Lockheed Super Star, Lockheed L-1649A/Foto: Lufthansa
In 1957, the Lockheed Super Star, the Lockheed L-1649A Super Star, or Super Connie, as it is colloquially known, joined the Lufthansa fleet and for the first time received the Senator class as the most exclusive travel option.
The focus of its service was the non-stop service to New York across the North Atlantic.The aircraft represented a technical masterpiece. With its four piston engines, it closed the chapter of classic propeller aircraft.The flights, which lasted up to 17 hours, departed from Hamburg.The Super Star is 35.42 meters long, has a wingspan of 45.18 meters, and is 7.12 meters high.
Do. 26.6.25 | 19:30 Uhr | Schloss Johannisberg, Cuvéehof | Fredric Wesley, leader; Martha High, voc, special guest; Joya Wesley, Manager · Dwayne Dolphin, bass, Peter Madsen, keys · Gary Winters, trumpet, Bruno Speight, guitar · Bryan Morris, drums; Charles McNeal, sax
There was an absolute party atmosphere in the Cuveehof at Schloss Johannisberg on June 26, 2025, when Fred Wesley and his New JB’s thrilled the audience with a mixture of funk, R’n’B and soul. A very special interlude was provided by 80-year-old Martha High, who zipped across the stage with incredible energy, a powerful voice, a striking hairstyle, elegance and a performance reminiscent of Tina Turner, finally getting off the stage and dancing into the rows of the audience. Parts of the audience also got up and danced along.
Do. 26.6.25 | 19:30 Uhr | Schloss Johannisberg, Cuvéehof | Fredric Wesley, leader; Martha High, voc, special guest; Joya Wesley, Manager · Dwayne Dolphin, bass, Peter Madsen, keys · Gary Winters, trumpet, Bruno Speight, guitar · Bryan Morris, drums; Charles McNeal, sax
Funk Legends Reunited Jazz legend Fred Wesley, the internationally acclaimed trombonist and former musical director of James Brown’s band, celebrated his debut at the Rheingau Music Festival this year. With his concert on June 26, he brought funky grooves to the Cuvéehof at Schloss Johannisberg. Together with the impressive singer Martha High, who also performed with James Brown for 30 years, and the band The New JB’s, he brought the legacy of funk to the stage with new energy. The ensemble impressed Continue reading “Fred Wesley & The New JBs feat. Martha High”
Sun. June 22, 2025 | 7 p.m. | Kurhaus Wiesbaden, Friedrich-von-Thiersch-Saal | Beatrice Rana, piano; MDR Radio Choir; Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra, Alain Altinoglu, conductor
The summer of music in the Rheingau has begun again. The picturesque landscape and wine region stretching along the right bank of the Rhine, from Wiesbaden to the town of Rüdesheim am Rhein, is once again the backdrop for the Rheingau Music Festival, founded in 1988 by Michael Herrmann, the festival’s artistic director. From June 21 to September 6, 2025, there will be 154 concerts at 27 venues in Wiesbaden and the Rheingau.
The Opening Concert II took place in the magnificent Friedrich von Thiersch Hall of the Kurhaus in Wiesbaden. “Une barque sur l’océan in F-sharp minor from Miroirs M. 43” by auMrice Ravel (1875-1937) and his Concerto for Piano
Damour&The Good – Soundcheck at the festival location Superstadl/Foto: Susi Schmalz
From May 23 to June 1, 2025, the Oberpinzgau in the province of Salzburg became a space, a landscape, where art was to find completely new spaces. Forests and meadows, mountains and lakes, national park valleys, especially the Habachtal valley, villages and hay barns became a stage for ten days. The numerous events, which also focused on the interaction between environmental protection and art, were well attended.
For over a year, international artists explored the Pinzgau region, the westernmost region of the province of Salzburg, did research,
talked to local people, took up themes and issues and developed them artistically.
Damour&The Good at the “Supergau” Festival in Oberpinzgau
The song “Mercy” by Hannes Muhr, an artist who himself lives in Oberpinzgau, the venue of the “Supergau” festival, accompanied by his band, dramatically and forcefully points out the destruction of the environment with sound and lyrics.
Humanity is digging its own grave (“I’m digging a hole, am I digging the grave?”) with its irresponsible treatment of nature and the environment. Nature is reacting: glaciers are melting, mountains start crumbling, sea levels are rising – isn’t that still enough?
The song was very well received by the festival visitors. The “Stadl” served as the band’s stage on May 30th in Uttendorf.
The former Cistercian monastery of Eberbach is the perfect location for the performance of Carl Orff’s musical firework “Carmina Burana”. It was also chosen for the film adaptation of Umberto Eco’s “The Name of the Rose” from 300 monasteries when looking for a suitable medieval venue. It is not surprising that Carmina Burana has been fully booked three times at this year’s Rheingau Music Festival. This was also emphasised by Michael Herrmann, artistic director and managing director of the festival, in his welcoming speech in the basilica. The Rheingau landscape in which the monastery is nestled and the simple, three-aisled Romanesque basilica, built between 1136 and 1186, have a magical attraction.Continue reading “Carmina Burana – A musical firework”
Bruce Liu, Piano, accompanied by the hr-Sinfonieorchester conducted by Alain Altinoglu, in the Kurhaus of Wiesbaden, Friedrich-von-Thiersch-Saal/Foto: Ansgar Klostermann, RMF
The magnificent Friedrich-von-Thiersch-Saal in the Kurhaus of the Hessian capital Wiesbaden was the place where Bruce Liu, the 27-year-old Canadian pianist of Chinese origin, accompanied by the hr-sinfony Orchestra, conducted by Alain Altinoglu, showed off his skills on June 23, 2024, the second day of the opening concert of the Rheingau Music Festival 2024.
The brochure “How to meet the Germans” is designed to help foreigners better understand what to expect in Germany/photo: dpa-tmn
Germany wants to present itself as the perfect host for the 2024 European Championships. To help foreign fans and tourists adjust to the peculiarities of the people between Lake Constance and Buxtehude, Lufthansa has published a brochure that gives passengers a few insights into the country and its people before they arrive.
A CEO with a frown – Carsten Spohr/Photo: Lufhansa
Four out of six members of the Executive Board are leaving the Group almost simultaneously, and the Supervisory Board is also eliminating one Executive Board position entirely. Only the CEO Carsten Spohr and the former Chief Human Resources Officer Michael Niggemann will remain.
