LIVING BACH is a unique quest for J.S. Bach's universal secret. A journey across six continents to amateur musicians and singers, who have placed Bach at their “heart of matters”. All of them are planning to attend the world’s largest gathering of…

The Danish National Symphony Orchestra and the DR Big Band meet in a unique musical tribute to the 100th anniversary of Thad Jones. Leading the celebration is DR Big Band's chief conductor Miho Hazama, who has arranged several Jones' best numbers for…

“Mariss Jansons: A Tale of Four Orchestras” tells the Latvian maestro’s story through the eyes of the four leading orchestras which he led, either as Music Director or Chief Conductor: the Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, the Pittsburgh Symphony…

For millions of fans, Rachmaninoff is synonymous with IGUDESMAN&JOO, thanks to the viral hit “Rachmaninoff Had Big Hands”. Now the duo symphonically and rhapsodically celebrates their hero while achieving the impossible by making the epic Piano…

Orchestras once played Bach as well as Bruckner. Only specialised ensembles showed that note and performance signs have changed their meaning quite a bit over the centuries. So far, so theoretical: in practice, Handel's "Il Trionfo" awaits us, a…

After over four decades together, the Emerson String Quartet disbands in the Fall of 2023 and plays in concert halls across the US and Europe for the very last time. We accompany the Quartet in Prague for a performance with music by the German…

Since their first performance together in the 2010 Paris production of Werther, they’ve often appeared side-by-side in various stage productions. And as in this concert, the works of Verdi have played a key role. When they appeared as rivals in “La…

"Chopin. I am not afraid of Darkness" is an unusual documentary film asking whether classical music can heal places affected by war and suffering, taking the viewer on a cinematic journey through unique and sinister sceneries. It weaves the stories…

What a strange idea Mondonville had! Based on a cruel fable by La Fontaine with a tragic ending, he wrote a charming opera libretto with a happy ending, and composed a delightful pastoral. In the prologue, Dame Clémence Isaure, the mythical founder…

So, what is this “Arod”? A forgotten composer, a mythical city, a mysterious acrostic? In fact, the Arod Quartet chose as their tutelary figure a horse imagined by Tolkien in The Lord of the Rings. A symbol of strength and ardor. The Quartet was born…