The young conductor John Warner (27) and the musicians of Orchestra for the Earth are going to Austria, searching for the deeper meaning of the magical Gustav Mahler composition "Das Lied von der Erde". They refuse to take an aeroplane, since its CO2…

By the beginning of the 1990’s, facing the indifference for the AIDS epidemic, Act Up activists invent a spectacular and provocative style of action, widely imitated since then. This documentary shows how 120 BPM, multi-primed movie in 2017…

Enrico Caruso's life was as melodramatic as the plots of many of the operas he sang. His phenomenal tenor voice made him famous worldwide and he became the first superstar. The background to a hitherto little-known assassination attempt in Cuba sheds…

The film "Carl Nielsen – Between heaven and earth" is intended to draw a psychological portrait of Nielsen’s life; a portrait of the composer in the turbulent times at the turn of the 20th century and the First World War. Who was this son of a…

FOREST:SYMPHONY is a humorous declaration of love to Kuhmo, a small town in the Finnish forest. Every summer, a renowned chamber music festival takes place there. Musicians and guests from all over the world populate the streets and enjoy the nature…

Whether techno or hip-hop – electronic music is nowadays the driving force of pop culture. We have almost forgotten that its origins lie in the WDR’s electronic studio, which made Cologne to one of the centres of the avant-garde during the post-war…

"I am Claudio - for all" quickly became a much-quoted quote from the maestro. Claudio Abbado empathised with his musicians. What particularly distinguished Claudio Abbado was his unpretentious, noble character, his democratic understanding of music…

At the beginning of the 20th century there were two celebrated liberators of music who were the complete opposite of each other: the stylishly nonchalant Igor Stravinsky who revolutionized the musical field from the rhythm-section on the one hand –…

"At Home With Music" is a glimpse inside the home of one of the world's greatest violinists. Enjoy your own private concert from Joshua Bell, featuring vocalist Larisa Martínez, and pianists Jeremy Denk, Peter Dugan, and Kamal Khan, performing music…

They attract millions of people to their concerts and via streaming services; their albums sell like hot cakes. Both young and old flock to sold-out houses; making directors and managers in the classical music industry green with envy. In any case…