Germany News News Germany » Music: The Nazis silenced Germany’s synagogue music. Nearly 90 years later, it is sounding again
An eight-volume anthology is restoring forgotten synagogue works from 1838-1938, digitizing scores that survived Kristallnacht and making a once-thriving German Jewish musical tradition accessible aga ...
News Germany » Music: Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari: the brilliant wartime composer who found himself torn between Germany and Italy
George Hall explores the underrated composer Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari who united Italian and German influences in a range of colourful operas ...
News Germany » Music: Warner Music Central Europe Launches Warner Records Germany
Warner Music Central Europe announces the launch of Warner Records Germany in Berlin, headed by director Lea Londa. On Tuesday, Warner Music Central Europe announced the official launch of Warner ...
News Germany » Music: Jewish music in Germany after the Holocaust
Oxford University Press, 2021, 644 pp. Immediately after World War II, the German rabbi Leo Baeck, who had survived the war in the concentration camp Terezin, declared: “The history of German Jews has ...
News Germany » Music: Germany’s Music Charts Turn 40: Facts and Milestones in the 4th Biggest Music Market
The world's fourth largest music market with sales of over €1.6 billion ($1.9 billion) last year is celebrating the 40th anniversary of the official German charts, which launched on Aug. 29, 1977. By ...
News Germany » Music: Streaming Now Accounts for 66% of Germany’s Total Recorded Music Revenue
Last year, despite the growth of music streaming in the country, German’s music industry remained stagnant – at best. German music association Bundesverband Musikindustrie (BVMI) revealed that the ...
News Germany » Music: AEG Presents opens Berlin office, hires Sina Hall to build its country music business in Germany
Sina Hall joins as Senior Promoter from Semmel Concerts, and will report to Adam Wilkes, President and CEO, AEG Presents Europe and Asia-Pacific.
News Germany » Music: Sony Germany’s Urban Music Chief Stresses Need For More ‘Diverse Styles of Music’
Elvir Omerbegovic talked to Billboard about moving to Sony, a need for "more diverse styles of music" and what to expect from German hip-hop after the pandemic. By Clifford Coonan BERLIN — Sony ...
News Germany » Music: Neo-Nazis In Germany Use Music To Attract Followers
Neo-Nazi music is a pervasive problem in Germany. Government officials say the songs aid recruitment of young people into extremist groups. But officials say banning such music to protect Germany's ...