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Leon Botstein conducts The Orchestra Now and is seen making a gesture onstage

Leon Botstein conducts The Orchestra Now and is seen making a gesture onstage

Conductor Leon Botstein has a message for democracy

The music conductor Leon Botstein is in Germany on a trans-Atlantic mission. Freedom takes work, he told DW.

Lady Gaga performing in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Lady Gaga performing in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Brazil police foil bomb plot on Lady Gaga concert in Rio

More than 2.1 million people attended a free concert held by Laga Gaga at Rio de Janeiro's famous Copacabana Beach.

Gaga performs on the stage at her free concert on Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro

Gaga performs on the stage at her free concert on Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro

At Copacabana, 2 million Brazilians go gaga for Lady Gaga

Just as she promised, pop icon Lady Gaga stunned hundreds of thousands of fans with the biggest show of her career.

US pop star Lady Gaga performs during her concert at Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on May 3, 2025.

US pop star Lady Gaga performs during her concert at Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on May 3, 2025.

Lady Gaga fans flock to Copacabana for free concert

The beach and seafront were packed with fans hours before the concert was set to begin.

people gather at Copacabana Beach in anticipation of the Lady Gaga concert

people gather at Copacabana Beach in anticipation of the Lady Gaga concert

Brazil's Copacabana gears up for free Lady Gaga concert

Around 1.6 million people are expected to flock to Copacabana Beach for pop-sensation Lady Gaga's free concert.

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Lucia Nyangoma of Uganda's Triplets Ghetto Kids

How is she embracing the next chapter of her life. #GirlZOffMute #77percent

Euromaxx — Lifestyle Europe

Joana Mallwitz is passionate about classical music; studying in Cambridge and the street food classic Kumpir.

Picture US infantry men gathered around one soldier strumming a guitar.

Picture US infantry men gathered around one soldier strumming a guitar.

Vietnam War: How protest music fueled a movement

How did American protest culture, including music, play a key role in ending the Vietnam War some 50 years ago?

A bird's eye view of an orchestra playing

A bird's eye view of an orchestra playing

The Haydn Expedition — Joseph Haydn rediscovered

The Haydn Expedition: Music Documentary with Paavo Järvi and The Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen

A red-haired young woman wearing a vibrating vest gives a thumbs-up sign with both hands

A red-haired young woman wearing a vibrating vest gives a thumbs-up sign with both hands

Vibrating vests allow deaf people to feel music

Deaf people can experience concerts in a whole new way with an innovative vest and sensors.

Tomorrow Today — The Science Show

Tomorrow Today explores the science of the past — from fossils to forgotten songs

The inclusive music group ‘NOT WHAT WE AGREED’ on stage for a performance

The inclusive music group ‘NOT WHAT WE AGREED’ on stage for a performance

How do the deaf and hearing-impaired experience music?

How do the deaf experience music or make music? A project in Lithuania brings hearing and the deaf together on stage.

Turkish students gather and hold up signs that say "You can't arrest everyone"

Turkish students gather and hold up signs that say "You can't arrest everyone"

Turkey: TV stars in the crosshairs of politics

Some actors lost their jobs for backing a boycott after the arrest of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, an Erdogan rival.

Science Unscripted Teaser 2025

Science Unscripted Teaser 2025

Are you a liar?

Music can be bad for you (at work). Also, which people believe false headlines — and a study to help you spot a liar.

A man in white rubber gloves instals one of the many metal pipes of an organ in a church in Germany.

A man in white rubber gloves instals one of the many metal pipes of an organ in a church in Germany.

German craftsmanship: How are organ pipes made?

The organ craftsmanship practiced in Germany is on UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage list. #handwerkskunst

the LGBTQ+ flag with the projection of an old map of the world, on the right side the photo of a so called hijra - a person of the recognized third gender

the LGBTQ+ flag with the projection of an old map of the world, on the right side the photo of a so called hijra - a person of the recognized third gender

Living beyond the norm — Arts Unveiled

Cultures with non-binary genders, Turkey's first female opera star, and a diverse orchestra.

The opera singer and artist Semiha Berksoy, an old woman, in her home, taking off a mask

The opera singer and artist Semiha Berksoy, an old woman, in her home, taking off a mask

Berlin show profiles Turkey's opera pioneer Semiha Berksoy

Semiha Berksoy, who performed in Berlin in the 1930s, was the first female Turkish singer to make a career in opera.

A group of young debutantes in dark suits and white gowns dance the viennese waltz at the Vienna Opera Ball 2025.

