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Gramophone Awards 2026

My preference for the Choral Music Record of the year is the 18 Leipzig cantatas by Johann Ludwig Bach performed by Capella Sollertia under the baton of Johanna Soller.

Monument to The Battle of The Nations. Lake of Tears

Deutschland, Leipzig

Leipzig Zoo

A few photos from my recent visit to the Leipzig Zoo. 😄 I think it's very important for animal parks to provide adequate species-appropriate care, which is comparatively well met in Leipzig. I didn't have a telephoto lens with me, so everything was photographed a bit wide-angle and partially… read more

Richard Wagner

On this day of 1813, Richard Wagner was born in Leipzig. Now Spinning the 1984 production of 'Der fliegende Holländer', starring José van Dam. Herbert von Karajan conducts the Berliner Philharmoniker.

Date for Two

Apparently, it's not that easy to get responses on dating apps 😅 Still, I'm interested in meeting someone, preferably in Leipzig. Is anyone up for a coffee, a nice chat, or just a relaxed date?

A beautiful sunset

Leipzig is such a pretty city

Heilig-Kreuz-Kirche Leipzig

The Sleeping Horse Monument

The Sleeping Horse Monument in Vienna, Austria, symbolizes the historical event known as the Battle of the Nations, which took place near Leipzig in 1813 during the Napoleonic Wars. The monument portrays a horse lying on its back, symbolizing the exhaustion and suffering of horses during wartime.… read more

Evangelisch Reformierte Church Leipzig

Christmas

The atmosphere in Leipzig was so beautiful

On This Day in History - October 15, 1944

October 15, 1944 #OTD World War II: The German cruiser Leipzig collided with the cruiser Prinz Eugen during a heavy fog in the Baltic Sea and was declared a constructive total loss. The collision destroyed the number 3 (port) engine room, flooded a second engine room and killed or wounded 39… read more

Freezy #3

Day 3 off leipzig -8°C

Died On This Day

March 18, 1920 #OTD Franz Büchner, one of the most successful German fighter aces of the First World War, shooting down 40 enemy aircraft. He began his military career as a 16-year-old infantryman. His doughty exploits earned him a battlefield commission just after his 18th birthday, in early… read more

Leipzig during winter,

Lets take a walk :D

On This Day in History - November 2, 1944

November 2, 1944 #OTD World War II: About 12 Messerschmitt Me 163 "Komet" rocket fighters (Pictured) of German Jagdgeschwader 400 fighter wing intercepted a group of US bombers escorted by P-51 fighters east of Leipzig, Germany. The Germans shot down two bombers, while the American fighters shot… read more

Atw @ ut connewitz leipzig

A pretty nice afternoon in 2022 :D

OBEY

Obay, maybe inspired by shepard fairey, from the subersiv movie "they live" john carpenter, 1989 - found in leipzig

On This Day in History - November 14, 1944

November 14, 1944 #OTD Walter Cramer, German businessman from Leipzig and a member of the failed 20 July Plot to assassinate AH at the Wolf's Lair in East Prussia. In 1919, Cramer became managing director of the Kammgarnspinnerei Gautzsch AG, a worsted yarn spinning mill. From 1923, he was on the… read more

Wrong Answers Only

He was born on this day, May 22nd 1813, in Leipzig 🇩🇪. He had his own opera house built to his specifications. Who is he? (edited)

On This Day in History - January 10, 1934

January 10, 1934 #OTD Marinus van der Lubbe, Dutch communist who was tried, convicted and executed for setting fire to the German Reichstag building on 27 February 1933, an event known as the Reichstag fire. (Born: 1909), died on this day in Leipzig, Germany, aged 24.

Benjamin Šeško

🚨 RB Leipzig striker Benjamin Šeško remains a key transfer target for Chelsea. (Source: @TEAMtalk)

Do you Mini-ASMR

The #asmr sounds of a high speed train between #berlin and #leipzig. If you see this take a minute for yourself and watch the world go by without guilt (edited)

Went to visit Leipzig, found a great path.