Novo Quartet Joseph Haydn String Quartet in D minor Op. 103 Bedřich Smetana String Quartet No. 1 "from my life" Tabea Zimmermann (viola), Thomas Hoppe (piano) Robert Schumann Mein Wagen rollet langsam, Op. 142/4 Clara Schumann Allegretto, excerpt from the Romances, Op. 22 Johannes Brahms Scherzo, excerpt from the F.A.E. Sonata Yitzhak Yedid Lament for solo viola Joseph Joachim Hebrew Melodies, Op. 9 Geneva, Geneva Conservatory, Franz Liszt Hall, 4 November 2025

Electronic Vibrations - A sound changes the world 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 years. This is the story of how a room full of strange devices would become a cabinet of curiosities, the vibrations of which sent the whole world in a state of ecstasy. From the beginnings directly after the Second World War in Paris with Pierre Schaeffer's 'musique concrète', the film focuses on Stockhausen and goes on to Kraftwerk, from Jean-Michel Jarre and the IRCAM studio right up to Detroit to the beginnings of techno. Directed by Thomas von Steinaecker

Yoav Levanon (piano) Felix Mendelssohn (1809 - 1847) Variations sérieuses Op.54 Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856) Fantaisie in C, Op.17 Franz Liszt (1811 - 1886) Sonata in B minor S.178 George Gershwin (1898 - 1937) Rhapsody in Blue Paris, Louis Vuitton Foundation, 12 November 2021

Das Rheingold Prologue in 1 act of "Der Ring des Nibelungen" by Richard Wagner (1813 - 1883) Libretto by Richard Wagner Munich, Königliches Hof- und National Theater, 22 September 1869 Philharmonia Zürich Gianandrea Noseda (Direction) Andreas Homoki (Stage direction) Christian Schmidt (Set and Costume Design), Franck Evin (Lighting design) Tomasz Konieczny (Wotan) Xiaomeng Zhang (Donner) Omer Kobiljak (Froh) Matthias Klink (Loge) Claudia Mahnke (Fricka) Kiandra Howarth (Freia) Anna Danik (Erda) Christopher Purves (Alberich) Wolfgang Ablinger-Sperrhacke (Mime) David Soar (Fasolt) Brent Michael Smith (Fafner) Uliana Alexyuk (Woglinde) Niamh O'Sullivan (Wellgunde) Siena Licht Miller (Flosshilde) Zurich, Opernhaus, 18 May 2024

Staatskapelle Dresden, Christian Thielemann (conductor) Denis Matsuev (piano) Edvard Grieg (1843 - 1907) Piano Concerto in A minor op. 16 Richard Strauss (1864 - 1949) Ein Heldenleben (A Hero's Life) Salzburg, Grosses Festspielhaus, October 31, 2021

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John Scofield's Long Days Quartet John Scofield (guitar) John Medeski (Piano) Vicente Archer (double bass) Ted Poor (drums) Rome, Parco della Casa del Jazz, 23 July 2025

Chick Corea Piano Solo Chick Corea (piano) Directed by Janos Darvas

Mel Lewis Orchestra Jazz Estival Mel Lewis (drums) Simo Salminen (trumpet) Ted Nash (saxophone) Kenny Werner (piano) John Marshall (trumpet) Joe Mosello (trumpet) Joe Lovano (saxophone) Jerry Dodgion (saxophone) Earl Gardner (trumpet) Dennis Irwin (doublebass) Recorded in 1985, Lugano, Swiss Tv director, Sandro Pedrazzetti

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André Midani: An Insider's Story of Brazilian Music Based on his autobiography, this unique session of intimate conversations reveals the key events in the history of Brazilian music through the eyes of André Midani, who helped shape the Brazilian music scene like no other from the 1950s to the new millennium. With Gilberto Gil, Caetano Veloso, Marisa Monte, Chico Buarque, Frejat, Jorge Ben Jor, Erasmo Carlos, Boni, Fernanda Torres, Washington Olivetto, Carlos Lyra, Miúcha, Roberto Menescal, Baby Brazil, Dadi, Liminha, Nelson Motta, Carlos Diegues, Fernanda Montenegro - and many others Directed by Andrucha Waddington, Mini Kerti 2015

Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Klaus Mäkelä (Conductor) Chen Reiss (soprano) Felix Mendelssohn (1809 - 1847) The Hebrides (Fingal's cave) Fanny Hensel-Mendelssohn (1805 - 1847) Hero und Leander Felix Mendelssohn Scherzo from 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' Felix Mendelssohn Infelice Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827) Symphony No. 3 "Eroica" Amsterdam, Concertgebouw, 25 December 2023

Le Rossignol (The Nightingale) Lyric tale in three acts (scenes) by Igor Stravinsky (1882 - 1971) Libretto by Stepan Mitusov after the tale by Hans Christian Andersen First performance in Paris, Opéra, 26 May 1914 Les Mamelles de Tirésias ('The Breasts of Tiresias'). "Opéra bouffe" in a prologue and two acts by Francis Poulenc (1899 - 1963) Libretto by Francis Poulenc after Guillaume Apollinaire's play Firt performance in Paris, Opéra-Comique (Salle Favart), 3 June 1947.

L'Heure espagnole "Musical comedy" in one act and 21 scenes by Maurice Ravel 1875 - 1937 Libretto by Franc-Nohain (Maurice Étienne Legrand) based on his comedy of the same name (1904) Premiered in Paris, Opéra Comique, 19 May 1911 L'Enfant et les sortilèges "Lyrical fantasy" in two parts by Maurice Ravel Libretto by Colette Premiered in Monte-Carlo, Théâtre de l'Opéra, 21 March 1925 Monte-Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra Kazuki Yamada (musical direction) Monte-Carlo Opera Choir, Stefano Visconti (chorus master) Children's Choir of the Rainier III Academy of Music Jean-Louis Grinda (Stage Director) Rudy Sabounghi (Set and Costume), Laurent Castaingt (Lighting), Eugénie Andrin (Choreography), Jérôme Noguera, Micha Vanony (Video) The Spanish Hour Gaëlle Arquez (Concepción) Cyrille Dubois (Gonzalve) Vincent Ordonneau (Torquemada) Florian Sempey (Ramiro) Matthieu Lécroart (Don Inigo Gomez) The Child and the Spells Gaëlle Arquez (The Child) Axelle Saint-Cirel (His Mother) Julie Nemer (The Shepherdess, The Owl) Floriane Hasler (The Chinese Teacup, The Dragonfly, A Shepherd) Florie Valiquette (The Fire, The Princess, The Nightingale) Florian Sempey (The Comtoise Clock, The Cat) Jennifer Courcier (The Bat, A Shepherdess) Cécile Madelin (The Cat, The Squirrel) Matthieu Lécroart (The Armchair, The Tree) Cyrille Dubois (The Teapot, The Little Old Man Arithmetic, The Tree Frog) Monte-Carlo, Monte-Carlo Opera, March 27, 2025.

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Wiener Philharmoniker, Christian Thielemann (Conductor) Augustin Hadelich (Violin), Gautier Capuçon (Cello) Johannes Brahms 1833 - 1897 Concerto for Violin and Violoncello in A Minor, op. 102 Symphony No. 4 in E Minor, op. 98 Vienna, Musikverein, 5 April 2025

Wiener Philharmoniker, Christian Thielemann (Conductor) Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor, Jörn Hinnerk Andresen (Chorus Master) Elīna Garanča (Mezzo-soprano) Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897) Rhapsody for alto, male choir and orchestra op. 53 Anton Bruckner (1824 - 1896) Symphony No. 9 in D minor Salzburg, Groses Festspielhaus, 30 July 2022

The Noseda Effect A film by Alex Olegnowicz The Noseda Effect is an intimate portrait of Gianandrea Noseda, filmed over three years, from his hometown of Milan, at the famous Teatro alla Scala, and continues at the Juilliard School, the Kennedy Center, the Metropolitan Opera and the Zurich Opera. The film features interviews with his family, friends and artistic collaborators, including Piotr Beczała, Renée Fleming, Stefano Poda and many others. The film includes footage of rehearsals with the Filarmonica della Scala, the Juilliard Orchestra, the National Symphony Orchestra, as well as a soundtrack from Noseda's extensive discography.

