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The Sound Weavers: Ludovico Einaudi, Hauschka, Joep Beving, Hania Rani Sold-out concerts, millions of albums sold to make the classical music industry green with envy: neoclassical, as the new musical trend is called, is a mega hit. What makes the form so popular? Is this music skillful or just comforting? Are its composers Mozart 2.0 or rather maestros for the masses? Do they build a bridge to the musical past, allowing our ears to roam comfortably in familiar territory? The documentary traces the journey of some of the protagonists of the genre by telling their stories, and seeking answers from sociologists, neuroscientists, musicologists and even marketing experts. But above all, it allows these creators - these weavers - to have their say. Directed by Anne-Kathrin Peitz 2021

Emerson String Quartet Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy (1809 - 1847) String Quartet in E flat major, Op. 12 Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897) String Quartet in B flat major, Op. 67 Antonín Dvořák (1841 - 1904) String Quartet in A flat major, Op. 105 Prague, Rudolfinum, 15 March 2023

Betroffenheit Crystal Pite (choreography) Music by Owen Belton, Alessandro Juliani & Meg Roe Kidd Pivot, Electric Company Theatre Jay Gower Taylor — Stage design Tom Visser — Lighting Nancy Bryant — Costumes Linda Chow — Costumes Nicola Ryall — Costumes Bryan Arias — Dancer David Raymond — Dancer Cindy Salgado — Dancer Jermaine Spivey — Dancer Tiffany Tregarthen — Dancer Jonathon Young — Actor Heidi Wilkinson — Puppets Omanie Elias — Puppets The kind of spectacle we rarely see on the theatre or opera stage is offered up here by the innovative Crystal Pite and Jonathon Young. In German, "Betroffenheit" denotes a state of shock and disbelief. This unusual ballet was inspired by terrible events in the life of choreographer Young, who lost his daughter, niece, and nephew in a terrible fire during a family vacation. A mix of tap, salsa, spoken-word, song, and puppet show, this stirring artistic statement is guaranteed to stir the emotions with its poignant depiction of personal hardship and of the struggle to come to terms with tragedy, beautifully realized by Kidd Pivot and the Electric Company Theatre on the stage of London's Sadler's Wells Theatre. London, Sadler's Wells Theatre, 2017 Directed by Jeff Tudor

Orchestre de l'Opéra Royal Magdalena Sypnewski (Violin), Ludmila Piestrak (Violin) Théotime Langlois de Swarte (violin, conductor) Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in E major BWV 1042 Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in A minor BWV 1041 Concerto for Two Violins and Orchestra in D minor BWV 1043 Concerto for Three Violins and Orchestra in D major BWV 1064R Palace of Versailles, Salon d'Hercules, 15 January 2024

Marquis Hill (trumpet) Joël Ross (vibraphone, piano), Makaya McCraven (drums), Paul Junius (bass) Montreal International Jazz Festival, July 3, 2022 Directed by Sîla

SPECTACLE - Concert Jazz

Charles Lloyd Sky Quartet Charles Lloyd (saxophone, flute) Jason Moran (piano) Larry Grenadier (bass) Eric Harland (battery) Directed by Amos Rozenberg Ljubljana Jazz Festival, 10 July 2024

The Van Cliburn Competiton 2025 Aristo Sham Johann Sebastian Bach Suite from Violin Partita in E Major, BWV 1006 T01 Maurice Ravel Gaspard de la nuit Vitaly Starikov Johann Sebastian Bach Toccata in F-sharp Minor, BWV 910 Sergei Prokofiev Sonata No. 7 in B-flat Major, op. 83 Ludwig van Beethoven Sonata No. 32 in C Minor, op. 111 Evren Ozel

Berliner Philharmoniker, François-Xavier Roth (conductor) Albrecht Mayer (Oboe d'amore) Igor Stravinsky (1882 - 1971) Divertimento, orchestral suite after the ballet "Le Baiser de la fée" Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750) Concerto for Oboe d'amore, Strings and Continuo in A major, BWV 1055R Igor Stravinsky Petrushka Baden-Baden, Festspielhaus, 10 April 2022

Orchestre de la Suisse Romance, Jonathan Nott (Conductor) Gustav Mahler 1860 - 1911 Symphony No. 9 in D major Directed by Sébastien Glas Geneva, Victoria Hall, 8 March 2023

Musical interludes: a chance to see some of the world's most renowned conductors and musicians performing beautiful pieces.

Les pêcheurs de perles (The Pearl Fishers) Opera in three acts by Georges Bizet (1838 - 1875) Libretto by Eugène Cormon and Michel Carré First performance in Paris, Théâtre Lyrique, 30 September 1863 Orchestre National du Capitol de Toulouse, Chœur de l'Opéra national du Capitole, Victorien Vanoosten (Conductor) Ballet de l'Opéra national du Capitole Thomas Lebrun (Stage Direction) David Belugou (Costumes), Patrick Méeüs (Lighting) Anne-Catherine Gillet (Leïla) Mathias Vidal (Nadir) Alexandre Duhamel (Zurga) Jean-Fernand Setti (Nourabad) Toulouse, Théâtre du Capitole, 6 October 2023

