Humour us by answering the following question: how many Black classical performers do you know off the top of your head? The Chineke! Foundation is trying to break through the privilege gap leading to this lop-sidedness: since 2015 the British…

Newly founded for the festive finale of the „Year of Germany“ in Russia 2020/2021, the festival presents the Young Euro Classic Orchestra Germany-France-Russia. For the final event of the celebrations, we experience the best young orchestral…

Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 is undoubtedly his most famous work, and since 1985 it has been the official anthem of the European Union. The Ninth remains a cornerstone for all orchestras and conductors who dare to grapple with its monumentality, its…

Everything began in 2016 when the German National Youth Orchestra acted as “midwife”, supporting the founding of this Ukrainian ensemble in several ways. In 2018, the Youth Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine is able to stand on its own feet. In focusing…

The Young Euro Classic festival, now entering its 19th season already, stays true to its mission to introduce new ideas, new works and new faces to Berlin audiences – but not only to them – also to audiences worldwide. Everything is equally fit to…

This concert may be called a meeting of musical giants: The Berliner Philharmoniker, Manfred Honeck and Yo-Yo Ma. But all superlatives aside, we may be absolutely sure that it is going to be an extraordinary concert when these artists take the stage…

Lord Yehudi Menuhin, relaxing at his home in the Greek isles, tells the story of his wonderful career on the eve of his 80th birthday. A wealth of rare archival material illustrates this highly informative and entertaining profile of the world's…

Yehudi Menuhin has long been revered as one of his generation's foremost violinists. In this 1987 recording from Moscow, he performs pieces by Bach, Bartók, Beethoven and Tchaikovsky. He was joined on the conductor's plateau by inimitable, living…

Yefim Bronfman plays Brahms Händel Variations op. 24 and Four Piano Pieces op. 119.

Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts Johannes Brahms Symphony No. 3