Looking back on 2024
the German music scene
In 2024, the mainstream became broader, the niches smaller. In pop music in particular, the hits of the year had an almost satirical quality. Or was it cleverly packaged criticism? At the same time, state funding programs, especially in the fields of classical music and jazz, suffered from budget cuts, leaving smaller productions to fend for themselves. Not always to their detriment, as a look at the current jazz scene proves. Our review of an eventful year brings you up to date!
Art is a lifeblood of democracy, precisely because it opposes the dictatorship of quotas