Malena Ernman (Mezzo-soprano) L'Arpeggiata, Christina Pluhar (Conductor) Terra Mater Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber 1644-1704 The Nightingale | Sonata Representativa for Violone and Basso continuo John Bennet 1575-1614 Venus' birds whose mournful tunes Tarquinio Merula 1595-1665 La Gallina | Canzone for Two Violins and Basso continuo op. 12/1 Thomas Arne 1710-1778 The Cuckoo | As You Like It Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber The Frog | Sonata Representativa for Violone and Basso continuo Traditional The Frog and the Mouse (arr. Christian Pluhar) John Playford 1623-1686/87 Wallom Green | The English Dancing Master Traditional The Tailor and the Mouse (arr. Christian Pluhar) George Frideric Handel 1685-1759 Twas When the Seas Were Roaring | English Songs HWV 228 Georg Caspar Schürmann 1672-1751 Sinfonia pour la tempête | Die getreue Alceste Giulio Taglietti 1660-1718 Aria da suonare Giuseppe Maria Orlandini 1676-1760 Se al mormorio dell'onda | Didone abbandonata Giovanni Bononcini 1670-1747 Brilla in cielo | La gara delle quattro stagioni Giuseppe Maria Orlandini Muore il cigno | Nerone Attilio Ariosti 1666-1729 Là dove gl'occhi io giro Maurizio Cazzati 1616-1678 Ciaccona, Improvisation (arr. Christina Pluhar) Francesco Gasparini 1661-1727 Senti quell'usignolo George Frideric Handel Crude furie degli orridi abissi | Serse Bayreuth, Margravial Opera House, 7 September 2025

Berliner Philharmoniker, Riccardo Chailly (conductor) Dmitri Shostakovich 1906 - 1975 Suite No. 2 for Jazz Orchestra Nino Rota 1911 - 1979 La Strada Suite Ottorino Respighi 1879 - 1936 Fountains of Rome Pines of Rome Directed by Henning Kasten Berlin, Waldbühne, 2011

Danish National Symphony Orchestra, Fabio Luisi (conductor) Carl Nielsen 1865- 1931 Aladdin Suite Symphony No. 6, "Sinfonia semplice" Copenhagen, DR Koncerthuset, 2023 Directed by Kasper Lange

A powerful journey through Bruckner's Symphony No. 9, shaped by depth, patience, and intensity.

Münchner Philharmoniker, Sergiu Celibidache (conductor) Claude Debussy 1862 - 1918 Iberia Cologne, Philharmonie, 1994 Directed by Janos Darvas

Münchner Philharmoniker, Sergiu Celibidache (Conductor) Maurice Ravel 1875 - 1937 Rapsodie Espagnole Cologne, Philharmonie, 1994 Directed by Janos Darvas

Münchner Philharmoniker, Sergiu Celibidache (conductor) Maurice Ravel 1875 - 1937 Boléro Cologne, Philharmonie, 1994 Directed by Janos Darvas

Münchner Philharmoniker, Sergiu Celibidache (conductor) Maurice Ravel 1875 - 1937 Alborada del gracioso Cologne, Philharmonie, 1994 Directed by Janos Darvas

Münchner Philharmoniker, Sergiu Celibidache (conductor) Claude Debussy 1862 - 1918 Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune Cologne, Philharmonie, 1994 Directed by Janos Darvas.

Exhibition Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui | choreographer Ma mère l'Oye Jeroen Verbruggen | Choreographer Tim Van Steenbergen | Set & costume Fabiana Piccioli | lighting designer Jason Kittelberger | Assistant choreography Koen Bollen | Dramaturgy Music | Modest Moussorgski (Maurice Ravel's orchestration ), Pictures of an exhibition / Maurice Ravel, Pavane pour une Infante défunte, Ma Mère l'Oye Royal Ballet of Flanders Flanders opera symphonic orchestra Orchestre Symphonique de l'Opéra des Flandres Yannis Pouspourikas | Conductor Recorded on 2016 at the Antwerp Opera TV Director, Andreas Morell

Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne, Renaud Capuçon (violin and conductor) François Sochard (violin) Arvo Pärt (born in 1935) Tabula rasa Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750) Violin Concerto No.1 in A minor BWV 1041 Violin Concerto No.2 in E major BWV 1042 Felix Mendelssohn (1809 - 1847) Symphony No.4 in A major, Op. 90 "Italian" Lausanne, Salle Métropole, September 16, 2021

Un Ballo in maschera "Melodramma" in three acts by Giuseppe Verdi (1813 - 1901) Libretto by Antonio Somma First performance in Rome, Teatro Apollo, 17 February 1859 Orquestra de la Comunitat Valenciana, Antonino Fogliani (Conductor) Cor de la Generalitat Valenciana, Francesc Perales (Chorus master) Rafael Villalobos (Stage Director) Emanuele Sinisi (Set Designer), Lorenzo Caprile (Costume Designer), Felipe Ramos (Lighting Designer) Francesco Meli (Riccardo) Anna Pirozzi (Amelia) Franco Vassallo (Renato) Marina Monzó (Oscar) Agnieszka Rehlis (Ulrica) Anna Pirozzi (Silvano) Valencia, Palau de les Arts, 25 April 2024

International Conducting Competition Rotterdam 2025

Staatskapelle Berlin, Staatsopernchor, Pierre Boulez (conductor) Diana Damrau (soprano) Petra Lang (alto) Gustav Mahler 1860 - 1911 Symphony No. 2 in C minor, "Resurrection" Directed by Michael Beyer Berlin, Philharmonie, 26 March 2005

Siegfried Second day in three acts of "Der Ring des Nibelungen" by Richard Wagner (1813 - 1883) Livret de Richard Wagner Bayreuth, Festspielhaus, 16 August 1876 Philharmonia Zürich Gianandrea Noseda (Conductor) Andreas Homoki (Stage direction) Christian Schmidt (Set and Costume Design), Franck Evin (Lighting design) Zurich, Opernhaus, 24 May 2024

Musical interludes: a chance to see some of the world's most renowned conductors and musicians performing beautiful pieces.

Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Klaus Mäkelä (conductor) Nederlands Kamerkoor Sabine Devieilhe (soprano), Sasha Cooke (mezzo-soprano), Julian Prégardien (tenor), Benjamin Appl (bass) Jean Sibelius (1865 - 1957) Symphony No. 4 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791) Requiem, KV 626 Amsterdam, Concertgebouw, 25 November 2022

Berliner Philharmoniker, Pierre Boulez (chef d'orchestre) Maria João Pires (piano) Maurice Ravel 1875 - 1937 Le tombeau de Couperin Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 1756 - 1791 Concerto pour piano n° 20, KV 466 Béla Bartók 1881 - 1945 Concerto pour orchestre Claude Debussy 1862 - 1918 Fêtes, "Trois Nocturnes" Directed by Bob Coles Lisbon, Hieronymus Monastery, 1 May 2003

Danish National Symphony Orchestra, Fabio Luisi (conductor) Bomsori Kim (violin) Carl Nielsen 1865- 1931 Violin Concerto Op. 33 Symphony No. 5, Op. 50 Copenhagen, DR Koncerthuset, 2023 Directed by Kasper Lange

Musical interludes: a chance to see some of the world's most renowned conductors and musicians performing beautiful pieces.

London Symphony Orchestra, Harry Christophers (conductor) London Symphony Chorus, Simon Halsey (chorus director) Lucy Crowe (soprano), Andrew Staples (tenor), Roderick Williams (baritone) Joseph Haydn (1732 - 1809) The Creation (sung in English) London, Barbican Hall, 3 March 2022 TV director, Matt Parkin

A musical conversation with German lyric baritone and conductor of classical music Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, in one prologue and ten scenes.

Musical interludes: a chance to see some of the world's most renowned conductors and musicians performing beautiful pieces.

Creature Akram Khan, choreographer English National Ballet Jeffrey Cirio (Creature) Erina Takahashi (Marie) Stina Quagebeur (Doctor) Ken Saruhashi (Captain) Fabian Reimair (Major) Victor Prigent (Andres) Directed by Asif Kapadia

Berliner Philharmoniker, Claudio Abbado (Conductor) Eric Ericson Chamber Choir Bryn Terfel (baritone), Barbara Bonney (soprano) Johannes Brahms 1833 - 1897 Ein Deutsches Requiem Directed by Bob Coles Vienna, Musikverein, 3 April 1997

I Lombardi alla prima crociata "Dramma lirico" in four acts by Giuseppe Verdi (1813 - 1901) Libretto by Temistocle Solera First performance in Milan, Teatro alla Scala, February 11, 1843 Orchestre de l'Opéra Royal de Wallonie-Liège, Daniel Oren (Conductor) Chœur de l'Opéra Royal de Wallonie-Liège Sarah Schinasi (Stage director) Pier Paolo Bisleri (sets), Françoise Raybaud (Costumes) Marco Ciaponi (Arvino) Goderdzi Janelidze (Pagano) Aurore Daubrun (Viclinda) Salome Jicia (Giselda) Ramón Vargas (Oronte) Roger Joakim (Acciano) Caroline De Mahieu (Sofia) Luca Dall'Amico (Pirro) Liège, Opéra Royal de Wallonie, 23 May 2023 Directed by Stéphane Vérité

Pink Martini at Peralada Pink Martini China Forbes (vocals) Festival Castell Peralada, 23 july 2022

Gregory Porter Jazzaldia, San Sebastián, 22 July 2022

Quatuor Arod Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) String Quartet No. 19 in C major op. 10 no. 6 "Les dissonances" KV. 465 Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) String Quartet no. 11 in F minor "Serioso" opus 95 Claude Debussy (1862-1918) String quartet in G minor opus 10 Paris, Singer-Polignac Foundation, 5 May 2022

Les pêcheurs de perles (The Pearl Fishers) Opera in three acts by Georges Bizet (1838 - 1875) Libretto by Eugène Cormon and Michel Carré First performance in Paris, Théâtre Lyrique, 30 September 1863 Orchestre National du Capitol de Toulouse, Chœur de l'Opéra national du Capitole, Victorien Vanoosten (Conductor) Ballet de l'Opéra national du Capitole Thomas Lebrun (Stage Direction) David Belugou (Costumes), Patrick Méeüs (Lighting) Anne-Catherine Gillet (Leïla) Mathias Vidal (Nadir) Alexandre Duhamel (Zurga) Jean-Fernand Setti (Nourabad) Toulouse, Théâtre du Capitole, 6 October 2023

Musica Boscareccia : Ancient and baroque sounds Alicia Amo (soprano), Andoni Mercero (violin and conductor), Alexis Aguado (violin), Mercedes Ruiz (cello), Carlos García Bernalt (harpsichord and organ), Juan Carlos de Mulder ( archluth et guitar) Francisco Corselli (1705-1778) Second Lamentation on the Holy Friday in C minor, for soprano and strings (transcription : A. Mercero) Sebastián de Albero (1722-1756) Fugue in D minor (Allegro) et Sonata (Allegro) in D major for harpsichord (arranged for strings : A. Mercero) Giovanni Battista Pergolesi (1710-1736) Salve Regina in C minor for soprano and strings Antonio Soler (1729-1783) Sonata for harpsichord No. 117 (adaptation : B. García-Bernalt) José de Nebra Salve Regina in G minor, for soprano, violins and basso continuo (transcription : B. García-Bernalt) Francisco Corselli Concertino a cuatro (1770) Regina caeli laetare in G minor, for soprano and strings (1750. Transcription : A. Mercero) Festival de Granada, 2002. Directed by Yan Proefrock.

