Lars Eidinger reads: "The Incompatible in a Poem"

From Everyone to Hollywood: Lars Eidinger is already regarded as one of the outstanding actors of his generation. As part of the Bruckner Festival 2026, he will be joined by drummer George Kranz at the Posthof to read love poems by the writer, playwright, and director Thomas Brasch.
"I love you can be emphasized / in three different ways. / How does one say the sentence without emphasis?" For Thomas Brasch, love is an attitude that refuses any form of commitment. An attitude that exposes its dreams to reality, both fearing and yearning, and always places the possible within the horizon of the impossible. His poetic passion hopes and despairs, trusts and deceives, praises and destroys.
"When asked how he lives his art, Eidinger often quotes Thomas Brasch, one of his life authors: 'My profession does not ask me to hide, but to discover publicly, to find myself by losing myself, ...' Both Brasch and Eidinger seem to be in the same paradoxical situation: they present themselves to the public with full risk, with open visors, with their wounds and their sorrowful anger." (Süddeutsche Zeitung)
In 2025, "The Incompatible in a Poem" was recorded as an audiobook featuring Lars Eidinger and George Kranz. The production was awarded "Audiobook of the Year 2025." In the jury's reasoning from Hessischer Rundfunk, it states:
"Brasch's texts deal with love, life, politics, and poetry. They sound rebellious at times, powerful at others, and sometimes tender. Lars Eidinger becomes an exceedingly convincing advocate for Brasch. By interpreting the texts in a restrained manner, he enhances their expressive power. The calm, precise tone of Lars Eidinger is complemented by the gently accompanying, subtly layered drumming interludes of George Kranz. Together, they create a magnificent performance, a dialogue of voice and instrument. Both in terms of literary ambition and vocal and musical presentation, the audiobook stands out significantly from the year's productions."

Lars Eidinger & George Kranz, The Incompatible in a Poem, KulturManufaktur, 2025