"Touching the Sound" traces Nobuyuki's life long struggle to become a world-class pianist from his birth, his young years as a student, on a recent American tour, and to the earthquake and tsunami devastated areas of Japan filmed May 2013, ending at…

The Tallis Scholars perform the Missa de Sancto Donatiano, which more than five centuries later still is an astonishing masterpiece. The ensemble continues to develop their exclusive sound, praised by reviewers for its supple clarity and tone, and to…

Captured away from the Banff International String Quartet Competition in the beautiful Rolston Recital Hall at the Banff Centre, The Rolston Sessions is a unique peak behind the curtain at one of the foremost chamber music competitions today. The…

The Orchestra Mozart has been founded in Bologna (Italy) ten years ago by Master Claudio Abbado. The Orchestra brings together the best classical music performers in the world by mixing young promises and well established solo artists. Among them…

At the close of the 19th century, Vienna presented to the world a picture of ordered elegance and dignified gaiety, but beneath the surface the corruption and hollowness of the late Hapsburg Empire produced widespread and deep-seated confusion and so…

The Italian Character is the story of one of the most renowned orchestras in the world, enriched by archive material of the last thirty years. Simultaneously, it tells about a national institution and about an approach to life that is characteristic…

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…

The saxophone has always been either ridiculed or considered the Satan‘s very own instrument.,Banned by the Nazis and the communists there seems to be a curse surrounding this instrument.,From Charlie Parker to Jimmy Heath, many of the great players…

Gabriele Münter belongs to the first generation of women, who considered themselves professional artists. A lot of water has run down the river in the meantime and actually it should be no problem being taking seriously as a female artist. However…

This is the first of two films about the music of Tchaikovsky, written and directed by Christopher Nupen. It covers the period from the first tentative stirrings of Tchaikovsky's musical talent to the time of the composition of Eugene Onegin and the…