“Sarah’s Music - Contemporary Classical” is DW’s program dedicated to the rich diversity of classical music. In each edition of the weekly program, broadcast in English and German, presenter Sarah Willis presents concert highlights, goes behind the scenes at top events and gets up close and personal with her star guests and their instruments.
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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 1 day 5 hours 41 minutes
Sarah's Music - A day at the Music Academy of the West
Sarah Willis spends a day at the inspiring Music Academy of the West in Santa Barbara, where every summer, the halls (and the beach!) are filled with music played by talented young musicians from all over the world.
Musicians4UnitedEurope
Top classical musicians show their support for a united Europe at a special benefit concert at the Radialsystem in Berlin. Sarah Willis is passionate about the message of this newly formed group, Musicians4UnitedEurope.
Best of the horn challenges
From opera stars Anna Netrebko and Placido Domingo to jazz legend Wynton Marsalis, all of Sarah's guests on the program have bravely accepted the Sarah's Music Horn Challenge. Here are some of our absolute favorites!
Sarah's Music - Fundraising with Music
In this episode Sarah Willis presents some highlights of a big fundraising event in Bonn - the 6th German AIDS-Foundation Opera Gala. International opera singers perform, accompanied by the Beethoven Orchestra Bonn.
Sound Unbound at the Barbican
Sarah Willis explores the Barbican Centre's Sound Unbound Festival and finds exciting music in every corner of the performing arts centre including the London Symphony Orchestra and Sarah´s own Pop-Up Horns event.
Sarah's Music - Backstage at the Israeli Opera
Sarah Willis gets an exclusive look behind the scenes at the Israeli Opera in Tel Aviv during the preparations for a performance of Gounod´s “Faust” and meets Israeli musicians Na´ama Goldman and Dan Ettinger.
Sarah's 'Non-Classical' Music
Sarah Willis revisits some of her favorite "non-classical" music. Instead of Beethoven, Mozart and Bach you will find jazz, gospel, house and musicals performed by the world's very best!
Sarah's Music - Bagels with Brooklyn Rider
Sarah spends the day with bagels and Brooklyn Rider, one of New York´s finest and most experimental string quartets. In this episode they play a concert at National Sawdust as part of the New York Philharmonic Biennial.
Star singer Thomas Hampson in Heidelberg
Sarah Willis meets star singer Thomas Hampson as he coaches young singers in the art of singing Lieder at his Lied Academy in Heidelberg.
Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela
The famous Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela is on tour in Berlin. Sarah holds a live Horn Hangout with the horn section, answers questions from all over the world and attends the concert in the Philharmonie.