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The Monteverdi Choir, The English Baroque Soloists, Les Pages du Centre de musique baroque de Versailles, Sir John Eliot Gardiner (Conductor) Claudio Monteverdi (1567 – 1643) Vespro della Beata Vergine Directed by Stéphan Aubé Château de Versailles, Chapelle Royale, 9 March 2014.

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

Revisor Crystal Pite (choreography) Kidd Pivot (dance company) Directed by Jeff Tudor Recorded at the Sadler's Wells, London Neither simply dance or traditional theatre, but an exciting and exhilarating new form that transcends either genre. Revisor is performed by 10 incredible dancers of Pite's company Kidd Pivot, to a soundtrack recorded by 9 voice actors. The dancers lip sync to the actors' wo

Le Poème Harmonique, Vincent Dumestre (conductor) Rachel Redmond (soprano), Victoire Bunel (mezzo-soprano), Serge Goubioud, Hugues Primard (tenors), Emmanuel Vistorky (baritone) Stabat Mater (intonation) Anonimous Mo' è benuto il Giovedì santu Tarantella Stabat Mater (Monopoli manuscript) Francesco Durante (1684-1755) Concerto per quartetto in F major no. 1 Stabat Mater (Ostuni Manuscript) Giovann

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The Gambler Opera in four acts by Sergey Prokofiev 1891 – 1953 Libretto by Sergey Prokofiev after the novel by Fyodor Dostoyevsky Wiener Philharmoniker Timur Zangiev (Conductor) Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor Peter Sellars (Stage Director) George Tsypin (Sets), Camille Assaf (Costumes), James F. Ingalls (Lighting) Peixin Chen (The General) Asmik Grigorian (Polina) Sean Panikkar (Alexey

Danish National Symphony Orchestra, Ludwig Wicki (conductor) DR Junior Choir, Susanne Wendt (chorus master) Andrea Lykke Oehlenschlæger, Diluckshan Jeyaratnam (vocals) John Williams Superman: Superman March Hans Zimmer Wonder Woman: Themyscira Dolly Parton The Bodyguard: I Will Always Love You Eden Ahbez Moulin Rouge: Nature Boy James Horner Braveheart: For the Love of a Princess Hans Zimmer, Klau

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

Naïssam Jalal : Landscapes of Eternity Naïssam Jalal (flute), Debasmita Bhattacharya (sarod), Leonardo Montana (piano), Flo Comment (tanpura), Anuja Borude (pakhawaj), Zaza Desiderio (drums) Coutances, Jazz sous les Pommiers, 8 May 2024.

Quartet Flash Pig Maxime Sanchez (piano) Adrien Sanchez (saxophone) Gautier Garrigue (drums) Florent Nisse (double bass) Play list Album, Year of the pig Recorded at the Maison Nougaro barge from January 25 to January 31st, 2021 TV Director, Patrick Lauzé.

Kylie Eastwood (bass) Hugh Coltman (vocal) Camille Bertault (vocal) Andrew McCormack (piano) Quentin Collins (trumpet, bugle) Brandon Allen (saxophone) Chris Higginbottom (drums) Recorded on June 30th at Théâtre Antique, Jazz à Vienne.

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 th

Chineke! Junior Orchestra, Glass Marcano (conductor) Gerard Aimontche (piano) Samuel Coleridge-Taylor (1875 – 1912) Othello Suite op. 79 Stewart Goodyear (1978 -) Callaloo – Caribbean Suite Gerard Aimontche (born in 1991) Improvisation on Bob Carlton "Ja Da" Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840 – 1893) Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36 Directed by Andreas Morell Berlin, Konzerthaus, 11 August 2022.

