Machine - Songs with Classical Strings & String Quintet

His first number 1 in the radio charts was 53 years ago, and his very first album dates back 50 years. Since then, a lot has happened. Dieter "Maschine" Birr, the head and heart of the Puhdys from 1969 to 2016, looks back on nearly six decades of success, during which more than 22 million records have been sold, nearly 5,000 concerts have been played in 21 countries, and around 500 songs have been written. Many of these have become true classics, hits spanning several generations. The special thing is that even the dissolution of the cult band has not affected Maschine's popularity; his concerts are still sold out, and all of his solo albums have landed in the top quarter of the official album charts, with his last two, "Große Herzen" (2023) and "Mein Weg" (2024), reaching number 4 each. There are certainly many reasons for his decades-long success: the passion, the musical craftsmanship, the ability to compose irresistible songs... For more information: More about the Stadthalle Cottbus.