In 1994, 54-year old José Van Dam undertook to play the role of Scarpia in Puccini's Tosca for the first time, a part that he had refused repeatedly in the past. In April 1995 in Liège, the singer met again with stage director Nicolas Joel for the…

OMG! Van Eyck was here. Celebrating Jan van Eyck: Herreweghe and Collegium Vocale Commissioned by the City of Ghent and on the occasion of the Van Eyck Year 2020, the Estonian composer Arvo Pärt wrote a new work with the world-famous altarpiece the…

This programme records a concert at Schloss Ansbach in 1978, with Coleman at the peak of his musical expression, supported by Shannon Jackson and Ornette Denardo Coleman jnr (

Jacques Loussier's violin concerto is played by Jean-Pierre Wallez (soloist and conductor) and the Munich Symphony Orchestra.

Little Red Riding Hood begins, like all fairy tales, with: "Once upon a time..." For children of all ages the composer Georges Aperghis imagined a tale in music and movement: he chose the very first version written by Charles Perrault almost 300…

The famous singer/song-writer and pianist Konstantin Wecker and the leading German jazz pianist Wolfgang Dauner perform a concert of their own works. This live recording comes from the Philharmonie in Munich

Junko Onishi is one of the most exciting new discoveries of 'Blue Note'. Her imaginative interpretations of music from Duke Ellington to Sonny Rollins, together with her own compositions, have shown her to be a virtuoso pianist and composer of…

This concert features the up-and-coming, talented young British jazz pianist and composer Julian Joseph. He plays a selection of his own compositions and some popular jazz standards.

Celebrating New Year's Eve in a legendary duo performance on saxophone and drums, 'Lounge Lizard' John Lurie, actor, performer and musician, talks about love and life and gives a gentle insight into modern time's hipster attitudes.

Jacques Loussier and his trio recently released a highly successful recording of Vivaldi's Four Seasons in their own inimitable style. In this programme, the pianist gives a solo interpretation of the Spring and Summer concerti. Directed by Dieter…