Kritik: Wagners "Tannhäuser" an der Oper Fran...

Wenn Grigory Sokolov in der großen Nürnberger Meistersingerhalle zum Flügel geht, erinnert er ein wenig an den Butler aus "Dinner for one". Dann gelingt es ihm, in wenigen Takten den Saal zu füllen und zu elektrisieren. 

Sein umfangreiches Repertoire und seine kompromisslose künstlerische Haltung machten Oleg Maisenberg zu einer festen Größe in der internationalen Klavierwelt. Am 16. April ist er kurz vor seinem 81. Geburtstag gestorben. 

This year's lecturer is Daniel Barenboim, who has become known as one of the most versatile pianists of his generation. His skill as a conductor and a musician has led him to world recognition and the appointment as Chief Conductor for Life by the Staatskapelle Berlin. He has ...

Nashville has long marginalized female performers, songwriters and producers. But a wave of artists is fighting back. Guests: Jada Watson and Natalie Weiner. Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast ...  Show more

Uwe Schütte's Kraftwerk: Future Music from Germany (Penguin, 2021) is not your typical rock star biography. Eschewing gossipy interpersonal details, Schütte instead contextualizes Kraftwerk within contemporaneous debates about German cultural identity in the wake of Nazi atrociti ...  Show more

From discovering electronic music on the radio in his mother’s kitchen to headlining clubs and festivals around the world, Paul van Dyk has earned a reputation as not only one of the most prolific artists in trance but as an icon of dance culture. Growing up in Communist East Ger ...  Show more