In celebration of the 150th Anniversary of Peter Tchaikovsky, the Beijing Philharmonic Orchestra performs the 6th Symphony "Patethique" and accompanies the renowned Australian pianist, Roger Woodward playing Tchaikovsky's famous Piano Concerto No. 1.

Under the motto "Rhythm and Dance" Kent Nagano created one of the most exciting programmes the Berliner Philharmoniker ever played at the Waldbühne with his combination of popular and rather unusual music from the 20th Century. Nagano injected so…

Guiseppe Verdi: Overture from Nabucco, Duet "Et lui..." from Don Carlos Fire Chorus, Jago's Credo, "Gia nella notte...." from Otello, Triumphal March from Aida; Vincenzo Bellini: "Eccomi..." from I Capuleti e i Montecchi

Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major for Piano and Orchestra, op. 73 Johannes Brahms: Symphony No. 2 in D major op. 73 Documentary on Meiningen's history and the musical activities of Hans von Bülow, the great pianist and conductor

Performed in a different European city each year, the incomparable Berlin Philharmonic's annual Europa Konzert commemorates the orchestra's foundation in 1882 while celebrating the cultural life of the EU. From the historic Hieronymus Monastery in…

In the face of political and ideological divides between their respective countries, five years ago Daniel Barenboim, an Argentinean Jew and Israel's most famous conductor and pianist, along with Christian Palestinian philosopher Edward Said, put…

Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy "Italian Symphony" Modest Mussorgsky "Pictures at an Exhibition" (adapted for orchestra by Sergej Petrovitch Gortchakov)

Erich Leinsdorf, the American conductor from Vienna, begann his career as Bruno Walter's and Arturo Toscanini's assistant at the Salzburg Festival, débuting with tremendous success at the New York's renowned Metropolitan Opera House at the tender age…

A Gala concert to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the IPO features many world-famous soloists. From veteran violinist Issac Stern to the younger talents of Maxim Vengerov and Gil Shaham, ".... anybody who comes to play here does not come because it…

The programme is a musical celebration of the nativity, featuring many traditional carols, illustrated by pictures by the Old Masters from the National Gallery in London. With music by Handel and Vaughan Williams.