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What role did the sound of music play at the Qatar World Cup?

If you weren't moved by the football action on the pitch, were you carried away by the music off it? Euronews Culture has been listening to the songs and soundtracks played at major sporting tournaments.

18 December 2022

World News

Good News: five positive stories to cheer up your day

Five fresh bits of good news to share with friends and be happy about.

17 December 2022

Culture news

Culture Re-View: A look back at this day in history

Culture Re-View: What do Chocolate, Connery, Caine and Shakira have in common? They'll all made their mark on this day in history. Yes, you read that right.

16 December 2022

Musica

Secrets of the tenor’s voice: Juan Diego Flórez and Benjamin Bernheim

World-famous tenors Juan Diego Flórez and Benjamin Bernheim: two heroes of contemporary opera

15 December 2022

Culture news

LIVE: Armenia's Khachaturian International Festival

Shhh. The performance is on. Enjoy one of the region's most important classic concerts brought to you live from Armenia by Euronews Culture.

7 December 2022

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Watch: live music and artificial lighting against the backdrop of blackouts in Ukraine

600 artificial LED candles are lighting up a stage in Kyiv so the show can go on.

2 December 2022

World News

Five good news stories: these are this week’s positive headlines

The world has got better this week, thanks to science and passionate humans.

19 November 2022

Musica

Let the fire burn! Villazón debuts in Wagner's "Rheingold"

How do opera singers prepare for a role debut? The French-Mexican tenor Rolando Villazón shows us, as we follow him preparing to sing in Das Rheingold.

17 November 2022

Culture news

Classical and jazz artists honoured at the 2022 Ivor Composer Awards

The most innovative and exciting musicians in classical, jazz and sound art in the UK were given gongs at last night's ceremony. Euronews Culture sat down with some of the winners...

16 November 2022

Culture news

Dancers delight backstage for World Ballet Day

Learn about what goes into putting on a world-class ballet production with Europe's top companies for World Ballet Day.

2 November 2022

Musica

Young Peruvian talent shines at the 2022 Salzburg Festival

By providing free music education for disadvantaged kids in Peru, legendary tenor Juan Diego Flórez had one dream: to change lives through music. The result? His Sinfonía por el Peru Youth Orchestra lit up the room at the renowned Salzburg Festival!

20 October 2022

Culture news

Kyiv Symphony Orchestra in Paris for the first time since the war

"I can't just sit and be silent and do my job whatever it is. I need to speak to people. I need to speak to them with music or with words."

6 October 2022

Musica

Changing lives through music: Acclaimed Peruvian tenor's dream

From Lima to Salzburg: the extraordinary story of acclaimed tenor Juan Diego Flórez's desire to change lives through music. His mission: to provide free music education for disadvantaged kids in Peru.The outcome: his Sinfonia por el Peru Youth Orchestra performs at the famous Salzburg Festival...

22 September 2022

Culture news

Want to listen to an orchestra take on TikTok hits?

We listen to a new album that has got some of the biggest stars of TikTok music to re-record their hits with the help of a German orchestra.

12 August 2022

Musica

Eye on the future: the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Academy

The Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Academy seeks to pass on its traditions and style of play by nurturing the next generation. Musica meets some of these rising stars to find out what it's like to play in one of the most famous classical music institutions in the world.

11 August 2022

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InClassica 2022: Stars Lit up Dubai at 11th Edition of World’s Biggest Musical Observatory

Partner content presented by InClassica

Following a raucous reception at the 10th-anniversary celebration which took place last year, the InClassica International Music Festival recently returned to Dubai for its 11th edition.

22 July 2022

Cult

Switzerland's Verbier Festival hits the high notes

Set in the stunning Swiss Alps, Cult reports from the prestigious Verbier Festival.

19 July 2022

Musica

The Vienna Philharmonic: one of the world’s great orchestras

Founded in 1842, the Vienna Philharmonic is one of the world's great orchestras. Musica speaks to some of its leading artists to find out what it is actually like to be part of such a revered classical music institution.

14 July 2022

Musica

The Vienna Philharmonic: the secret of its unique sound

Velvet, rich and homogeneous, the Viennese sound is distinctive. But what is its secret? How is it created? Musica goes in search of clues with musicians from the Vienna Philharmonic.

16 June 2022

Cult

2022 InClassica International Music Festival draws to a close in Dubai

In partnership with InClassica International Music Festival

The 2022 InClassica International Music Festival has wrapped up in Dubai after a month-long season. Gathered at Dubai Opera, for the ‘World’s Biggest Musical Observatory’, were 50 renowned soloists and eleven revered conductors.

6 June 2022