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Learning To Freeystyle At Neukoeln's 'Little Stage'

April 25, 2012 • Neukoelln's Little Stage is a neighborhood music club where the next generation music scene is paying its dues. You'll find everything from new electronic rock, singer-songwriter, gypsy music to of course freestyle and new jazz.

At Berlin's Staatsoper, A New Act For 'Lulu'

April 3, 2012 • The Staatsoper's Daniel Barenboim is directing a production of the opera, Lulu. Barenboim, Musical Director, commissioned the conductor and composer, David Robert Coleman, to rework the final act for a premiere production by Andrea Breth.

Berlin's 'MaerzMusik' Festival Mystifies As It Illuminates

March 29, 2012 • La Monte Young, a founding figure of minimalist music, had his European premiere of "The Dream House," a collaboration with lighting designer Marian Zazeela at the Villa Elisabeth as part of Berlin's MaerzMusik last week.

'MaerzMusik' Pays Tribute To John Cage

March 21, 2012 • To mark the centennial of his birth, the Berliner Festspiele is exploring the legacy of American composer, John Cage, at this year's MaerzMusik.

The Deutsche Oper Berlin Unveils A Stark, Post-Modern 'Jenufa'

March 13, 2012 • Leoš Janácek's "Jenufa," currently playing at the Deutsche Oper Berlin, is a work of great psychological complexity despite its naturalist setting of Moravian peasant life.

Monthly Music Tip: A New Life For Your Retired Instruments

March 6, 2012 • "Music Fund," an initiative from Ictus Ensemble in Brussels and Oxfam, gives support to music schools and trains repair technicians of musical instruments in developing countries and conflict areas. Hundreds of instruments are collected in Europe each year and redistributed.

Hungary Revisited At The Konzerthaus Berlin

February 29, 2012 • At the Konzerthaus Berlin, the cycle, "Open, which took place February 18 -26, explored Hungarian and Hungarian-inspired music from Brahms to contemporary composers.

The Rundfunkchor Berlin Plunges Into Brahms At The Radialsystem

February 18, 2012 • Berlin's Rundfunkchor has a new production of "Human Requiem," a nod to Brahms' "German Requiem," at the Radialsystem. It sets out to transcend the traditional stand-and-deliver choral format.

Ultraschall Festival Opens Journey Into Contemporary Music

February 1, 2012 • Berlin's Ultraschall Festival for new music premiered this weekend with a program dedicated to reviving classics of the avant-garde while exploring new roads in the European music scene.

Monthly Music Tip: Yodeler Doreen Kutzke

January 26, 2012 • This month's music tip features Berlin's country yodeling queen, Doreen Kutzke. This weekend, this singer is hosting a 4-hour yodeling workshop at Jodelschule Kreuzberg.

'Les Pêcheurs de Perles' Premieres At Deutsche Oper

December 26, 2011 • The Deutsche Oper, for its "premiere production" of the opera Pecheurs de Perles, presented a concert performance that allowed the company to maintain its high standard for leading soloists.

Kirsten Harms' 'Tannhäuser' At The Deutsche Oper

Kirsten Harms' "Tannhäuser" debuted this month at the Deutsche Oper. Matthias Horn/Deutsche Oper Berlin hide caption

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Kirsten Harms' 'Tannhäuser' At The Deutsche Oper

December 20, 2011 • Kirsten Harms' 2008 production of "Tannhäuser," which was revived last season, took the stage again this month. The opera boldly challenges the subjugation of the feminine principle. Kirsten Harms' "Tannhäuser" at the Deutsche Oper is saved from aesthetic failure by its compelling music.

Monthly Music Tip: Peter Bonev's Bulgarian Bagpipes

December 12, 2011 • This month's music tip features Peter Bonev, one of Bulgaria's most acclaimed bagpipe players. Bonev will be performing this Thursday at Haus der Sinne in Prenzlauer Berg.

Austro-Hungarian Nostalgie At The Berlin Philharmonic

December 5, 2011 • Hungarian conductor and composer, Ivan Fischer, made a guest appearance with the Berlin Philharmonic this past Friday. He is preparing to step in as music director of Berlin's Konzerthaus next season.

Berlin's 'C3' Brings Classical Underground

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Berlin's 'C3' Brings Classical Underground

November 30, 2011 • The C3 Festival returned for its second iteration this past weekend. The festival hopes to provide a platform for today's post-classical, neo-contemplative, electronic spiritual movement.

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Monthly Music Tip: 'Talking Africa'

November 14, 2011 • This month's music tip looks at vocalist Mfa-Kera and guitarist Mike Russell's latest album release, Talking Africa. The duo will be performing this Friday at Quasimodo.

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The MCO Gets Radial In Berlin

November 8, 2011 • This past Saturday, the Mahler Chamber Orchestra joined with the alternative arts space Radialsystem for its first "Radiale Nacht," a rotating program of 20th century repertoire.

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A 'Wozzeck' That Makes Your Skin Crawl

November 3, 2011 • Rebecca Schmid explores Andrea Breth's remake of Alban Berg's haunting "Wozzeck." First premiering in Berlin in 1925, the opera was an instant controversy as a result of its dark nature.

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The Deutsche Oper Unveils A Sleek Don Carlo

October 26, 2011 • The Deutsche Oper, for its new production of Don Carlo, has staged the classic Verdi opera in Italian and brought in several singers well-versed in the bel canto tradition. 104,1's classical music writer Rebecca Schmid has the review.

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Monthly Music Tip: Bruno Kliegl And The Glass Harmonica

October 20, 2011 • This month's music tip highlights maestro Bruno Kliegl who will be performing on his glass harmonica at the Kulturzentrum in Prenzlauer Berg. The glass harmonica's popularity did not last beyond the 18th century due to strange rumors that using the instrument caused both musicians and their listeners to go mad.

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Monthly Music Tip: Robert Voss

September 28, 2011 • This month's music recommendation is Robert Voss, a singer-songwriter who experiments with looping and layering his voice and guitar. Voss composes in English and German and just finalized his new solo program.

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A 'Rheingold' For The 21st Century

August 19, 2011 • As Richard Wagner's bicentenary approaches in 2013, the Neukoellner Oper opened a new series on August 18th to explore "worldwide social and economic turbulence" with the premiere of Rheingold Feuerland, with music by Simon Stockhausen.

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Music Tip Of The Month: Deutsches-Amerikanisches Volksfest

August 10, 2011 • For this month's music tip, Anouschka Pearlman recommends the upcoming German American Folk festival. The 55,000 square feet will be offering a fairground for kids, American food, and jazz, rock, country music, and everything in between.

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Month Music Tip: Cera Impala And The New Prohibition

August 2, 2011 • 104,1's music contributor Anouschka Pearlman has a review of the latest CD by the Berlin-based folk band Cera Impala and the The New Prohibition.

Month Music Tip: Cera Impala And The New Prohibition

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