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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.

Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse, Jukka-Pekka Saraste (Conductor) Orfeón Donostiarra, José Antonio Sáinz Alfaro (Choir Master) Susanne Bernhard (soprano), Aude Extremo (mezzo-soprano), Airam Hernández (tenor), Adam Palka (bass) Giuseppe Verdi (1813 – 1901) Paris, Philharmonie, 1 June 2022 Tv Director, Jean-Pierre Loisil (Senderinfo).

The Four Seasons in Dance Mourad Merzouki (choreography, staging) On an original idea by Julien Chauvin Compagnie Käfig Cécile Trelluyer (lights) Sabri Colin (assistant choreographer) Nadine Chabannier (costumes) Le Concert de la Loge, Julien Chauvin (violin, direction) Music Antonio Vivaldi 1678 – 1741 Le quattro stagioni (Il cimento dell'armonia e dell'inventione, op. 8, no 1-4, RV 269) Directed

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

I Lombardi alla prima crociata "Dramma lirico" in four acts by Giuseppe Verdi (1813 – 1901) Libretto by Temistocle Solera First performance in Milan, Teatro alla Scala, February 11, 1843 Orchestre de l'Opéra Royal de Wallonie-Liège, Daniel Oren (Conductor) Chœur de l'Opéra Royal de Wallonie-Liège Sarah Schinasi (Stage director) Pier Paolo Bisleri (sets), Françoise Raybaud (Costumes) Marco Ciaponi

Geneva Competition 2024 Singing Competition, Final with orchestra Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Alevtina Ioffe (conductor) Geneva, Grand Théâtre, October 22, 2024 (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

Christian Zacharias (piano) Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893) The Seasons op. 37a Franz Schubert (1797-1828) Piano Sonata No. 18 in G major D 894 Martigny, Pierre Gianadda Foundation, 8 September 2022 (Senderinfo).

K, Simone Menezes (Music Director and conductor) Golshifteh Farahani (Sheherazade) Kristin Winters (Dinarzade) Simon Scardifield, Simone Menezes, Lynn Serfaty (dialogues) Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov 1844 – 1908 Sheherazade (Orchestrated under the auspices ff Vincent Paulet) (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

Orchestre Philharmonique Royal de Liège, Gergely Madaras (Conductor) Victor Julien-Laferrière (Cello) Antonín Dvořák (1841 – 1904) Cello Concerto in B minor Op. 104 César Franck (1822 – 1890) Symphony in D minor Liège, Salle Philharmonique, 25 November 2021 (Senderinfo).

Orchestre Philharmonique Royal de Liège, Gergely Madaras (Conductor) Denis Kozhukhin (piano) Sergei Rachmaninov 1873 – 1943 Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18 Ernő Dohnányi 1877 – 1960 Symphony No. 2 in E major, op. 40 Liège, Salle Philharmonique, 23 February 2024 (Senderinfo).

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Malcolm Frager (piano) Orchestra della Radiotelevisione della Svizzera Italiana, Marc Andreae (conductor) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 1756 – 1791 Piano Concerto no. 5 in D Major K 175 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).

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

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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

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

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)

Il Giardino Armonico, Giovanni Antonini (conductor) Anett Fritsch – Bellezza (soprano), Julia Lezhneva – Piacere (soprano), Lucile Richardot – Disinganno (mezzo-soprano), Krystian Adam Krzeszowiak – Tempo (tenor) Georg Friedrich Haendel 1685-1759 Il trionfo del Tempo e del Disinganno, HWV 46a Libretto by Benedetto Pamphili Wrocław, NFM (Wratislavia Cantans), 5 September 2024 (Senderinfo).

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

Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie, Gerd Albrecht (conductor) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 1756 – 1791 Symphony no. 38 in D Major, K. 504, "Prague" 1990 Directed by Janos Darvas (Senderinfo).

Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra, Myung-Whun Chung (conductor) Maxim Vengerov (Violin) Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky 1840 – 1893 Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D major op. 35 Igor Stravinsky 1882 – 1971 Le sacre du printemps Vienna, Konzerthaus, 8 November 2025 (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).

