Hameln Anno 1284

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As a solo flautist Norbert Rodenkirchen is  mostly known for his program "Hameln anno 1284 / Medieval flute music - On the trails of the Pied Piper". In 2011 he had been commissioned by the WDR radio to create a live program about the historic background of the ratcatcher legend from the perspective of Early Music, by playing music of the late 13th century, notably Wizlaw of Ruegen and old slawic dance fragments, using flutes of that period. Soon after he recorded and released a well received CD for the label note1/Christophorus label and played the recital "Hameln anno 1284" ever since in many places around the world, from Vancouver to Paris, Cologne, Trieste, Munich and many more.  The city of Hameln had kindly asked to use the recorded tracks of that program for its successful UNESCO application. The absolute highlight was an invitation to play this solo program at the prestigious Boston Early Music Festival in 2015. In springtime 2022 Norbert Rodenkirchen released a live CD of this solo program, recorded at Konzertkirken in Copenhagen. In August 2022 Norbert Rodenkirchen played "Hameln anno 1284" at the 19th Early Music Festival in Ukraine, the first live festival with real audience since the Russian invasion, in Lviv.