The most original and also wittiest piano concerto by Rachmaninoff is the Rhapsody on a popular Paganini melody. Here, the work is performed by the cult ensemble with Daniil Trifonov on the piano and Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducting. By the way, even…

Each summer, for more than a quarter of a century, music lovers from around the world have come together in the majestic Swiss Alps to take part in a community of exchange between great masters of classical music and the most promising musicians of…

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…

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…

The film shows Jacques Loussier's significance to the Jazz scene of the 20th century music. It includes recently filmed interviews with young pianists like Olivia Trummer, Frank Dupree, Edouard Ferlet and Jean-François Zygel, each demonstrating their…

This recording of Sergiu Celibidache and the Münchner Philharmoniker gives a unique impression of Celibidache’s personality as a conductor. In an intimate rehearsal of Prokofiev’s Symphonie Classique, it lets the viewer experience the process of…

Much like Rachmaninoff, who struggled to be taken seriously as he stuck to his post-romantic compositional style, in this documentary, Igudesman - also an immigrant and a prolific composer - tries to be honest about the innate insecurities of…

Violinist, composer and conductor, living through two world wars, caught between east and west, capitalism and communism: the remarkable and glittering life of German artist Paul Dessau is more than a good story – it is designated for the medium of…

In this recording pianist András Schiff, violinist Yuuko Shiokawa and cellist Miklos Perenyi come together to perform Schubert’s Piano Trio No. 2. The renowned musicians shine through their outstanding interplay and musicality and are sure to delight…