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Wagner's Jews Richard Wagner was notoriously anti-Semitic, and his writings on Jews were later embraced by Hitler and the Nazis. But for years, many of Wagner's closest associates were Jews – young musicians who became personally devoted to him, and provided crucial help to his work and career. Why were they drawn to him? And how could Wagner even accept their embrace? These questions are at the h

Go behind the scenes at the Steinway & Sons factory and discover Spirio, the incredible technology that allows a piano to replay a performance exactly as it was played live. Mr. Guido Zimmermann, the president of the world-famous pianomakers, talks us through the revolutionary concept, accompanied by images of the precise, fascinating craftmanship and engineering that goes into each one of the Spi

Orchestre de Paris, Klaus Mäkelä (Conductor) Khatia Buniatishvili (Piano) Manuel de Falla (1876 – 1946) The Three Cornered Hat, suite no. 2 Piotr Ilitch Tchaikovsky (1840 – 1893) Piano Concerto no.1 in B flat minor Op. 23 Claude Debussy (1862 – 1918) Images Maurice Ravel (1875 – 1937) Boléro Paris, Philharmonie, 23 March 2022 (Senderinfo).

Berliner Philharmoniker, Kirill Petrenko (conductor) Benjamin Bernheim (ténor) Piotr Tchaikovsky 1840 – 1893 Eugen Onegin, op. 24; Polonaise – Introduction, Scene and Lensky's Aria from Act 2 Gabriel Fauré 1845 – 1924 Pelléas et Mélisande, orchestral suite, op. 80| Sicilienne Charles Gounod 1818 – 1893 Roméo et Juliette; L'amour ! (Act 2) Piotr Tchaikovsky Romeo and Juliet, Fantasy Overture after

The Ninth Symhony Maurice Béjart, choreography After Schiller's "Ode to joy" Ludwig van Beethoven, music Maurice Béjart, staging Friedrich Nietzsche, Prologue Gil Roman, artistic director Israel Philharmonic orchestra Zubin Mehta, conductor Ritsuyukai choir Kufiami Kuriyama, chorus master Gil Roman, narratorr Kristin Lewis, soprano Mihoko Fujimura, mezzo-soprano Kei Fukui, tenor Alexander Vinograd

Lahav Shani, Yulianna Avdeeva (piano), Anton Barakhovsky, Mark Karlinsky (violin), Sara Ferrández (viola), Ivan Karizna (cello) Sergei Rachmaninov Suite for two pianos No. 2, Op. 17 Mieczysław Weinberg Quintet for Piano and Strings in F Minor, Op. 18 Jerusalem Chamber Music Festival 2022 (Senderinfo).

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

Guercœur Opera in three acts by Albéric Magnard 1865 – 1914 Libretto by the composer First performed in Paris, Opéra, 23 April 1931 Orchestre philharmonique de Strasbourg, Chœur de l'Opéra national du Rhin, Ingo Metzmacher (Conductor) Hendrik Haas (chorus master) Christof Loy (Director) Johannes Leiacker (Set Design), Ursula Renzenbrink (Costumes), Olaf Winter (Lighting) Stéphane Degout (Guercœur)

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

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 (Senderinfo).

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

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-

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

Falstaff "Commedia lirica" in three acts by Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901) Libretto by Arrigo Boito First performance in Milan, Teatro alla Scala, February 9, 1893 Orchestre National de Lille, Chœur de l'Opéra de Lille Antonello Allemandi (conductor) Denis Podalydes (stage director) Éric Ruf (sets), Christian Lacroix (costumes), Bertrand Couderc (lights) Tassis Christoyannis (Falstaff) Gabrielle Phili

Berliner Philharmoniker, Claudio Abbado (Conductor) Gil Shaham (violon) Ludwig van Beethoven 1770 – 1827 Egmont, overture Johannes Brahms 1833 – 1897 Violin Concerto in D major Op. 77 Antonín Dvořák 1840 – 1903 Symphony no. 9 in E minor Op. 95 "From the New World" Giuseppe Verdi 1813 – 1901 I Vespri siciliani, overture Directed by Bon Coles Palermo, Teatro Massimo, 1 May 2002 (Senderinfo).

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 (Senderinfo).

