From next year, students will have to listen to at least two anthems at graduation ceremonies in Bavaria. The new rule shines a spotlight on Germany’s regional anthems – where history, identity and the occasional awkward lyric meet.
Germany’s music festival season gets underway in late April and May with an eclectic mix of springtime events. Many of these are smaller, more personal gatherings that reward curiosity and a sense of adventure.
It’s party-time time in the federal republic – the perfect moment for a German-themed playlist of get-ready tunes, midnight bangers and four in the morning weepies.
Topping weekly charts and racking up millions of streams, these rap, pop, schlager and crossover songs offer an ideal way to start making sense of the German-language music scene – and contemporary German culture.
Schlager icon Helene Fischer is a star in German speaking countries. So what is Schlager music — and how did Fischer become its modern representative?
Thousands of revellers hit Berlin's streets on Saturday for a techno music celebration created by the DJ who once made the German capital Europe's hub for the genre.
For techno enthusiast Philipp Koegler, it almost felt like a normal Saturday night again as he joined 200 fellow revellers at "Distillery", the first German nightclub to reopen since the start of the pandemic.
A thousand tickets snatched up in three minutes -- a year after concert halls across Germany were closed to stop the
spread of the coronavirus, a pilot project for spectators to return has been greeted by a rush for seats.
German tenor Jonas Kaufmann says not being able to perform in front of a live audience for months has been hugely detrimental for musicians who thrive on connecting with real people.
Diwali might look different in 2020, but it remains an important holiday for Germany's large Indian community and beyond. Here's how to still celebrate - even without leaving home.
Fans never doubted it, but now a top German court has confirmed it: techno is music and clubs should benefit from the same reduced sales tax rate as concert halls.
As Hamburg Symphony Orchestra director Daniel Kühnel took to the stage to open the new season, he was greeted with far fewer faces than normal. But the concert carried on even stronger than before..
After months spent observing social distancing and avoiding large crowds, the thought of a packed, sweaty festival is now unthinkable to many. Musicians and fans alike must adapt to the new normal - but what will music events look like in a COVID-19 era?
Musician Cristina Gomez Godoy casts an excited glance towards the leafy stage where she is about to perform in front of an audience for the first time in three months.
It’s true, you can’t stop the music. At least that’s the impression given by a new partnership of club owners, promoters, dance music fans and the Franco-German ARTE channel.
This year marks 60 years since the Beatles arrived in Hamburg, a city that shaped them for stardom. The Local met superfan and walking tour founder Stefanie Hempel who is hosting a festival dedicated to the Fab Four.
Germany is going all out for the 250th anniversary of Ludwig van Beethoven's birth next year with more than 700 events, including homages by Hollywood actor Christoph Waltz and electronic act Kraftwerk.
A classical orchestra in Germany aims to "make climate change audible" with a reworking of Antonio Vivaldi's famous violin concertos "The Four Seasons" using algorithms based on climate data.
Costing €700 more than originally planned, Hamburg's Elbphilharmonie was once the butt of jokes in the Harbour City. Now it's among its top tourist attractions.
When I arrived in Germany eight years ago I had no idea about German songs. But then I started working in a kindergarten and discovered a treasure trove of listening pleasure.
