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POPPEA /; POPPEA by Christian Spuck Choregraphed by Christian Spuck for Gauthier Dance Music by Martin Donner, Claudio Monteverdi and others Gauthier Dance Emma Ryott — Set designer, costume designer Dunja Funke — Dramaturgy Reinhard Traub — Lighting Eric Gauthier — Dancer Anneleen Dedroog — Dancer Miriam Gronwald — Dancer Anna Süheyla Harms — Dancer Maria Prat Balasch — Dancer Rosario Guerra — Da

Chick Corea & Friedrich Gulda: The Meeting Chick Corea, Friedrich Gulda (piano) Directed by Janos Darvas Munich, Klaviersommer, 27 June 1982 (Senderinfo).

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 (Senderinfo).

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 (Senderinfo).

The Feeling of Going A ballet based on the album GO, by Sigur Rós frontman Jónsi. Ben Wright (choreography) Jonas Nydesjö, (orchestration) Skånes Dansteater Samuel Denton, Maria Pilar Abaurrea, Sarah Bellugi Klima, Anna Borràs Picó, Patrick Bragdell Eriksson, Mattew Brunham, Brittanie Brown, Kit Brown, Peter Jansson, Laura Lohi, Belinda Nusser, Yiorgos Pelagios, Erika Poletto, Kristian Refslung, J

A Midsummer Night's Dream Opera in three acts by Benjamin Britten (1913-1976) Libretto by Benjamin Britten and Peter Pears after William Shakespeare's play First performance at the Aldeburgh Festival, 11 June 1960 Orchestre National de Lille, Guillaume Tourniaire (Conductor) Jeune Chœur des Hauts-de-France, Pascale Diéval-Wils (Children's Chorus Master) Laurent Pelly (Stage direction) Laurent Pell

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

English Baroque Soloists, Monteverdi Choir, John Eliot Gardiner (Conductor) Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 – 1750) Mass in B minor, BWV 232 Château de Versailles, Chapelle Royale, 8 April 2023 (Senderinfo).

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

Bruno Walter: Portrait Directed by Janos Darvas The film portrays Bruno Walter (1876-1962), one of the most important conductors of the 20th century. The Italian biographer Michele Selvini speaks about the musician Bruno Walter who formed the musical life of the capitals of Europe and the United States over a period of 60 years. But so far not published film material also shows a different, not so

Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano & conductor) Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 1756 – 1791 Piano Concerto no. 12 in A Major K 414 1990 Directed by Janos Darvas (Senderinfo).

Berliner Philharmoniker, Claudio Abbado (conductor) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 1756 – 1791 Symphony in D Major, K. 385, "Haffner" Directed by Brian Large Prague, Smetana Hall, 1 May 1991 (Senderinfo).

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 (Senderinfo).

Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Daniel Harding (Conductor) Martha Argerich, Maria Joao Pires (piano) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 – 1791) Concerto for two pianos and orchestra No.10 in E flat major, KV 365 Gustav Mahler (1860 – 1911) Symphony No.1 in D major "Titan" Geneva, Victoria Hall, December 16, 2021 (Senderinfo).

Die Walküre First day of "Der Ring des Nibelungen" Libretto by de Richard Wagner Munich, Königliches Hof- und National Theater, 26 June 1870 Concert version Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, Yannick Nézt-Séguin (conductor) Stanislas de Barbeyrac (Siegmund) Elza van den Heever (Sieglinde) Soloman Howard {Hunding) Brian Mulligan {Wotan) Tamara Wilson {Brünnhilde) Karen Cargill {Fricka) Justyna Bluj

Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Robin Ticciati (conductor) Reinhold Messner (narrator) Frederic Wake-Walker (concept and director) Richard Strauss 1864 – 1949 Eine Alpensinfonie Berlin, Tempodrom, 2021 Recorded at Berlin's Tempodrom, the Deutsche Symphonie-Orchester Berlin and its chief conductor Robin Ticciati present Richard Strauss's "An Alpine Symphony" as a musical and philosophical mou

Orkester Nord, Martin Wåhlberg (conductor) Vox Nidrosiensis Gunhild Alsvik (Soprano), Giuseppina Bridelli (Mezzo-soprano), Anaïs Yvoz (Mezzo-soprano), Anthea Pichanick (Contralto), Jan van Elsacker (Tenor), Anicio Zorzi Giustiniani (Tenor), Håvard Stensvold (Bass-baritone), Eric Ander (Bass-baritone) Claudio Monteverdi 1567 – 1643 Vespro de la Beata Vergine Trondheim, Vår Frue Kirke (Barokkfest 20

