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

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 Arena di Verona Orchestra & Chorus, Marco Armiliato (Conductor) Ulisse Trabacchin (Chorus Master) Children's choir A.d'A.Mus, Marco Tonini (chorus master) Franco Zeffirelli (Stage Direction, sets) Emi Wad

Staatskapelle Berlin String Quartet, Elisabeth Leonskaja (piano) Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) Piano Quartet No. 3 in C minor, Op. 60 Franz Schubert (1797-1828) Quartet No. 12 in C minor, D 703 "Quartettsatz" Johannes Brahms Piano Quintet in F minor, Op. 34 Festival de Granada, 13 July 2024.

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

Orchestre Philharmonique Royal de Liège, Gergely Madaras (Conductor) Iveta Apkalna (organ) Joseph Jongen (1873 – 1953) Concertante symphony for organ and orchestra Maurice Ravel Mother goose, complete ballet Liège, Salle Philharmonique, 17 February 2023.

Ensemble Intercontemporain, Les Métaboles, Léo Warynski (Conductor) Pierre Boulez (1925 – 2016) Cummings ist der Dichter Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (c. 1525-c. 1594) Stabat Mater for double choir Francesco Filidei (B. 1973) Requiem François Meïmoun (B. 1979) Le rite de la nuit noire. Voyage d'Artaud au Mexique. Work commissioned by the Ensemble intercontemporain, World Premiere Recorded at t

The life I love – The pianist Menahem Pressler The music world has known Menahem Pressler for more than half a century and mainly for his work with the famous Beaux Arts Trio. He was the heart of this ensemble and when in 2008 the trio decided to separate, it was not the end for Menahem Pressler's career – in fact it was the start of a most remarkable and successful path as a soloist and in 2013,

Münchner Philharmoniker, Sergiu Celibidache (conductor) Maurice Ravel 1875 – 1937 Alborada del gracioso 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.

Gustav Mahler Youth Orchestra, Pierre Boulez (conductor) Akiko Suwanai (violin) Richard Wagner (1813 – 1883) Prelude, Tristan und Isolde Alban Berg (1885 – 1935) Violin Concerto "To the memory of an angel" Arnold Schoenberg (1874 – 1951) Pelléas et Mélisande Lucerne, KKL (Lucerne Festival), 2003.

The Trial Ballet by Mauro Bigonzetti inspired by Franz Kafka Mauro Bigonzetti (Choreography, costumes) Carlo Cerri (Sets) Soloists and corps de ballet of The Czech National Ballet Antonio Bononcini, Dietrich Buxtehude, Henryk Górecki, Carlo Gesualdo, Tarquinio Merula, Claudio Monteverdi, Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky (Music) Prague, The Estates Theatre, 26 February 2022 TV director, Patrick Lauze.

Lucerne Festival Orchestra, Claudio Abbado (direction) Schweizer Kammerchor Bryn Terfel (baritone), Rachel Harnisch (soprano), Eteri Gvazava (soprano) Richard Wagner (1813 – 1883) Wotan's Farewell and Magic Fire from "Die Walküre" Claude Debussy Suite from "Le Martyre de Saint Sébastien" La mer, trois esquisses symphoniques Lucerne, KKL, 2003 Directed by Michael Beyer.

Ernani Opera in 4 acts by Giuseppe Verdi (1813 – 1901) Libretto by Francesco Maria Piave after Victor Hugo First performance in Venice, La Fenice, March 9, 1844 Orquestra de la Comunitat Valenciana Cor de la Generalitat Valenciana Michele Spotti (Conductor) Francesc Perales (Chorus master) Andrea Bernard (Stage director), Alberto Beltrame (Set Designer), Elena Beccaro (Costume Designer), Marco Alb

San Francisco Symphony Orchestra, Esa-Pekka Salonen (conductor) Jean-Yves Thibaudet (piano) Mathilde Laurent (perfumer) Alexander Scriabin 1872 – 1915 Prometheus, The Poem of Fire Alexander Scriabin's symphonic poem "Prometheus, The Poem of Fire" celebrates synesthesia and cosmic unity. Devised by San Francisco Symphony Music Director Esa-Pekka Salonen, pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet, and Cartier in-

Les Siècles, Adrien Perruchon (Conductor) Isabelle Druet (Concepción) Benoît Rameau (Gonzalve) Loïc Félix (Torquemada) Thomas Dolié (Ramiro) Nicolas Cavallier (Don Iñigo Gómez) Maurice Ravel 1875 – 1937 Alborada del gracioso Rapsodie espagnole Boléro L'Heure espagnole Paris, Théâtre des Champs-Elysées, 22 May 2024 Directed by Stéphane Vérité.

