January 20, 2026
Athens, GR 14 C
Expand search form
Blog

One in 5 Germans plays a musical instrument, a huge rise

One in 5 Germans plays a musical instrument, a huge rise

The German Music Information Center has published a survey showing that 16.3 million people aged six and ove regularly play music, around 21 percent of the population.

What is striking is that the figure is two million higher than at the last survey in 2020, suggesting that many took up playing an instrument during the flatline months of Covid, either out of boredom or because live performance was shut down.

Read the survey here.

The post One in 5 Germans plays a musical instrument, a huge rise appeared first on Slippedisc.

Previous Article

Leading German tenor dies after a stroke, at 71

Next Article

Pegasus True Masters: masterclass with Roderick Williams as fundraiser for Pegasus Opera Mentoring Programme

You might be interested in …

New head at Menuhin

New head at Menuhin

The Yehudi Menuhin School has chosen its next head, replacing Ashley Wass in September. She is violist Rosalind Ventris, Director of Musical Performance and Performance Studies at the University of Oxford and an active chamber […]

Making connections between styles & eras: violinist Holly Harman & friends launch their album Ground with a mix of 17th century violin virtuosity, folk directness & sheer imagination

Making connections between styles & eras: violinist Holly Harman & friends launch their album Ground with a mix of 17th century violin virtuosity, folk directness & sheer imagination

Holly Harman Ground: Nicola Matteis, Heinrich Biber, Turlough O’Carolan/James Oswald, Marco Uccellini, Alice Zawadzki, Sid Goldsmith; Holly Harman, Carina Cosgrave, Oliver John Ruthven, Kristiina Watt, Sid Goldsmith; Stone NestReviewed 30 April 2025 Launching her album, […]