John Malkovich and Anastasya Terenkova

Piano, violin, bandoneon - and John Malkovich as another musician and musical instrument in one: you listen spellbound as he talks about the Chilean poet and soldier Ramirez Hoffman, who wrote pompous poems in the sky with the smoke from an airplane exhaust and killed several people and then disappeared.

“Infamous Ramirez Hoffman”: This is the title of the final chapter of the book “Nazi Literature in the Americas” written by the outstanding Chilean writer Roberto Bolaño. This is an encyclopedia of fictional biographies of right-wing and fascist authors of the 20th and 21st centuries on the American continent. Actually anonymous average guys, they wrap themselves in ridiculous heroic myths - and suddenly the burning topicality of the topic becomes clear. With a rich selection of works by composers such as Astor Piazzolla, Antonio Vivaldi, Erik Satie, Alfred Schnittke and many others, including pianist Anastasya Terenkova and Hollywood legend John Malkovich, this intense evening is perfect: cinema for the ears.

Extasy

The HERBSTGOLD - Festival 2025 invites you to experience music in its deepest and most moving form. Under the motto “Extasy”, we dedicate ourselves to those moments in which music takes us beyond the everyday - into a state of intense devotion in which sounds, emotions and interpretation merge into an inseparable unity.

Ecstasy in music means the complete penetration of a work - for the performers as well as for the audience. These are the moments when a note resonates and time seems to stand still for a moment. When passion, virtuosity and expressiveness build a bridge between art and soul.

Experience renowned artists, extraordinary programs and inspiring encounters in the special ambience of Esterházy Palace. Let yourself be carried away by the power of music - to a festival that is entirely dedicated to the search for the sublime

 - JULIAN RACHLIN

Program and cast

John Malkovich, narrator
Anastasya Terenkova, piano
Andrej Bielow, violin
Fabrizio Colombo, bandoneon

Programme

“The Infamous Ramirez Hoffman”

Based on the novel by Roberto Bolaño by Anastasya Terenkova and John Malkovich