Reading in the city library
Born in Greifswald in 1952, the pianist, singer, composer and arranger was regarded as an 'exceptional artist of genius' in the GDR. He learned to play the piano and compose self-taught from an early age. Holger Biege listened to the great works of classical music at an early age, was enthusiastic about the Beatles and inspired by American soul and new music. His two Amiga albums Wenn der Abend kommt and Circulus are among the best in GDR pop history. In 1983, the highly sensitive musician moved to Hamburg in West Germany, having failed because of censorship and the administrative barriers of the GDR cultural scene. There, too, he experienced disappointment. Now Holger Biege resigned himself to the uncompromising commercialism of the music market. After the fall of the Berlin Wall came the triumphant retreat to his fans in the East. And just as he was about to take off for a third time in 2012, he and his family were struck by the heavy blow of illness that would kill him six years later. With the help of his wife Cordelia Biege and his brother Gerd-Christian Biege, Wolfgang Martin describes the 'rollercoaster ride' of his friend Holger Biege's life and, together with Manuel Schmid - singer of the Stern-Combo Meißen since 2012 - invites you to a musical reading.
