La Traviata Opera in four acts by Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901) Libretto by Francesco Maria Piave after "La Dame aux Camélias" (1852) by Alexandre Dumas fils, a piece taken from his homonymous novel First performance in Venice, Teatro La Fenice, March 6, 1853 Choeur et Orchestre de l'Opéra Royal de Wallonie-Liège,Giampaolo Bisanti (conductor) Thaddeus Strassberger (stage direction, sets, lighting) Irina Lungu (Violetta Valéry) Dmitry Korchak (Alfredo Germont) Simone Piazzola (Giorgio Germont) Aurore Daubrun (Flora Bervoix) Marion Bauwens (Annina) Francesco Pittari (Gastone) Pierre Doyen (Il Barone Douphol) Luca Dall'Amico (Il Dottor Grenvil) Samuel Namotte (Il Marchese d'Obigny) Jonathan Vork (Giuseppe) Bernard Aty Monga Ngoy (Un domestico di Flora) Marc Tissons (Un commissionario) Liège, Opéra Royal de Wallonie, 19 September 2024

Munich Philharmonic Orchestra, Lahav Shani (conductor) Anne-Sophie Mutter (violin) Carl Maria von Weber 1786 - 1826 Oberon, overture Paul Dukas 1865 - 1935 The Sorcerer's Apprentice Camille Saint-Saëns 1835 - 1921 Introduction et Rondo capriccioso John Williams 1932 - Excerpts from soundtracks for 'The Witches of Eastwick', 'Harry Potter', "Sabrina" and others. Igor Stravinsky 1882 - 1971 The Firebird, suite Munich, Odeonsplatz, 13 July 2024

Lucas Debargue (piano) Gabriel Fauré 1845 - 1924 Thème et variations, Op.73 Ballade in F sharp major, Op.19 Barcarolle No.5 in F sharp minor, Op.66 Nocturne No.2 in B major, Op.33 No.2 Impromptu No.5 in F sharp minor, Op.102 Nocturne No.13 in B minor, Op.119 Valse Caprice No.4 in A flat major, Op.62 Lucas Debargue 1990 - Mazurka Paris, Fondation Singer-Polignac, 22 June 2024

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Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Klaus Mäkelä (Conductor) Anton Bruckner 1824 - 1897 Symphony No. 5 in B-flat major Amsterdam, Concertgebouw, 3 May 2024

Paco de Lucía : Light and Shade Directed by Michael Meert 1994

Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Santtu-Matias Rouvali (conductor) Omar Tomasoni (trumpet) Anna Thorvaldsdottir (born 1977) Metacosmos Ennio Morricone (1928 - 1920) UT (trumpet concerto) Dmitri Shostakovich (1906 - 1975) Symphony No. 15 in A major Op. 141 Directed by Ferenc Soeteman Amsterdam, Concertgebouw, 24 March 2023

Don Quixote Ballet in four acts and eight scenes de Marius Petipa (1818 - 1910) Music by Ludwig Minkus (1826 - 1917) First performance in Moscow, Bolshoi Theatre, 26 December 1869 Mariinsky Ballet Mariinsky Orchestra Recorded at the Mariinsky Theatre, Saint Petersburg, 4 February 2021

Münchner Philharmoniker, Sergiu Celibidache (conductor) Maurice Ravel 1875 - 1937 Boléro Cologne, Philharmonie, 1994 Directed by Janos Darvas

Münchner Philharmoniker, Sergiu Celibidache (conductor) Claude Debussy 1862 - 1918 Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune Cologne, Philharmonie, 1994 Directed by Janos Darvas

Münchner Philharmoniker, Sergiu Celibidache (conductor) Maurice Ravel 1875 - 1937 Alborada del gracioso Cologne, Philharmonie, 1994 Directed by Janos Darvas

Münchner Philharmoniker, Sergiu Celibidache (Conductor) Maurice Ravel 1875 - 1937 Rapsodie Espagnole Cologne, Philharmonie, 1994 Directed by Janos Darvas

Münchner Philharmoniker, Sergiu Celibidache (conductor) Claude Debussy 1862 - 1918 Iberia Cologne, Philharmonie, 1994 Directed by Janos Darvas

Shai Maestro Quartet: Human Shai Maestro (piano), Ofri Nehemya (drums), Jorge Roeder (double bass), Philip Dizzck (trumpet) Nancy, 10 September 2021, Headoffice of the newspaper 'L'Est Républicain' Directed by Nathan Benisty

Émile Parisien 6tet invites Theo Croker Emile Parisien (saxophone), Theo Croker (trumpet), Roberto Negro (piano), Manu Codjia (guitar), Nasheet Waits (drums), Joe Martin (double bass) Festival Jazz sous les Pommiers, May 21, 2022

Jon Hendricks & co Estival Jazz 1986 Jon Hendricks (Bandleader, sing) Clifford Barbaro (drums) Cyrus Chestnut (Piano) Kevin Burke (Choral) Marcus McLaurine (Doublebass) Judith Hendricks (Choral) Aria Hendricks (Choral) Recorded in 1986, Lugano, Swiss TV director, Sandro Pedrazzetti

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Enjoy the mesmerising sounds by Christian Scott, the embodiment of the trumpeters of New Orleans in the modern days. His music is the symbol of the spirit of the city and its soul.

Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla (Conductor) Gabriela Montero (piano) Raminta Šerkšnytė (born in 1975) De Profundis (Dutch premiere) Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1 Mieczyslaw Weinberg Symphony No. 3 Amsterdam, Concertgebouw, 21 April 2023

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Lakmé Opera in three acts by Léo Delibes (1836 - 1891) Libretto by Edmond Gondinet and Philippe Gille after Pierre Lotti First performance in Paris, Opéra Comique, April 14, 1883 Orchestra and Chorus of the Royal Opera of Wallonia-Liège, Frédéric Chaslin (Conductor) Davide Garattini Raimondi, Marie Neyrinck (Stage direction) Paolo Vitale (Sets, Lights), Arnaud Doffagne (Lights), Giada Masi (Costumes), Barbara Palumbo (Choreography) Jodie Devos (Lakmé) Philippe Talbot (Gérald) Lionel Lhote as Nilakantha Pierre Doyen (Frédéric) Marion Lebegue (Mallika) Julie Mossay (Miss Ellen) Sarah LaulanMiss Bentson Pierre Romainville (Hadji) Caroline De Mahieu (Rose) Liège, Opéra Royal, September 20, 2022

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Evgeny Kissin (piano) Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) Chromatic Fantasy and Fugue in D minor, BWV903 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) Piano Sonata in D major, K311 (K284c) Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849) Polonaise, Op. 44 No. 5 Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943) Lilacs, Op. 21 No. 5 Prelude in A minor, Op. 32 No. 8 Prelude in G flat major, Op. 23 No. 10 Etudes-Tableaux, Op. 39 Vienna, Musikverein, March 3, 2023

Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, Lahav Shani (conductor) Chen Reiss (soprano) Richard Strauss 1864 - 1949 Six Orchestral Songs Wiegenlied, op. 41 no. 1 Meinem Kinde, op. 37 no. 3 Ich wollt ein Strausslein binden, op. 68 no. 2 Säus'le liebe Myrthe, op. 68 no. 3 Morgen, op. 27 no. 4 Das Rosenband, op. 36 no. 1 Gustav Mahler 1860 - 1911 Symphony No. 6 in A Minor Rotterdam, de Doelen (Grand Hall), 16 February 2024

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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

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

Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte-Carlo, Fabien Gabel (conductor) Gil Shaham (violin) Gustav Mahler (1860 - 1911) Blumine Erich Wolfgang Korngold (1897 - 1957) Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35 Joseph Strauss (1827 - 1870) Sphärenklänge Walzer (Music of the Spheres), Op. 235 Maurice Ravel (1874 - 1937) La Valse Monaco, Cour d'Honneur of the Prince's Palace, 20 July 2023

Atys "Tragédie en musique" in a prologue and five acts by Jean-Baptiste Lully (1632 - 1687) Libretto by Philippe Quinault after Ovid's "Fasti" Creation in Saint-Germain-en-Laye, January 10, 1676 Cappella Mediterranea, Leonardo García Alarcón (Conductor) Choir of the Grand Théâtre de Genève, Alan Woodbridge (Chorus Master) Ballet of the Grand Théâtre de Genève Angelin Preljocaj (Stage Direction and choreography) Prune Nourry (Sets), Jeanne Vicérial (Costumes), Eric Soyer (Lighting) Nicholas Scott (Zéphyr | Le Sommeil) Marta Fontanals-Simmons (Melpomène) Matthew Newlin (Atys) Giuseppina Bridelli (La Déesse Cybèle) Ana Quintans (Sangaride) Andreas Wolf (Celaenus) Gwendoline Blondeel (Iris | Doris | Divinité fontaine) Michael Mofidian (Idas | Phobetor | Un songe funeste) Valerio Contaldo (Morphée | Dieu de fleuve) José Pazos (Phantase) Luigi De Donato (Le Temps | Le Fleuve Sangar) Lore Binon (La Déesse Flore | Mélisse | Divinité fontaine) Versailles, Château de Versailles, Opéra, 23 March 2022

Prix de Lausanne 2024 - Rising Stars This Rising Stars performance will showcase two international dance stars, former Prize Winners of the Prix de Lausanne, plus the finalists and freshly crowned winners of the 2024 edition. Lausanne, Théâtre de Beaulieu, 4 February 2024

