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NLWM No 38 15/01/2026 The concept of a dynasty implies the transfer of power to a member of the family. In the Strauss dynasty, it was the other way around. Johann I forbade his children from learning music at all. Fortunately, to no avail. Rebellious Prince A famous father sent his son, also Johann, to a trade school to be a bank clerk. Meanwhile, the son, with the support of his mother, secretly took music lessons. At the age of 19, he organized a music band with which he s

NLWM No 37 09/01/2026 Carnival is a several-week period of joy and fun. It lasts from the beginning of the year until Lent. The name comes from the Italian 'carnivale' – farewell to meat. As you know, Dynasty is not just a title of a TV series. By definition, a dynasty is a family in which power passes from generation to generation. In the Mid-East – the Umayyad or Abbasid, in Europe - the Bourbon or Habsburg dynasties were legendary. This term is also used to refer to famil

NLWM No 36 02/01/2026 The New Year 2026 will begin as always in the Pacific Ocean, on the islands of Kiribati and Samoa (on Dec. 31 st at 1:00 p.m. Kuwait time). And the last to welcome it are the US residents in Hawaii, also in the Pacific islands (Jan 1 st , 1:00 p.m. in Kuwait). Is it like a symbol? Is each year an island in the archipelago of life? On the Ocean of Eternity or Universe? In literature, there is a metaphor for an ideal place: The Happy Islands . In Greek my

NLWM No 35 26/12/2025 Sometimes opposites are located close to each other. A famous French saying goes: 'Les contrastes se touchent' (touch of contrasts)! In the calendar at the turn of December and January, Sacrum et profanum meet every year. On Xmas and New Year. When We Sing, We Don't Hate... Merry Christmas wishes can be heard exchanged between different people in many countries and continents. Although they arose from sources of a specific sacrum, today they more and mor

NLWM No 34 18/12/2025 I am so happy to have observed for 40 years how the Gulf countries have developed their musical culture. And I'm happy to have actively participated in this process. Of course, especially in Kuwait, but also in the neighboring countries of Bahrain, Qatar, and the UAE as a pianist as well as a juror of music competitions. In Kuwait, there were seven consecutive Int'l Chopin Competitions (from 1999 to 2025, including the great Gulf Chopin Competition in 20