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Video: Norway Opens New Opera House
Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel attended the gala opening of Norway's grandiose new opera house. The 500-million euro house says it will also host jazz and rock concerts.
Audio: Is Protocol Too Still at Classical Concerts?
Classical music leaders gathered together to discuss how to win younger audiences and fill concert halls. One idea: stripping classical concerts of their painful protocol and making them a bit more fun.
German-Turkish Concert
Download or listen to a live performance of German and Turkish folk melodies.
Double Succession
Bayreuth festival chief Wolfgang Wagner is to retire and leave his feuding daughters to run it.
The latest from Germany's Top 100
Discover how the King of Pop turns into a German literary legend, why a band from Hanover is causing some lingual hysteria and what the latest dance craze on German dancefloors is.
Pop from the German Top 100
Find out how angels can reappear in the German charts -- hear a Berlin glam act wondering whether their fame might last forever or never -- and learn why German pop stars young and old are meeting in the jungle.
Pop from the German Top 100
A certain Bettina in the charts is told to put some clothes on, a Hamburg hip-hop whiz boasts about himself and some German rockers ask the existential question, "What would you do if tomorrow it all came to an end?"
Techno Diplomacy
Moby said the Love Parade and its dancing, bare-breasted women has polished Germans' image.
Turn It Down!
Mom always said that racket would ruin your hearing, but did she really mean a symphony orchestra?
Legendary Maestro
NY Times Music Editor James Oestreich explains the allure of Herbert von Karajan, 100 years on.
Video: The Pope's Own Musicians
The pope's personal choir and orchestra are giving public performances of works they typically only play for the pontiff himself.
Audio: Electronica's First Cabaret Artist
Finland's hybrid musician Jimi Tenor is in Berlin this month for the Helsinkiss cultural festival.
Ministry of Sound
In an attempt to sex-up the finance ministry, Germany's top accountant is embracing rap.
Illegal Downloads
Germany's music industry fears that a new telephone data law may impede its fight against piracy.
Video: The Next Generation of Musicians
Under the motto "an instrument for every child," a pilot project in the Ruhr Valley aims to encourage young musicians in Germany.
Video: Composing for the Future
Karola Obermueller is considered one of the most promising young composers in the new music scene.
Music for Peace
Barenboim's West-East Divan Orchestra will perform in a former Nazi stadium to benefit Ramallah.
Video: Visit the Ice Music Festival in Tirol
Video: Rock Out with a Warwick Bass Guitar
Built in Eastern Germany, Warwick bass guitars stress quality over price to stay above their Asian competitors.
Audio: Anne Frank Musical Premieres Despite Controversy
A tragic musical? A Spanish director given it a try with his new work based on the life of Anne Frank. It was well recieved by audiences, but the Anne Frank Foundation has asked producers to stop the show.
Triumph of the Music
A backdrop for many of Hitler's speeches, the Nuremberg Congress Hall reopens as a concert hall.
Classical Diplomacy
The NY Philharmonic grabbed the headlines, but German orchestras have long been promoting peace.
DW Presents Free Classical Concert Series
Classic Entertainment
Been waiting for tickets to the Bayreuth Festival for ages? This may just be your lucky year.
Forbidden Music
A new center for ostracized music aims to recover these musical voices silenced under the Nazis.
Anne Frank Musical
In Spain, tonight will see the premiere of the Anne Frank Musical.
Holocaust on Stage
A Spanish director's controversial new musical premieres.
Music Breaks Down US-North Korean Barriers
The New York Philharmonic has become the first American orchestra to perform in communist North Korea. It performed a selection of Western classical music to a packed audience in Pyongyang, which included North Korea's deputy nuclear negotiator and a former US secretary of defence. The concert signals a warming of relations between the two enemies, a year after a breakthrough deal in which Pyongyang agreed to shut down its nuclear programme.
Video: Meet France's King of Pop
Etienne Daho has been singing, writing, and inspiring pop music in his own way for a quarter century.
Travel Tips
We asked readers who've traveled to Germany to share some tips about their favorite destinations.
DW Presents Free Classical Concert Series
DW presents a collection of free musical performances from its Concerto Discreto concert series.
Bittersweet Homecoming
A 104-year-old cabaret singer who was a favorite of Adolf Hitler has a controversial homecoming.
Video: Simon Rattle's Orchestra of Humans
A new film takes a inside look at one of the world's best classical orchestras and the musicians that make up the Berlin Philharmonic.
Video: Veteran Star Groenemeyer Takes Echo Award
Kylie Minogue and James Blunt were among the many stars who also showed up for the festivities in Berlin.
Rockin' Retirement
The EU is planning to help out retired rock musicians who are struggling to make ends meet.
Video: EU Says Musicians Should Cover Their Ears
Power saws can damage the ears, but so can music. Should orchestra musicians be forced to wear ear plugs?
Carnival for Immigrants
Cologne is famous for its Carnival celebrations -- locals go crazy, but what about the newcomers?
Karajan Year
A year of music honors the Austrian conductor Herbert von Karajan, who passed away nearly 20 years ago. As the long-time director of the Berlin Philharmonic, he left behind a legacy of musical excellence.
Arias on Ice
An open-air performance in the middle of winter may be a challenge to singers' sensitive voices, but the outdoor opera attracts thousands to Austria each year.
A World of Music: Electronic Music in the Asia Pacific Region
The club sound: a global one-size-fits-all, or are there regional flavors? A cultural and musical exchange project initiated by the Goethe Institute and showcased at the c/o pop festival in Cologne gave some answers.
A World of Music: From Baroque to Broadway
The Irishman Morgan Crowley is a self-styled Renaissance man who can boast a concert career spanning five continents. Kate Laycock shares her impressions of a recent DW-sponsored concert this half hour.
A World of Music: Death Rock and Horror Punk
Why are people so fascinated by horror stories? For half a century, pop music has picked up on this.
Deborah Friedman
Editor and Host of Hits in Germany
A World of Music: A Musical Voyage of Discovery
A World of Music takes you on a voyage of discovery of the world's fascinating and diverse music ranging from the traditional to the cutting edge.
Meet the Host: Rick Fulker
Music editor/producer and host of Concert Hour
One to One With Soprano Gabriele Fontana
"When you decide to sing, it’s not just a career -- it is your life!"
Video: The Science of the Bassoon
A German engineer has altered the way bassoons are made, making them easier to play.
West Bank Beethoven
A well-known opera director will travel from Berlin to the West Bank for a charity concert.
Urban Renewal
The Beatles' hometown, Liverpool, has grabbed the spotlight as European Culture Capital this year.
Pop Music from the German Charts
This bag of goodies dropped from the German airwaves: German newcomers as diverse and professional as they come alongside pop star veterans sounding as fresh and innovative as newcomers.
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