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

Il Trovatore "Dramma" in four acts by Giuseppe Verdi (1813 – 1901) Libretto by Salvatore Cammarano after "El Trobador" by Antonio García Gutiérrez First performance in Rome, Teatro Apollo, 12 January 1857 Chorus and Orchestra of the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino Zubin Mehta (Conductor) Lorenzo Fratini (Chorus master) Cesare Lievi (Stage Director) Luigi Perego (Sets and costumes), Luigi Saccomandi (Li

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 (Senderinfo).

Wiener Philharmoniker, Christian Thielemann (Conductor) Augustin Hadelich (Violin), Gautier Capuçon (Cello) Johannes Brahms 1833 – 1897 Concerto for Violin and Violoncello in A Minor, op. 102 Symphony No. 4 in E Minor, op. 98 Vienna, Musikverein, 5 April 2025 (Senderinfo).

Wiener Philharmoniker, Christian Thielemann (Conductor) Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor, Jörn Hinnerk Andresen (Chorus Master) Elīna Garanča (Mezzo-soprano) Johannes Brahms (1833 – 1897) Rhapsody for alto, male choir and orchestra op. 53 Anton Bruckner (1824 – 1896) Symphony No. 9 in D minor Salzburg, Groses Festspielhaus, 30 July 2022 (Senderinfo).

Boris Pergamenschikow (cello), Elena Bashkirova (piano), Maxim Vengerov (violin) Johannes Brahms 1833 – 1897 Piano Trio No. 3 in C minor, Op. 101 1997 Directed by Janos Darvas (Senderinfo).

The Waltz King Directed by Rupert Edwards The waltz, a popular 19th-century dance craze, is the focus of this docu-drama. It explores the rivalry between father and son composers, Johann Strauss Senior and Junior, who both held the title of "The Waltz King." (Senderinfo).

Zoltán Kocsis (piano) Virtuosi de Praha, Jirí Belohlávek (conductor) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 1756 – 1791 Piano Concerto no. 23 in A Major KV 488 1990 Directed by Janos Darvas (Senderinfo).

Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Sir Colin Davis (conductor) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 1756 – 1791 Serenade No. 11 in E-flat major, K. 375 Bassoon Concerto in B-flat major, K. 191 Serenade No. 2 in D major 'Posthorn Serenade', K. 320 Directed by Hugo Käch Munich, Herkulessaal, 12, 14 et 15 March 1991 (Senderinfo).

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

Monte-Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra, Kazuki Yamada (conductor) Truls Mørk (cello) Gounod (1818 – 1893) Symphony No. 1 in D Camille Saint-Saëns (1835 – 1921) Cello Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Op. 33 César Franck (1822 – 1890) Symphony in D minor Monte-Carlo, Auditorium Rainier III, November 28, 2021 TV director, Christophe Boula (Senderinfo).

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

Avishai Cohen Quartet Avishai Cohen, trumpet, flute Yonathan Avishai, piano Barak Mori, double bass Ziv Ravitz, battery Paris, Philharmonie, 27 April 2025 (Senderinfo).

The Feeling of Going A ballet based on the album GO, by Sigur Rós frontman Jónsi. Ben Wright (choreography) Jonas Nydesjö, (orchestration) Skånes Dansteater Samuel Denton, Maria Pilar Abaurrea, Sarah Bellugi Klima, Anna Borràs Picó, Patrick Bragdell Eriksson, Mattew Brunham, Brittanie Brown, Kit Brown, Peter Jansson, Laura Lohi, Belinda Nusser, Yiorgos Pelagios, Erika Poletto, Kristian Refslung, J

Berliner Philharmoniker, Claudio Abbado (Conductor) Swedish Radio Choir, Orfeón Donostiarra Angela Gheorghiu (soprano), Daniela Barcellona (alto), Roberto Alagna (tenor), Julian Konstantinov (bass) Giuseppe Verdi 1813 – 1901 Messa da Requiem Directed by Bob Coles Berlin, Philharmonie, 10 October 2001 (Senderinfo).

