The historical opera by Tchaikovsky is set in the events of the years at the turn of the 17th and 18th century when Peter I. became Tsar of Russia and Mazeppa, the leader of the Ukrainian cosacks. It is a story of Mazeppa's political power and…

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

Set in 1185, the opera tells the story of Prince Igor, ruler of the Russian city of Putivl, and his son, who want to subjugate the heathen Mongolian tribe of the Polovtsians. It is a spectacle of war, intrigue and love illustrated by impressive stage…

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"

Deliberate confusion in 18th-century Seville which is entangled with three marriages blessed by the monks of the monastery. After performances at the famous 'Stars of the White Nights'Festival held in St. Petersburg and the 1991 - 92 festival…

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…

This film was shot in three days early in March 1966 and edited in three weeks. It was the first of its kind and there have been so many successors in the past thirty years that it can truthfully be described as epoch-making. It is probably still the…

A film about Georges Bizet and his ill-starred masterpiece. This film has two themes: first the substance and narrative of Bizet's perennially popular opera and second the story of its disastrous première, which had such a dramatic effect on Bizet…

When Pinchas Zukerman was twelve years old, it was already clear to Pablo Casals and Issac Stern that he might become one of the greatest violinists of all time. From this came the idea to make, for the first time ever, a film which deliberately sets…