The Highlight of "24 hours Bach" in Leipzig is a 2 hour open-air late-night event in the wonderful atmosphere of the Leipzig market place with its beautiful renaissance Town Hall and the Church of St Thomas in the background. International guests…

In 2001, during the Verdi commemorative year, some of the finest singers of our time assembled in Parma to honour the maestro’s memory in a gala of distinguished singing art. From the start, Verdi had the opera composer’s most necessary gift, the…

The Waldbühne in Berlin, one of the most appealing outdoor amphitheatres on the European continent, is the home of the Berliner Philharmoniker's summer concerts. With over 20.000 in attendance, they are some of the most popular classical music…

The Prague Ballet Gala is an exclucive dance event with some of the leading ballet stars of our time, recorded at the beautiful Prague State Opera. Outstanding Dancers from Europe, North America and Asia present their favorite classical and modern…

The Gewandhaus Quartet consists of some of Europe's most prestigious musicians and is a favorite in classical music venues around the globe. It is the oldest, uninterrupted existing string quartet in the world. Founded almost 200 years ago, the…

To celebrate his 80th birthday, Kurt Masur led “his” Gewandhaus Orchestra in a special gala concert. For his birthday concert, Masur, currently principal conductor of the London Philharmonic Orchestra and the Orchestre National de France, chose a…

An evening of polka, waltz, and operetta under the skies of Vienna. The Wiener Philharmoniker with the internationally renowned conductor Zubin Mehta sweep through the repertoire of evergreens and popular operetta melodies by Johann Strauss, father…

Richard Strauss Don Juan op. 20 Orchestral Songs: Heimliche Aufforderung, Zueignung, Cäcilie Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche Der Rosenkavalier: Waltzes Richard Wagner Lohengrin: Prelude to Act 3 Lohengrin: In fernem Land Tristan und Isolde…

A genuine première and, over and above that, starring the biggest motion picture composer of the present day: Ennio Morricone. Morricone is well-known to moviegoers his soundtracks are invariably warmly melodic and superbly suited to the films they…

The focus of attention during the 10-day Bach festivities in the City of Leipzig, as well as of "24 hours Bach", was the live transmission of the Mass in B-minor from the Church of Saint Thomas. The performers include the Thomanerchor Leipzig and an…