Elisabeth Leonskaja (piano) Quator Danel Dmitri Shostakovich 1906 - 1975 Piano Sonata No. 2 Mieczysław Weinberg 1919 - 1996 String Quartet No. 6 String Quartet No. 2 Dmitri Chostakovitch Quintet for Piano and Strings in G minor, Op. 57 Toulouse, Théâtre du Capitole, 22 January 2026

Thomas Adès (piano), Pekka Kuusisto (violin) Leoš Janáček (1854 - 1928) Sonata for violin and piano Thomas Adès (born in 1971) Märchentänze | World premiere, commissioned by the Louis Vuitton Foundation Igor Stravinsky (1882 - 1971) Duo Concertant for violin and piano Maurice Ravel (1875 - 1937) Sonata No.2 for violin and piano in G major Paris, Fondation Louis Vuitton, October 4, 2021

Yehudi Menuhin, the Violin of the Century Lord Yehudi Menuhin, relaxing at his home in the Greek isles, tells the story of his wonderful career on the eve of his 80th birthday. A wealth of rare archival material illustrates this highly informative and entertaining profile of the world's greatest violinist, providing insight into the life of the young San Franciscan wonderchild, his sudden rise to stardom which led to an outstanding international career, his encounters with the world's greatest musicians and music traditions, and his involvement in world politics. Directed by Bruno Monsaingeon 1995

Les Violons du Roy, Jonathan Cohen (Conductor) Carolyn Sampson (soprano), Tim Mead (countertenor) Georg Friderich Handel (1685 - 1759) Silete venti HWV 242 Giovanni Battista Pergolesi (1710 - 1736) Stabat Mater Antonio Vivaldi (1678 - 1741) Concerto pour cordes en sol mineur RV 157 Cessate, omai cessate RV 684 Montreal, Salle Bourgie, 11 November 2022

La grande danza - Aterballetto in Milan Choreographies by Jiří Pokorny (Words & Space), Giuseppe Spota (Narcissus), Philippe Kratz (Phoenix) Aterballetto is the principal producing and touring dance company in Italy. They are well-known for their ability to shift their style across a wide range of musical genres, from classical to pop and jazz. Jiří Pokorny's "Words and Space" is a metaphor of an intrapersonal speech, a book full of floating stories. It is personal, intimate, and very poetic. "Phoenix" is inspired by the idea of the infinite circular motion of life: Birth, growth, immobility, death and finally birth once again. Choreographer Philippe Kratz tries to understand who we were and what we are capable to become. In "Narcissus" Giuseppe Spota takes a look at the youth of today. Are they ready to come out of their virtual frames and face the mirror ofeveryday life? Or will they all end up like Narcissus,alone to admire and cherish themselves? Directed by Andreas Morell

Berliner Philharmoniker, Kirill Petrenko (conductor) Jonas Kaufmann (tenor) Giuseppe Verdi 1813 - 1901 La forza del destino | Oberture Francesco Cilèa 1866 - 1950 L'Arlesiana | È la solita storia Umberto Giordano 1867 - 1948 Fedora | Amor ti vieta Pietro Mascagni 1863 - 1945 Cavalleria rusticana | Intermezzo sinfonico Licinio Refice 1883 - 1954 Ombra di nube Ottorino Respighi 1879 - 1936 Fontane di Roma Ruggero Leoncavallo 1857 - 1919 Pagliacci | Si, può? Pagliacci | Vesti la giubba Ottorino Respighi Pini di Roma Berlin, Waldbühne, 27 June 2026

Musical interludes: a chance to see some of the world's most renowned conductors and musicians performing beautiful pieces.

L'Orfeo "Dramma per musica" by Antonio Sartorio (1630 - 1680) Libretto by Aurelio Aureli First performance in Venice, Teatro Vendramino di San Salvatore, December 14, 1672 Ensemble Artaserse, Philippe Jaroussky (musical direction) Benjamin Lazar (stage director) Adeline Caron (sets), Alain Blanchot (costumes), Philippe Gladieux (lights), Mathilde Benmoussa (make-up, hairstyles) Arianna Vendittelli (Orfeo) Alicia Amo (Euridice) Kangmin Justin Kim (Aristeo) Zachary Wilder (Erinda) Maya Kherani (Autonoe) David Webb (Ercole) Yannis Francois (Chirone / Bacco) Paul Figuier (Achille) Renato Dolcini (Asculapio / Pluto) Gaia Petrone (Orillo) Chloé Scalese, Gabriel Avila Quintana, Théo Pendle (dancers) Montpellier, Opéra-Comédie, June 10, 2023

James Francies (piano, keyboards) Montréal, 29 June 2023

Hiromi : the Piano Quintet - Festival international de Jazz de Montréal Hiromi - Piano Curtis Stewart - 1st Violin Jannina Norpoth - 2nd Violin Nicholas Revel - Viola Hamilton Berry - Cello Directed by Sîla Montreal, Montreal Jazz Festival (Théâtre Maisonneuve), 29 June 2023

Berliner Philharmoniker, Kirill Petrenko (conductor) Gautier Capuçon (cello) Joseph Haydn 1732 - 1809 Overture in D major, Hob. Ia:7 Igor Stravinsky 1882 - 1971 Pulcinella, Suite (revised version from 1949) Piotr Tchaikovsky 1840 - 1893 Variations on a Rococo Theme for cello and orchestra in A major, op. 33 Ludwig van Beethoven 1770 - 1827 Symphony No. 2 in D major, op. 36 Schloß Esterhazy, Eisenstadt, Austria, 1 May 2026

Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Jonathan Nott (Conductor) Gustav Mahler (1860 - 1911) Symphony No 5 in C sharp minor Geneva, Victoria Hall, 16 February 2022

