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Published: 20.05.2026












A phenomenal concert, hosted by Peter Keller, at the Rudolf Weber Arena in Oberhausen featuring unique talents.
Russ Ballard, a British rock musician and songwriter for groups like ABBA, Rainbow, and Hot Chocolate captivated with wonderful songs like “On the Rebound,” and “Voices,” which is known from the series Miami Vice.
Supertramp's John Helliwell & Jesse Siebenberg performed with songs like “Dreamer” and “Give a little bit,” bringing the audience to their knees.
...and during “Dancing with Tears in my Eyes” by Midge Ure (Ultra Vox), I was completely blown away; I needed a tissue afterward.
Robert Hart, songwriter and rock musician from Manfred Mann's Earth Band, brought the house down with his title “For You.”
Tarja Turunen, a Finnish soprano with a first-class vocal range, enchanted us with “The Music of the Night” from the musical Phantom of the Opera, accompanied by Peter Keller, by the way a guitarist and songwriter for Peter Maffay, who won not only my heart.
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This wonderful ensemble was accompanied by the RMC Symphony Orchestra, which I would like to introduce here.
For me, it was a very captivating, moving evening filled with memories; thank you very much for that.
