Arts & Music

Steve Reich is one of America’s most influential – and successful – composers of contemporary classical music. This week, three generations of fans are celebrating the 50th anniversary of Reich’s …

The American pianist John Anderson – along with his Italian wife Pina Napolitano – set out in 2012 on an ambitious project: to democratize the recording industry for classical music. …

Our distinguished columnist, Eberhard Spree of the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, is a world-renowned scholar on Anna Magdalena Bach (1701-1760), Johann Sebastian Bach’s (1685-1750) second wife. Spree is also the author …

Johann Sebastian Bach was the Cantor at the St. Thomas school in Leipzig. This meant that as a teacher, he was responsible for the musical education of the pupils and …

I have always been intimidated by Mahler, and I have mostly stayed away from his music. This all changed when I heard Paavo Järvi’s upcoming recording of Mahler’s Symphony No. …

Professor Mark David is one of the world’s leading trumpeters and brass pedagogues. Born in Cornwall in the southwest of England, Professor David studied at the Birmingham School of Music …

Composer and violinist Curtis Stewart is just out with a new album, 24 American Caprices, which pays tribute to some of country’s greatest artists in the style of Paganini and …

John Wilson is one of today’s most fascinating and versatile musicians. A conductor, arranger and broadcaster, Mr Wilson has conquered the hearts and minds of musicians and audiences across the …

5 Juni 2026:Nun sind wir wieder in Leipzig. Knapp drei Wochen war das Gewandhausorchester unterwegs. An dieser Stelle möchte ich nicht zu einem umfassenden Resümee ansetzen und mich auch nicht wiederholen, …

2 Juni 2026:Vorsorglich hatte ich mir fur die Nacht eine Schlaftablette auf den Nachttisch gelegt, falls ich wieder aufwachen würde und nicht mehr einschlafen könnte. Juhu, ich habe durchgeschlafen und …