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The Sound Weavers: Ludovico Einaudi, Hauschka, Joep Beving, Hania Rani Sold-out concerts, millions of albums sold to make the classical music industry green with envy: neoclassical, as the new musical trend is called, is a mega hit. What makes the form so popular? Is this music skillful or just comforting? Are its composers Mozart 2.0 or rather maestros for the masses? Do they build a bridge to th

Emerson String Quartet Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy (1809 – 1847) String Quartet in E flat major, Op. 12 Johannes Brahms (1833 – 1897) String Quartet in B flat major, Op. 67 Antonín Dvořák (1841 – 1904) String Quartet in A flat major, Op. 105 Prague, Rudolfinum, 15 March 2023 (Senderinfo).

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).

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Giselle Akram Khan (Direction and Choreography) Tamara Rojo (Giselle), James Streeter (Albrecht), Jeffrey Cirio (Hilarion) Ruth Little (Dramaturgy), Tim Yip (Sets and Costumes), Mark Henderson (Lightning Design) English National Ballet English National Ballet Philharmonic Directed by Ross MacGibbon 2017 (Senderinfo).

Gala Plácido Domingo Plácido Domingo (baritone) Jennifer Rowley (soprano) Zhang Zhang (violin) Orchestre de l'Opéra Royal, Laurent Campellone (conductor) Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901) La forza del destino (overture) Umberto Giordano (1867-1948) Andrea Chénier (Nemico della patria) Francesco Cilea (1866-1950) Adriana Lecouvreur (Io son l'umile ancella) Umberto Giordano Fedora (Intermezzo) Giuseppe Ver

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).

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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

La Chauve-Souris (Die Fledermaus) Operetta in three acts by Johann Strauss II 1825-1899 Libretto by Carl Haffner and Richard Genée based on "Le Réveillon" by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy First performance in Vienna, Theater an der Wien, 5 April 1874. New production adapted in French based on the text and the names of the characters of "Le Réveillon" Orchestre de Picardie, Johanna Malangré (mus

Duke Elllington and his famous Orchestra – Berliner Jazztage Billy Strayhorn Take the A-train Duke Ellington La Plus Belle Africaine Duke Ellington & Irving Mills Black Butterfly Mercer Ellington Thing's Ain't what they used to be Juan Tizol & Duke Ellington Caravon Duke Ellington Mood Indigo Duke Ellington Medley Mood Indigo, Sophisticated Lady Vernon Duke April in Paris Duke Ellington & Billy St

Concours de Genève international Music Competition, Viola Competition 2025 Final Round with orchestra Orchestre de la Suisse Romande Compulsory concerto: Léo Albisetti Nouvel Élan One concerto at choice from the following list: Krzysztof Penderecki Viola Concerto Sally Beamish Viola Concerto No. 2 "The Seafarer" Béla Bartók Viola Concerto (Bartók/Dellamaggiore) Paul Hindemith Viola concerto "Der S

Mezzo celebrates its 25th anniversary Tsukino Tanaka (dance) Echo Music by Fritz Hauser Kinsun Chan Choreography Tsotne Zedginidze (piano) Tsotne Zedginidze (born in 2009) Chime Two Preludes Tsukino Tanaka, Josh Nagaoka (dance) La Sylphide, pas de deux 1st act (Tsukino Tanaka, Josh Nagaoka) Music by Herman Seberin Løvenskiold Choreography by August Bournonville Anthony Leon (tenor), Nino Sanikidze

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).

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).

Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse, Thomas Guggeis (Conductor) Tanja Ariane Baumgartner (mezzo-soprano), Attilio Glaser (Tenor) Maurice Ravel (1975 – 1937) Ma mère l'oye Gustav Mahler (1860 – 1911) The Song of the Earth Toulouse, Halle aux Grains, 6 November 2021 TV director, Sébastien Berger (Senderinfo).

Wenzel Fuchs (clarinette), Elena Bashkirova (piano) Johannes Brahms 1833 – 1897 Clarinet Sonata No. 1 in F minor, Op. 120 1996 Directed by Jean-Claude Piroué (Senderinfo).

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.

Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse, Jukka-Pekka Saraste (Conductor) Orfeón Donostiarra, José Antonio Sáinz Alfaro (Choir Master) Susanne Bernhard (soprano), Aude Extremo (mezzo-soprano), Airam Hernández (tenor), Adam Palka (bass) Giuseppe Verdi (1813 – 1901) Paris, Philharmonie, 1 June 2022 Tv Director, Jean-Pierre Loisil (Senderinfo).

