A film about the pioneering career of Christopher Nupen, who founded one of the first independent production companies in the 1960s, at the dawn of the music documentary era. Seizing upon the emerging camera technology and his unique access to a…

“FEELING PIAZZOLLA” is a documentary film that analyzes the melancholy in Astor Piazzolla’s music (1921-1992), the best known Argentine composer in the world. The film approaches his personality, tying certain episodes in his life with his work. It’s…

The award-winning Trio con Brio Copenhagen performing piano trios from the years around 1900. The rarely played D'un matin de printemps by French composer Lili Boulanger is a tribute to nature’s eternity from the incredibly talented composer the…

She is a piano legend, he has collaborated as a soloist with all leading conductors and orchestras around the world. Now Martha Argerich and Guy Braunstein come to the Pierre Boulez Saal with their first ever duo programme—an artistic encounter that…

A feature documentary about female singers living inside Iran and their daily life and the deepest wish: “I want my voice to be heard”. Dealing with cultural censorship in Iran, women singers started using also digital media more. Invited by Negar, a…

SECRET SONG tells the riveting story of the love affair behind the creation of one of the greatest works of 20th-century music— Alban Berg’s Lyric Suite. Featuring performances by Renée Fleming and the Emerson String Quartet, and blending documentary…

From Haydn to contemporary composers, the Zadig Trio’s audacity and freshness gives youth and vitality to the piano trio repertoire. The depth and sincerity of their interpretations, as well as their vivid, poetic sound, make them the creators of…

In 2018 Yannick Nézet-Séguin will end his tenure with the Rotterdam Philharmonic for which he will stay Honorary Conductor to become Music Director of the Metropolitan Opera, New York. Yannick has worked with many leading European orchestras and…

The Indomitable Bow is a unique portrait of Mstislav Rostropovich, a formidable personality as well as a complex, deeply political musician constantly engaged in a whirlwind of activities. Including unreleased documents, archive films, interviews and…

Before Hitler’s arrival in 1933, Germany was the centre of the musical world. Within five years, thousands of musicians had fled the country as the Nazi regime tightened its race laws and fashioned its cultural image. "EXIT: MUSIC" explores the lives…