This "musical zoo", composed in 1886, is retold through the eyes of two young music students, who fall under the spell of a magical castle where strange and wonderful things happen to them.

The Moscow Virtuosi perform a number of hits of the chamber orchestra literature. Spivakov's riveting violin performances are complemented with an inspired, sprightly visualization. With the music of Vivaldi, Mozart, Schubert, Rossini, Tchaikovsky…

In this performance, Pharoah Sanders, one of the innovators of the saxophone, explores the possibilities of the instrument. This programme includes moments of sounds exploding with rhythmic intensity, plus pieces full of silent excitement.

Ludwig van Beethoven’s ninth and last symphony is considered one of the highlights of symphonic music. Through the use of song, Beethoven questions the effect of purely instrumental music, and he exerted a sustained influence on all generations of…

A grand concert at St. Florian's Church in Linz, Austria. This film documents the work process from initial rehearsals with piano and chorus to the final integration of chorus, orchestra and soloists.

This particular performance shows world-class piano player Joanne Brackeen with a quite unusual line up, consisting of Pat Metheny's drummer Danny Gottlieb, Lonnie Plaxico of Steve Coleman's Five Elements Band and Donald Harrison, a unique sax player…

Pino di Pianopoli lives in music. Here he is seen in a sprightly dialogue with his pals, the duo pianists Joseph and Anthony Paratore. He tells us the stories behind the music and how it came to be. Music by Debussy, Saint-Saens, Tchaikovsky, Ravel…

A four-year-long film project, this impressive portrait of the intellectual and artistic phenomenon of Celibidache, received a Silver Medal at the Chicago International Film Festival.

Super Human deals with the productions of the Afro-American director Hype Williams by means of portraying the black HipHop-musician Missy Elliott and Busta Rhymes. On the basis of the most interesting works of Missy Elliott, Busta Rhymes and Hype…

The Japanese pianist Aki Takase is a veritable typhoon of power and clarity. Her playing shows what can happen when the European rules of melody, harmony and rhythm come face to face with a distinctly Asian way of thinking!