Ensemble Matheus, Jean-Christophe Spinosi (Conductor) Ana Maria Labin (soprano) Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741) L'Olimpiade, RV 725 | Overture: Allegro In furore giustissimae irae, RV 626 L'Olimpiade, RV 725| Siam Navi All'onde Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) Concerto No. 1 for harpsichord, strings and basso continuo in D minor, BWV 1052 | allegro Antonio Vivaldi L'Olimpiade, RV 725 | Il fidarsi della speme Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767) /Jonas Forssell (1957) Concerto in E minor TWV 52:e1 Antonio Vivaldi Griselda, RV 718 | Agitata da due venti Juditha triumphans devicta Holofernis Barbary, RV 644 | Armate face and Anguibus Gstaad, Saanen Church, 05/02/2022 TV director, Christophe Boula

Berliner Philharmoniker, Riccardo Chailly (conductor) Dmitri Shostakovich 1906 - 1975 Suite No. 2 for Jazz Orchestra Nino Rota 1911 - 1979 La Strada Suite Ottorino Respighi 1879 - 1936 Fountains of Rome Pines of Rome Directed by Henning Kasten Berlin, Waldbühne, 2011

Danish National Symphony Orchestra, Fabio Luisi (conductor) Carl Nielsen 1865- 1931 Aladdin Suite Symphony No. 6, "Sinfonia semplice" Copenhagen, DR Koncerthuset, 2023 Directed by Kasper Lange

A powerful journey through Bruckner's Symphony No. 9, shaped by depth, patience, and intensity.

Münchner Philharmoniker, Sergiu Celibidache (conductor) Claude Debussy 1862 - 1918 Iberia Cologne, Philharmonie, 1994 Directed by Janos Darvas

Münchner Philharmoniker, Sergiu Celibidache (Conductor) Maurice Ravel 1875 - 1937 Rapsodie Espagnole Cologne, Philharmonie, 1994 Directed by Janos Darvas

Münchner Philharmoniker, Sergiu Celibidache (conductor) Maurice Ravel 1875 - 1937 Boléro Cologne, Philharmonie, 1994 Directed by Janos Darvas

Münchner Philharmoniker, Sergiu Celibidache (conductor) Maurice Ravel 1875 - 1937 Alborada del gracioso Cologne, Philharmonie, 1994 Directed by Janos Darvas

Münchner Philharmoniker, Sergiu Celibidache (conductor) Claude Debussy 1862 - 1918 Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune Cologne, Philharmonie, 1994 Directed by Janos Darvas.

Sergiu Celibidache conducts the Berliner Philharmoniker in a historic music documentary.

Musical interludes: a chance to see some of the world's most renowned conductors and musicians performing beautiful pieces.

Betroffenheit Crystal Pite (choreography) Music by Owen Belton, Alessandro Juliani & Meg Roe Kidd Pivot, Electric Company Theatre Jay Gower Taylor — Stage design Tom Visser — Lighting Nancy Bryant — Costumes Linda Chow — Costumes Nicola Ryall — Costumes Bryan Arias — Dancer David Raymond — Dancer Cindy Salgado — Dancer Jermaine Spivey — Dancer Tiffany Tregarthen — Dancer Jonathon Young — Actor Heidi Wilkinson — Puppets Omanie Elias — Puppets The kind of spectacle we rarely see on the theatre or opera stage is offered up here by the innovative Crystal Pite and Jonathon Young. In German, "Betroffenheit" denotes a state of shock and disbelief. This unusual ballet was inspired by terrible events in the life of choreographer Young, who lost his daughter, niece, and nephew in a terrible fire during a family vacation. A mix of tap, salsa, spoken-word, song, and puppet show, this stirring artistic statement is guaranteed to stir the emotions with its poignant depiction of personal hardship and of the struggle to come to terms with tragedy, beautifully realized by Kidd Pivot and the Electric Company Theatre on the stage of London's Sadler's Wells Theatre. London, Sadler's Wells Theatre, 2017 Directed by Jeff Tudor

Orchestre de l'Opéra Royal Magdalena Sypnewski (Violin), Ludmila Piestrak (Violin) Théotime Langlois de Swarte (violin, conductor) Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in E major BWV 1042 Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in A minor BWV 1041 Concerto for Two Violins and Orchestra in D minor BWV 1043 Concerto for Three Violins and Orchestra in D major BWV 1064R Palace of Versailles, Salon d'Hercules, 15 January 2024

Musical interludes: a chance to see some of the world's most renowned conductors and musicians performing beautiful pieces.

Fidelio Opera in two acts by Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827) Libretto by Joseph Sonnleitner and Stephan von Breuning First performance in Vienna, Theater and der Wien, 20 November 1805 Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Andrés Orozco Estrada (conductor) Chorus of Dutch National Opera, Edward Ananian-Cooper (Chorus master) Andriy Zholdak (Stage direction, set and lighting design) Andriy Zholdak, Simon Machabeli (Costume design) Andriy Zholdak, Daniel Zholdak (Set design) Etienne Guiol (Video design) Jacquelyn Wagner (Leonore) Eric Cutler (Florestan) James Creswell (Rocco) Nicholas Brownlee (Don Pizarro) Anna El-Khashem (Marzelline) Linard Vrielink (Jaquino) Mark Kurmanbayev (Don Fernando) Amsterdam, Dutch National Opera, 29 June 2024

Musical interludes: a chance to see some of the world's most renowned conductors and musicians performing beautiful pieces.

