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 ...

This article was originally published on Moment Magazine. Music, at its core, is freedom. It cannot be caged by ideology or controlled by propaganda. The Nazis understood that, which is why they tried ...

When it comes to classical music, Germany is often the envy of other countries. Not only does it boast 130 publicly funded professional orchestras and 96 opera houses, it also has an estimated 15 ...

Ever since Bach, Germany has been considered (and has considered itself) the center of the musical universe. No other nation could match its composers, conductors and performers. But recently the ...

This past fall, the Philadelphia Orchestra selected the German conductor Wolfgang Sawallisch as its new Music Director, succeeding the Italian Riccardo Muti. In so doing, Philadelphia was following in ...

"All I Want for Christmas Is You", "Last Christmas" or "Driving Home for Christmas" - when it comes to Christmas hits, international artists dominate the playlists. Germany, on the other hand, is ...

Music production companies and distributors in Germany have agreed, after lengthy negotiations, to offer a national music download service. The service, code-named Phonoline, will allow customers to ...

Across Germany, Jewish music becomes a living answer to Holocaust memory and post–Oct. 7 antisemitism, one concert at a time. There is something about Germany. For many of us, the mere mention of the ...

The deal includes debut albums from bands Schandmaul and Pam Pam Ida, along with recordings by Feuerschwanz, Werner ...