Orchestre symphonique de Montréal, Dalia Stasevska (Conductor) Bruce Liu (piano) Sofia Gubaidulina (b. 1931) The Light of the End Jean Sibelius (1865 – 1957) Symphony no. 6 in D minor, op. 104 Frédéric Chopin (1810 – 1849) Piano Concerto no. 2 in F minor, op. 21 Montreal, Maison Symphonique, 20 April 2023 Directed by Benoît Guérin (Senderinfo).

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 (Send

Lakmé Opera in three acts by Léo Delibes (1836 – 1891) Libretto by Edmond Gondinet and Philippe Gille after Pierre Lotti First performance in Paris, Opéra Comique, April 14, 1883 Orchestra and Chorus of the Royal Opera of Wallonia-Liège, Frédéric Chaslin (Conductor) Davide Garattini Raimondi, Marie Neyrinck (Stage direction) Paolo Vitale (Sets, Lights), Arnaud Doffagne (Lights), Giada Masi (Costum

Go behind the scenes at the Steinway & Sons factory and discover Spirio, the incredible technology that allows a piano to replay a performance exactly as it was played live. Mr. Guido Zimmermann, the president of the world-famous pianomakers, talks us through the revolutionary concept, accompanied by images of the precise, fascinating craftmanship and engineering that goes into each one of the Spi

Orchestre de Paris, Klaus Mäkelä (Conductor) Khatia Buniatishvili (Piano) Manuel de Falla (1876 – 1946) The Three Cornered Hat, suite no. 2 Piotr Ilitch Tchaikovsky (1840 – 1893) Piano Concerto no.1 in B flat minor Op. 23 Claude Debussy (1862 – 1918) Images Maurice Ravel (1875 – 1937) Boléro Paris, Philharmonie, 23 March 2022 (Senderinfo).

Bomsori Kim (violin) Camerata Salzburg, Gregory Ahss (conductor & violin) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 1756 – 1791 Violin Concerto No.4 in D major, K.218 Rheingau Musikfestival 2021 Directed by Alexander Radulescu (Senderinfo).

Born in the United States, Madeleine Peyroux is a jazz singer and guitarist with an unclassifiable style and an exceptional artistic personality, carried by a voice that is both soft and husky, with blues and folk accents. After spending part of her childhood in the United States, she moved to France as a teenager where she joined her first jazz bands. An atypical artist, she performs a lot in the

Robin Mckelle : A Tribute to Ella Fitzgerald Robin McKelle (lead) Jonathan Thomas (Piano) Eric Wheeler (Bass) Diego Ramirez (drums) Directed by Sébastien Bergé (Senderinfo).

Aida Garifullina (Soprano), Maciej Pikulski (Piano) Gerónimo Giménez/Manuel Nieto El Barbero de Sevilla, II : "Me llaman la primorosa" Carlos Gardel Por una cabeza Frédéric Chopin Trois valses, op. 64: no. 2 in C sharp minor Jules Massenet Élégie Georges Bizet Carmen : 'L'amour est un oiseau rebelle' Léo Delibes Les Filles de Cadix Franz Schubert/Franz Liszt Ständchen, S. 560/7 Antonín Dvořák Gyps

Bomsori Kim (violin) Camerata Salzburg, Gregory Ahss (conductor & violin) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 1756 – 1791 Violin Concerto No.5 in A major, K.219 Rheingau Musikfestival 2021 Directed by Alexander Radulescu (Senderinfo).

Manon Lescaut "Dramma lirico" in four acts by Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924) Libretto by Mario Praga, Domenico Oliva, Giulio Ricordi, Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa based on the abbé Prévost First performance in Torino, Teatro Regio, 1 February 1893 Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte-Carlo, Chœur de l'Opéra de Monte-Carlo, Pinchas Steinberg (Conductor) Stefano Visconti (Chorus Master) Guy Montavon

Orchestre de Paris, Ensemble intercontemporain, Esa-Pekka Salonen (conductor), Aliisa Neige Barrière (conductor) Anssi Karttunen (cello), Sophie Cherrier (flute) Kaija Saariaho 1952 – 2023 L'Aile du songe, flute concerto Jean Sibelius 1865 – 1957 The Oceanides Kaija Saariaho Notes on Light, for cello and orchestra Magnus Lindberg 1958 – Kraft Paris, Philharmonie, 15 February 2024 (Senderinfo).