Ivan Klanský (piano) Virtuosi de Praha, Jirí Belohlávek (conductor) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 1756 - 1791 Piano Concerto no.20 in D minor K 466 1990 Directed by Janos Darvas

Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie, David Zinman (conductor) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 1756 - 1791 Symphony no. 39 in E-flat Major, K. 543 1990 Directed by Janos Darvas

Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart, Gianluigi Gelmetti (conductor) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 1756 - 1791 Symphony no. 40 in G minor, K. 550 Directed by Janos Darvas 1991

English Chamber Orchestra, Jeffrey Tate (conductor) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 1756 - 1791 Symphony no. 41 in C Major, K. 551 "Jupiter" Vienna, Schloss Schönbrunn, 16 November 1990 Directed by Janos Darvas

Betroffenheit Crystal Pite (choreography) Music by Owen Belton, Alessandro Juliani & Meg Roe Kidd Pivot, Electric Company Theatre Jay Gower Taylor — Stage design Tom Visser — Lighting Nancy Bryant — Costumes Linda Chow — Costumes Nicola Ryall — Costumes Bryan Arias — Dancer David Raymond — Dancer Cindy Salgado — Dancer Jermaine Spivey — Dancer Tiffany Tregarthen — Dancer Jonathon Young — Actor Heidi Wilkinson — Puppets Omanie Elias — Puppets The kind of spectacle we rarely see on the theatre or opera stage is offered up here by the innovative Crystal Pite and Jonathon Young. In German, "Betroffenheit" denotes a state of shock and disbelief. This unusual ballet was inspired by terrible events in the life of choreographer Young, who lost his daughter, niece, and nephew in a terrible fire during a family vacation. A mix of tap, salsa, spoken-word, song, and puppet show, this stirring artistic statement is guaranteed to stir the emotions with its poignant depiction of personal hardship and of the struggle to come to terms with tragedy, beautifully realized by Kidd Pivot and the Electric Company Theatre on the stage of London's Sadler's Wells Theatre. London, Sadler's Wells Theatre, 2017 Directed by Jeff Tudor

POPPEA // POPPEA by Christian Spuck Choregraphed by Christian Spuck for Gauthier Dance Music by Martin Donner, Claudio Monteverdi and others Gauthier Dance Emma Ryott — Set designer, costume designer Dunja Funke — Dramaturgy Reinhard Traub — Lighting Eric Gauthier — Dancer Anneleen Dedroog — Dancer Miriam Gronwald — Dancer Anna Süheyla Harms — Dancer Maria Prat Balasch — Dancer Rosario Guerra — Dancer Florian Lochner — Dancer William Moragas — Dancer David Stiven Valencia Martinez — Dancer Tars Vandebeek — Dancer Directed by Nikolai Vialkowitsch Stuttgart, Theaterhaus Stuttgart, 2013

Chick Corea & Friedrich Gulda: The Meeting Chick Corea, Friedrich Gulda (piano) Directed by Janos Darvas Munich, Klaviersommer, 27 June 1982

Chick Corea (piano), Steve Kujala (flute) Directed by Janos Darvas Munich, Kongresshalle, 1984

The Van Cliburn Competiton 2025 Aristo Sham Johann Sebastian Bach Suite from Violin Partita in E Major, BWV 1006 T01 Maurice Ravel Gaspard de la nuit Vitaly Starikov Johann Sebastian Bach Toccata in F-sharp Minor, BWV 910 Sergei Prokofiev Sonata No. 7 in B-flat Major, op. 83 Ludwig van Beethoven Sonata No. 32 in C Minor, op. 111 Evren Ozel

The English Concert, John Nelson (Conductor) Lucy Crowe (Soprano), Alex Potter (Countertenor), Michael Spyres (Tenor), Matthew Brook (Bass) Georg Frideric Handel (1685 - 1759) Messiah Coventry, Coventry Cathedral, 24 November 2022

The Feeling of Going is a large-scale, visually stunning theatre production by choreographer Ben Wright, set to the mesmerizing album GO, by Sigur Rós frontman Jónsi. Recorded at Malmö Opera, Sweden in 2017.

