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Paul Smaczny

Paul Smaczny

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January 1, 1957

Paul Smaczny is a German-based documentary film-maker and a producer of concert and opera recordings. His latest work is the award-winning Knowledge is the Beginning, about the West-Eastern Divan orchestra.

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Known for

John Cage: Journeys in Soundmovie

John Cage: Journeys in Sound

2012

El Sistemamovie

El Sistema

2008

Triegel meets Cranachmovie

Triegel meets Cranach

2026

Daniel Barenboim: Beethoven - Piano Concertos 1-5movie

Daniel Barenboim: Beethoven - Piano Concertos 1-5

2007

Adam's Passionmovie

Adam's Passion

2015

Europakonzert 2001 from Istanbulmovie

Europakonzert 2001 from Istanbul

2001

Winterreisemovie

Winterreise

2021

Un Ballo in Mascheramovie

Un Ballo in Maschera

2005

Dvořák: From the New Worldmovie

Dvořák: From the New World

2018

Mahler: Symphony No. 4 / Schoenberg: Pelleas and Melisandemovie

Mahler: Symphony No. 4 / Schoenberg: Pelleas and Melisande

2009

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Arnold Schönberg - Der rastlose Visionärmovie

Arnold Schönberg - Der rastlose Visionär

2024

Producer

Riccardo Chailly & Alexander Malofeev Lucerne Festival 2024movie

Riccardo Chailly & Alexander Malofeev Lucerne Festival 2024

2024

Producer

Der Freischütz, Konzerthaus Berlin
movie

Der Freischütz, Konzerthaus Berlin

2021

Executive Producer

Winterreisemovie

Winterreise

2021

Producer

Beethoven Reloadedmovie

Beethoven Reloaded

2020

Producer

Prokofiev: Romeo and Julietmovie

Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet

2020

Producer

Universe, Incompletemovie

Universe, Incomplete

2019

Producer

The Unanswered Ives - Wunderkind. Wall-Street-Gigant. Klangpioniermovie

The Unanswered Ives - Wunderkind. Wall-Street-Gigant. Klangpionier

2019

Producer

Leidenschaft und Pflicht und Liebe - Die drei Leben der Clara Schumannmovie

Leidenschaft und Pflicht und Liebe - Die drei Leben der Clara Schumann

2019

Producer

Barbara Hannigan - Ein Opernstar auf neuen Wegenmovie

Barbara Hannigan - Ein Opernstar auf neuen Wegen

2019

Executive Producer

Dvořák: From the New Worldmovie

Dvořák: From the New World

2018

Producer

Music and Power
movie

Music and Power

2018

Producer

Maestras: The Long Journey of Women to the Podiummovie

Maestras: The Long Journey of Women to the Podium

2017

Producer

Ludwig van Beethoven: Tripelkonzert op.56movie

Ludwig van Beethoven: Tripelkonzert op.56

2017

Producer

Midori Plays Bach. Sonatas And Partitas For Solo Violinmovie

Midori Plays Bach. Sonatas And Partitas For Solo Violin

2017

Producer

The Lost Paradisemovie

The Lost Paradise

2015

Executive Producer

Adam's Passionmovie

Adam's Passion

2015

Producer

Mozart Requiem - Claudio Abbado & Lucerne Festival Orchestramovie

Mozart Requiem - Claudio Abbado & Lucerne Festival Orchestra

2013

Producer

Mozart - Berliner Philharmoniker - Radek Baborák - Daniel Barenboimmovie

Mozart - Berliner Philharmoniker - Radek Baborák - Daniel Barenboim

2012

Production Director

Mahler: Symphony No. 4 / Schoenberg: Pelleas and Melisandemovie

Mahler: Symphony No. 4 / Schoenberg: Pelleas and Melisande

2009

Producer

Händel Celebration Concertmovie

Händel Celebration Concert

2009

Producer

Johann Sebastian Bach: Brandenburg Concertos 1-6movie

Johann Sebastian Bach: Brandenburg Concertos 1-6

2008

Producer

Americans in Pyongyangmovie

Americans in Pyongyang

2008

Executive Producer

Daniel Barenboim: Beethoven - Piano Concertos 1-5movie

Daniel Barenboim: Beethoven - Piano Concertos 1-5

2007

Producer

A Night Of Rhythm & Dance (Waldbühne 2000)movie

A Night Of Rhythm & Dance (Waldbühne 2000)

2006

Producer

Un Ballo in Mascheramovie

Un Ballo in Maschera

2005

Producer

Europakonzert 2001 from Istanbulmovie

Europakonzert 2001 from Istanbul

2001

Producer

Gustav Mahler Symphony No.4 (Ricardo Chailly, Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra)movie

Gustav Mahler Symphony No.4 (Ricardo Chailly, Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra)

Producer

Directing9

Triegel meets Cranachmovie

Triegel meets Cranach

2026

Director

John Cage: Journeys in Soundmovie

John Cage: Journeys in Sound

2012

Director

Die Thomanermovie

Die Thomaner

2012

Director

El Sistemamovie

El Sistema

2008

Director

Knowledge Is the Beginningmovie

Knowledge Is the Beginning

2005

Director

Pierre Boulez: Emotion and Analysis
movie

Pierre Boulez: Emotion and Analysis

2004

Director

Claudio Abbado: Hearing the Silencemovie

Claudio Abbado: Hearing the Silence

2003

Director

Abbado: The Silence that Follows the Musicmovie

Abbado: The Silence that Follows the Music

1996

Director

Metanoia
movie

Metanoia

Director

Writing2

Triegel meets Cranachmovie

Triegel meets Cranach

2026

Writer

Abbado: The Silence that Follows the Musicmovie

Abbado: The Silence that Follows the Music

1996

Writer