A Midsummer Night's Dream Opera in three acts by Benjamin Britten (1913-1976) Libretto by Benjamin Britten and Peter Pears after William Shakespeare's play First performance at the Aldeburgh Festival, 11 June 1960 Orchestre National de Lille, Guillaume Tourniaire (Conductor) Jeune Chœur des Hauts-de-France, Pascale Diéval-Wils (Children's Chorus Master) Laurent Pelly (Stage direction) Laurent Pell

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 (Senderinfo).

Pygmalion, Raphaël Pichon (Conductor) Maïlys de Villoutreys (soprano), Lucile Richardot (alto), Zachary Wilder (tenor), Tomáš Král (baritone), Christian Immler (bass) Matthieu Boutineau (Organ) Johann Sebastian Bach 1685 – 1750 Der Gerechte kömmt um, BWV 1149 Missa brevis in G minor, BWV 235 O Jesu Christ, meins Lebens Licht, BWV 118 Alle Menschen müssen sterben, BWV 1117 O Mensch, bewein dein Sün

Suites for a suffering world Tanja Tetzlaff (cello) Johann Sebastian Bach 1685 – 1750 Cello Suite No.4 in E-flat major, BWV 1010 Cello Suite No.5 in C minor, BWV 1011 Thorsten Encke 1966 – Cracks, Clouds The German cellist Tanja Tetzlaff performs J.S. Bach's Cello Suites Nos. 4 and 5 amid natural surroundings devastated by climate change. Beauty confronts its own destruction. Do we really want to

Boris Pergamenschikow (cello), Elena Bashkirova (piano), Maxim Vengerov (violin) Johannes Brahms 1833 – 1897 Piano Trio No. 3 in C minor, Op. 101 1997 Directed by Janos Darvas (Senderinfo).

Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Santtu-Matias Rouvali (conductor) Omar Tomasoni (trumpet) Anna Thorvaldsdottir (born 1977) Metacosmos Ennio Morricone (1928 – 1920) UT (trumpet concerto) Dmitri Shostakovich (1906 – 1975) Symphony No. 15 in A major Op. 141 Directed by Ferenc Soeteman Amsterdam, Concertgebouw, 24 March 2023 (Senderinfo).

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

Súlkary Choreography: Eduardo Rivero Identidad -1 Choreography: George Céspedes El cristal Choreography: Julio César Iglesias Ugo Danza Contemporánea de Cuba Directed by Violette de l'Isle Adam La Havana, Teatro Nacional de Cuba, 29 June 2024 (Senderinfo).

Wiener Streichsextett Johannes Brahms 1833 – 1897 String Sextet No. 1 in B-flat major, op. 18 1995 Directed by Janos Darvas (Senderinfo).

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

Tristan und Isolde Drama in three acts by Richard Wagner (1813 – 1883) Libretto by Richard Wagner First performance in Munich, Hof- und Nationaltheater, 10 June 1865 Orchestra of the Opéra Royal de Wallonie-Liège, Giampaolo Bisanti (Conductor) Jean-Claude Berutti (stage director) Jeanny Kratochwil (Costumes) Rudy Sabounghi (Set Designer, Video Design) Christophe Forey (Lighting) Julien Soulier (vi

Friedrich Gulda, Herbie Hancock, Joe Zawinul (piano) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Sonata B flat major K 333 Friedrich Gulda Menuett For Rico Miles Davis All Blues Joe Zawinul For The Moment Herbie Hancock/Friedrich Gulda Improvisation on 2 Pianos Directed by Horant Hohlfeld, Kurt Liewehr Salzbourg, Cathedral square, 1989 (Senderinfo).

Friedrich Gulda, Herbie Hancock (piano) Johann Sebastian Bach 1685 – 1750 Prelude and Fugue in A flat Major BWV 886 Prelude and Fugue in C sharp minor BWV 849 Prelude and Fugue in G Major BWV 861 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 1756 – 1791 Piano Sonata in B flat Major K 333 Directed by Georg Wübbolt Munich, Philharmonie, 1989 (Senderinfo).

André Midani: An Insider's Story of Brazilian Music Based on his autobiography, this unique session of intimate conversations reveals the key events in the history of Brazilian music through the eyes of André Midani, who helped shape the Brazilian music scene like no other from the 1950s to the new millennium. With Gilberto Gil, Caetano Veloso, Marisa Monte, Chico Buarque, Frejat, Jorge Ben Jor, E