Maria João Pires (piano), Renaud Capuçon (violin) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791) Sonata for piano and violin No. 21 K. 304 Sonata for piano and violin No. 27 K. 379 Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827) Sonata for violin and piano No. 5 op. 24 (Spring) Violin Sonata No. 6 II. Adagio Gstaad, Eglise de Saanen (Sommets Musicaux de Gstaad), February 3, 2022 TV director, Christophe Boula

Musical interludes: a chance to see some of the world's most renowned conductors and musicians performing beautiful pieces.

Samara Joy (vocals) Pasquale Grasso (guitar), Keith Balla (drums), Sam Edward (bass) Montreal International Jazz Festival, July 2, 2022 Directed by Sila

Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue Recorded on July 10th, 2022 - Jazz à Vienne

Concours de Genève international Music Competition, Viola Competition 2025 Final Round with orchestra Orchestre de la Suisse Romande Compulsory concerto: Léo Albisetti Nouvel Élan One concerto at choice from the following list: Krzysztof Penderecki Viola Concerto Sally Beamish Viola Concerto No. 2 "The Seafarer" Béla Bartók Viola Concerto (Bartók/Dellamaggiore) Paul Hindemith Viola concerto "Der Schwanendreher" Geneva, Victoria Hall, 12 November 2025

Mezzo celebrates its 25th anniversary Tsukino Tanaka (dance) Tsotne Zedginidze (piano) Roni Kaspi (drums), Oxy (keyboard), Noé Berne (electric bass) Paris, Cirque d'Hiver, 21 March 2023

Les Fêtes d'Hébé "Opéra-Ballet" in a prologue and three entrées by Jean-Philippe Rameau 1683 - 1764 Libretto by Antoine-César Gautier de Montdorge First performance in Paris, Académie Royale de Musique, 21 May 1739 Les Arts Florissants, William Christie (Conductor) Thibault Lenaerts (Chorus master) Robert Carsen (Stage director, Lighting designer) Gideon Davey (Set designer), Gideon Davey (Costume designer), Peter van Praet (Lighting designer), Nicolas Paul (Choreographer), Renaud Rubiano (Video) Lisandro Abadie (Eurilas | Alcée) Marc Mauillon (Mercure | Momus) Ana Vieira Leite (Une bergère | Le ruisseau | L'amour | Une Lacédémonienne) Léa Desandre (Eglé | Iphise | Sapho) Renato Dolcini (Tirtée | Hymas) Cyril Auvity (Lycurgue) Matthieu Walendzik (Le fleuve) Antonin Rondepierre (Thélème) Emmanuelle de Negri (Une Naïade | Hébé) Paris, Opéra Comique, 19 December 2024

A musical conversation with German lyric baritone and conductor of classical music Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, in one prologue and ten scenes.

London Symphony Orchestra, Harry Christophers (conductor) London Symphony Chorus, Simon Halsey (chorus director) Lucy Crowe (soprano), Andrew Staples (tenor), Roderick Williams (baritone) Joseph Haydn (1732 - 1809) The Creation (sung in English) London, Barbican Hall, 3 March 2022 TV director, Matt Parkin

Wenzel Fuchs (clarinet), Elena Bashkirova (piano) Johannes Brahms 1833 - 1897 Clarinet Sonata No. 2 in E-flat major, op. 120 1996 Directed by Jean-Claude Piroué

Creature Akram Khan, choreographer English National Ballet Jeffrey Cirio (Creature) Erina Takahashi (Marie) Stina Quagebeur (Doctor) Ken Saruhashi (Captain) Fabian Reimair (Major) Victor Prigent (Andres) Directed by Asif Kapadia

Berliner Philharmoniker, Claudio Abbado (Conductor) Eric Ericson Chamber Choir Bryn Terfel (baritone), Barbara Bonney (soprano) Johannes Brahms 1833 - 1897 Ein Deutsches Requiem Directed by Bob Coles Vienna, Musikverein, 3 April 1997

Wiener Philharmoniker, Pierre Boulez (conductor) Anton Bruckner 1824 - 1896 Symphony no. 8 (ed. Robert Haas) Directed Brian Large Saint Florian, Stiftskirche, 1996

Un Ballo in maschera "Melodramma" in three acts by Giuseppe Verdi (1813 - 1901) Libretto by Antonio Somma First performance in Rome, Teatro Apollo, 17 February 1859 Orquestra de la Comunitat Valenciana, Antonino Fogliani (Conductor) Cor de la Generalitat Valenciana, Francesc Perales (Chorus master) Rafael Villalobos (Stage Director) Emanuele Sinisi (Set Designer), Lorenzo Caprile (Costume Designer), Felipe Ramos (Lighting Designer) Francesco Meli (Riccardo) Anna Pirozzi (Amelia) Franco Vassallo (Renato) Marina Monzó (Oscar) Agnieszka Rehlis (Ulrica) Anna Pirozzi (Silvano) Valencia, Palau de les Arts, 25 April 2024

Charles Lloyd Sky Quartet Charles Lloyd (saxophone, flute) Jason Moran (piano) Larry Grenadier (bass) Eric Harland (battery) Directed by Amos Rozenberg Ljubljana Jazz Festival, 10 July 2024

Marquis Hill (trumpet) Joël Ross (vibraphone, piano), Makaya McCraven (drums), Paul Junius (bass) Montreal International Jazz Festival, July 3, 2022 Directed by Sîla

SPECTACLE - Concert Jazz

Shai Maestro Quartet: Human Shai Maestro (piano), Ofri Nehemya (drums), Jorge Roeder (double bass), Philip Dizzck (trumpet) Nancy, 10 September 2021, Headoffice of the newspaper 'L'Est Républicain' Directed by Nathan Benisty

Musical interludes: a chance to see some of the world's most renowned conductors and musicians performing beautiful pieces.