A group of young debutantes in dark suits and white gowns dance the viennese waltz at the Vienna Opera Ball 2025.

Why the fascination with the Viennese waltz?

Join us as we step into the world of Johann Strauss II, the Viennese waltz and the Vienna Opera Ball.

A woman in a yellow dress plays violin, while other musicians dressed in black play violins behind her

A woman in a yellow dress plays violin, while other musicians dressed in black play violins behind her

Chineke! Orchestra brings diversity to classical music

The Chineke! Orchestra in the United Kingdom is an ensemble with predominantly Black and minority ethnic musicians.

Pierre Boulez in a red turtleneck conducts with his hands

Pierre Boulez in a red turtleneck conducts with his hands

'Blow up the opera houses!': 100 years of Pierre Boulez

The French composer and conductor despised the staid and conservative and desired no less than a musical revolution.

A waist shot of Congolese rapper MC Baba

A waist shot of Congolese rapper MC Baba

MC Baba — Brazzaville's hearing impaired rapper

From Brazzaville, rapper MC Baba does not hear the music but feels the beat and has risen to local fame.

DW Videostill | The 77 Percent Magazine

DW Videostill | The 77 Percent Magazine

Should Africans have their own music awards?

Will African music ever get the recognition it deserves? We look at the debate around the Grammys.

Founder of the Camunga Music School in Angola, Ntumba Camunga stands on the left side of the picture conducting a small orchestra, which is on the right side of the picture. The orchestra consists only of children, holding cellos.

Founder of the Camunga Music School in Angola, Ntumba Camunga stands on the left side of the picture conducting a small orchestra, which is on the right side of the picture. The orchestra consists only of children, holding cellos.

Music, art changing lives for Angolan street children

Ntumba Malamba Camunga's music and art school in Luanda is giving deprived children a chance to start fresh.

DW Videostill | The 77 Percent Magazine

DW Videostill | The 77 Percent Magazine

The 77 Percent — The Magazine for Africa's Youth

This week’s show takes a look at the people behind the music as the soul and beat of the African continent.

The exterior of Düsseldorf's Tonhalle.

The exterior of Düsseldorf's Tonhalle.

DW broadcasts the ICMA classical music gala

The International Classical Music Awards ceremony includes a gala concert which can be viewed online.

DW Euromaxx (Sendungslogo Composite)

DW Euromaxx (Sendungslogo Composite)

Euromaxx — Lifestyle Europe

The daily life of a reindeer herder in Finland, drummer Philo Tsoungui and the perfect bratwurst.

Drummer and composer Philo Tsoungi on her drums.

Drummer and composer Philo Tsoungi on her drums.

How female drummer Philo Tsoungui challenges gender norms

German drummer Philo Tsoungui is smashing glass ceilings and encouraging other women to make their own kind of music.

Hagen looks into the camera with heavy black makeup around her eyes and pink mesh gloves

Hagen looks into the camera with heavy black makeup around her eyes and pink mesh gloves

Nina Hagen, godmother of punk, turns 70

Singer-songwriter, mother, activist, punk — for Nina Hagen, it's a fine line between madness and genius.

The big freeze: A trucker in Alaska — Global Us

Leah Sifuentes drives a truck across a frozen Alaska, and Carmen Lopez from Spain is blind and an award-winning surfer.

Surrounded by other musicians, a Brazilian boy with a tambourine smiles into the camera

Surrounded by other musicians, a Brazilian boy with a tambourine smiles into the camera

Samba — dance, music, attitude

Samba is closely linked to the people of Rio. A samba de roda is an expression of attitude to life.

Two children with violins sit on a bus. A woman sits in the front playing her violin.

Two children with violins sit on a bus. A woman sits in the front playing her violin.

London music bus brings instruments to low-income kids

This refurbished London bus allows children from low-income families to hop aboard for free music lessons.

Danish musician and music producer Anders Trentemøller

Danish musician and music producer Anders Trentemøller

The dark sounds of Anders Trentemøller

The Scandinavian music producer celebrates the beauty of melancholy with his new album.

DW Euromaxx (Sendungslogo Composite)

DW Euromaxx (Sendungslogo Composite)

Euromaxx — Lifestyle Europe

Ballerina photos by a Ukrainian photographer, a music school in a bus, and robots as cooks.

DW Sendung Afrimaxx

DW Sendung Afrimaxx

Afrimaxx — Modern African Lifestyle

Ballet dancers in Nigeria, a female rapper in Senegal and the township’s daily bread levelling up.

The Senegalese rapper called Zeinixx wearing a turban, fashion jewelery and make-up, her one hand clenched into a strong fist. Graffitiy spray cans and a graffity spray mask in the background.

