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Verbier Festival 2008: Manfred Honeck, UBS Verbier Festival Orchestra

For its 15th anniversary, the Verbier Festival has once again brought together the most prestigious artists in classical music. This series of TV programmes presents the very best of the 28 concerts
Length
56 mins
Prog. No.
7821

Verbier Festival 2007: Joshua Bell Concerto

For its 14th edition, the Verbier Festival has once again brought together the most prestigious artists in classical music. This series of 12 TV programmes presents the highlights of Verbier 2007.
Length
58 mins
Prog. No.
7784

Verbier Festival 2007: Evgeny Kissin/Salonen Concerto

For its 14th edition, the Verbier Festival has once again brought together the most prestigious artists in classical music. This series of 12 TV programmes presents the highlights of Verbier 2007.
Length
50 mins
Prog. No.
7776

Enfant et les Sortileges (L’)

Splendid rendition of Ravel’s famous opera staged specially for HDTV and performed by the Atelier de l’Opera de Lyon. This new version of the opera was written for four instruments (two pianos, cello and flute), thus emphasizing the fearful emotions…
Length
52 mins
Prog. No.
7766

Scarpia

In 1994, 54-year old José Van Dam undertook to play the role of Scarpia in Puccini's Tosca for the first time, a part that he had refused repeatedly in the past. In April 1995 in Liège, the singer met again with stage director Nicolas Joel for the…
Length
45 mins
Prog. No.
7762

The Nightingale

Based on the story by H. C. Andersen, “The Nightingale” was transposed for opera by Igor Stravinsky who both composed the music and wrote the lyrics. This new adaptation using computer animation transposes the opera into a world ruled by the power of…
Length
49 mins
Prog. No.
7726

Verbier Festival 2018: Christoph Eschenbach conducts Mahler Symphony No. 4, Verbier Festival Orchestra, Ying Fang

The music of Gustav Mahler has played an important role in the musical life and personal development of Christoph Eschenbach and it is no surprise that he would choose to perform the Fourth Symphony in Verbier. The work is built around the song Das…
Length
55 mins
Prog. No.
7641

Verbier Festival 2018: Valery Gergiev conducts Sheherazade

Recently appointed as the new music director of the Verbier Festival Orchestra, Valery Gergiev has selected two Russian compositions to demonstrate the versatility of his youth orchestra. The program opens with the Symphonic Diptych by Schedrin, a…
Length
59 mins
Prog. No.
7637

Verbier Festival 2021: Valery Gergiev conducts Shostakovich and Prokofiev, with Denis Matsuev & Timur Martynov

A selection of the 2021 Verbier Festival’s finest concerts with many of the event’s most loyal artists (Valery Gergiev, Evgeny Kissin, Denis Matsuev) and newcomers (Mao Fujita or Josef Špaček playing Mozart, Klaus Mäkelä conducting the Verbier…
Length
52 mins
Prog. No.
7632

Verbier Festival 2021: Klaus Mäkelä conducts Brahms, with Daniel Lozakovich

A selection of the 2021 Verbier Festival’s finest concerts with many of the event’s most loyal artists (Valery Gergiev, Evgeny Kissin, Denis Matsuev) and newcomers (Mao Fujita or Josef Špaček playing Mozart, Klaus Mäkelä conducting the Verbier…
Length
50 mins
Prog. No.
7630