Richter, the Enigma Prokofiev's 9th Sonata was dedicated to him, he played at Stalin's funeral with Oistrakh and Rostropovitch and accompanied Schwarzkopf and Fischer-Dieskau: Sviatoslav Richter was THE Soviet pianist par excellence. This portrait, illustrated with rare and unpublished archival documents from the 1950s to the artist's death, gives a view of life in Soviet Russia from the perspecti

Das Rheingold Prologue in 1 act of "Der Ring des Nibelungen" by Richard Wagner (1813 – 1883) Libretto by Richard Wagner Munich, Königliches Hof- und National Theater, 22 September 1869 Philharmonia Zürich Gianandrea Noseda (Direction) Andreas Homoki (Stage direction) Christian Schmidt (Set and Costume Design), Franck Evin (Lighting design) Tomasz Konieczny (Wotan) Xiaomeng Zhang (Donner) Omer Kobi

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

Wiener Philharmoniker, Franz Welser-Möst (conductor) Paul Hindemith 1895 – 1963 Konzertmusik for wind orchestra, op. 41 Richard Strauss 1864 – 1949 Symphonic Fantasy from "Die Frau ohne Schatten" Arnold Schönberg 1874 -1951 Variations for orchestra, op. 31 Maurice Ravel 1875 – 1937 La Valse, Poème chorégraphique pour orchestre Directed by Dominik Kepczynski Vienna, Musikverein, 24 February 2024.

Pannon Philharmonic, Tibor Bogányi (conductor) Kristóf Baráti (violin) Béla Bartók (1881 – 1945) Violin Concerto No. 1, Op. posth. Rhapsody No. 1 Rhapsody No. 2 Violin Concerto No. 2 Pécs, Kodály Centre, 27 April 2023.

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

Richard Strauss and his Heroines Divorce! After six years of marriage the choleric and chronically jealous Pauline, daughter of a general, has had enough of Richard Strauss. Pauline always knew it: her husband who at 36 is celebrated as the most important living German composer across the globe is cheating on her. His congeniality and moral uprightness is just a mask! Are his inspirations for the

Martha Argerich (piano), Lahav Shani (piano) Sergei Prokofiev (1891 – 1953) Symphony No. 1 in D Major, Op. 25 "Classical" (version for two pianos) Sergei Rachmaninov (1873 – 1943) Suite for two pianos No. 2, Op. 17 Maurice Ravel (1875 – 1937) Ma mère l'Oye (Mother Goose), version for piano four hands La valse (for two pianos) Johann Sebastian Bach/György Kurtág Cantata "Gottes Zeit ist der Zeit al

Directed by Christopher Nupen 1970 was the 200th anniversary of Ludwig van Beethoven's birth and, to mark the occasion, Daniel Barenboim and Christopher Nupen collaborated on a thirteen-part series about the man and his music. Close friends at the time, Barenboim as artist and Nupen as filmmaker, were on the cusp of long and illustrious careers in music. Much of the material they shot has never be

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

Sleeping beauty Ballet in a prologue and two acts by Christian Spuck Music by Pyotr I. Tchaikovsky Ballett Zürich, Junior Ballett Philharmonia Zürich, Robertas Šervenikas (conductor) Directed by Michael Beyer Zurich, Opernhaus, 2022.

Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulose, Tugan Sokhiev (Conductor) Bertrand Chamayou (piano) Maurice Ravel (1875 – 1937) Piano Concerto in G Felix Mendelssohn (1809 – 1847) Symphony no 4 in A major, op. 90 "Italian" Recorded at the Halle aux Grains, Toulouse, 26 June 2020.

Platée "Comédie lyrique (ballet bouffon)" in a prologue and three acts by Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683-1764) Libretto by Adrien-Joseph Le Valois d'Orville First performance in Versailles, la Grande Ecurie, 31 March 1745 Orchestre des Musiciens du Louvre, Marc Minkowksi (Conductor) Chœurs de l'Opéra national de Paris, Ching-Lien Wu (Chorus Master) Laurent Pelly (Stage Director, Costumes) Chantal Thom

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.

