The newly-restored fifteenth-century Amanduskirche, Bad Urach, provides the setting for this concert. Charpentier's Te Deum in D major and Fauré's Requiem Op.48 are performed by the Südfunk Choir and the RTL Orchestra, conducted by Leopold Hager…

In the ensemble’s Advent concerts at the Marktkirche, the Knabenchor Hannover sets out under the baton of Jörg Breiding in search of the dynamics and tensions that build up in the weeks between the First Sunday of Advent and Christmas Day – the…

Gennady Rozhdestvensky was the first Russian conductor to be appointed head of major Western orchestras such as the BBC Symphony Orchestra 1978-81 and the Vienna Symphony Orchestra from 1981. Born in 1931, he made his début at the Bolshoi a year…

The collection “Classic Archive” presents great performances by legendary artists, remastered using the latest digital technology and enhanced with commentary for today’s audiences. These jewels of music broadcasting have been salvaged from various…

The collection “Classic Archive” presents great performances by legendary artists, remastered using the latest digital technology and enhanced with commentary for today’s audiences. These jewels of music broadcasting have been salvaged from various…

In celebration of the 100th Anniversary of Johannes Brahms' death, live from the Musikverein Wien.

This is a celebration of the New Year in words and music, introduced by Andrew Cruikshank.

Many people live in a closed world. What happens to them when they step onto an arena where they can be themselves, free of their usual roles and status? In the film Closed we encounter four completely different people who once a week leave their…

After adapting parts of his choreography in famous Parisian museums, choreographer Julien Lestel is now working on a new creation inspired by the works of Rodin. Particularly inspired by the famous sculptor, what fascinates him above all is the…

In 1912, with Daphnis and Chloe, Ravel offered Diaghilev's Ballets Russes a veritable choreographic symphony with choir, a masterpiece of French music that was taken up by the choreographer Fokine and the dancer Nijinsky. A century later, the great…