1. Nike Wagner directed the festival Kunstfest Weimar, and has been the director of the Beethovenfest from 2014.
11 Facts About Nike Wagner
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Nike Wagner devoted books to the Wagner family and its cultural and political influence.
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Nike Wagner was born in Uberlingen on Lake Constance in Germany, the daughter of Wieland Nike Wagner and the choreographer Gertrud Reissinger.
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Nike Wagner grew up in Wahnfried, Bayreuth, until her father's death in 1966, whereupon her uncle Wolfgang Wagner had the house measured and asked her widowed mother to pay rent.
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Nike Wagner studied musicology, literature and theatre in Berlin, and holds a Ph.
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Nike Wagner is the author of several important books on a variety of subjects, which include Karl Kraus and the Wagner family.
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In 1999 Nike Wagner became a member of the Deutsche Akademie fur Sprache und Dichtung, and has served as its vice president since 2011.
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In 2004, Nike Wagner became the director of the Kunstfest Weimar, which she named Pelerinages in honour of Liszt.
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Nike Wagner stood down from the post in September 2013.
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Nike Wagner has recognized Wagner's relation to Beethoven, who modeled his first composition on Beethoven's works.
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Nike Wagner focused less on Beethoven's symphonies, but presented more chamber music, often in contrast with contemporary works in the genre.