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Valery Sokolov: Bartók Violin Concerto No. 2

In October and November 2010, Valery Sokolov recorded the Tchaikovsky Concerto and the Bartok second Concerto for Virgin Classics with the Tonhalle-Orchester-Zürich conducted by David Zinman, in the Tonhalle Great Hall. On this occasion, Bruno…
Length
44 mins
Prog. No.
7957

David Fray: Mozart Piano Concerto K 503, No. 25

David Fray was voted Instrumental Soloist of the Year at France’s Victoires de la Musique Classique awards in 2010. The beauty of his playing, the rhythmic flow and vital energy he generates, his imagination and charismatic personality, make him a…
Length
33 mins
Prog. No.
7959

Mariinsky on track

During the eleventh edition of the famous Easter Festival the Mariinsky Orchestra is travelling across the vastness of Russia by train. In this documentary we will follow the orchestra on this musical journey and on its various concert stations. By…
Length
34 mins
Prog. No.
5932

TEATRO REAL: BODAS DE SANGRE – ANTONIO GADES COMPANY

Bodas de sangre (Blood Wedding), choreographed by Antonio Gades in 1974, depicts the story written by Federico Garcia Lorca of a bride who, on her wedding night, runs away with her former lover, now a married man with a child of his own. The furious…
Length
45 mins
Prog. No.
5919

The life I love - The pianist Menahem Pressler

The music world has known Menahem Pressler for more than half a century and mainly for his work with the famous Beaux Arts Trio. He was the heart of this ensemble and when in 2008 the trio decided to separate, it was not the end for Menahem Pressler…
Length
45 mins
Prog. No.
6091

Patricia Kopatchinskaja plays Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto, Op.35

It is always a great pleasure to see and hear young musicians succeed. The recent of Tchaikovsky's Violin concerto with the amazingly talented Patricia Kopatchinskaja as soloist was one such occasion. "As an interpreter I am most interested in…
Length
44 mins
Prog. No.
5947

Soprano Annette Dasch: That is why music is the most important thing

This portrait follows Annette Dasch in her time in Bayreuth, Geneva, Munich and Berlin, during rehearsals, in performances, and in preparations of her show “Annettes DaschSalon”. The 2010/2011 season was marked by special events - from major debuts…
Length
30 mins
Prog. No.
5991

A Film and its Era: Les Enfants du Paradis (Childre of Paradise) (Marcel Carné)

Marcel Carné’s ‘Children of Paradise’ is released in 1945. Portrait of a film: filmed during the Occupation, Marcel Carné draws out the filming so that it would be the first movie projected at the moment of Liberation. At its release, ‘Children of…
Length
30 mins
Prog. No.
6196

A Film and its Era: One Flew over a Cuckoo's Nest (Milos Forman)

Milos Forman shoots One Flew Over a Cuckoo’s Nest in 1975. It is the first film produced by Michael Douglas. Portrait of a film: In order to escape prison, a delinquent (Jack Nicholson) manages to be committed to a psychiatric hospital. There he…
Length
30 mins
Prog. No.
6208

A Film and its Era: King Kong (Merian C Cooper)

Merian C. Coopers’s ‘King Kong’ is released in 1933. Portrait of a film: a cult film in the history of movies.The impossible love story between an Indoniesan gorilla, an oversized brute straight from the dawn of time, with a sexy, out of work New…
Length
30 mins
Prog. No.
6201