"There are today magnificent virtuosos, the Yitzhak Perlmans, Vadim Repins,Hilary Hahns, Maxime Vengerovs and the like, but none of them, in my opinion, bears the indisputable mark of that which made the intensely original art of the great violinists…

The California-based Turtle Island String Quartet is a far from conventional ensemble. Its musicality, zest and humour are infectiously entertaining. This live concert recording of Turtle Island playing a mix of classical and jazz compositions was…

Extraordinary DeeDee Bridgewater pays tribute to the great Ella with songs like "Blue Monk", "A Tisket, A Tasket", "Mack the Knife" and other all-time favourites and is accompanied among others by the famous Ray Brown, who was once married to Ella…

"Touching the Sound" traces Nobuyuki's life long struggle to become a world-class pianist from his birth, his young years as a student, on a recent American tour, and to the earthquake and tsunami devastated areas of Japan filmed May 2013, ending at…

Jazz that gets under your skin – and that's been captured for eternity. That's the quintessence of this virtually private gig held by jazz trumpeter and singer Till Brönner and his top-caliber musician friends Bruno Müller (guitar), Roberto Di Gioia…

Real hits of the twentieth century, "The Firebird" and "The Rite of Spring" by Igor Stravinsky have been choreographed many times since their respective creations by Fokine and Nijinsky for the Russian Ballet. To revisit them, Thierry Malandain and…

For his new creation, Thierry Malandain brings together Vivaldi's Four Seasons and the Four Seasons composed by Giovanni Antonio Guido. Bringing these two compositions together in the same programme is a daring gamble. Because apart from being…

Discover Larry Weinstein’s award-winning film “Shostakovich Against Stalin – The War Symphonies”. Described by Shostakovich as his “tombstones for the victims of Stalin”, Symphonies 4 to 9 represented the composer’s weapons against tyranny and remain…

In September 1998, Puccini's opera Turandot was staged at the fabled Forbidden City of Beijing. The film "The Turandot Project" documents the story of this historic production from its inception and premiere in Italy, from the costume workshop of the…

Captured away from the Banff International String Quartet Competition in the beautiful Rolston Recital Hall at the Banff Centre, The Rolston Sessions is a unique peak behind the curtain at one of the foremost chamber music competitions today. The…