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)…

The film focuses primarily on Sanssouci, the summer palace of the Prussian King, Frederick the Great. A performance by the renowned chamber orchestra, The Hannover Band, on historical instruments. Music by J.P. Kirnberger, C.P.E. Bach, C.H. Graun, J…

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…

“I wanted to do something big and wild and different. Something with water!” said choreographer Alexander Ekman and filled the Main Stage at the Oslo Opera House with 5,000 litres of water. In "A Swan Lake", his new full-length work created for the…

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…

Brazil is music: a cultural melting-pot with European, African and Indian roots from which an impressive variety of rhythms, melodies and regional styles are brought to life. This music has been inspiring the national and international music-scene…

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…