German pianist Reiner Weiss comes to Antalya with his two pianos loaded in the back of his caravan and organizes open-air concerts for peace and stopping all wars in the world. Weiss emphasizes that Turkey is the only country and President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is the only leader to stop the wars in Ukraine and Palestine.
Weiss came to Antalya from Cologne about 2 years ago with his caravan and two pianos, trying to make his voice heard with his music for world peace. Weiss, who organized open-air concerts in some parks in Antalya with the participation of children, was the guest of the Antalya City Council Culture and Arts Group.
At the meeting attended by Antalya City Council President Semanur Kurt, Culture and Arts Group President Abdullah Uz and other members, pianist Weiss explained her purpose and gave a mini concert on her piano. Weiss stated that she decided to organize concerts for peace due to the wars that emerged after she lost her brother who had Parkinson’s disease 2 years ago.
With her open-air concerts in Antalya, Weiss aims to encourage children and young people to listen to music and draw attention to wars around the world. Stating that she wants to hold a concert in Ankara, Weiss believes that Turkey can contribute to peace and continues to make her voice heard through music to stop wars.
“We must end these wars”
“We have to stop the wars in the world and I think the only leader who can prevent this is Erdoğan. Turkey can do what other countries can’t. That’s why I’m trying to make my voice heard from here. I’m trying to make my voice heard with music by drawing attention to the Russia-Ukraine and Israel-Palestine wars so that these wars stop and children don’t die. We can only stop these wars with emotions,” Weiss said.