Martha Argerich (piano), Lahav Shani (piano) Sergei Prokofiev (1891 - 1953) Symphony No. 1 in D Major, Op. 25 "Classical" (version for two pianos) Sergei Rachmaninov (1873 - 1943) Suite for two pianos No. 2, Op. 17 Maurice Ravel (1875 - 1937) Ma mère l'Oye (Mother Goose), version for piano four hands La valse (for two pianos) Johann Sebastian Bach/György Kurtág Cantata "Gottes Zeit ist der Zeit allerbeste," BWV 106: Sonatina (Arr. for Piano Four-Hands) Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky/Nicolas Economou Suite from The Nutcracker, Op. 71a: III. Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy (Arr. for Two Pianos) Dortmund, Konzerthaus, April 23, 2023

Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute) Singspiel by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791) Libretto by Emmanuel Schikaneder First performance in Vienna, Theater auf der Wieden, 30 September 1791 Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor, Jörn Hinnerk Andresen (Chorus Master) Wiener Philharmoniker, Joana Mallwitz (Conductor) Lydia Steier (Stage Director) Katharina Schlipf (Sets), Ursula Kudrna (Costumes), Olaf Freese (Lighting), Momme Hinrichs (Video) Tareq Nazmi (Sarastro) Mauro Peter (Tamino) Brenda Rae (Queen of the Night) Regula Mühlemann (Pamina) Ilse Eerens (First Lady) Sophie Rennert (Second Lady) Noa Beinart (Third Lady) Michael Nagl (Papageno) Maria Nazarova (Papagena) Peter Tantsits (Monostatos) Henning von Schulman (Speaker | First Priest | Second Man in Armour) Simon Bode (Second Priest | First Man in Armour) Roland Koch (Grandfather) Wiener Sängerknaben (Three Boys) Salzburg, Haus für Mozart, 30 July 2022

Yehudi Menuhin, the Violin of the Century Lord Yehudi Menuhin, relaxing at his home in the Greek isles, tells the story of his wonderful career on the eve of his 80th birthday. A wealth of rare archival material illustrates this highly informative and entertaining profile of the world's greatest violinist, providing insight into the life of the young San Franciscan wonderchild, his sudden rise to stardom which led to an outstanding international career, his encounters with the world's greatest musicians and music traditions, and his involvement in world politics. Directed by Bruno Monsaingeon 1995

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Munich Philharmonic Orchestra, Lahav Shani (conductor) Anne-Sophie Mutter (violin) Carl Maria von Weber 1786 - 1826 Oberon, overture Paul Dukas 1865 - 1935 The Sorcerer's Apprentice Camille Saint-Saëns 1835 - 1921 Introduction et Rondo capriccioso John Williams 1932 - Excerpts from soundtracks for 'The Witches of Eastwick', 'Harry Potter', "Sabrina" and others. Igor Stravinsky 1882 - 1971 The Firebird, suite Munich, Odeonsplatz, 13 July 2024

Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Klaus Mäkelä (Conductor) Anton Bruckner 1824 - 1897 Symphony No. 5 in B-flat major Amsterdam, Concertgebouw, 3 May 2024

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.

Rivalry in Music - Callas vs. Tebaldi Maria Callas and Renata Tebaldi were the two most famous sopranos of the second half of the last century. Turned into hostile enemies by their admirers, the two became untouchable goddesses of opera. For their fans, Callas was known as "the tigress", Tebaldi as "the voice of an angel": the two singers could hardly have been more different, whether in their professional or private lives. To this day, Callas remains perhaps the greatest soprano of all time. Her rival, Tebaldi, is best known to opera lovers. Why is the posthumous fame of the two prima donnas so different? Directed by Andreas Morell 2020

Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Antonio Pappano (conductor) Joyce DiDonato (mezzo-soprano) Jake Heggie 1961 - Camille Claudel: Into the Fire Hector Berlioz 1803 - 1869 Symphonie fantastique Amsterdam, Concertgebouw, 9 January 2025

International Conducting Competition Rotterdam 2025

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Mitten Wir Im Leben Sind | Bach 6 cello suiten Jean-Guihen Queyras (Violoncello) Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker (Choreography) Dancers: Boštjan Antončič Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker Marie Goudot Julien Monty Michaël Pomero Directed by Corentin Leconte Recorded at Lites Film Studios, Brussels

