around town in Freiburg
January 5, 2010 – 3:03 pm
Cleaning my metaphorical desk (meaning: cell phone camera) after the holiday break, I came across these Freiburg photos. More angles and corners on the Berklee study-abroad experience, at the Jazz & Rock Schulen and around the city.
Freiburg: on friendships and studying abroad
December 3, 2009 – 5:53 am
Said Isabel Schmidt, who handles logistics at the Jazz & Rock Schulen for the Berklee students: “I’m always a fighter for making international friends, because I’m quite convinced that the way to make the world better is to make friends. . . . You don’t make war on your friends.”
Freiburg: The Goethe
December 2, 2009 – 5:18 am
First, a cultural note: In Freiburg, people don’t jaywalk, and they definitely don’t get kaffe to go. With over 20,000 students at the University of Freiburg alone, there’s a housing crunch in this city, said J&RS student advisor Edward Fernbach. When the exchange program began, the Berklee students had to stay in a hotel—a very [...]