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Orchestre Philharmonique Royal de Liège, Gergely Madaras (conductor) hungarian National Choir (Csaba Somos, choir conductor) Anne-Catherine Gillet (soprano) Héloïse Mas (mezzosoprano) Eve-Maud Hubeaux (contralto) John Irvin (tenor) Artavzd Sargsyan (tenor) David Bižić (baritone) Patrick Bolleire (bass) Yorck Felix Speer (bass) César Franck (1822 – 1890) Les Béatitudes Liège, Salle Philharmonique,

Mata Hari Choreography by Ted Brandsen Libretto by Janine Brogt Music by Tarik O'Regan Dutch Ballet Orchestra Matthew Rowe, conductor Sets, Lights, Clement & Sanôu Costume, François-Noël Cherpin With Mata Hari; Margaretha – Anna Tsygankova Rudolph McLeod – Casey Herd General Kiepert – Jozef Varga Vadime de Masloff – Artur Shesterikov Shiva – Young Gyu Choi Temple Dancer- Wen Ting Guan Frieda McLeo

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

Martha Argerich, Iddo Bar-Shaï (piano), Maxim Vengerov (violin), Mischa Maisky (cello) Les Siècles, Ion Marin (Conductor) Camille Saint-Saëns (1835 – 1921) Carnival of the animals Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 – 1827) Triple concerto in C major Op. 56 Château de Chantilly, 4 May 2021 (Senderinfo).

Melancholia Opéra in two acts by Mikael Karlsson Libretto by Royce Vavrek based on the film by Lars von Trier Royal Swedish Orchestra, Royal Swedish Opera Chorus, Andrea Molino (Conductor) Sláva Daubnerová (Stage Director) Boris Kudlicka (Set Design), Chrisi Karvonides-Dushenko (Costume Design), Tom Visser (Light Design), Avgoustos Psillas (Sound Design), Bartek Macias (Video), Charlotta Öfverholm

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

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).

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

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).

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).

Le nozze di Figaro "Opera buffa" in four acts by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 – 1791) Libretto by Lorenzo Da Ponte based on "La folle journée, ou le Mariage de Figaro" by Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais First performance in Vienna, Burgtheater, 1 May 1786 Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Raphaël Pichon (Conductor) Martin Kušej (Stage director) Raimund Orfeo Voigt (Set designer), Alan Hranitel

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).

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

Lucas Debargue (piano) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 – 1791) Piano Sonata No. 8 in A minor, KV 310 Frédéric Chopin 1810 – 1849 Ballade no. 2 op. 38 Prélude op. 45 Polonaise-Fantaisie op. 61 Charles-Valentin Alkan (1813 – 1888) Concerto for solo piano op. 39 No. 8 Paris, Philharmonie, April 3, 2023 (Senderinfo).

Cappella Mediterranea, Leonardo García Alarcón (musical direction) Ana Vieira Leite (soprano), Mariana Flores (soprano), Léo Fernique (countertenor), Valerio Contaldo (tenor), Matteo Bellotto (bass) Vincenzo Tozzi (1612 – 1679) Qual Suono Roland de Lassus (1532 -1594) Kyrie eleison Anonimo Fermarono i cieli Tommaso Carapella (1665 -1736) Ho vinto, Amor Anonimo U Ciucciu Cataldo Amodei (1650 -1695)

Carl Nielsen – Between heaven and earth This documentary is intended to draw a psychological portrait of Nielsen, a composer in the turbulent times at the turn of the 20th century and the First World War. Who was this son of a provincial house painter whose workers' and children's songs are still commonplace today? Directed by Magdalena Zięba-Schwind (Senderinfo).

Melancholia Opéra in two acts by Mikael Karlsson Libretto by Royce Vavrek based on the film by Lars von Trier Royal Swedish Orchestra, Royal Swedish Opera Chorus, Andrea Molino (Conductor) Sláva Daubnerová (Stage Director) Boris Kudlicka (Set Design), Chrisi Karvonides-Dushenko (Costume Design), Tom Visser (Light Design), Avgoustos Psillas (Sound Design), Bartek Macias (Video), Charlotta Öfverholm

Rafael Riqueni, Salvador Gutiérrez, Manuel De la Luz (guitars) María Moreno (bailaora) Nerja Paris, Chaillot – Théâtre national de la Danse, 18 February 2022 TV director, Patrick Lauze (Senderinfo).

Estival Jazz 1986 John Mc Laughlin's Mahavishnu Orchestra John McLaughlin (guitar) Bill Evans (saxophone) Mitchell Forman (clavier) Danny Gottlieb (drums) Jonas Hellborg (bass) Recorded in 1986, Lugano, Swiss Tv director, Sandro Pedrazzetti (Senderinfo).

Rachmaninov revisited Celebrated in his day not only as a great composer, Sergei Rachmaninov was also admired as an outstanding pianist who was a peerless interpreter of his own works including the piano concerti and the Rhapsody on a Theme by Paganini. It is well known that he was in effect the sole pianist capable of performing his most demanding Third Piano Concerto and his performances and rec

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

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).

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).

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

Bomsori Kim (violin) Camerata Salzburg, Gregory Ahss (conductor & violin) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 1756 – 1791 Violin Concerto No.1 in B-flat major, K.207 Rheingau Musikfestival 2021 Directed by Alexander Radulescu (Senderinfo).

Bomsori Kim (violin) Camerata Salzburg, Gregory Ahss (conductor & violin) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 1756 – 1791 Violin Concerto No.2 in D major, K.211 Rheingau Musikfestival 2021 Directed by Alexander Radulescu (Senderinfo).

Bomsori Kim (violin) Camerata Salzburg, Gregory Ahss (conductor & violin) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 1756 – 1791 Violin Concerto No.3 in G major, K.216 Rheingau Musikfestival 2021 Directed by Alexander Radulescu (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).

Leeds International Piano Competition Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Domingo Hindoyan (direction) JTomharu Ushida (Japan) – Medici Audience Prize winner Franz Schubert 1797 – 1828 Piano Sonata in B flat D960 Khanh Nhi Luong (Vietnam) – 3rd Prize Kate Whitley 1975 – Five Piano Pieces Sergei Prokofiev 1891 – 1953 Piano Concerto No 3 In C Major, Op. 26 Junyan Chen (China) – 2nd Prize Franz L

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

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

Mata Hari Choreography by Ted Brandsen Libretto by Janine Brogt Music by Tarik O'Regan Dutch Ballet Orchestra Matthew Rowe, conductor Sets, Lights, Clement & Sanôu Costume, François-Noël Cherpin With Mata Hari; Margaretha – Anna Tsygankova Rudolph McLeod – Casey Herd General Kiepert – Jozef Varga Vadime de Masloff – Artur Shesterikov Shiva – Young Gyu Choi Temple Dancer- Wen Ting Guan Frieda McLeo