Elke Heidenreich and Marc-Aurel Floros Present Texts and Music on the 'Blue Sofa Gütersloh'

By inviting Elke Heidenreich, Bertelsmann brought another luminary from the world of literature to Gütersloh. Heidenreich captivated the audience with her varied writings about music.

Elke Heidenreich and Marc-Aurel Floros at the Gütersloh Theater, where they performed to a fully packed auditorium.

The literary critic, writer and librettist Elke Heidenreich with pug Don Vito on the Blue Sofa in Gütersloh. At the piano, Marc-Aurel Floros provided the musical part of the program entitled "Texte und Töne" (Texts and Sounds).

Elke Heidenreich and Marc-Aurel Floros with pug Don Vito, who stayed backstage during the program.

Elke Heidenreich, Marc-Aurel Floros and pug Don Vito visibly felt at home on the Blue Sofa.

Elke Heidenreich at the signing table in the Gütersloh Theater.

Long lines in front of the signing table: Elke Heidenreich took plenty of time to give autographs to the Gütersloh audience.

Elke Heidenreich spoke and read about her lifelong themes of literature and music with eloquence, humor and a thorough knowledge of cultural history.

Elke Heidenreich, Marc-Aurel Floros, and presenter Hans-Dieter Heimendahl (r.), Program Director of Deutschlandfunk Kultur, took the audience on a highly entertainingly romp through the history of music and literature.