Das Lied der Natur

The new book of the bestselling author and star pianist The world famous French pianist, known for her love and commitment to wolves and nature, goes in her new book on a fascinating journey to herself with many philosophical reflections about music, nature and the world we live in. After a concert rehearsal in Hamburg, Hélène Grimaud acquires a mysterious manuscript in an antiquarian bookshop. She feels the text strikes her deepest heart, for it reflects the themes of her life: the suffering creature, nature as a space for sound and creation, the music of the Romantic era. The manuscript leads her into the silence of the great forests of the north, to the island of Rügen and finally brings her back to her very own destiny - to her wolves in South Salem in the state of New York.