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

Seit dem Sieg beim Chopin-Wettbewerb ist Eric Lu pausenlos unterwegs. Warum ausgerechnet Schuberts "Impromptus" für ihn ein Plädoyer fürs Innehalten sind - und wie Ruhe zu seiner künstlerischen Handschrift wurde. 

Ein einziger Ton gegen den Krieg: Dirigent Ilan Volkov riskiert Karriere und Heimat, um Israels Politik öffentlich zu kritisieren - und zeigt, wie Musik zur lauten Stimme für Gaza und Palästina wird. 

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