05/31/2000 |
A Medal for the Scorpions:
Federal Chancellor Schröder honors the musicians on June 22nd for their
commitment to young people.
Note! Message from May 29nd: Additional seats are available for the EXPO Concert, it still are tickets obtainable ! |
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05/26/2000 |
Special Guests at the EXPO Konzert: Zucchero & Lyn Liechty | |
05/25/2000 |
Another Germany Tourdate: June 17th in Weißenfels | |
05/12/2000 |
Nevertheless there is a public dress rehearsal: The Scorpions and the Berlin Philharmonic play in the evening of June 21st for a common Expo concert. This is the last chance for those who were to late for the actual Expo concert on June 22nd. In the Preussag Arena the two renowned groups play the complete material of "Moment of Glory" live. Also participating is Ray Wilson, the successor of Genesissinger Phil Collins. Tickets for this event cost between 40 - 70 Germany Marks and are immediately available at the booking office and by calling the phone number 01149 511 9893333 for tickets.. Rudolf Schenker said, "For the second Channel of German Television transfer the entire program can only once be rehearsed, everything must tune." They look forward to interaction, seeing this as a high point in their career. | |
05/10/2000 |
The Scorpions are headlining at the "BANG YOUR HEAD" Festival in Balingen, Germany on June 30, 2000. Other Germnay tour dates include: June 2nd at the Museumsplatz in Bonn, June 16th at the Festwiese in Finsterwalde and June 24th in Gustrow. | |
05/04/2000 |
To a large extent the new album with the
Philharmonic Orchestra will be mostly old Scorpions hits such as
the world-famous ballads, "Still Loving You" and
"Wind of Change." They have also added a medley titled,
"Deadly Sting Suite" and two to three new songs.
Before the Expo 2000 show there will be a few various "warm-up" concerts in Bonn, Rostock and Finsterwalde, Germany. |
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05/02/2000 |
With the end of the sixth session since March in the Berlin Studio on Friday, GDR Broadcast completed it's recordings with the 90 Musicians from the Classical and Pop period. Peter Brem, the Orchestra's Managing Director said, "The Co-operation was shaped from an extremely positive atmosphere and work discipline." According to the specifications of EMI Record Company, the CD will have ten tracks and will be in stores on June 19, 2000. The titles song, official Hymn of the Expo 2000 in Hannover, will appear to the world exposition at the beginning on June 1, 2000. |  |
04/08/2000 |
If someone is in the USA and wants to call and get tickets to the Scorps Expo show in Germany they need to call this phone number: 001 49511 84040 | |
03/24/2000 |
From today on you can buy Tickets for the EXPO 2000 Concert by Phone in Germany. The Number is 0049-2000 | |
03/03/2000 |
It was a beautiful day for the Scorpions. In the morning the Scorpions told Federal President Johannes Rau in Berlin that they will work together with the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra on the Official Expo Hymn, "Moment Of Glory." In the evening they experienced a moment of fame in the Expo Cafe where the City's Culture Prize of this year was lent to the Scorpions. Hanover's "Freundeskreis" awarded the prize with 10.000 Marks for the sixth time. The Scorpions wanted to donate the cash to the International School in Hanover. Klaus Meine said, "This prize has a special value for us, finally we have our roots in Hanover." Erwin Schuetterle, the Chairman of the Jury said that the Scorpions are tolerant citizens of the world who are Ambassadors of Hanover around the globe and have remained faithful to their hometown for 28 years. With the Award of the City Culture Prize to the musicians, the association wants to make it clear that city culture does not automatically mean theaters, Mozart or Marschner, even if the Opera Director is our new Chairman. Hans-Peter Lehmann was selected briefly before the Award to the Successor of the past Chairman Klaus Goehrmann. | 
From the left: Rudolf Schenker, Erwin Schütterle, Matthias Jabs, Klaus Goehrmann, Klaus Meine and Hans-Peter Lehmann.
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03/02/2000 |
"Moment Of Glory" will be the official hymn of the EXPO 2000 in Hanover, performed by the Scorpions. The world exposition is an enormously large cultural event which includes 10,000 meetings. Under the slogan, "Worlds Meet One Another" there are rock and pop shows, theater performance under the 20-hour "Faust" production of Peter Stein, dance festivals and late night pyrotechnic shows. The front row chairs of Castle Bellevue in Berlin were reserved for individuals that would not ordinarily sit next to each other. Federal President Johannes Rau and his spouse Christina sit with the Scorpions. The President had invited the Hanover rock musicians into his Government office because they are EXPO Ambassadors. To thank the President for the invitation, Klaus informs them that the Scorpions and the Orchestra will compose "Moment Of Glory" especially for the EXPO hymn. Meine said it is a mixture of a ballad and a Bolero of Ravel. Expo General Instructor Birgit Breuel, Managing Director Reinhard Volk and other representative of the Expo society along with the President were able to hear hymn. The project will be finished in the middle of March in Vienna and Berlin. In April the public will be able to hear the arrangement. | |
02/23/2000 |
02/23/2000 - The Scorpions want to record the first song with the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra in April 2000. In an interview Klaus Meine said, "We look forward to this project with one the best orchestras in the world." In the meantime, the band is rehearsing their part in a Vienna studio. Last autumn the project had been surprisingly called off by Elmar Weingarten, the orchestra's director. This occurred because director Weingarten's Cross Over projects basically, critically opposed it. Nevertheless, the project now continues after the Citizen of Berlin Culture Senator, Peter Radunski intervened. Klaus Meine said, "Now all discrepancies are vacated from the way." "With Austrian, Christian Kolonovits we have found an Arranger, which is both worlds at home," said Klaus Meine. He also added that, "For the EXPO Concert the band has authored classic and new arrangements with the Orchestra." The CD is to be available in June. "The appearance in November at the Brandenburger Gate was a small sample of the EXPO concert," said Klaus Meine. At the tenth anniversary of the wall it was the Scorpions as well as the Russian Cellist, Mstislaw Rostropowitsh and 160 Cellists from all over the world. | |
12/24/1999 |
In the German Release of Playboys new issue there is a story about guitars which includes Matthias Jabs. | |
12/18/1999 |
Herman Rarebell released "Still Loving You" performed by the Monaco Pop Orchestra on his record label, Monaco Records. Check it out at: http://www.monacorecords.com/mcpo.html | |
11/23/1999 |
11/23/1999 - The Scorpions and the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra are currently producing a CD together. On 06/22/00 they will perform together in a concert that will be 3 hours long at the EXPO 2000 in Hanover, Germany.The 06/22/00 concert is scheduled to begin at 8:00 and should last until 11:00 at the Pressag Arena. | |