Die Walküre First day of "Der Ring des Nibelungen" Libretto by de Richard Wagner Munich, Königliches Hof- und National Theater, 26 June 1870 Concert version Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, Yannick Nézt-Séguin (conductor) Stanislas de Barbeyrac (Siegmund) Elza van den Heever (Sieglinde) Soloman Howard {Hunding) Brian Mulligan {Wotan) Tamara Wilson {Brünnhilde) Karen Cargill {Fricka) Justyna Bluj (Ortlinde) Jessica Faselt (Helmwige) Brittany Olivia Logan (Gerhilde) Maria Barakova (Siegrune) Iris van Wijnen (Waltraute) Ronnita Miller (Grimgerde) Catriona Morison (Rossweisse) Bongiwe Nakani (Schwertleite) Rotterdam, de Doelen, 26 April 2024

Stan Getz in Concert Stan Getz (tenor saxophone) Kenny Barron (piano) Eddie de Barrio (Synthesizer) Frank Zottoli (synthesizer) Alex Blake (bass) Terri Lyne Carrington (drums) Directed by Dieter Hens Munich, Philharmonie, (Munich Klaviersommer), 18 July 1990

Milt Jackson / Ray Brown 4tet Jazz Estival Milt Jackson (vibraphone) Stanley Turrentine (saxophone) Ray Brown (doublebass) Cedar Walton (piano) Mickey Roher (drums) Recorded in 1986, Lugano, Swiss Tv director, Sandro Pedrazzetti

Lakmé Opera in three acts by Léo Delibes (1836 - 1891) Libretto by Edmond Gondinet and Philippe Gille after Pierre Lotti First performance in Paris, Opéra Comique, April 14, 1883 Orchestra and Chorus of the Royal Opera of Wallonia-Liège, Frédéric Chaslin (Conductor) Davide Garattini Raimondi, Marie Neyrinck (Stage direction) Paolo Vitale (Sets, Lights), Arnaud Doffagne (Lights), Giada Masi (Costumes), Barbara Palumbo (Choreography) Jodie Devos (Lakmé) Philippe Talbot (Gérald) Lionel Lhote as Nilakantha Pierre Doyen (Frédéric) Marion Lebegue (Mallika) Julie Mossay (Miss Ellen) Sarah LaulanMiss Bentson Pierre Romainville (Hadji) Caroline De Mahieu (Rose) Liège, Opéra Royal, September 20, 2022

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Music magazino. Lahav Shani conducts the Paris Orchestra and Kirill Gerstein to works by Beethoven and Tchaikovsky. At the Philharmonie in Paris.

Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, Lahav Shani (conductor) Juan Pérez Floristán (piano) Sergei Prokofiev (1891 - 1953) Scythian Suite Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873 - 1943) Rapsody on a Theme of Paganini Igor Stravinsky (1882 - 1971) Petrushka Tel Aviv, Charles Bronfman Auditorium, 31 March 2023

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Richard Strauss and his Heroines Divorce! After six years of marriage the choleric and chronically jealous Pauline, daughter of a general, has had enough of Richard Strauss. Pauline always knew it: her husband who at 36 is celebrated as the most important living German composer across the globe is cheating on her. His congeniality and moral uprightness is just a mask! Are his inspirations for the erotic escapades which are the basis of several of his tone poems and songs based on the love affairs of the artist? The film Richard Strauss and his Heroines goes on an exciting journey discovering the women in Strauss' life. At the focus is primarily his relationship with Pauline, to whom he was married for over 55 years up to his death. Until today she applies as a harridan who often embarrassed her husband in public. It hereby falls under the table that Strauss at the beginning and the end of his relationship composed his finest songs for the trained singer who gave up her career for him and covered his back for the rest of his life. What was it that made the broken old man, who experienced the most varied of epochs in German history, from the Empire to the Nazi dictatorship to the post-war period, write in 1948 in his final song ("At Sunset") one of the most moving declarations of love in the history of music: "We have through sorrow and joy gone hand in hand"? Richard Strauss and his Heroines - this is the first filmed search for clues about the unforgettable heroines created by Strauss. It is both the story of a turbulent, and at the end moving, love story of two people who were prepared to walk through fire for each other. We visit Strauss' last surviving grandchild in Garmisch and we meet the great Strauss singers Brigitte Fassbaender, Reneé Fleming, Dame Gwyneth Jones and Christa Ludwig, who report on their famous Strauss roles. With the conductor Franz Welser-Möst we research the secret of Strauss' instrumentation genius. Strauss expert Christoph Wagner-Trenckwitz, member of the board of the Vienna Volksoper, leads us through the film. Directed by Thomas von Steinaecker 2014

Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, Lahav Shani (Conductor) Pinchas Zukerman (Violin) Max Bruch (1838 -1920) Violin Concerto No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 26 Paul Ben-Haim (1897 - 1984) Berceuse sfaradite for violin and piano Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840 - 1893)

Paco de Lucía : Light and Shade Directed by Michael Meert 1994