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Les Talens Lyriques, Namur Chamber Choir, Christophe Rousset (conductor) Ian Bostridge (tenor, Evangelist), Benjamin Appl (bass, Jesus), Anna El-Khashem (soprano), Mari Askvik (alto), James Way (tenor), Thilo Dahlmann (baritone) Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) Matthäus-Passion (St. Matthew Passion), BWV 244 Aix-en-Provence, Grand Théâtre de Provence, (Easter Festival), April 7, 2023 (Senderinfo)

Czech Philharmonic, Jakub Hrůša (conductor) Daniil Trifonov (piano) Alexander Scriabin (1872 – 1915) Piano Concerto in F sharp minor, Op. 20 Josef Suk (1874 – 1935) Asrael Op. 27 Prague, Rudolfinum, 28 April 2023 (Senderinfo).

Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Jonathan Nott (Conductor) Marc Perrenoud (piano), Dmitry Rasul-Kareyev (clarinet), Lionel Cottet (cello), Elçim Özdemir (viola) Claude Debussy (1862 – 1918) Rhapsody for Clarinet and Orchestra in B flat major Duke Ellington (1899 – 1974) New World A-Comin', for piano and orchestra Richard Strauss (1864 – 1949) Don Quixote op. 35 Geneva, Victoria Hall, 21 September 2

Rivalry in Music – Callas vs. Tebaldi Maria Callas and Renata Tebaldi were the two most famous sopranos of the second half of the last century. Turned into hostile enemies by their admirers, the two became untouchable goddesses of opera. For their fans, Callas was known as "the tigress.

Yunchan Lim (piano) John Dowland (1563-1626) Pavane Lachrimae P.15 – Arrangement William Byrd Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 – 1750) 15 Sinfonias BWV 787-801 Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) 7 Bagatelles op. 33 Variations "Eroica" op. 35 Paris, Fondation Louis Vuitton, 2 February 2023 (Senderinfo).

Mitsuko Uchida (piano) Mozarteum Orchester Salzburg, Jeffrey Tate (conductor) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 1756 – 1791 Piano Concerto no. 9 in E-flat Major K 271 1990 Directed by Janos Darvas (Senderinfo).

Wenzel Fuchs (clarinete), Elena Bashkirova (piano), Dietmar Schwalke (cello) Johannes Brahms 1833 – 1897 Trio for clarinet, piano and cello in A minor, Op. 114 1996 Directed by Jean-Claude Piroué (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

Il Pomo d'Oro, Francesco Corti (direction) Michael Spyres (Jephtha) Joyce DiDonato (Storge) Mélissa Petit (Iphis) Cody Quattlebaum (Zebul) Jasmin White (Hamor) Anna Piroli (Angel) Georg Frideric Haendel 1685 – 1759 Jephtha Oratorio in three acts Libretto by Thomas Morell Premiered in London, Covent Garden, 26 February 1752 Katowice, NOSPR, May 11, 2025 (Senderinfo).

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).

Richard Bona – Jazzopen Stuttgart 2024 Richard Bona (bass, vocals), Mica Lecoq (keyboards), Nicolas Viccaro (drums), Ciro Manna (guitar), Alex Herichon (trumpet) Stuttgart, Jazzopen, 22 July 2024 (Senderinfo).

Pianomania at the Bouffes du Nord Theatre Edouard Ferlet, Leïla Olivesi, Benjamin Moussay, Cheick Tidiane Seck, Giovanni Mirabassi, Chassol, Pierre de Bethmann, Mario Canonge, Clelya Abraham, Bernard Lubat, Grégory Privat, Laurent de Wilde, Alain Jean-Marie (piano) Paris, Théâtre des Bouffes du Nord, 20 November 2022 Directed by Samuel Thiebaut (Senderinfo).

Sinfonia Varsovia, Jacek Kaspszyk (conductor) Polish Radio Choir Lusławice NFM Girls' Choir , NFM Boys' Choir Marcelina Román (soprano) Michał Partyka (baritone) Gustav Mahler 1860 – 1911 Adagio from Symphony No. 10 in F sharp major Zygmunt Krauze 1938 – Children's Requiem – world premiere (commission of the International Festival Wratislavia Cantans) Wrocław, Church of St Mary Magdalene, 10 Septe

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

Káťa Kabanová Opera in three acts by Leoš Janáček Libretto by Leoš Janáček after Alexander Nikolayevich Ostrovsky's play ‚The Storm' in the Czech translation by Vincenc Červinka First performance in Brno, National Theatre, 23 November 1921 Wiener Philharmoniker, Jakub Hrůša (Conductor) Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor, Huw Rhys James (Chorus Master) Barrie Kosky (Stage Director) Rufus Did

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

Takács Quartet, Zoltán Kocsis (piano) Johannes Brahms 1833 – 1897 Piano Quintet in F minor, op. 34 1992 Directed by Janos Darvas (Senderinfo).

