Dustin O'Halloran

1 0 0 1: Dustin O’Halloran’s Creative Journey Into Consciousness

Dustin O'Halloran

An interview with American pianist and composer Dustin O’Halloran about his latest album, 1 0 0 1, his film soundtrack work, and his upcoming UK tour

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Max Richter’s SLEEP App Brings Personalized Calm, Focus, and Rest to Users

Max Richter

Max Richter’s acclaimed 8-hour composition 'SLEEP' continues to reshape the way we approach rest, meditation, and focus through its app, which adapts the music into personalized experiences for listeners.

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Peter Gregson

Acclaimed cellist Peter Gregson and director Alex Michael Kennedy discuss their collaborative video for Gregson’s new single, ‘VISION’…

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“We Didn’t Know We Were Ready”: A Song of Unfinished Conversations and Quiet Resilience

Ólafur Arnalds

There’s a rare, ineffable quality to songs that take on new meaning over time. Melodies that shift as the world around them changes. Lyrics that deepen as life adds new layers of context. “We Didn’t Know We Were Ready”, the new single from Ólafur Arnalds and the late Talos (Eoin French), is one such song

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Galluzzi

André Galluzzi Drops Exclusive Playlist for Berghain’s 20th Birthday

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Berlin’s most infamous techno institution, Berghain, is turning 20 and who better to mark the occasion than longtime resident DJ André Galluzzi? To celebrate two decades of the legendary club and almost 10 years of its collaboration with renowned classical music label Deutsche Grammophon, Galluzzi has put together an exclusive playlist

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Sound & Vision: An interview with Philipp Geist

A conversation with Berlin-based artist Philipp Geist, the chief visual collaborator with DG’s famous Yellow Lounge concert series. Geist talks about his blending of different art forms but especially his video-mapping installations, which have been shown all over the world and won many awards

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Berlin Premieres Eno – The Documentary that Changes Every Time

Earlier this month, berlin audiences got a rare treat with the local premiere of Eno, Gary Hustwit’s generative documentary about iconic musician Brian Eno

Brian Eno
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“We Didn’t Know We Were Ready”: A Song of Unfinished Conversations and Quiet Resilience

There’s a rare, ineffable quality to songs that take on new meaning over time. Melodies that shift as the world around them changes. Lyrics that deepen as life adds new layers of context. “We Didn’t Know We Were Ready”, the new single from Ólafur Arnalds and the late Talos (Eoin French), is one such song.

Ólafur Arnalds
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Max Richter

Max Richter

"I like the idea of a piece of music as a place to think, and it is clear we all have some thinking to do at the moment."

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Jóhann Jóhannsson

Jóhann Jóhannsson

“I try to make music that doesn’t need layers of complexity or obfuscation to speak to people.”

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Ludovico Einaudi

Ludovico Einaudi

"I don’t consider the piano as a job. It’s very connected to my inner feelings.”

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Balmorhea

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Peter Gregson announces his self-titled album—a collection of nine songs without words for cello, modular synthesizer, and string quartet— released on 11 April.

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