“Mariss Jansons: A Tale of Four Orchestras” tells the Latvian maestro’s story through the eyes of the four leading orchestras which he led, either as Music Director or Chief Conductor: the Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, the Pittsburgh Symphony…

Ten years of hard work have made the Arod Quartet one of the most brilliant of its generation. For it takes years to blend together four individual talents into one. Resolving conflicts, working together, travelling and touring without neglecting…

This recording of Sergiu Celibidache and the Münchner Philharmoniker gives a unique impression of Celibidache’s personality as a conductor. In an intimate rehearsal of Prokofiev’s Symphonie Classique, it lets the viewer experience the process of…

“Ever since I can remember I wanted to be a conductor. The piano fascinated me, but I was even more fascinated by all the different sound of the orchestra and, later on, by the repertoire of the orchestra.” Daniel Barenboim talks about his world of…

Much like Rachmaninoff, who struggled to be taken seriously as he stuck to his post-romantic compositional style, in this documentary, Igudesman - also an immigrant and a prolific composer - tries to be honest about the innate insecurities of…

Violinist, composer and conductor, living through two world wars, caught between east and west, capitalism and communism: the remarkable and glittering life of German artist Paul Dessau is more than a good story – it is designated for the medium of…

Portrait of the famous French producer Pierre Braunberger who started his career in Hollywood. Among his “discoveries” are directors like Jean-Luc Godard and Francois Truffaut. Containing excerpts of 15 of his films this programme tells the amazing…

György Ligeti (1923-2006) is undoubtedly one of the most famous contemporary composers. Since his composition "Atmosphères" was used in Stanley Kubrick's "A Space Odyssey", at least the sound of his music has become known to a wider audience. In 1996…

There is a special magic in singing together - everyone who has ever sung in a choir agrees on that. When a wide variety of voices come together in all their diversity, an enormous musical power emerges. “The joy of singing“ follows this magic and…

“Ukrainian rhapsody” is a journey through Ukraine's musical history, and through a country under attack. This documentary is about Ukrainian composers and Ukrainian classical music, a musical treasure, which for historical reasons is unfamiliar to…