Youn Sun Nah Quartet Youn Sun Nah (vocals) Christopher Jones (acoustic bass, electric bass), Thomas Naïm (acoustic guitar, electric guitar), Tony Paeleman (piano, Fender Rhodes, synthesizer) Annecy, Bonlieu, 23 March 2023 (Senderinfo).

Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla (Conductor) Gabriela Montero (piano) Raminta Šerkšnytė (born in 1975) De Profundis (Dutch premiere) Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1 Mieczyslaw Weinberg Symphony No. 3 Amsterdam, Concertgebouw, 21 April 2023 (Senderinfo).

Go behind the scenes at the Steinway & Sons factory and discover Spirio, the incredible technology that allows a piano to replay a performance exactly as it was played live. Mr. Guido Zimmermann, the president of the world-famous pianomakers, talks us through the revolutionary concept, accompanied by images of the precise, fascinating craftmanship and engineering that goes into each one of the Spi

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).

Anna Karénine John Neumeier's ballet, inspired by Léon Tolstoï's novel. Hamburg Ballett Bolchoï Ballet Canada national Ballet Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hambourg Music : Peter I. Tchaïkovski, Alfred Schnittke, Cat Stevens; Yusuf Islam Choreography, set, lighting and costumes : John Neumeier Anna Karénine's costume : Albert Kriemler decor Assistant : Heinrich Tröger Video and graphics : Kiran

Serse Opera in three acts by Georg Friedrich Handel (1685 – 1759) Libretto by Nicolo Minato and Silvio Stampiglia First performnce in London, King's Theatre, 15 April 1738 Opéra de Rouen Normandie Orchestra, David Bates (Musical direction, harpsichord) Clarac & Deloeuil > The Lab (Stage Direction, sets, costumes) Christophe Pitoiset (Set design collaboration), Lodie Kardouss (Artistic collaboratio

Dizzy Gillespie Quartet – Berliner Jazztage Dizzy Gillespie (trumpet) Mickey Roker (drums) Earl May (bass) Alexander Gafa (guitar) Berlin, Deutschlandhalle, 2 November 1974 Directed by Sigrid Schröder (Senderinfo).

Gil Evans Orchestra & Mccoy Tyner Sextet – Berliner Jazztage Gil Evans Orchestra McCoy Tyner Sextet McCoy Tyner (piano) Ron Bridgewater (saxophone) James Ford – reeds Guilherme Franco (percussions) Charles Fambrough (bass) Eric Gravatt (drums) Berlin, Philharmonie, 3 November 1976 (Gil Evans), & 6 November 1976 (McCoy Tyner Sextet ) Directed by Oskar Krüger (Senderinfo).

Oregon – Berliner Jazztage Oregon Ralph Towner (guitar) Collin Walcott (percussion/tabla) Paul McCandless (oboe) Glenn Moore (bass) Berlin, Philharmonie, 2 November 1980 Directed by Dieter Krause (Senderinfo).

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

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

European Union Youth Orchestra, Vasily Petrenko (Conductor) Pablo Ferrández (Cello) Samuel Coleridge-Taylor 1875 – 1912 The Bamboula (Rhapsodic Dances, No. 1 Op. 75) Dmitri Shostakovich 1906 – 1975 Concerto for Cello and Orchestra No. 1 in E-flat-major Op. 107 Antonín Dvořák 1841 – 1904 Symphony No. 8 in G-Major Op. 88 Berlin, Konzerthaus, 5 August 2025 (Senderinfo).

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).

Arabella "Lyrische Komödie" in three acts Richard Strauss (1864-1949) Libretto by Hugo von Hofmannsthal First performance at Dresden, Sächsisches Staatstheater, 1 July 1933 Principal Chorus and Orchestra of the Teatro Real, David Afkham (conductor) Andrés Máspero (Chorus Director) Christof Loy (Stage Direction) Herbert Murauer (Stage and Costume Design), Reinhard Traub (Lighting), Thomas Wilhelm (

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

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,

Grigory Sokolov (piano) Franz Schubert (1797 – 1828) Four Impromptus D 899 Three Klavierstücke D 946 Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 – 1827) Piano sonata no. 29 in B flat major Op. 106 "Hammerklavier" Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683 – 1764) Les tendres plaintes Les tourbillons Les cyclopes La follette Les sauvages Johannes Brahms (1833 – 1897) Intermezzo Opus 117 no. 2 Recorded on June the 5th, 2013 at the

Monteverdi from Mantua to Venise John Eliot Gardiner – Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists An exceptional musical journey by John Eliot Gardiner and the Monteverdi Choir in Italy at the Palazzo Ducale in Mantua and in Venice, particularly the Basilica dei Frari, where the composer's tomb is located. Directed by Sébastien Glas (Senderinfo).