La Bohème Opera in four acts by Giacomo Puccini (1858 – 1924) Libretto by Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica after Henry Murger's "Scènes de la vie de bohème" First performance in Turin, Teatro Regio, on the 1st of February 1896 Orchestre et Chœurs de l'Opéra Royal de Wallonie-Liège, Frédéric Chaslin (Conductor) Denis Segond (Chorus master) Stefano Mazzonis di Pralafera (Stage Director) Carlo Sala

Directed By Cristopher Nupen Although he was still in his early thirties when this film was made, Itzhak Perlman's virtuosity was already something of a legend and he was soon to become one of the most popular figures on the international concert stage. This film played a major part in that success. His rare combination of astonishing technical virtuosity and lighthearted ebullience have since won

B'Rock Orchestra, René Jacobs (conductor) Kateryna Kasper (soprano), Helena Raske (alto) Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) Cantata "Vergnügte Ruh, beliebte Seelenlust" for alto, BWV 170, version 1746/47 Cantata "Mein Herze schwimmt im Blut" for soprano, BWV 199, Weimar version Giovanni Battista Pergolesi (1710-1736) Stabat Mater dolorosa, P.77 (instrumentation by Bach, 1746) Aix-en-Provence, Grand

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La Traviata Opera in four acts by Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901) Libretto by Francesco Maria Piave after "La Dame aux Camélias" (1852) by Alexandre Dumas fils, a piece taken from his homonymous novel First performance in Venice, Teatro La Fenice, March 6, 1853 Choeur et Orchestre de l'Opéra Royal de Wallonie-Liège,Giampaolo Bisanti (conductor) Thaddeus Strassberger (stage direction, sets, lighting) Ir

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Alice Ballet to original music by Philip Glass based on the novel by Lewis Carroll World premiere CCN • Ballet of the Opéra national du Rhin, Orchestre symphonique de Mulhouse Philip Glass (Music) Amir Hosseinpour, Jonathan Lunn (Choreography, dramaturgy) Karen Kamensek (Musical direction) Anne Marie Legenstein (Sets, costumes) Fabrice Kebour (Lighting) David Haneke (Video) Robert Israel (Painting

Sonya Yoncheva (soprano), Malcolm Martineau (piano) Works by Puccini, Martucci, Tosti, Verdi, Albéniz Rencontres Musicales d'Evian, 30 June 2024.

Orchestre Prométhée, Pierre-Michel Durand (Conductor) Florence Alayrac (Stage Direction) María Brea (soprano); Venezuela William Desbiens (baritone); Canada Anna Harvey (mezzo-soprano); UK George Vîrban (tenor); Romania María Carla Pino Cury (soprano); Chile Serena Sáenz Molinero (soprano); Spain Luke Scott (baritone); Scotland Aytaj Shikhalizada (mezzo-soprano); Azerbaijan Deniz Uzun (mezzo-sopra

Tosca "Melodramma" in three acts by Giacomo Puccini (1858 – 1924) Libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa after Victorien Sardou's play "La Tosca" First performance in Rome, Teatro Costanzi, 14 January 1900 Orchestra dell'Arena di Verona, Francesco Ivan Ciampa (Conductor) Coro della Fondazione Arena di Verona Hugo de Ana (Stage Director, Sets, Costumes, Lighting) Sonya Yoncheva (Floria Tosca

Richard Galliano, Anniversary Concert Richard Galliano (accordeon) Richard Galliano has enchanted stages all over the world for fifty years. Accordionist, bandoneonist, composer, Richard Galliano, multifaceted musician, tireless worker always in search of new inspiration, tirelessly rewrites the history of the accordion. This is how he invents the concept of "New Musette", revealing to the musical

Electronic Vibrations – A sound changes the world Whether techno or hip-hop – electronic music is nowadays the driving force of pop culture. We have almost forgotten that its origins lie in the WDR's electronic studio, which made Cologne to one of the centres of the avant-garde during the post-war years. This is the story of how a room full of strange devices would become a cabinet of curiosities,

Thomas de Pourquery & Supersonic Thomas De Pourquery – alto saxophone, lead vocals Laurent Bardainne – tenor saxophone, synthesizer, vocals Fabrice Martinez – trumpet, flugelhorn, vocals, percussion Arnaud Roulin – piano, synthesizer, electronics, percussion Frederick Galiay – bass, vocals Edward Perraud – drums, vocals, electronics – Yes Yes Yes – Back to the Moon – Lullaby Sunrise – Wolf Smile –

Paolo Fresu (trumpet), Omar Sosa (piano), Trilok Gurtu (percussions) Boulougne-Billancourt, Seine Musicale, 14 November 2021.

