Video: Composing for the Future

March 24, 2008

Karola Obermueller is considered one of the most promising young composers in the new music scene.

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Classical Composer Karola Obermueller

Germany has always been associated with the great classical composers -- from Bach to Beethoven. And orchestras here would traditionally be packed with German musicians. But times are changing - the classical music business is also globalising and German orchestras now feature musicians and conductors from around the world. Which makes it more difficult for home-grown talent to make the grade. One woman who has is a young composer from the south-western town of Darmstadt.

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