Art Blakey, Dexter Gordon, Ron Carter, Herbie Hancock, Thelonious Monk... these names are synonymous with the great Jazz Age. But how many people know Alfred Lion and Frank Wolff, to whom we owe the recorded memory of our Jazz legends? Two German…

Guiseppe Verdi: Overture from "La forza del destino" Carlo's recitative and aria from "Don Carlos" Hector Berlioz: Excerpts from "La Damnation de Faust" Franz Schubert: Symphony No. 7 in B minor ("Unfinished") Richard Wagner: Sigmund's aria from "Die…

Guiseppe Verdi: Overture from Nabucco, Duet "Et lui..." from Don Carlos Fire Chorus, Jago's Credo, "Gia nella notte...." from Otello, Triumphal March from Aida; Vincenzo Bellini: "Eccomi..." from I Capuleti e i Montecchi

Sergei Prokofiev Highlights from "Romeo & Juliet" Sergei Rachmaninov Cavatine of Aleko from "Aleko" Ludwig van Beethoven Romances for Violine and Orchestra No. 1 in G major, and No. 2 in F major, Symphony No. 7 in A major Peter Tchaikovsky "The…

A Gala concert to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the IPO features many world-famous soloists. From veteran violinist Issac Stern to the younger talents of Maxim Vengerov and Gil Shaham, ".... anybody who comes to play here does not come because it…

Maurice Ravel: Le tombeau de Couperin Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Piano Concerto K. 415 Ludwig van Beethoven: Eroica Documentary on Paris and the Chateau de Versailles

The Europa Konzert 1998 was performed at the Vasa Museum in Stockholm. The repertoire includes: Richard Wagner Overture to "The Flying Dutchman" Peter Tchaikovsky "The Storm" Claude Debussy Trois Nocturnes Giuseppe Verdi "Quattro pezzi sacri"

An extraordinary programme for an extraordinary night: The Berliner Philharmoniker celebrates the final day of the 20th Century with Grand Finales in the first part and heralds the leap into the 21st Century with an explosion of sparkling music…

CineKino envisions the diversity of European film history. In total there are 10 episodes, each depicting another country’s film culture and history. Throughout 10 countries and 10 languages, CineKino brings us to a universe of emotions, suspense and…

In 1808 the composer and violinist Louis Spohr was invited to a rehearsal in Beethoven's house of the D Major Piano Trio, Opus 70, No.1 known as The Ghost, and wrote of the occasion: "It was not an enjoyable experience. First of all the piano was…