Music as a political language

A song can fill a space before a speaker reaches the microphone. It can turn grief into a shared gesture, make fear audible, or preserve a story that official archives tried to erase. Music as a political language begins right there: not with a slogan, but with the experience that sound creates connections—between people, generations, memories, and […]

Are you playing second fiddle, by any chance? – Episode 38 Schallwelten from July 20, 2026

Anyone attending a symphony concert for the first time or after a long absence quickly realizes that the concert hall has its own rules. Some are sensible, others seem intimidating, and still others are historically grown and followed almost reflexively to this day. This is precisely where the rules of etiquette in the concert hall come in. They are not merely decoration for a supposedly higher culture, but […]