Enrique Sánchez Lansch (born 1963) is a Spanish-German

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and

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History

Enrique Sánchez Lansch was born in

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, Northern

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to a Spanish father and German mother. He was raised in Gijón and

Cologne Cologne ( ; german: Köln ; ksh, Kölle ) is the largest city of the German western States of Germany, state of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) and the List of cities in Germany by population, fourth-most populous city of Germany with 1.1 m ...

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. During his extensive academic and artistic education in

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and

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(including a career as an opera singer as well as a master's degree in Romance Philology, writing his master’s thesis on

film adaptation A film adaptation is the transfer of a work or story, in whole or in part, to a feature film. Although often considered a type of derivative work, film adaptation has been conceptualized recently by academic scholars such as Robert Stam as a dial ...

of literature) Enrique Sánchez Lansch worked as an assistant director first for opera productions and later for film and TV while still performing on the opera stage. In the mid 1990s he decided to focus exclusively on film. His work brought him beyond Germany to Italy, France and Greece, writing and directing films mostly on the subjects of music, opera and ballet. After some years of producing and directing fiction programs for television, Enrique Sánchez Lansch spent a year developing new projects and improving his film and screenwriting skills at

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, and at the

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(UCLA). Since 2002 he has been based in

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, working as a director and writer of

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films, both documentary and fiction.

Filmography

* ''Russian Salon Music'' - Scriabin and Rachmaninoff. TV-Production in the studios of WDR-Cologne, Germany (Producer: José Montes-Baquer). Documentary and virtuoso piano works played by

Burkard Schliessmann Burkard Schliessmann is a German classical pianist and concert artist with an active international career. He attended the Frankfurt University of Music and Performing Arts and graduated with a Master's degree. He studied under several internationa ...

. 30 min, 1995 * ''

Rhythm Is It! ''Rhythm Is It!'' is a 2004 German documentary film directed by Thomas Grube and Enrique Sánchez Lansch. The film documents a project undertaken by conductor Simon Rattle and choreographer Royston Maldoom to stage a performance of Stravinsky's ...

'' - Cinema documentary co-directed by

Thomas Grube Thomas Grube (born 1971) is a German photographer, film director, script writer and film. With his partner Uwe Dierks, he has written scripts and directed films about classical music, such as ''Rhythm Is It!'' Life Born in Berlin, Grube studied ...

on a dance project with schoolchildren on Stravinsky's Le sacre du printemps with choreographer

Royston Maldoom Royston Maldoom, (born 1943) is a British choreographer whose works, including ''Adagietto'' and ''Ursprung'', have been performed for various dance companies, such as The Jefferson Dancers and Dance Theatre of Harlem. Dance, choreography and ...

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and the Berlin Philharmonic. 100 min, 2004 * ''Sing for your life!'' - Documentary about hopes and fears of young participants in the competition

Neue Stimmen Neue Stimmen (''New Voices'') is an international singing competition. It was established in 1987 on the initiative of Liz Mohn with the support of August Everding to promote operas young talent. It is considered an important forum for new tal ...

. 60 min, 2005 * ''Schumann, Schubert and the Snow'' film adaptation of the piano opera by

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with art songs by Robert Schumann and Franz Schubert. 60 min. 2006. * ''Art of the Fugue'' Musicfilm about Bach's

Art of the Fugue ''The Art of Fugue'', or ''The Art of the Fugue'' (german: Die Kunst der Fuge, links=no), BWV 1080, is an incomplete musical work of unspecified instrumentation by Johann Sebastian Bach. Written in the last decade of his life, ''The Art of Fug ...

with the Ensemble

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, shot in the Langen Foundation, Neuss – Reinhard Goebel. 75 min. 2007. * ''Mstislaw Rostropowitsch – The musical conscience'' Documentary about and with cellist and director Rostropowitsch with his last orchestral rehearsals and masterclasses. 52 min. 2007. * ''Jetzt ist die Zeit schon um... '' two-piece documentary about

Rachmaninow Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff; in Russian pre-revolutionary script. (28 March 1943) was a Russian composer, virtuoso pianist, and conductor. Rachmaninoff is widely considered one of the finest pianists of his day and, as a composer, one of ...

and growing old. With Semyon Bychkov and the WDR Symphonyorchestra. 2× 60 min. 2007. * ''“The Reichsorchester”'' - Documentary about the Berlin Philharmonic between 1933 and 1945. 90 min, 2007 * ''The Promise of music'' – Documentary about the young conductor

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and the Sinfónica de la Juventud Venezolana Simón Bolívar. 90 min, 2008 * ''Lass mich ewig komponieren. KLANG – the 24 hours of the day.'' Documentary about rehearsals and premiere of Stockhausens cycle KLANG. 60 min. 2010. * ''Piano Encounters'' - In different workshops young children meet world class pianists Emanuel Ax,

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& Marielle Labéque,

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and the Duo Tal & Groethuysen. A film about the highs and lows of practicing the piano. 95 min, 2010 * ''Irgendwo auf der Welt''

Dagmar Manzel Dagmar Manzel (born 1 September 1958) is a German actress. She has appeared in more than 80 films and television shows since 1979. She starred in the 1986 film ''So Many Dreams'', which was entered into the 37th Berlin International Film Festiva ...

discovers

Werner Richard Heymann Werner Richard Heymann (14 February 1896 – 30 May 1961), also known as Werner R. Heymann, was a German-Jewish composer active in Germany and in Hollywood. Early life and education He was the younger of 4 boys born to a corn merchant. His old ...

. Documentary. 59min. 2011 * ''SUNDAY from LIGHT'' - The premiere of Karl-Heinz Stockhausen's opera. Documentary. 59min. 2011 * ''The 12 - The 12 Cellists of the Berlin Philharmonic''. Documentary. 59 min. 2012 * ''Overture 1912 - 100 Years Deutsche Oper Berlin''. Documentary. 90 min. 2012. * ''Sound of the Ruhr - 25 Years Ruhr Piano Festival''. Documentary. 59 min. 2013

Awards

The theatrical documentary ''Rhythm is it!'' was awarded with the German Critics Award, the

Bavarian Film Award The Bavarian Film Awards (german: Bayerischer Filmpreis) have been awarded annually since 1979 by the states of Germany, state government of Bavaria in Germany for “exceptional achievement in German filmmaking.” Along with the Deutscher Filmp ...

and twice with the

German Film Award The German Film Award (), also known as Lola after its prize statuette, is the national film award of Germany. It is presented at an annual ceremony honouring cinematic achievements in the German film industry. Besides being the most important ...

. ''The Promise of Music'' received the Best Music Documentary Award at the Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival. ''The Reichsorchester'' was awarded the Diapason D'Or De L'Année 2008, and the Choc du Monde de La Musique De L'Année 2008. ''Piano Encounters'' won the second prize for best documentary 2010 at the

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, the international film festival in Valladolid, Spain.

External links

* http://www.rhythmisit.com
Schumann, Schubert und der Schnee

* https://web.archive.org/web/20110715171545/http://www.reichsorchester-film.com/ * https://web.archive.org/web/20110128195829/http://promiseofmusic.com/ * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sanchez Lansch, Enrique Film people from Cologne Mass media people from North Rhine-Westphalia German expatriates in Spain 1963 births Living people People from Asturias People from Gijón