Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts Johannes Brahms Symphony No. 4

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…

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…

Itzhak Perlman plays the Brahms Violin Concerto with the Philharmonia Orchestra of London, conducted by Lawrence Foster. This is made as a pair with the Beethoven Concerto, but, in order to present another side of Itzhak Perlman’s many-faceted…

On the tenth of August 1997 Evgeny Kissin played the first solo recital in the hundred and three year history of the London Promenade Concerts. It was a memorable occasion, to say the least, and has been described as perhaps the most extraordinary…

Joy. Happiness. Is that not what we are all looking for? Look no further, because Igudesman & Joo are serving Joy and Happiness on a silver orchestral platter for you! Each serving of music comes with a boost of happiness that will leave you…

Celebrating Bedřich Smetana’s 200th anniversary 2024 Live signal available, 8 June 2024, 8:15 pm CET From the Festival Hall in Litomysl, Czech Republic Bedrich Smetana (2 March 1824 – 12 May 1884) is regarded as the founder of Czech music. His father…

Oksana Lyniv is a conductor with a dazzling international career and an artist dedicated to developing the classical music scene in her native Ukraine. She was the first woman to conduct at the Bayreuth Festival. Six years ago, she founded the…

When Claudio Abbado and his new founded Lucerne Festival Orchestra perform at the Lucerne Festival, the whole musical world looks to Lucerne. 120 musicians or "best friends" are also renowned soloists or important players in many leading orchestras…

The history of Claudio Abbado's relationship to Mahler is something quite special in itself. He has been established as a leading Mahler interpreter for so many years that it is easy to underestimate the role he has played in creating the huge…