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Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Klaus Mäkelä (conductor) Emily Beynon (flute), Ivan Podyomov (oboe) Maurice Ravel 1875 – 1937 Shéhérazade, ouverture de féerie Guillaume Connesson Les belles heures (oboe concerto, commission, Dutch premiere) Danses concertantes (flute concerto, commission, Dutch premiere) Béla Bartók 1881 – 1945 The Miraculous Mandarin Amsterdam, Concertgebouw, 17 April 2025 (Sender

Ernani Opera in 4 acts by Giuseppe Verdi (1813 – 1901) Libretto by Francesco Maria Piave after Victor Hugo First performance in Venice, La Fenice, March 9, 1844 Orquestra de la Comunitat Valenciana Cor de la Generalitat Valenciana Michele Spotti (Conductor) Francesc Perales (Chorus master) Andrea Bernard (Stage director), Alberto Beltrame (Set Designer), Elena Beccaro (Costume Designer), Marco Alb

Marc Ribot: The Jazz-bins Marc Ribot (guitar, vocals) Greg Lewis (hammond B3) Joe Dyson (drums) Banlieues Bleues Festival, 18 April 2023 (Senderinfo).

Stochelo Rosenberg (guitar), Jermaine Landsberger (piano), Guido May (drums), William Brunard (double bass) Set list Anouman, Django Reinhardt Double Scotch, Django Reinhardt Made for Izaak, Stochelo Rosenberg September Song, Kurt Weil Memories of Bridget, Stochelo Rosenberg Double Game, Stochelo Rosenberg Poinciana, Ahmad Jamal Gypsylogy, Jermaine Landsberger Seresta, Paquito D'Rivera Gypsy Today

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).

Berliner Philharmoniker, Kirill Petrenko (Conductor) Elīna Garanča (Mezzo-soprano) Pēteris Vasks (b. 1946) Musica dolorosa Luciano Berio (1925 – 2003) Folk Songs Valentin Silvestrov (B. 1937) Elegie Leoš Janáček (1854 – 1928) Taras Bulba Jean Sibelius (1865 – 1957) Finlandia op. 26 Liepāja (Latvia), Lielais dzintars, Great Hall, 1 mai 2022 TV director, Henning Kasten (Senderinfo).

Simon Boccanegra Opera in a prologue and three acts by Giuseppe Verdi 1813 – 1901 Libretto by Francesco Maria Piave based on a play by Antonio García Gutiérrez Venice, Teatro La Fenice, 12 March 1857 (1st version), Milan, Teatro alla Scala, 24 March 1881 (2nd version) Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Fabio Luisi (Conductor) Chorus of the Netherlands National Opera Jetske Mijnssen (Mise en scène) Eti

Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal, Rafael Payare (Conductor) Javier Perianes (piano) Alberto Ginastera (1916 – 1983) Variaciones concertantes, op.23 Jimmy López Bellido (born in 1978) Ephemerae, piano concerto Heitor Villa-Lobos (1997 – 1959) Bachianas brasileiras no. 8 Maurice Ravel 1875 – 1937 Bolero Montreal, Maison Symphonique, 23 November 2023 Directed by Benoît Guérin (Senderinfo).

Bruckner's monumental Symphony No. 8 takes centre stage in a compelling orchestral performance. The work unfolds through vast musical landscapes, dramatic contrasts and moments of profound reflection, gradually building towards powerful climaxes. Its rich harmonies, expansive structures and spiritual character reveal the extraordinary scale of Bruckner's music. A performance that highlights the sy

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).

Directed by Benedict Mirow This portrait of Friedrich Gulda is based on archive material dating from his earliest youth right up to his last months. The entire narration originates from Friedrich Gulda, either from himself directly, or narrated by his "alter ego" Ulrich Mühe. Simply a "must" for all those wishing to experience the last "enfant terrible" of the classical music establishment in all

Il Giardino Armonico, Giovanni Antonini (conductor) NFM Choir Anett Fritsch (soprano), Maximilian Schmitt (tenor), Florian Boesch (bass-baritone) Joseph Haydn (1832 – 1809) The Seasons Hob. XXI:3 Wrocław, National Forum of Music, 17 September 2023 (Senderinfo).

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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

Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Klaus Mäkelä (conductor) Nederlands Kamerkoor Sabine Devieilhe (soprano), Sasha Cooke (mezzo-soprano), Julian Prégardien (tenor), Benjamin Appl (bass) Jean Sibelius (1865 – 1957) Symphony No. 4 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 – 1791) Requiem, KV 626 Amsterdam, Concertgebouw, 25 November 2022 (Senderinfo).