Astor Piazzolla (bandoneon) Arnaldo Ciato (piano) Giuseppe Prestipino Giarrita (bass) Tullio De Piscopo (drums) Hugo Heredia (flute) Nando De Luca (organ) Aldo Pagani (marimba) Felice Dacco (guitare) Recorded in 1974 Tv director, Sandro Briner.

Maria Joao Pires (piano) Franz Schubert (1797 – 1828) Impromptus D.935 No. 2 and 3 Piano Sonata No. 13 in A major D. 664 Michael Volle (bass), Danile Gerzenberg (piano) Modest Mussorgsky (1839 – 1881) Songs and dances of death Hamburg, Laeiszhalle, August 19 and 30, 2021 Directed by Christophe Boula.

Roméo et Juliette "Drame lyrique" in 5 acts by Charles Gounod (1818-1893) Libretto by Jules Barbier and Michel Carré after the tragedy by William Shakespeare First performance in Paris, Théâtre-Lyrique du Châtelet, 27 April 1867 Philharmonia Zürich, Roberto Forés Veses (Music Direction) Chor der Oper Zürich, Ernst Raffelsberger (Chorus Master) Ted Huffman (Stage director) Andrew Lieberman (Stage d

The English Concert, John Nelson (Conductor) Lucy Crowe (Soprano), Alex Potter (Countertenor), Michael Spyres (Tenor), Matthew Brook (Bass) Georg Frideric Handel (1685 – 1759) Messiah Coventry, Coventry Cathedral, 24 November 2022.

A Midsummer Night's Dream by John Neumeier John Neumeier – Choreographer Music by Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy and György Ligeti Jürgen Rose – Sets and costumes Anna Laudere – Dancer (Hippolyte/Titania) Alexandr Trusch – Dancer (Philostratus/Puck) Edvin Revazov – Dancer (Theseus/Oberon) Hélène Bouchet – Dancer (Helena) Madoka Sugai – Dancer (Hermia) Karen Azatyan – Dancer (Demetrius) Jacopo Belluss

Maria Joao Pires (piano) Franz Schubert (1797 – 1828) Impromptus D.935 No. 2 and 3 Piano Sonata No. 13 in A major D. 664 Michael Volle (bass), Danile Gerzenberg (piano) Modest Mussorgsky (1839 – 1881) Songs and dances of death Hamburg, Laeiszhalle, August 19 and 30, 2021 Directed by Christophe Boula.

Idoménée "Tragédie en musique" by André Campra (1660-1744) Libretto by Antoine Danchet First peformance in Paris, Opéra, 12 January 1712 1731 version Le Concert d'Astrée, Emmanuelle Haïm (conductor) Compagnie Dantzaz Àlex Ollé; La Fura dels Baus (Stage direction) Alfons Flores (sets), Lluc Castells (Costumes), Urs Schönebaum (lighting), Emmanuel Carlier (Video), Martin Harriague (Choreography) Eva

Guitar Trilogy I: Inicio (Uno) Dance: Rocio Molina Guitar: Rafael Riqueni Original idea, artistic direction, and choreography: Rocío Molina Original music: Rafael Riqueni Concept development: Nerea Galán Art direction: Julia Valencia Stage space: Antonio Serrano, Julia Valencia, Rocío Molina Lighting design: Antonio Serrano Sound design: Javier Alvarez Costume design: Julia Valencia Costume making

Manu Dibango Estival Jazz accompaniement : Michael Alido Jean Pierre Coco Elo Longue Maria Lovensosse Valerie Lobe Michel Malecani Adriam Rabenga Florance Titti Brice Wonassi Hetti Sina Recorded in 1983, Lugano, Swiss Tv director, Sandro Pedrazzetti.