Emergences Young choreographers Created by Le Ccn Malandain Ballet Biarritz L'opera National De Bordeaux Le Ccn-Ballet De L'opera National Du Rhin Sororibus Choreography by Kaloyan Boyadjiev Music Arvo Pärt – Fratres For Violin, String Orchestra And Percussion Dancers Anais Danielle Touret Maria Isabel Villa Aguiar Marchela Marinova Muhammad Shaakir Daiyaan Ajani Oh Les Mains ! Choreography by Sop

Berliner Philharmoniker, Pierre Boulez (chef d'orchestre) Maria João Pires (piano) Maurice Ravel 1875 – 1937 Le tombeau de Couperin Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 1756 – 1791 Concerto pour piano n° 20, KV 466 Béla Bartók 1881 – 1945 Concerto pour orchestre Claude Debussy 1862 – 1918 Fêtes, "Trois Nocturnes" Directed by Bob Coles Lisbon, Hieronymus Monastery, 1 May 2003 (Senderinfo).

Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Andrew Manze (condutor) Kaito Kobayashi (piano) Béla Bartók 1881 – 1945 Piano Concerto no. 3 in E major Ariel Lanyi (piano) Johannes Brahms 1833 – 1897 Piano Concerto no . 2 n B flat major op. 83 Directed by John Williams Leeds, Town Hall, 18 September 2021 (Senderinfo).

Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau: Last Words The great German baritone Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau was greatly admired for his interpretive insight, note-perfect control of the tonal qualities, and shadings of color in his voice, for exceptional rhythmic sense and impeccable diction. His reputation as a lieder singer is so high – he had a repertoire of more than 3.000 songs – that it is easy to forget his ex

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

Boris Pergamenschikow (violonchelo), Elena Bashkirova (piano), Maxim Vengerov (violín) Johannes Brahms 1833 – 1897 Piano Trio No. 1 in B major, Op. 8 1997 Directed by Janos Darvas (Senderinfo).

Freddie Hubbard Quintet – Berliner Jazztage Freddie Hubbard (trumpet/flugelhorn) Rick Zunagar (guitar) Larry Klean (bass) David Garfield (keyboard) Carlos Vega (drums) Berlin, Pilharmonie, 3 November 1977 Directed by Sigrid Schröder (Senderinfo).

Andy Sheppard (saxophone), Michel Benita (double bass) Jazz à Junas, 22 July 2022 Directed by Samuel Thiebaut and Camille Grateau (Senderinfo).

Amina Figarova Sextet Amina Figarova (piano) Amina Scott (Basse) Bart Platteau (Flutes) Emir Santa Cruz Hernández (Saxophone ténor) Yasek Manzano (Trumpet) Oliver Valdez Rey (Percussions) Festival Internacional Jazz Plaza, 28 January 2025 (Senderinfo).

Boris Pergamenschikow (cello), Elena Bashkirova (piano), Maxim Vengerov (violin) Johannes Brahms 1833 – 1897 Piano Trio No. 2 in C major, op. 87 1997 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).

Ensemble InterContemporain, Orchestre National de Jazz, Frédéric Maurin (conductor) Alain Billard (Clarinet, Bass-Clarinet), Catherine Delaunay (Clarinet), Julien Soro (Saxophone), Christiane Bopp (Trombone), Fanny Meteier (Tube), Valéria Kafelnikov (Harp), Bruno Ruder (Piano), Aurélien Gignoux (Drums), Samuel Favre (Drums), Rafaël Koener (Drums), Jeanne-Marie Conquer (Violin), Guillaume Roy (Viol

Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne, Renaud Capuçon (Conductor) Martha Argerich (piano) Sergei Prokofiev (1891 – 1953) Symphony No. 1 in D major op. 25 "Classical" Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 – 1827) Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major op. 15 Gabriel Fauré (1845 – 1924) Pelléas et Mélisande, Suite op. 80 Maurice Ravel (1875 – 1937) Ma mère l'Oye, Suite Lausanne, Salle Métropole, 8 December 2022 (Senderinf

Don Giovanni "Dramma Giocoso" in two acts by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 – 1791) Libretto by Lorenzo Da Ponte First performance in Prague, 29 October 1787 Staatskapelle Berlin, Thomas Guggeis (Musical Director) Staatsopernchor, Martin Wright (Chorus Master) Vincent Huguet (Director) Aurélie Maestre (Sets), Clémence Pernoud (Costumes), Irene Selka (Lights), Robert Pflanz (Video), Louis Geisler (D

Czech Philharmonic, Jakub Hrůša (conductor) Daniil Trifonov (piano) Alexander Scriabin (1872 – 1915) Piano Concerto in F sharp minor, Op. 20 Josef Suk (1874 – 1935) Asrael Op. 27 Prague, Rudolfinum, 28 April 2023 (Senderinfo).

Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, Lahav Shani (conductor) Juan Pérez Floristán (piano) Sergei Prokofiev (1891 – 1953) Scythian Suite Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873 – 1943) Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini Igor Stravinsky (1882 – 1971) Petrushka Tel Aviv, Charles Bronfman Auditorium, 31 March 2023 (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).

Rodin Ballet Julien Lestel Julien Lestel (choreographer) Patrick Murru (costumes) Lo-Ammy Vaimatapako (light) 2023 Directed by Patrick Lauze (Senderinfo).

Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, Lahav Shani (Conductor) Pinchas Zukerman (Violin) Max Bruch (1838 -1920) Violin Concerto No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 26 Paul Ben-Haim (1897 – 1984) Berceuse sfaradite for violin and piano Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840 – 1893) Symphony No. 4 in F Minor, Op. 36 Tel-Aviv, Charles Bronfman Auditorium, 21 October 2021 Directed by Christophe Boula (Senderinfo).

Idomeneo, re di Creta "Dramma per musica" in three acts, K 366, by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 – 1791) Libretto by Giovanni Battista Varesco after "Idoménée" by Antoine Danchet First performance in Munich, Residenztheater, January 29, 1781 Orchestra of the Opéra Royal de Wallonie-Liège, Fabio Biondi (Conductor) Chorus of the Opéra Royal de Wallonie-Liège Jean-Louis Grinda (stage director) Lauren

Ballaké Sissoko and Piers Faccini in Porquerolles Piers Faccini (guitar, vocals) Ballaké Sissoko (Kora) Directed by Giuseppe de Vecchi Jazz à Porquerolles, July 14, 2025 (Senderinfo).

Philippe Mouratoglou Trio Philippe Mouratoglou (acoustic guitars) Bruno Chevillon (Double bass) Ramon Lopez (drums) Paris, Studio de l'Hermitage, May 15, 2025 (Senderinfo).

ISFAR SARABSKI TRIO Jazz Piano : Isfar Sarabski Bass : Makar Novikov Drums : Sasha Mashin Tar : Behruz Zeynal Adored in his country Azerbaijan as much as by Quincy Jones, Isar Sarabski is a regular on the big jazz scenes, especially since his memorable 1st prize at the Monteux Jazz festival in 2009. Pianist, composer and arranger, he mixes classical music, jazz and mugham, one of the traditional m

José del Tomate (guitar) José del Tomate Plaza Vieja; Taranta Zambra; La Joya Tanguillos; Puerta Purchena Rondeña; Almedina Rumba; Collares Cinema Paradiso Buleria; A Mi Padre Festival de Granada, 2022. Directed by Yan Proefrock. (Senderinfo).

Accident: A family portrait Vilde Frang violin; Francesca Amante, Nataša Novotná, Maja Dworak Strømgren, Line Tørmoen, Viktor Konvalinka, Václav Kuneš, Jo Strømgren, Rostislav Novák Sen. (dead man) Eugène-Auguste Ysaÿe: 6 Sonatas for solo violin In 'Accident', death comes unexpectedly and abruptly to a family that has recently been challenged by the pater familia's marriage to a younger woman. Whe

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

Itzhak Perlman (violin), Daniel Barenboim (piano) Johannes Brahms 1833 – 1897 Violin Sonata No. 1 in G major, op. 78 1989 Directed by Janos Darvas (Senderinfo).

Adriana Lecouvreur Opera in 4 acts by Francesco Cilea (1866 – 1950) Libretto by Arturo Colautti First performance in Milan, Teatro Lirico, 6 November 1902 Orchestre de l'Opéra Royal de Wallonie-Liège, Christopher Franklin (Conductor) Choeur de l'Opéra Royal de Wallonie-Liège Arnaud Bernard (Stage director) Arnaud Bernard, Virgile Koering (Set designer), Carla Ricotti (Costume designer), Gianni San

Czech Philharmonic, Jakub Hrůša (conductor) Augustin Hadelich (violin) Josef Suk 1874 – 1935 Tale of a Winter's Eve, Op. 9 Jean Sibelius 1865 – 1957 Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47 The Oceanides, Op. 73 Josef Suk Fairy Tale, a suite from incidental music to Zeyer's fairy-tale drama 'Radúz and Mahulena', Op. 1 Prague, Rudolfinum, 12 February 2026 (Senderinfo).

The Cleveland Orchestra, David Robertson (conductor) Marc-Andre Hamelin (piano) Aaron Copland 1900 – 1990 Suite from "Appalachian Spring" (1945 orchestration) George Gershwin 1898 – 1937 Rhapsody in Blue (original jazz band version arranged by Ferde Grofe) Duke Ellington 1899 – 1974 New World A-Comin' Aaron Copland Suite from "The Tender Land" Directed by Clyde Scott Cleveland, Severance Hall, 202

Rivalry in Music – Furtwängler vs. Toscanini Two men without whom the profession of conductor would not be what it is today. Two men who couldn't be more different from each other: Arturo Toscanini and Wilhelm Furtwängler. The former was rigorously faithful to the musical score, the latter conducted with radical subjectivity. In 1931 they both conducted at the Bayreuth Festival – for the first and

Budapest Festival Orchestra, Iván Fischer (conductor) Nicolas Namoradze (piano) Johannes Brahms 1833 – 1897 Hungarian Dance No. 10 Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-Flat Major, Op. 83 Hungarian Dance No. 7 Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 73 Budapest, Müpa Budapest, Béla Bartók National Concert Hall, 10 February 2024 (Senderinfo).