The Senegalese rapper called Zeinixx wearing a turban, fashion jewelery and make-up, her one hand clenched into a strong fist. Graffitiy spray cans and a graffity spray mask in the background.

Zeinixx: Senegalese female power at its zenith

Welcome to the colorful and eloquent world of of Zeinixx.

Charity opera gala "Rebuild Ukraine" - Wladimir Klitschko, Harald Christ, musicians and others on stage

Charity opera gala "Rebuild Ukraine" - Wladimir Klitschko, Harald Christ, musicians and others on stage

Berlin opera helps raise funds to rebuild Ukraine

International stars sing arias by Mozart, Verdi, Puccini and others.

Three musicians play marching drums as they stand in a crowd

Three musicians play marching drums as they stand in a crowd

In eastern Germany, Banda Comunale fights racism with music

Multicultural group Banda Comunale plays concerts to protest nationalist rallies, and give music lessons at schools.

A young man wearing a black hoodie standing in front of a chain link fence in a city, looking down at the camera

A young man wearing a black hoodie standing in front of a chain link fence in a city, looking down at the camera

Libya's culture clampdown silences popular rap music

Authorities have clamped down on rap music for violating "moral rules" amid fears of a return to cultural repression.

DW Sendung Fokus Europa | Ukraine: Niedrige Geburtenrate – verliert das Land seine Zukunft?

DW Sendung Fokus Europa | Ukraine: Niedrige Geburtenrate – verliert das Land seine Zukunft?

Focus on Europe — Spotlight on People

A plunging birth rate — is Ukraine losing its future?

A person sticking fingers into their ears to symbolize an unwanted sound

A person sticking fingers into their ears to symbolize an unwanted sound

Earworms: Why that song keeps playing in your head

You got a song stuck in your head? D**M earworms! Here's why we get them and how to get rid of them.

A black-and-white closeup photo of singer Bob Marley, taken in 1976.

A black-and-white closeup photo of singer Bob Marley, taken in 1976.

Why Bob Marley remains a human rights icon

Bob Marley made reggae famous around the world. The music genre's messages of peace are more important today than ever.

Mike Dirnt (left) and Billie Joe Armstrong (right) perform as Green Day at the FireAid concert

Mike Dirnt (left) and Billie Joe Armstrong (right) perform as Green Day at the FireAid concert

Green Day, Billie Eilish, Nirvana perform at FireAid concert

Pop stars and survivors graced the stage at the FireAid benefit concert at two venues in California to raise money.

Ghanaian woman Felicity Afia Awuah singing in the choir.

Ghanaian woman Felicity Afia Awuah singing in the choir.

Felicity's ode to Beethoven

How this Ghanaian singer makes her debut with the World Youth Choir at the Beethovenfest.

A young woman wearing headphones raps into a microphone

A young woman wearing headphones raps into a microphone

Mahi G: A woman rapping for the environment

A young woman from a rural community in India raps about her community’s contribution to climate protection.

People in colorful costumes on The Hurricane Truck of Happiness in Brazil

People in colorful costumes on The Hurricane Truck of Happiness in Brazil

The hurricane trucks of happiness bringing joy in Brazil

The Hurricane truck brings dance, music and joy to Brazil's villages and provinces.

A man wearing a scarf on his head and a jacket plays a piano. Microphones can be seen in the foreground.

A man wearing a scarf on his head and a jacket plays a piano. Microphones can be seen in the foreground.

International festival showcases visually impaired musicians

A festival in Krakow, Poland, gives blind vocalists the chance to perform songs they have composed themselves.

President-elect Donald Trump dances next to a man costumed as a Native American chief dancing.

President-elect Donald Trump dances next to a man costumed as a Native American chief dancing.

'Nothing gay about it': How Trump and Village People connect

"Y.M.C.A." has often been labeled as a gay anthem, but is now a MAGA-rally hit. The band fits into Trump's narrative.

Coldplay performing in Mumbai in 2016

Coldplay performing in Mumbai in 2016

Coldplay's India concerts expose black market for tickets

For many FOMO-suffering fans, getting their hands on a ticket was tough, and scalpers took advantage.

Focus on Europe — Spotlight on People

Russia has halted gas supplies to Moldova – leaving pro-Kremlin region of Transnistria to struggle.

A portrait of Elvis Presley.

A portrait of Elvis Presley.

Elvis at 90: King forever?

On what would have been his 90th birthday, DW looks at highlights of the career of Elvis Presley, king of rock and roll.