David Oistrakh, Artist of the People The dramatic story of an inspired violinist, of a loyal man whose self-imposed silence eloquently betrayed unspoken private suffering. This extensive profile features interviews with David Oistrakh's longtime friends and fellow musicians: Yehudi Menuhin showing what it takes to make a great violinist; Mstislav Rostropovitch talking of Oistrakh's relationship wi

Exhibition Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui; choreographer Ma mère l'Oye Jeroen Verbruggen; Choreographer Tim Van Steenbergen; Set & costume Fabiana Piccioli; lighting designer Jason Kittelberger; Assistant choreography Koen Bollen; Dramaturgy Music; Modest Moussorgski (Maurice Ravel's orchestration ), Pictures of an exhibition; Maurice Ravel, Pavane pour une Infante défunte, Ma Mère l'Oye Royal Ballet of Fla

Joaquín Achúcarro (piano) Frédéric Chopin 1810 – 1849 Piano Sonata No. 3 in B minor, Op. 58 Edvard Grieg 1843-1907 Lyric Pieces, op. 54 n° 4: Nocturne Johannes Brahms 1833-1897 Intermezzo in A major, op. 118 n° 2 Intermezzo in B flat minor, Op. 117 n° 2 Intermezzo in E flat major, op. 117 n° 1 Sergei Rachmaninov 1873-1943 Prelude in F sharp minor, op. 23 n° 1 Prelude in G flat major, op. 23 n° 10

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Flavio, Re de' Longobardi "Dramma per musica" in three acts by George Frideric Handel Libretto by Nicola Francesco Haym First performance in London, King's Theatre, 14 May 1723 Concerto Köln, Benjamin Bayl (Conductor and Harpsichord) Max Emanuel Cencic (Stage Director) Helmut Stürmer (Set Designer), Corina Gramosteanu (Costume Designer), Romain De Lagarde (Lighting Designer) Julia Lezhneva (Emilia

Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne, Renaud Capuçon (violin and conductor) François Sochard (violin) Arvo Pärt (born in 1935) Tabula rasa Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 – 1750) Violin Concerto No.1 in A minor BWV 1041 Violin Concerto No.2 in E major BWV 1042 Felix Mendelssohn (1809 – 1847) Symphony No.4 in A major, Op. 90 "Italian" Lausanne, Salle Métropole, September 16, 2021 (Senderinfo).

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Harold López-Nussa – Timba a la Americana Harold López-Nussa (piano) Gregoire Maret (harmonica) Luques Curtis (double bass) Natascha Rogers (percussion) Ruy Adrián López-Nussa (drums) Jazz à Vienne Festival, July 7, 2023 (Senderinfo).

Thomas Dutronc feat. Stochelo Rosenberg Thomas Dutronc (guitar, vocals) Stochelo Rosenberg (guitar) David Chiron (double bass) Aurore Voilqué (violin) Jérôme Ciosi (guitar) Rocky Gresset (guitar) Julien Herné (bass) Eric Legnini (Piano) Maxime Zampieri (drums) Directed by Fabien Raymond Jazz à Vienne, 28 June 2025 (Senderinfo).

Georgijs Osokins (piano) Concert in honor of Arvo Pärt on the occasion of his 90th birthday Arvo Pärt Für Alina Alessandro Scarlatti Sonata in D minor K.213 4' Arvo Pärt Fratres Franz Schubert Moments Musicaux op 94/2 Arvo Pärt Partita Pari intervallo Arinushka variations Johann Sebastian Bach/Busoni Chaconne 13' Arvo Pärt Lamentate: Fragile e conciliante Für Alina 2 Arvo Pärt Center, Laulasmaa, E

Orchestre de Paris, Klaus Mäkelä (conductor) Vincent Lucas (flute) Aaron Copland 1900 – 1990 Fanfare for the Common Man Guillaume Connesson 1970 – Flute Concerto No. 2 George Gershwin 1898 – 1937 An American in Paris Joan Tower 1938 – Fanfare for the Uncommon Woman N° 1 Edgard Varèse 1883 – 1965 Amériques Paris, Philharmonie, 11 September 2025 (Senderinfo).

La Fille du régiment "Opéra-comique" in two acts from 1797-1848 Libretto by Jules-Henri Vernoy de Saint-Georges and Jean-François Bayard First performance in Paris, Opéra-Comique, February 11, 1840 Orchestra del Teatro La Fenice, Stefano Ranzani (conductor) Coro del Teatro La Fenice, Alfonso Caiani (Chorus Master) Renaud Doucet, André Barbe (Stage direction, costumes, sets) Guy Simard (Lighting) M

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