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Guitar Trilogy II: Al fondo riela (lo otro del uno) Dance: Rocio Molina Guitar: Eduardo Trassierra Guitar: Yerai Cortés Original idea, artistic direction and choreography: Rocío Molina Original composition: Eduardo Trassierra and Yerai Cortés Concept development: Nerea Galán Art direction: Julia Valencia Stage space: Antonio Serrano, Julia Valencia, Rocío Molina Lighting design, animation and proj

La Traviata Opera in four acts by Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901) Libretto by Francesco Maria Piave after "La Dame aux Camélias" (1852) by Alexandre Dumas fils, a piece taken from his homonymous novel First performance in Venice, Teatro La Fenice, March 6, 1853 Choeur et Orchestre de l'Opéra Royal de Wallonie-Liège,Giampaolo Bisanti (conductor) Thaddeus Strassberger (stage direction, sets, lighting) Ir

Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne, Simone Young (Conductor) Bo Skovhus (Baryton) Luciano Berio (1925-2003) Rendering Gustav Mahler (1860-1911) Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen (arr. for chamber orchestra by A. Schoenberg) Arnold Schoenberg (1874-1951) Verklärte Nacht, op.4 (version 1943) Salle Métropole, Lausanne, 14/04/2022 TV director, Chantal Bernheim & Patrick Siegenthaler.

Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse, Kazuki Yamada (Conductor) Jean Rondeau (Harpsichord) Akira Miyoshi (1933 – 2013) Concerto for Orchestra Francis Poulenc (1899 – 1963) Concert champêtre, fp. 49 Claude Debussy (1862 – 1918) Jeux La Mer Toulouse, Halle aux Grains, April 7, 2023.

Guitar Trilogy III: Vuelta a uno Dance: Rocío Molina Guitar: Yerai Cortés Original idea, artistic direction, and choreography: Rocio Molina Original composition: Yerai Cortés Art direction: Julia Valencia Stage space: Antonio Serrano, Julia Valencia, Rocío Molina Lighting design: Antonio Serrano Sound design: Javier Álvarez Costume Design: Julia Valencia Graphic design: Julia Valencia Accompanimen

Turandot "Dramma lirico" in three acts by Giacomo Puccini (1858 – 1924) Libretto by Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni after Carlo Gozzi First performance in Milan, Teatro alla Scala, 25 April 1926 Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper, Marco Armiliato (conductor) Chooir des Wiener Staatsoper Claus Guth (Stage director) Etienne Pluss (Set designer), Ursula Kudrna (Costume designer), Sommer Ulrickson (Chor

Orchestre philharmonique de Strasbourg, Chœur de l'Opéra national du Rhin, John Nelson (Conductor) Alessandro Zuppardo (Chorus Master), Jorge Matta (Gulbenkian Chorus Master) Joyce DiDonato (mezzo-soprano), Cyrille Dubois (tenor), Christopher Maltman (bass) Hector Berlioz (1803-1869) Roméo et Juliette Strasbourg, Palais de la Musique et des Congrès, 8 June 2022.

Berliner Philharmoniker, Claudio Abbado (Conductor) Anne Sofie von Otter (mezzo-soprano), Jonas Kaufmann (tenor) Gustav Mahler 1860 – 1911 Symphony no. 10 in F sharp minor; Andante-Adagio Das Lied von der Erde Directed by Michael Beyer Berlin, Philharmonie, 18 May 2013.

David Oistrakh, Artist of the People The dramatic story of an inspired violinist, of a loyal man whose self-imposed silence eloquently betrayed unspoken private suffering. This extensive profile features interviews with David Oistrakh's longtime friends and fellow musicians: Yehudi Menuhin showing what it takes to make a great violinist; Mstislav Rostropovitch talking of Oistrakh's relationship wi