musica Vienna Philharmonic lifts spirits with iconic New Year's Concert The Vienna Philharmonic sends a message of 'hope and optimism' to the world with its New Year Concert. For the first time ever the concert was performed without an audience, instead, it was broadcast to millions across the globe. 14/01/2021
Life This man is playing piano for Thailand’s hungry monkeys In Lopburi, tourists have stopped coming creating a problem for the city's macaques. 30/11/2020
musica Rolando Villazón and Xavier de Maistre explore the soul of Latin America What happens when a famous tenor and a master of the harp get together? The result is a very special programme: Rolando Villazón and Xavier de Maistre present the 'Serenata Latina' – “Across Latin America”. Latin American melodies intimate – in this edition of Musica on euronews and 22/10/2020
Germany First chord change in seven years for John Cage organ composition Play it slow: Composer John Cage's 639-year legacy to the world undergoes its first chord change for seven years 06/09/2020
no comment Musicians try to lift spirits in COVID-hit Brazilian favela A group of youth musicians from Heliopolis, the largest favela of Sao Paulo, performed on Tuesday in the streets of the neighbourhood in an attempt to provide a respite from COVID-19. 26/08/2020
musica The show goes on: 'Così fan tutte' at the Salzburg Festival The show goes on: Così fan tutte performed at the Salzburg Festival. Austria's music and drama festival returns to celebrate its first centenary, despite the coronavirus pandemic. 13/08/2020
Poland Grammy award-winning Polish composer Krzysztof Penderecki dies at 86 Polish culture "has suffered a great and irreparable loss", the country's culture minister said on Sunday. 29/03/2020
Inspire Middle East Abu Dhabi celebrates 250 years of Beethoven with the Hamburg Symphony Orchestra The Hamburg Symphony Orchestra performance brought crowds together in Abu Dhabi to celebrate the 250th birthday of German composer and pianist, Ludwig van Beethoven. 14/02/2020