A Midsummer Night's Dream Opera in three acts by Benjamin Britten (1913-1976) Libretto by Benjamin Britten and Peter Pears after William Shakespeare's play First performance at the Aldeburgh Festival, 11 June 1960 Orchestre National de Lille, Guillaume Tourniaire (Conductor) Jeune Chœur des Hauts-de-France, Pascale Diéval-Wils (Children's Chorus Master) Laurent Pelly (Stage direction) Laurent Pelly, Massimo Troncanetti (Set), Laurent Pelly, Jean-Jacques Delmotte (Costumes), Michel Le Borgne (Lighting) Nils Wanderer (Oberon) Marie-Eve Munger (Tytania) David Portillo (Lysander) Antoinette Dennefeld (Hermia) Charles Rice (Demetrius) Louise Kemény (Helena) Dominic Barberi (Bottom) Charlotte Dumartheray (Puck) Gwilym Bowen (Flute) David Ireland (Quince) Thibault de Damas (Snug) Dean Power (Snout) Kamil Ben Hsaïn Lachiri (Starveling) Tomislav Lavoie (Theseus) Clare Presland (Hippolyta) Lille, Opéra, 20 May 2022

Orchestre de l'Opéra Royal Magdalena Sypnewski (Violin), Ludmila Piestrak (Violin) Théotime Langlois de Swarte (violin, conductor) Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in E major BWV 1042 Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in A minor BWV 1041 Concerto for Two Violins and Orchestra in D minor BWV 1043 Concerto for Three Violins and Orchestra in D major BWV 1064R Palace of Versailles, Salon d'Hercules, 15 January 2024

English Baroque Soloists, Monteverdi Choir, John Eliot Gardiner (Conductor) Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750) Mass in B minor, BWV 232 Château de Versailles, Chapelle Royale, 8 April 2023

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Bruno Walter: Portrait Directed by Janos Darvas The film portrays Bruno Walter (1876-1962), one of the most important conductors of the 20th century. The Italian biographer Michele Selvini speaks about the musician Bruno Walter who formed the musical life of the capitals of Europe and the United States over a period of 60 years. But so far not published film material also shows a different, not so known Bruno Walter as a private man.

Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano & conductor) Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 1756 - 1791 Piano Concerto no. 12 in A Major K 414 1990 Directed by Janos Darvas

Berliner Philharmoniker, Claudio Abbado (conductor) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 1756 - 1791 Symphony in D Major, K. 385, "Haffner" Directed by Brian Large Prague, Smetana Hall, 1 May 1991

Berliner Philharmoniker, Claudio Abbado (Conductor) Eric Ericson Chamber Choir Bryn Terfel (baritone), Barbara Bonney (soprano) Johannes Brahms 1833 - 1897 Ein Deutsches Requiem Directed by Bob Coles Vienna, Musikverein, 3 April 1997

M Choreography by Maurice Béjart The Tokyo Ballet Tokyo, Tokyo Bunka Kaikan, 22 September 2025

Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Daniel Harding (Conductor) Martha Argerich, Maria Joao Pires (piano) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791) Concerto for two pianos and orchestra No.10 in E flat major, KV 365 Gustav Mahler (1860 - 1911) Symphony No.1 in D major "Titan" Geneva, Victoria Hall, December 16, 2021

Recorded at Berlin's Tempodrom, the Deutsche Symphonie-Orchester Berlin and its chief conductor Robin Ticciati present Richard Strauss's 'An Alpine Symphony' as a musical and philosophical mountain hike with the legendary mountaineer Reinhold Messner. The concert leads us through the Alps, lets the audience pass flowering meadows en route, through thickets and underbrush, over mountain pastures and glaciers to the summit, and finally the descent surrounded by thunderstorms. Messner provides insights into the physical and psychological borderline experiences of his mountain ascents and speaks about extreme situations, the perception of nature, and his mental state on the night before departure, during the conquest of the peak, during the long, onerous descent and the exhausted, contented return home.

Orkester Nord, Martin Wåhlberg (conductor) Vox Nidrosiensis Gunhild Alsvik (Soprano), Giuseppina Bridelli (Mezzo-soprano), Anaïs Yvoz (Mezzo-soprano), Anthea Pichanick (Contralto), Jan van Elsacker (Tenor), Anicio Zorzi Giustiniani (Tenor), Håvard Stensvold (Bass-baritone), Eric Ander (Bass-baritone) Claudio Monteverdi 1567 - 1643 Vespro de la Beata Vergine Trondheim, Vår Frue Kirke (Barokkfest 2025), 27 January 2025