Konzerthausorchester Berlin, Joana Mallwitz (conductor) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 1756 – 1791 Overture from "The Magic Flute" Piotr Ilych Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 6 in B minor "Pathétique" Berlin, Konzerthaus, 2021 Directed by Andreas Morell (Senderinfo).

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).

Tyreek McDole Tyreek McDole (vocals) Victor Gould (piano) Daniel Finn (bass) Gary Jones (battery) Guyancourt, La Batterie, 13 October 2025 (Senderinfo).

Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Klaus Mäkelä (Conductor) Chen Reiss (soprano) Felix Mendelssohn (1809 – 1847) The Hebrides (Fingal's cave) Fanny Hensel-Mendelssohn (1805 – 1847) Hero und Leander Felix Mendelssohn Scherzo from 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' Felix Mendelssohn Infelice Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 – 1827) Symphony No. 3 "Eroica" Amsterdam, Concertgebouw, 25 December 2023 (Senderinfo).

NFM Wrocław Philharmonic, Christoph Eschenbach (conductor) NFM Choir Marisol Montalvo (soprano), Sarah Romberger (mezzo-soprano), Peter Sonn (tenor), Jan Martiník (bass-baritone) Anton Bruckner 1824 – 1897 Mass No. 3 in F minor, WAB 28 Symphony in D minor, WAB 100 "Nullte" Wrocław, NFM, Main Hall, 15 September 2024 (Senderinfo).

Jonas Kaufmann (tenor), Ludovic Tézier (baritone) Deutsche Radio Philharmonie Saarbrücken Kaiserslautern, Jochen Rieder (Conductor) Giuseppe Verdi 1813 – 1901 La forza del destino : Oberture – Solenne in quest'ora – Morir! Tremenda cosa – La vita è inferno all'infelice Invano Alvaro ti celasti al mondo I vespri siciliani : Oberture Amilcare Ponchielli 1834 – 1886 La Gioconda : Enzo Grimaldi, Princ

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).

Le Poème Harmonique, Vincent Dumestre (conductor) Rachel Redmond (soprano), Victoire Bunel (mezzo-soprano), Serge Goubioud, Hugues Primard (tenors), Emmanuel Vistorky (baritone) Stabat Mater (intonation) Anonimous Mo' è benuto il Giovedì santu Tarantella Stabat Mater (Monopoli manuscript) Francesco Durante (1684-1755) Concerto per quartetto in F major no. 1 Stabat Mater (Ostuni Manuscript) Giovann

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.

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).

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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

Orchestre Philharmonique Royal de Liège, Lionel Bringuier (Conductor) Alena Baeva (Violin) Emilie Mayer 1812 – 1883 Overture No. 2 Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy 1809 – 147 Violin Concerto No. 2 in E minor, Op. 64 Ludwig van Beethoven 1770 – 1827 Symphony No. 4 in B-flat major, Op. 60 Directed by Guillaume Hector Liège, Salle Philharmonique, 8 May 2026 (Senderinfo).

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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

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Émile Parisien Sextet invites Theo Croker Emile Parisien (saxophone), Theo Croker (trumpet), Roberto Negro (piano), Manu Codjia (guitar), Nasheet Waits (drums), Joe Martin (double bass) Festival Jazz sous les Pommiers, May 21, 2022 (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

Makaya McCraven (drums, sampler), De'Sean Jones (saxophone, EWI, flute), Joshua Ramos (double bass) La Rochelle, Salle La Sirène, October 13, 2021 (Senderinfo).

Utopia, Giuseppe Mengoli (conductor) Daniel Lozakovich (violin) Arvo Pärt (1935) Psalom, for string orchestra (1985) Pascal Dusapin (1955) Khora, for string orchestra (version for 30 strings, 1997) Giacinto Scelsi 1905 – 1988 Pranam I, for 12 instruments, contralto and tape (1972) Anahit, for violin and orchestra (1965) Pascal Dusapin Flying River, Violin Concerto – World premiere (commissioned by

Joven Orquesta Nacional de España, Nuno Coelho (Conductor) Francisco Fullana (Violin) Fabià Santcovsky 1989 – Concierto de los Elementos I & II for Violin and Orchestra Isaac Albéniz 1860 – 1909 Suite Iberia, arr. Francisco Guerrero (Excerpts) Igor Stravinsky 1882 – 1971 Le Sacre du printemps Berlin, Konzerthaus, 3 August 2025 (Senderinfo).

