After three years of construction the Niemeyer Sphere was officially inaugurated in Leipzig-Plagwitz in early July. It is the last work by Brazilian star architect Oscar Niemeyer, who died in 2012, and was built on the company grounds of tram-manufacturer HeiterBlick and railway-crane manufacturer K...

The city of Leipzig, located in central Germany, has a long and moving history with the first settlers coming to the area in the 7th century. The ethnic group of the sorbs set up a trading base and called it “Lipsk” after the lime trees that grew there. The privilege of gaining borough and market...

Over the last couple of weeks, the Gewandhausorchester Leipzig as well as independent local musicians produced a new series of concerts – despite (or precisely because of) the COVID -19 pandemic. From this week on, every Monday and Tuesday at 12noon the half-hour concerts will be streamed on the...

With an extraordinary performance of the St. John Passion, the Leipzig Bachfest will be bringing the world together on Good Friday in Johann Sebastian Bach’s church of St. Thomas – and the global Bach community is invited to sing along. In many places it is a tradition – sometimes going back more...

2019 has been another record breaking year in a row for the tourism industry in Leipzig. The city registered 1.929.694 arrivals (+5.1 per cent) and 3.602.857 overnight stays (+6.7 per cent) last year. These numbers conclude the successful decade Leipzig has witnessed since 2010.  The largest...

New York Times lists Leipzig as a place to go in 2020 The New York Times recently published its choice of 52 Places to Go in 2020 ranking Leipzig #35. Leipzig is the only German city that made it on the prestigious list apart from the Bavarian village Oberammergau. Author Valeriya Safronova...

Richard Wagner’s Ring Cycle to open the Leipzig Opera calendar 2020From January 15 to 19 and May 20 to 25 2020, Leipzig Opera will show the complete Ring cycle from Richard Wagner. Together with the Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, intendant and general music director of Leipzig Opera, Ulf Schirmer,...

Leipzig Highlights 2020 Leipzig has always been an industrial hub in Central Germany. To commemorate this rich heritage, the city joins the Saxon festivities on the occasion of the Year of Industrial Heritage 2020. Multiple museums and art spaces pick up the theme for special exhibitions and events....