Portico Quartet Jazz à Junas Festival, 22 July 2022 Directed by Samuel Thiebaut.

Sun Ra Arkestra Jazz Estival Sun Ra (clavier) Recorded in 1985, Lugano, Swiss Tv director, Sandro Pedrazzetti.

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

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 Arena di Verona Orchestra & Chorus, Marco Armiliato (Conductor) Ulisse Trabacchin (Chorus Master) Children's choir A.d'A.Mus, Marco Tonini (chorus master) Franco Zeffirelli (Stage Direction, sets) Emi Wad

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

Gustav Mahler Youth Orchestra, Pierre Boulez (conductor) Akiko Suwanai (violin) Richard Wagner (1813 – 1883) Prelude, Tristan und Isolde Alban Berg (1885 – 1935) Violin Concerto "To the memory of an angel" Arnold Schoenberg (1874 – 1951) Pelléas et Mélisande Lucerne, KKL (Lucerne Festival), 2003.

MusicAeterna,Teodor Currentzis (Conductor) Gustav Mahler (1860 – 1911) Symphony No. 5 in C-sharp minor Lucerne, KKL, 6 & 8 October 2021.

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

Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne, Barbara Hannigan (soprano, conductor) Stéphane Degout (baritone) Albert Roussel (1869 – 1937) Le Festin de l'araignée, symphonic excerpts Maurice Ravel (1975 – 1937) Histoires naturelles (arr. Antony Girard) Benjamin Britten (1913 – 1976) Les Illuminations Joseph Haydn (1732 – 1809) Symphony no.104 in D major "London" Lausanne, Salle Métropole, 22 February 2023.

Directed by Christopher Nupen 1970 was the 200th anniversary of Ludwig van Beethoven's birth and, to mark the occasion, Daniel Barenboim and Christopher Nupen collaborated on a thirteen-part series about the man and his music. Close friends at the time, Barenboim as artist and Nupen as filmmaker, were on the cusp of long and illustrious careers in music. Much of the material they shot has never be

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

L'après-midi d'un faune Created by the Compagnie Temps present (Thierry Malandain), on January 21, 1995 at the Esplanade de Saint-Etienne. Thierry Malandain (Choreography) Claude Debussy (Music) Maxime Pascal (Musical direction) Jorge Gallardo (Sets and Costumes) Jean-Claude Asquié (Lighting designer) Capitol Ballet Capitol Choir Capitol National Orchestra Daphnis and Chloe world premiere Thierry

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.

Sasha Waltz is one of Europe's best-known and most exciting choreographers. Her choreographies are outstanding as she always surprises with new formations, deep subjects and stunning aesthetic style. But she does not only work with dancers: the dialogue with all other art forms is her special interest. All her deep and beautifully choreographed pieces are featured in this film where Sasha Waltz gi

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

I Capuleti e i Montecchi "Tragedia lirica" in two acts by Vincenzo Bellini (1801 – 1835) Libretto by Felice Romani First performance in Venice, Teatro La Fenice, 11 March 1830 Chorus and Orchestra of the Opéra Royal de Wallonie-Liège, Maurizio Benini (conductor) Allex Aguilera (Director, Sets) Françoise Raybaud (Costumes), Luis Perdiguero (Lights), Arnaud Pottier (Video) Raffaella Lupinacci (Romeo

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' Réalisé par Nathan Benisty.

"Medusa" Felipe Cabrera (double bass, composition) Leonardo Monatana (piano) Lukmil Perez (drums) Judith Sánchez Ruiz (choreography, dance) The music of "Medusa" was born in Havana, during a 110-day lock-down when Felipe Cabrera found himself alone in the country that saw him grow up. Pillar of the great Cuban jazz school, the double bassist based in Paris has decided to turn his accidental return

Estival Jazz, Jimmy Witherspoon quartet Rozaa Wortham recorded in 1985, Lugano, Swiss TV director, Sandro Pedrazzetti.

Makaya McCraven (drums, sampler), De'Sean Jones (saxophone, EWI, flute), Joshua Ramos (double bass) La Rochelle, Salle La Sirène, October 13, 2021.

Lucerne Festival Orchestra, Women of the Bavarian Radio Choir, Luzerner Kantorei, Paavo Järvi (conductor) Wiebke Lehmkuhl (alto) Gustav Mahler (1860-1911) Symphony No. 3 in D minor Lucerne, KKL (Lucerne Festival), 11 August 2023.

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