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In 2013 the composer Richard Wagner would have been 200 years old. Meantime, the music world is gearing up to do justice to the upcoming bicentenary. ...

In case you have missed Germany's great jazz combo on their tour earlier this year, you can watch live footage of the Wellington concert and an interview here. ...

Where it all began. A small pub in Düsseldorf was the most important breeding ground of Punk in the Federal Republic of Germany. Now the story is being retold. ...

Seldom if ever before has German jazz been in such fine fettle as it was in 2010. Berlin garnered international regard as the hub of European jazz, and up-and-coming German jazzmen proved more adventurous and exuberant than ever. ...

With the increasing importance of the media world, the job description of the composer is changing. New courses of study are taking this into account. ...

There are great women composers. But in Germany, more men than women still study composition and make a success of their music. The reasons for this are manifold. ...

That a pop band should turn 40 is an event. All the more so when this band is called Kraftwerk and is the most influential German musical group. ...

Pop isn’t dead. It has only changed. The spearhead of globalization has now become an instrument of regional identity. With impact in Germany: never has indigenous pop music been so successful. ...

What can musicians do when nobody wants to buy their records anymore? Just take a glance into the World Wide Web and it’s clear to see: opportunities for becoming famous there have never been greater. But when it comes to making money, that’s when things get difficult. ...

The magazine “festivalguide” has more than 1,200 German summer festivals listed in its Internet database. Every weekend from June to September music fans can enjoy one band after another and dance the night away to DJs in the open air. ...

Laid-back Jamaican sounds – made in Germany ...