Sarah's Music: Contemporary Classical

The Lufthansa Orchestra is made up of Lufthansa pilots, flight attendants, technicians, office staff and more who all love playing their instruments and meet two or three times a year for some very special concerts.

384 trombone players gather in New York to try and break a flashmob world record during the 2016 International Trombone Festival.

384 trombone players gather in New York to try and break a flashmob world record during the 2016 International Trombone Festival.

The German National Youth Orchestra is on tour in Germany with talented young musicians aged 14 -19. Sarah Willis is delighted to spend time with them and reminisce about how wonderful it is to play in a youth orchestra.

Sarah Willis spends the day in New York with the multi-talented musician Damien Sneed, exploring and experiencing first-hand the power of gospel music.

Sarah Willis spends the day in New York with the multi-talented musician Damien Sneed, exploring and experiencing first-hand the power of gospel music.

Reknowned Lieder duo Ian Bostridge and Julius Drake share with Sarah their insider´s look at Franz Schubert´s famous song cycle “Winter´s Journey” during a performance for the MaerzMusik Festival in Berlin.

Reknowned Lieder duo Ian Bostridge and Julius Drake share with Sarah their insider´s look at Franz Schubert´s famous song cycle “Winter´s Journey” during a performance for the MaerzMusik Festival in Berlin.

Reknowned Lieder duo Ian Bostridge and Julius Drake share with Sarah their insider´s look at Franz Schubert´s famous song cycle “Winter´s Journey” during a performance for the MaerzMusik Festival in Berlin.

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.