Hans Bjarne Thomsen

The Erlkings will never be done with Schubert but now we’ve set our sights on Robert Schumann and we’re going to take him for all he's worth, starting with «Dichterliebe» and «Liederkreis» (Op. 39).

Creating a cultural bridge between Switzerland and Japan since 2014.
GINMAKU Japanese Film Festival in Zurich, Switzerland.
Next Edition: May 22 - 26, 2019

Spotlighting shadow side of Japan since 2014.
Ginmaku Japanese Film Festival in Zurich, Switzerland.

Next Edition: May 23 - 27, 2018

An exclusive pre-sale of The Erlkings long awaited second album: Schubert's Die Schöne Müllerin (D.S.M.) with new arrangements of all 20 songs of the cycle and readings of the 5 unset Müller poems.

Biohacking is Citizen Science! With YOU we enable this unique global gathering of biohackers and artists to give you an insight of how an open collaborative exchange can rethink the world we live in.

A cultural bridge between Switzerland and Japan! The only Japanese film festival in whole Switzerland. For the 3rd time, 5 days, from April 27 to May 1, 2017 in Zurich.

Help us keep GINMAKU Japanese Film Festival moving! We are thrilled to create a cultural bridge between the nations through upcoming Japanese films at our 2nd Japanese Film Festival.