Sarah's Music: Contemporary Classical

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“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…

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    • Jan 25, 2019 LATEST EPISODE
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    Best of the Horn Challenges Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2019 12:07


    The Sarah’s Music Horn Challenge has been a regular - and very popular - element of Sarah’s Music. In this episode, Sarah Willis features the best of the Horn Challenges Part 2. Who is YOUR favourite?

    Adalberto Álvarez - El Caballero del Son

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2019 12:01


    Sarah Willis meets Adalberto Álvarez, known as “El Caballero del Son”, in Havana to talk about this much beloved form of Cuban music.

    Harmoniemusik in Berlin

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2019 12:01


    The Berlin Philharmonic Winds share their love of a popular form of chamber music known as Harmoniemusik. This music for wind ensemble and double bass is guaranteed to lift your spirits!

    Pekka Kuusisto and the Reddress Project

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 26, 2018 12:25


    Violinist Pekka Kuusisto and artist Aamu Song bring their extraordinary Reddress Project to the Boulez Saal in Berlin and reserve a pocket of the dress for Sarah Willis. A unique episode about a unique concert!

    The LA Street Symphony

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2018 12:04


    All people deserve access to a creative and expressive life, says Vijay Gupta, the founder of Street Symphony. Sarah Willis meets and performs with some of the residents of the infamous Skid Row in downtown Los Angeles.

    Oscar D´León - El Sonero del Mundo!

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2018 12:04


    Oscar D´León, known as "El Sonero del Mundo", is a true living salsa legend. He meets Sarah Willis in Los Angeles and during a concert together with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Sarah manages to surprise him...

    Sarah’s Favorite Festivals

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2018 12:01


    Who knew there were so many horn players in Cuba? Sarah Willis certainly didn´t! It was a treat to meet and perform with these wonderful musicians in Havana. This episode is guaranteed to make you smile!

    At Home with Arturo Sandoval

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2018 12:03


    Cuban trumpet player and jazz legend Arturo Sandoval invites Sarah Willis for a visit at his home in Los Angeles. They talk about music, social media and high notes on the trumpet.

    The Hollywood Bowl

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2018 12:01


    Sarah Willis visits the iconic Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles at the invitation of the Los Angeles Philharmonic and their star conductor Gustavo Dudamel.

    Sarah's Music - Patricia Kopatchinskaja in Bonn

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2018 12:04


    The violinist Patricia Kopatchinskaja is performing in Bonn at the annual Beethovenfest with the Camerata Bern. She prefers taking risks with her music rather than perfection and Sarah Willis finds out why.

    Hello Mr Gershwin!

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2018 12:01


    Sarah Willis creates a concert for children about the American composer George Gershwin with the help of pianist Stefano Bollani, conductor Gustavo Gimeno and the Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg. Dance with us!

    The Brass Academy Alicante

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2018 12:01


    Trumpet fanfares at the castle, practising horn at the beach, an open air concert in the garden – Sarah Willis meets the young musicians of the Brass Academy Alicante and enjoys their typically Spanish hospitality.

    Bailando Son!

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2018 12:01


    Sarah Willis is in Havana, Cuba to explore “Son”, the traditional Cuban music, and to also improve her dance moves. Let’s dance some Son - Bailando Son!

    Sarah's Music - Sarah's Team Music

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2018 12:00


    The Sarah's Music Team knows the program better than anyone else. In this episode, the team, usually behind the camera but today in front of it, tell Sarah Willis which their favorite episodes were so far and why.

    Sarah's Music - A Mi Maestro

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2018 12:04


    Venezuelan conductor Gustavo Dudamel dedicates a concert to his mentor, Maestro José Antonio Abreu. To celebrate this inspiring man, musicians from all over the world have gathered in Santiago de Chile for this very special concert.

    Sarah's Berlin Music

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2018 12:01


    Berlin, Berlin! Germany's capital is full of music and many episodes of Sarah's Music have been filmed here. Sarah Willis shares some of her favorite Berlin episodes so far.

    Sarah's Music soloists

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2018 12:01


    Sarah Willis revisits some of her favourite soloists she has featured so far – there have been such wonderful stars from the music world on the show!

    The Be Phil Orchestra

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2018 12:01


    101 musicians from all over the world, all music lovers, not professionals, perform in the Philharmonie with the conductor Sir Simon Rattle. Sarah Willis follows this very special and inspiring event.

    The Danish String Quartet

    Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2018 12:01


    The Danish String Quartet delights the audience and Sarah Willis at the Klassiske Dage Festival in Holstebro, Denmark with their eclectic mixture of music from classical to folk.

    The Band of the Coldstream Guards

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2018 12:03


    A very British episode featuring the Band of the Coldstream Guards, one of Britain's oldest and best known military bands. Sarah gets an exclusive, behind the scenes insight into a day in the life of the Band.

    Fundraising with Music

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2018 12:01


    In this episode Sarah Willis presents some highlights of a big fundraising event in Bonn - the 7th German AIDS-Foundation Opera Gala. International opera singers perform, accompanied by the Beethoven Orchestra Bonn.

    Bagels with Brooklyn Rider

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2018 12:03


    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

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2018 12:01


    Sarah Willis meets star singer Thomas Hampson as he coaches young singers in the art of singing Lieder at his Lied Academy in Heidelberg.

    Sarah's Music Orchestras

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2018 12:01


    A wonderful collection of orchestras - classical, jazz, female, youth, airline and musical! Sarah Willis revisits some of her favourite - and rather unusual - orchestras which she has featured on Sarah's Music so far.

    Sound Unbound at the Barbican

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2018 12:01


    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

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2018 12:01


    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.

    New World Symphony in Miami

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2018 12:01


    Sarah Willis visits the New World Symphony in Miami and follows the preparations for a “Wallcast Concert”. She talks to conductor and co-founder Michael Tilson Thomas and explores the Gehry building - even the roof!

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