THÖRESS

THÖRESS P.A.A. was founded after I graduated in mathematics (subsidiary subject physics) at the RWTH University of Aachen. My laboratory is located in the centre of Aachen in walking distance to the famous cathedral constituted by Charles the Great in the late seventh century. The fabulous core of the early medieval edifice, known as Carolingian Octagon, attracts tourists from all over the world. Founded by the Romans, Aachen is a city with a very long and turbulent history located close to the spot where nowadays the territories of Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands meet, about 50 miles away from Cologne and Düsseldorf. My hometown is blessed with an opera house, a modestly sized concert hall (both of which offer favorable acoustics) and a division of the Cologne Conservatory of Music. The orchestra and the choir of the Bach Society of Aachen gratify music lovers with passionate performances of J. S. Bach-s sacred music in local churches regularly. Whereas the Society of Modern Music of Aachen presents appealing concert events of modern Jazz, avant-garde and experimental music held in a dedicated modestly sized auditorium, again endowed with enjoyable acoustics. Concert events in Düsseldorf and Cologne are within reach also. So the region of Aachen is by all means a favourable area for a music lover to strike root!