The Van Cliburn Competiton 2025 Aristo Sham Johann Sebastian Bach Suite from Violin Partita in E Major, BWV 1006 T01 Maurice Ravel Gaspard de la nuit Vitaly Starikov Johann Sebastian Bach Toccata in F-sharp Minor, BWV 910 Sergei Prokofiev Sonata No. 7 in B-flat Major, op. 83 Ludwig van Beethoven Sonata No. 32 in C Minor, op. 111 Evren Ozel

Berliner Philharmoniker, François-Xavier Roth (conductor) Albrecht Mayer (Oboe d'amore) Igor Stravinsky (1882 - 1971) Divertimento, orchestral suite after the ballet "Le Baiser de la fée" Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750) Concerto for Oboe d'amore, Strings and Continuo in A major, BWV 1055R Igor Stravinsky Petrushka Baden-Baden, Festspielhaus, 10 April 2022

Avishai Cohen (double bass), Makoto Ozone (piano) Paris, Philharmonie, 3 February 2024

Elisabeth Leonskaja (piano) Quator Danel Dmitri Shostakovich 1906 - 1975 Piano Sonata No. 2 Mieczysław Weinberg 1919 - 1996 String Quartet No. 6 String Quartet No. 2 Dmitri Chostakovitch Quintet for Piano and Strings in G minor, Op. 57 Toulouse, Théâtre du Capitole, 22 January 2026

Thomas Adès (piano), Pekka Kuusisto (violin) Leoš Janáček (1854 - 1928) Sonata for violin and piano Thomas Adès (born in 1971) Märchentänze | World premiere, commissioned by the Louis Vuitton Foundation Igor Stravinsky (1882 - 1971) Duo Concertant for violin and piano Maurice Ravel (1875 - 1937) Sonata No.2 for violin and piano in G major Paris, Fondation Louis Vuitton, October 4, 2021

Boris Pergamenschikow (cello), Elena Bashkirova (piano), Maxim Vengerov (violin) Johannes Brahms 1833 - 1897 Piano Trio No. 2 in C major, op. 87 1997 Directed by Janos Darvas

La grande danza - Aterballetto in Milan Choreographies by Jiří Pokorny (Words & Space), Giuseppe Spota (Narcissus), Philippe Kratz (Phoenix) Aterballetto is the principal producing and touring dance company in Italy. They are well-known for their ability to shift their style across a wide range of musical genres, from classical to pop and jazz. Jiří Pokorny's "Words and Space" is a metaphor of an intrapersonal speech, a book full of floating stories. It is personal, intimate, and very poetic. "Phoenix" is inspired by the idea of the infinite circular motion of life: Birth, growth, immobility, death and finally birth once again. Choreographer Philippe Kratz tries to understand who we were and what we are capable to become. In "Narcissus" Giuseppe Spota takes a look at the youth of today. Are they ready to come out of their virtual frames and face the mirror ofeveryday life? Or will they all end up like Narcissus,alone to admire and cherish themselves? Directed by Andreas Morell

Lausanne, Théâtre de Beaulieu, 8 February 2026

Itzhak Perlman (violin), Daniel Barenboim (piano), Dale Clevenger (horn) Johannes Brahms 1833 - 1897 Violin Sonata No. 3 in D minor, op. 108 Trio for Violin, Horn and Piano in E-flat major, op. 40 1989 Directed by Janos Darvas

L'Orfeo "Dramma per musica" by Antonio Sartorio (1630 - 1680) Libretto by Aurelio Aureli First performance in Venice, Teatro Vendramino di San Salvatore, December 14, 1672 Ensemble Artaserse, Philippe Jaroussky (musical direction) Benjamin Lazar (stage director) Adeline Caron (sets), Alain Blanchot (costumes), Philippe Gladieux (lights), Mathilde Benmoussa (make-up, hairstyles) Arianna Vendittelli (Orfeo) Alicia Amo (Euridice) Kangmin Justin Kim (Aristeo) Zachary Wilder (Erinda) Maya Kherani (Autonoe) David Webb (Ercole) Yannis Francois (Chirone / Bacco) Paul Figuier (Achille) Renato Dolcini (Asculapio / Pluto) Gaia Petrone (Orillo) Chloé Scalese, Gabriel Avila Quintana, Théo Pendle (dancers) Montpellier, Opéra-Comédie, June 10, 2023

Charles Lloyd Sky Quartet Charles Lloyd (saxophone, flute) Jason Moran (piano) Larry Grenadier (bass) Eric Harland (battery) Directed by Amos Rozenberg Ljubljana Jazz Festival, 10 July 2024

Shai Maestro Quartet: Human Shai Maestro (piano), Ofri Nehemya (drums), Jorge Roeder (double bass), Philip Dizzck (trumpet) Nancy, 10 September 2021, Headoffice of the newspaper 'L'Est Républicain' Directed by Nathan Benisty

Musical interludes: a chance to see some of the world's most renowned conductors and musicians performing beautiful pieces.