Bucharest George Enescu Philharmonic Orchestra, Tito Muñoz (conductor) Benjamin Kruithof (cello), Maria Marica (violin), Alexandra Segal (piano) Antonín Dvořák (1841 – 1904) Cello Concerto in B minor op. 104 Johannes Brahms (1833 – 1897) Violin Concerto in D major op. 77 Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873 – 1943) Variation on a theme from Corelli op. 42 (Senderinfo).

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

Vox Luminis XL, {oh!} Orkiestra Historyczna, Lionel Meunier (artistic director of vocal parts), Martyna Pastuszka (conductor, artistic direction) Sophie Karthäuser (soprano), Fanie Antonelou (soprano), Benjamin Hulett (tenor) Niccolò Jommelli (1714 – 1774) Miserere in G minor (HocJ C1.23) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 – 1791) Symphony No. 40 in G minor K. 550 Davidde penitente K. 469 Kraków, Miste

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).

Betroffenheit Crystal Pite (choreography) Music by Owen Belton, Alessandro Juliani & Meg Roe Kidd Pivot, Electric Company Theatre Jay Gower Taylor — Stage design Tom Visser — Lighting Nancy Bryant — Costumes Linda Chow — Costumes Nicola Ryall — Costumes Bryan Arias — Dancer David Raymond — Dancer Cindy Salgado — Dancer Jermaine Spivey — Dancer Tiffany Tregarthen — Dancer Jonathon Young — Actor Hei

Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Klaus Mäkelä (conductor) Emily Beynon (flute), Ivan Podyomov (oboe) Maurice Ravel 1875 – 1937 Shéhérazade, ouverture de féerie Guillaume Connesson Les belles heures (oboe concerto, commission, Dutch premiere) Danses concertantes (flute concerto, commission, Dutch premiere) Béla Bartók 1881 – 1945 The Miraculous Mandarin Amsterdam, Concertgebouw, 17 April 2025 (Sender

Radu Lupu (piano) Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie, David Zinman (conductor) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 1756 – 1791 Piano Concerto no. 19 in F Major K 459 Directed by Janos Darvas 1990 (Senderinfo).

Rappresentatione di Anima, et di Corpo Sacred dopera in three acts by Emilio de' Cavalieri (1550 – 1602) Libretto by Agostino Manni and Dorisio Isorelli Firts performance in Rome, Chiesa Nuova, Oratorio di Santa Maria della Valicella, February 1600 semi-staged version Il Giardino Armonico, Giovanni Antonini (conductor) NFM Boys' Choir Erika Rombaldoni (stage direction) Anett Fritsch (Anima) Mauro

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).

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John Scofield's Long Days Quartet John Scofield (guitar) John Medeski (Piano) Vicente Archer (double bass) Ted Poor (drums) Rome, Parco della Casa del Jazz, 23 July 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).

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).

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Yerevan Youth Symphonic Orchestra, Eduard Topchjan (conductor) Yerevan Classic Fest Piotr Ilych Tchaikovsky Symphony no. 4 in F minor op. 36 Yerevan, Aram Khachaturian Concert Hall, 17 September 2024 (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).

Eugene Onegin "Lyrical Scenes" in three acts by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893) Libretto by the composer and Konstantin Shilovsky, based on the novel by Aleksandr Pushkin Premiered in Moscow, Maly Theatre of the Moscow Conservatory, March 29, 1879 Coro y Orquesta Titulares del Teatro Real, Gustavo Gimeno (Musical Direction) José Luis Basso (Chorus Master) Christof Loy (Stage Direction) Raimun

Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal, Rafael Payare (Conductor) Javier Perianes (piano) Alberto Ginastera (1916 – 1983) Variaciones concertantes, op.23 Jimmy López Bellido (born in 1978) Ephemerae, piano concerto Heitor Villa-Lobos (1997 – 1959) Bachianas brasileiras no. 8 Maurice Ravel 1875 – 1937 Bolero Montreal, Maison Symphonique, 23 November 2023 Directed by Benoît Guérin (Senderinfo).

Bruckner's monumental Symphony No. 8 takes centre stage in a compelling orchestral performance. The work unfolds through vast musical landscapes, dramatic contrasts and moments of profound reflection, gradually building towards powerful climaxes. Its rich harmonies, expansive structures and spiritual character reveal the extraordinary scale of Bruckner's music. A performance that highlights the sy