Classical Music

Sophia Maria Westenholz: trailblazing 18th century pianist, singer, composer - and mother to eight children

Sophia Maria Westenholz was an extraordinary musician and composer, who defied attitudes of the day to rise to the top of her ...
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This German city offers world-class classical music, historic charm, and incredible beer

The St. Thomas Boys Choir’s sweet voices resonated like angels in St. Thomas Church, Leipzig, Germany. I listened in awe. I couldn’t understand the words in German, but the boys’ pure, wholesome tones ...
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Grandbrothers, Lisa Morgenstern, & Sofi Paez Take Modern German Classical Music To Church At SXSW

A church’s acoustics can make a concert feel grander or more sacred. And last night for the first event of German Music @ SXSW 2024 — a series put together by the German Music Export and Initiative ...
New York Post

Germany compensates Jewish heirs for composer’s manuscripts sold to Nazis

BERLIN — A German classical music foundation says it has found the rightful heirs of a Jewish woman who was forced by the Nazis to sell two scores by composer Franz Liszt before being deported to a ...