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Anna R., the voice of the band Rosenstolz, died in Berlin at the age of 55. The message was announced on her official Instagram account. A cause of death has not yet been communicated.
Anna R. completed her last concert on March 20 of last year in Berlin. She performed in the Metropol Theater in Bremen.
Anna R died unexpectedly. Your tour planning also indicates this. From October she wanted to go on “courage to love” tour. 22 dates. Tour start on October 16 in Halle. Completion on November 23 in the Berlin Columbiahalle. What her ex-rose stolz colleague Peter Plate also referred to in his Instagram aftercall: Anna R should become Joseph-Breitbach-Poetik lecturers in Koblenz.
In spring there should be three event on the subject of poetics with her in Koblenz
In spring there should be three event on the subject of poetics with her in Koblenz. Anna R. felt honored: “I am happy about this honor and to Koblenz”, she is quoted by the SWR.
The reason for her commitment as a poetics lecturer: her texts are characterized by her special humane message. The topics, it continues, are both everyday and politically. Anna R. campaigns for human and cultural diversity. Due University of Koblenz writes: “Your texts want to strengthen the” listener: inside your back, to lead a self -determined life “.
It should start on April 2, 2025. The dates:
April 2, 7 p.m., Theater Koblenz (theater tent): “Do I belong to it here?” A social-lyrical musical evening
May 13, 7 p.m., Koblenz City Library (at the central square): “I live in my house made of paper”: songs as art and the reality of the music business. Anna R. in conversation with Stefan Neuhaus and Immanuel Nover
May 14, 6 p.m., auditorium of the University of Koblenz (at University 1, room D239): Chaos & Symmetry. Poetics lecture
In addition, Anna R. should have started talking to students in courses.
The Koblenz Cultural Director Ingo Schneider expressed his mind: “This year we want to break new ground. And we are very happy that we were able to win such a well -known and opinion -strong artist for this. ”
About the content of the lecture on the poetics lecturer:
“The singer-songwriter Anna R., known for the internationally known music duo Rosenstolz, becomes the Joseph Breitbach poetics lecturer in 2025. After her time at Rosenstolz, she founded the band Gleis 8 and was a member of the band Silly from 2019 to 2022. In the meantime, Anna R. is also successful as a solo artist: In 2023 she published her album König: In, with whom she immediately rose to the top ten of the German charts.
Anna R. writes many of her texts herself or together with others. The texts are characterized by their special humane message. The topics are both everyday and politically – in their songs, they draw attention to the importance of equality for all genders or give boat refugees on the Mediterranean. Anna R. is committed to human and cultural diversity, her texts want the listener: to strengthen her back inside, to live a self -determined life. As part of Rosenstolz, the singer was repeatedly honored for her humanitarian commitment; The Duo 2011, for his fight against AIDS and the commitment to those affected, was awarded the Federal Cross of Merit.
As part of Ganzohr 2025, the kick-off event of this year’s poetics lecturer takes place as a social-lyrical musical evening with songs and texts by Anna R., moderated together by Kultur deputy Ingo Schneider and theater director Markus Dietze. The poetry brought with them are read by the ensemble actors: Inside Jana Gwosdek and Jona Mues and that in comments, songs and stories by the artist that evening. “
An event announcement that now has to be read like an obituary.
What is the poetics lecturer?
The poetics lecturer is characterized by personalities who work with their lyrical or dramatic texts for international and intercultural understanding – as the author Joseph Breitbach, born in Koblenz, had done it. The Poetics Docency is funded by the state of Rhineland-Palatinate, the Freundeskreis of the University of Koblenz, the University of Koblenz, the Koblenz Culture Foundation and the Koblenz Theater.