International Conducting Competition Rotterdam 2025

Orchestre de la Suisse Romance, Jonathan Nott (Conductor) Gustav Mahler 1860 - 1911 Symphony No. 9 in D major Directed by Sébastien Glas Geneva, Victoria Hall, 8 March 2023

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Siegfried Second day in three acts of "Der Ring des Nibelungen" by Richard Wagner (1813 - 1883) Livret de Richard Wagner Bayreuth, Festspielhaus, 16 August 1876 Philharmonia Zürich Gianandrea Noseda (Conductor) Andreas Homoki (Stage direction) Christian Schmidt (Set and Costume Design), Franck Evin (Lighting design) Zurich, Opernhaus, 24 May 2024

Orchestre Philharmonique Royal de Liège, Gergely Madaras (Conductor) Victor Julien-Laferrière (Cello) Antonín Dvořák (1841 - 1904) Cello Concerto in B minor Op. 104 César Franck (1822 - 1890) Symphony in D minor Liège, Salle Philharmonique, 25 November 2021

Orchestre Philharmonique Royal de Liège, Gergely Madaras (Conductor) Denis Kozhukhin (piano) Sergei Rachamninov 1873 - 1943 Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18 Ernő Dohnányi 1877 - 1960 Symphony No. 2 in E major, op. 40 Liège, Salle Philharmonique, 23 February 2024

Yehudi Menuhin, the Violin of the Century Lord Yehudi Menuhin, relaxing at his home in the Greek isles, tells the story of his wonderful career on the eve of his 80th birthday. A wealth of rare archival material illustrates this highly informative and entertaining profile of the world's greatest violinist, providing insight into the life of the young San Franciscan wonderchild, his sudden rise to stardom which led to an outstanding international career, his encounters with the world's greatest musicians and music traditions, and his involvement in world politics. Directed by Bruno Monsaingeon 1995

Les Violons du Roy, Jonathan Cohen (Conductor) Carolyn Sampson (soprano), Tim Mead (countertenor) Georg Friderich Handel (1685 - 1759) Silete venti HWV 242 Giovanni Battista Pergolesi (1710 - 1736) Stabat Mater Antonio Vivaldi (1678 - 1741) Concerto pour cordes en sol mineur RV 157 Cessate, omai cessate RV 684 Montreal, Salle Bourgie, 11 November 2022

L'Orfeo "Dramma per musica" by Antonio Sartorio (1630 - 1680) Libretto by Aurelio Aureli First performance in Venice, Teatro Vendramino di San Salvatore, December 14, 1672 Ensemble Artaserse, Philippe Jaroussky (musical direction) Benjamin Lazar (stage director) Adeline Caron (sets), Alain Blanchot (costumes), Philippe Gladieux (lights), Mathilde Benmoussa (make-up, hairstyles) Arianna Vendittelli (Orfeo) Alicia Amo (Euridice) Kangmin Justin Kim (Aristeo) Zachary Wilder (Erinda) Maya Kherani (Autonoe) David Webb (Ercole) Yannis Francois (Chirone / Bacco) Paul Figuier (Achille) Renato Dolcini (Asculapio / Pluto) Gaia Petrone (Orillo) Chloé Scalese, Gabriel Avila Quintana, Théo Pendle (dancers) Montpellier, Opéra-Comédie, June 10, 2023

James Francies (piano, keyboards) Montréal, 29 June 2023

Hiromi : the Piano Quintet - Festival international de Jazz de Montréal Hiromi - Piano Curtis Stewart - 1st Violin Jannina Norpoth - 2nd Violin Nicholas Revel - Viola Hamilton Berry - Cello Directed by Sîla Montreal, Montreal Jazz Festival (Théâtre Maisonneuve), 29 June 2023

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International Conducting Competition Rotterdam 2025

Orchestre de la Suisse Romance, Jonathan Nott (Conductor) Gustav Mahler 1860 - 1911 Symphony No. 9 in D major Directed by Sébastien Glas Geneva, Victoria Hall, 8 March 2023

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Les pêcheurs de perles (The Pearl Fishers) Opera in three acts by Georges Bizet (1838 - 1875) Libretto by Eugène Cormon and Michel Carré First performance in Paris, Théâtre Lyrique, 30 September 1863 Orchestre National du Capitol de Toulouse, Chœur de l'Opéra national du Capitole, Victorien Vanoosten (Conductor) Ballet de l'Opéra national du Capitole Thomas Lebrun (Stage Direction) David Belugou (Costumes), Patrick Méeüs (Lighting) Anne-Catherine Gillet (Leïla) Mathias Vidal (Nadir) Alexandre Duhamel (Zurga) Jean-Fernand Setti (Nourabad) Toulouse, Théâtre du Capitole, 6 October 2023

Mezzo celebrates its 25th anniversary Tsukino Tanaka (dance) Tsotne Zedginidze (piano) Roni Kaspi (drums), Oxy (keyboard), Noé Berne (electric bass) Paris, Cirque d'Hiver, 21 March 2023

Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie, Gerd Albrecht (conductor) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 1756 - 1791 Symphony no. 38 in D Major, K. 504, "Prague" 1990 Directed by Janos Darvas

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Christian Zacharias (piano) Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893) The Seasons op. 37a Franz Schubert (1797-1828) Piano Sonata No. 18 in G major D 894 Martigny, Pierre Gianadda Foundation, 8 September 2022

Traffic Quintet Bertrand Cervera, Elsa Benabdallah (violins), Estelle Villotte (viola), Raphael Perraud (cello), Philippe Noharet (double bass), Sylvain Blassel (harp), Brenda Poupard (mezzo-soprano) Solrey (artistic and musical direction) Igor Stravinsky 1882 - 1971 Pulcinella Nino Rota 1911 - 1979 extract from 'Casanova', music for the film by Federico Fellini Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 1756 - 1791 extracts from "Don Giovanni" Antonio Vivaldi 1678 - 1741 Cello Concerto in D minor RV 481 | Larghetto Alexandre Desplat 1961 Ciao Casanova Little Women Ryuichi Sakamoto 1952 - 2023 High Heels Antonio Vivaldi excerpt from "Juditha Triumphans" RV 644 John Williams 1932 - Catch me if you can John Barry 1933 - 2011 The Persuaders! You Only Live Twice Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Voi, che sapete ('Le Nozze di Figaro') Directed by Marc Pasteau Venice, Teatro La Fenice, September 2, 2023