Wolfgang Rihm, one of the most influential German composers of the post-World War II generation, died on Friday at the age of 72, his wife said. Born in the western German city of Karlsruhe, Rihm was ...

Karlheinz Stockhausen, whose electronic works made him one of Germany's most important postwar composers, has died, German state broadcaster ZDF reported Friday. He was 79. By Associated Press ...

Rihm write “IN-SCHRIFT 2” for the 50th anniversary celebration of the Berlin Philharmonic’s hall designed by Hans Scharoun. Rihm, contemporary music’s most prolific composer, has written more than 400 ...

Karlheinz Stockhausen, the great German composer who envisioned music as a force of cosmic revolution and who himself became a musical force of nature, having an unprecedented impact on both high and ...

FILE - In this Dec. 18, 2009 file picture German composer Hans Werner Henze is photographed in Essen, Germany. German avant-garde composer Hans Werner Henze's publisher says he has died at 86. Schott ...

From "The Lion King" to "Dune" and the James Bond movies, Hans Zimmer is one of the most famous composers of film scores in the world. On his 65th birthday, here's his story. Hans Zimmer's piano ...

You can name a bunch of Austrian and German composers, right? At the least, you’ve probably heard of Bach, Beethoven, Brahms, Handel, Haydn, Mozart, Pachelbel, Schumann, and Telemann. Now, quick—name ...

A German composer has spent over 20 years researching and writing music for traditional Chinese instruments. Chen Nan talks to Robert Zollitsch ahead of a retrospective performance of his works in ...

BERLINBERLIN — German composer Hans Werner Henze, whose prolific and wide-ranging work included a wealth of operas and 10 symphonies, died Saturday, his publisher said. He was 86. Henze died in the ...