An All-Mozart Programme at the Konzerthaus Berlin - the Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach Chamber Orchestra is conducted by Hartmut Haenchen. In the present performance, Haenchen and a reduced ensemble succeed in bringing to life the music’s manifold…

This is the first time that Mozart has been programmed as part of the festival. And to the delight of the audience, this occasion brings together the Twentieth Piano Concerto and the Requiem, two major works by Mozart united by their key (D minor)…

A Night in Vienna recreates the beauty and atmosphere of the ballroom performances of 19th century Vienna. In the wonderful setting of the Hofburg in Vienna the period instrument orchestra Wiener Akademie plays Strauss Family and Joseph Lanner…

This programme is a compilation of extracts drawn from three concerts featuring Friedrich Gulda, a master of many different piano styles. He is seen performing Mozart sonatas, playing jazz with The Paradise Trio - Barbara Dennerlein (organ), Harry…

The year 2006 come to a close with a spectacular musical event: a festival of Argentinean music broadcast live from Buenos Aires. At the height of the Argentinean summer, the Orquesta Filarmónica del Teatro Colon under Daniel Barenboim (conductor &…

The two soloists Eddie Daniels (cl) and Gary Burton (vib) played together with their collegues Makoto Ozone (p), Marc Johnson (b) and Martin Richards (dr) this tribute to two great musicians of the thirties and forties. Benny Goodman was probably one…

The history of Claudio Abbado's relationship to Mahler is something quite special in itself. He has been established as a leading Mahler interpreter for so many years that it is easy to underestimate the role he has played in creating the huge…

What has been so remarkable about Claudio Abbado’s Mahler performances is that their impact has never been achieved at the expense of the multiple sensitivities, subtleties and extreme sophistication. Together with the world´s leading youth orchestra…

Almost 10 years after Maestro Abbado left the Berliner Philharmoniker he returns to tribute one of the greatest composers of the 19th century: Gustav Mahler. Claudio Abbado caused a sensation with his Mahler interpretations during his time as musical…

The Easter Festival is an internationally renowned event among classical music lovers, traditionally opened in Moscow on Easter Sunday. Each year the Mariinsky Theatre Orchestra and its musical director Valery Gergiev travel across Russia - for the…