Sarah's Music: Contemporary Classical

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.

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!

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.

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!

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.

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.

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!

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 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!

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.