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 (Senderinfo).

Berliner Philharmoniker, Claudio Abbado (Conductor) Gil Shaham (violon) Ludwig van Beethoven 1770 – 1827 Egmont, overture Johannes Brahms 1833 – 1897 Violin Concerto in D major Op. 77 Antonín Dvořák 1840 – 1903 Symphony no. 9 in E minor Op. 95 "From the New World" Giuseppe Verdi 1813 – 1901 I Vespri siciliani, overture Directed by Bon Coles Palermo, Teatro Massimo, 1 May 2002 (Senderinfo).

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

Mel Lewis Orchestra Jazz Estival Mel Lewis (drums) Simo Salminen (trumpet) Ted Nash (saxophone) Kenny Werner (piano) John Marshall (trumpet) Joe Mosello (trumpet) Joe Lovano (saxophone) Jerry Dodgion (saxophone) Earl Gardner (trumpet) Dennis Irwin (doublebass) Recorded in 1985, Lugano, Swiss Tv director, Sandro Pedrazzetti (Senderinfo).

Grigory Sokolov (piano) Franz Schubert (1797 – 1828) Four Impromptus D 899 Three Klavierstücke D 946 Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 – 1827) Piano sonata no. 29 in B flat major Op. 106 "Hammerklavier" Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683 – 1764) Les tendres plaintes Les tourbillons Les cyclopes La follette Les sauvages Johannes Brahms (1833 – 1897) Intermezzo Opus 117 no. 2 Recorded on June the 5th, 2013 at the

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-

Götterdämmerung Third day in three acts of "Der Ring des Nibelungen" by Richard Wagner (1813 – 1883) Libretto by Richard Wagner Bayreuth, Festspielhaus, 17 août 1876 Philharmonia Zürich Gianandrea Noseda (conductor) Andreas Homoki (Stage direction) Christian Schmidt (Set and Costume Design), Franck Evin (Lighting design) Klaus Florian Vogt (Siegfried) Daniel Schmutzhard (Gunther) Christopher Purve

Scott Ross – Traces of a Shooting Star 1951 – 1989 Scott on the Ross, about the recording of the 555 sonatas of Domenico Scarlatti Villeneuve lez Avignon, Tinel, April 1985 Produced by Bernard Tournois and Martina Catella Les maîtres de musique – Works by Domenico Scarlatti and Padre Antonio Soler Domenico Scarlatti 1685 – 1757 Sonata in D minor K 1 Sonata in A major K 6 Sonata in F sharp minor K

Go behind the scenes at the Steinway & Sons factory and discover Spirio, the incredible technology that allows a piano to replay a performance exactly as it was played live. Mr. Guido Zimmermann, the president of the world-famous pianomakers, talks us through the revolutionary concept, accompanied by images of the precise, fascinating craftmanship and engineering that goes into each one of the Spi

Orchestre de Paris, Klaus Mäkelä (Conductor) Khatia Buniatishvili (Piano) Manuel de Falla (1876 – 1946) The Three Cornered Hat, suite no. 2 Piotr Ilitch Tchaikovsky (1840 – 1893) Piano Concerto no.1 in B flat minor Op. 23 Claude Debussy (1862 – 1918) Images Maurice Ravel (1875 – 1937) Boléro Paris, Philharmonie, 23 March 2022 (Senderinfo).

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

Maurice Ravel (1875 – 1937) La valse Pierre Mercure (1927 – 1966) Kaléidoscope Dmitri Shostakovich (1906 – 1975) Symphony No.5 in D minor, op. 47 1 Moderato – Allegro non troppo 2 Allegretto 3 Largo 4 Allegro non troppo (Senderinfo).

Il Trittico Three operas in one act by Giacomo Puccini 1858 -1924 Il Tabarro Libretto by Giuseppe Adami, based on "La Houppelande" by Didier Gold Suor Angelica Libretto by Giovacchino Forzano Gianni Schicchi Libretto by Giovacchino Forzano, based on an episode in Dante's "Divine Comedy" First performance in New York, Metropolitan Opera, December 14, 1918 La Monnaie Symphony Orchestra and Choirs, L