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Il Trovatore "Dramma" in four acts by Giuseppe Verdi (1813 - 1901) Libretto by Salvatore Cammarano after "El Trobador" by Antonio García Gutiérrez First performance in Rome, Teatro Apollo, 12 January 1857 Chorus and Orchestra of the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino Zubin Mehta (Conductor) Lorenzo Fratini (Chorus master) Cesare Lievi (Stage Director) Luigi Perego (Sets and costumes), Luigi Saccomandi (Lighting) Amartuvshin Enkhbat (Il conte di Luna) María José Siri (Leonora) Ekaterina Semenchuck (Azucena) Fabio Sartori (Manrico) Riccardo Fassi (Ferrando) Caterina Meldolesi (Ines) Alfonso Zambuto (Ruiz) Davide Piva (Un vecchio zingaro) Joseph Dahdah (Un messo) Florence, Maggio Fiorentino, Sala Zubin Mehta, 5 October 2022

Itzhak Perlman (violin), Daniel Barenboim (piano), Dale Clevenger (horn) Johannes Brahms 1833 - 1897 Violin Sonata No. 3 in D minor, op. 108 Trio for Violin, Horn and Piano in E-flat major, op. 40 1989 Directed by Janos Darvas

Wiener Philharmoniker, Christian Thielemann (Conductor) Augustin Hadelich (Violin), Gautier Capuçon (Cello) Johannes Brahms 1833 - 1897 Concerto for Violin and Violoncello in A Minor, op. 102 Symphony No. 4 in E Minor, op. 98 Vienna, Musikverein, 5 April 2025

Wiener Philharmoniker, Christian Thielemann (Conductor) Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor, Jörn Hinnerk Andresen (Chorus Master) Elīna Garanča (Mezzo-soprano) Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897) Rhapsody for alto, male choir and orchestra op. 53 Anton Bruckner (1824 - 1896) Symphony No. 9 in D minor Salzburg, Groses Festspielhaus, 30 July 2022

Boris Pergamenschikow (cello), Elena Bashkirova (piano), Maxim Vengerov (violin) Johannes Brahms 1833 - 1897 Piano Trio No. 3 in C minor, Op. 101 1997 Directed by Janos Darvas

Docudrama telling the story of the popular dance step and the bitter rivalry behind it.

Zoltán Kocsis (piano) Virtuosi de Praha, Jirí Belohlávek (conductor) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 1756 - 1791 Piano Concerto no. 23 in A Major KV 488 1990 Directed by Janos Darvas

Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Sir Colin Davis (conductor) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 1756 - 1791 Serenade No. 11 in E-flat major, K. 375 Bassoon Concerto in B-flat major, K. 191 Serenade No. 2 in D major 'Posthorn Serenade', K. 320 Directed by Hugo Käch Munich, Herkulessaal, 12, 14 et 15 March 1991

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M Choreography by Maurice Béjart The Tokyo Ballet Tokyo, Tokyo Bunka Kaikan, 22 September 2025

Monte-Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra, Kazuki Yamada (conductor) Truls Mørk (cello) Camille Saint-Saëns (1835 - 1921) Cello Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Op. 33 César Franck (1822 - 1890) Symphony in D minor Monte-Carlo, Auditorium Rainier III, November 28,

Les Fêtes d'Hébé "Opéra-Ballet" in a prologue and three entrées by Jean-Philippe Rameau 1683 - 1764 Libretto by Antoine-César Gautier de Montdorge First performance in Paris, Académie Royale de Musique, 21 May 1739 Les Arts Florissants, William Christie (Conductor) Thibault Lenaerts (Chorus master) Robert Carsen (Stage director, Lighting designer) Gideon Davey (Set designer), Gideon Davey (Costume designer), Peter van Praet (Lighting designer), Nicolas Paul (Choreographer), Renaud Rubiano (Video) Lisandro Abadie (Eurilas | Alcée) Marc Mauillon (Mercure | Momus) Ana Vieira Leite (Une bergère | Le ruisseau | L'amour | Une Lacédémonienne) Léa Desandre (Eglé | Iphise | Sapho) Renato Dolcini (Tirtée | Hymas) Cyril Auvity (Lycurgue) Matthieu Walendzik (Le fleuve) Antonin Rondepierre (Thélème) Emmanuelle de Negri (Une Naïade | Hébé) Paris, Opéra Comique, 19 December 2024