Ilya Richter from disco to cabaret Singer and chansonnier Ilja Richter combines his favorite songs with personal stories stories and musical life moments. An ironic and melancholic look back - typical Ilja, and yet completely new.
In more than 50 theater and musical productions - from comedy to tragedy - Ilja Richter showed his great qualities as a character actor.
Ilja Richter presented many great songs in the ZDF 'disco'. But what did he listen to in private? What he will sing for you for the first time this evening! Listening to the singer and chansonnier Richter, you will also get to know the private man. Using his "favorite songs", he tells very personal stories about encounters with people and musically underscores striking cornerstones of his life. An ironic and melancholy look back, but always completely in the here and now - typical Ilja and yet different this time.
His favorite melodies on the Richter scale range seamlessly from the two big C's - Georg Kreisler and Manfred Krug - to Udo Jürgens, Franz Lehar, Slade, Michel Legrand, Albert Hammond, Friedrich Hollaender and many others. Including unknown gems and well-known musical and Disney melodies. He combines pop with classical music and sings pop songs and chansons in unexpected interpretations. Harry Ermer on the piano is the (con)brilliant partner at Ilja's side, laying down the musical soundtrack.
Ilja Richter first appeared on stage at the Renaissance Theater Berlin at the age of 9. At 16, he hosted his first pop show on ZDF and then the still legendary "disco". With countless film and TV roles, the Berliner became one of the best-known and most popular actors. In more than 50 theater and musical productions - from comedy to tragedy - Ilja Richter showed his great qualities as a character actor.Whether at the Nibelungen Festival in Worms, as Richard III at the Deutsches Theater in Göttingen, with Dieter Hallervorden at the opening premiere of the Schlosspark Theater in Berlin or with his solo programs: Ilja Richter delights audiences in all roles.
Harry Ermer was pianist in the orchestra of the Theater des Westens for the productions "Hello Dolly", "Damned Yankees", "Pirates", "30-60-90" and "La Cage aux Folles". He accompanied the Drei alte Schachteln (Künneke, Mira, Vita), Judy Winter (Marlene) and Georg Preuße (Mary) on the piano and recorded CDs with Manfred Krug, Judy Winter, Georg Preuße, Till Brönner, Joana Zimmer, Sarah Connor and others. He has been inspiring Berlin theater productions with his skills for many years.
Ilja Richter
