Wagner's Jews Richard Wagner was notoriously anti-Semitic, and his writings on Jews were later embraced by Hitler and the Nazis. But for years, many of Wagner's closest associates were Jews - young musicians who became personally devoted to him, and provided crucial help to his work and career. Why were they drawn to him? And how could Wagner even accept their embrace? These questions are at the heart of 'Wagner's Jews', the first film to focus on Wagner's complex personal relationships with Jews. Filmed on location in Germany, Switzerland, and Italy, 'Wagner's Jews' reveals this remarkable story through archival sources, re-enactments, interviews, and performances of original musical works by Wagner's Jewish colleagues. Featuring Zubin Mehta and Leon Botstein among others, the film also explores the ongoing controversy over performing Wagner's music in Israel. The same questions asked in Wagner's time still resonate today: is it possible to separate the art from its creator? Can sublime music transcend prejudice and bigotry, and the weight of history? Directed by Hilan Warshaw 2013

Filarmonica della Scala, Riccardo Chailly (conductor) Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953) Symphony No. 7 in C sharp minor, op. 131 Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893) Symphony No. 6 in B minor, op. 74 "Pathétique" Festival de Granada, June 25, 2023

Yerevan Youth Symphony Orchestra, Sergey Smbatyan (Conductor) Sergei Nakariakov (Trumpet) Edvard Grieg 1843 - 1907 Peer Gynt, Suite No. 1 Op. 46 Alexander Arutjunjan 1920 - 2012 Concerto for Trumpet and Orchestra Antonín Dvořák 1841 - 1904 Symphony No. 9 "From the New World" in E-minor Op. 95 Berlin, Konzerthaus, 2 August 2025

Les Indes Galantes "Opéra-ballet" in a prologue and four entrées by Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683 - 1764) Libretto by Louis Fuzelier First performance in Paris, Opéra, 23 August 1735 Cappella Mediterranea Orchestra, Chœur de chambre de Namur, Maîtrise des Hauts-de-Seine / Children Chorus of the Opéra national de Paris, Leonardo García Alarcón (Conductor) Dancers of the Compagnie Rualité Clément Cogitore (Stage director) Bintou Dembélé (Choreography), Alban Ho Van, Ariane Bromberger (Sets), Wojciech Dziedzic (Costumes), Sylvain Verdet (Lighting) Sabine Devieilhe (Hébé / Phani / Zima) Florian Sempey (Bellone / Adario) Jodie Devos (L'amour / Zaïre) Edwin Crossley-Mercer (Osman / Ali) Julie Fuchs (Émilie / Fatime) Mathias Vidal (Valère / Tacmas) Alexandre Duhamel (Huascar / Don Alvar) Stanislas de Barbeyrac (Don Carlos / Damon) Recorded at the Opéra National de Paris, Opéra-Bastille, 8 & 10 October 2019 TV Director, François-rené Martin

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Gewandhausorchester, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Andris Nelsons (conductor) Dmitri Shostakovich 1906 - 1975 Symphony No. 7 in C major op. 60 "Leningrad" Leipzig, Gewandhaus, 23 May 2025

Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Andris Nelsons (Conductor) Augustin Hadelich (Violin), Christiane Karg (Soprano) Alban Berg (1885 - 1935) Violin Concerto "To the memory of an angel" Gustav Mahler (1860 - 1911) Symphony No. 4 in G major Salzburg Festival, 6 July 2023

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

Berliner Philharmoniker, Riccardo Chailly (conductor) Dmitri Shostakovich 1906 - 1975 Suite No. 2 for Jazz Orchestra Nino Rota 1911 - 1979 La Strada Suite Ottorino Respighi 1879 - 1936 Fountains of Rome Pines of Rome Directed by Henning Kasten Berlin, Waldbühne, 2011

Directed by Benedict Mirow This portrait of Friedrich Gulda is based on archive material dating from his earliest youth right up to his last months. The entire narration originates from Friedrich Gulda, either from himself directly, or narrated by his "alter ego" Ulrich Mühe. Simply a "must" for all those wishing to experience the last "enfant terrible" of the classical music establishment in all his facets.

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.

Saehyun Kim (piano) Gabriel Fauré 1845 - 1924 Barcarole in A mineur op.26 n°1 Impromptu in F minor op.31 n°2 Valse-Caprice in A major op.30 n°1 Maurice Ravel 1875 - 1937 Gaspard de la nuit Frédéric Chopin 1810 - 1849 12 Etudes op.25 Paris, Fondation Louis Vuitton, November 5, 2025

Guercœur Opera in three acts by Albéric Magnard 1865 - 1914 Libretto by the composer First performed in Paris, Opéra, 23 April 1931 Orchestre philharmonique de Strasbourg, Chœur de l'Opéra national du Rhin, Ingo Metzmacher (Conductor) Hendrik Haas (chorus master) Christof Loy (Director) Johannes Leiacker (Set Design), Ursula Renzenbrink (Costumes), Olaf Winter (Lighting) Stéphane Degout (Guercœur) Catherine Hunold (Vérité) Antoinette Dennefeld (Giselle) Julien Henric (Heurtal) Eugénie Joneau (Bonté) Gabrielle Philiponet (Beauté) Adriana Bignagni Lesca (Souffrance) Marie Lenormand (L'Ombre d'une femme) Alysia Hanshaw (L'Ombre d'une vierge) Glen Cunningham (L'Ombre d'un poète) Strasbourg, Opéra du Rhin, 4 May 2024

Lionel Hampton All Star Big Band - Berliner Jazztage The Lionel Hampton All Star Big Band Berlin, Philharmonie, 3 November 1979 Directed by Oskar Krüger

Duke Elllington and his famous Orchestra - Berliner Jazztage Billy Strayhorn Take the A-train Duke Ellington La Plus Belle Africaine Duke Ellington & Irving Mills Black Butterfly Mercer Ellington Thing's Ain't what they used to be Juan Tizol & Duke Ellington Caravon Duke Ellington Mood Indigo Duke Ellington Medley Mood Indigo, Sophisticated Lady Vernon Duke April in Paris Duke Ellington & Billy Strayhorn Satin Doll Berlin, Philharmonie, 8 November 1969 Directed by Rainer Bertram

Estival Jazz 1986 John Mc Laughlin's Mahavishnu Orchestra John McLaughlin (guitar) Bill Evans (saxophone) Mitchell Forman (clavier) Danny Gottlieb (drums) Jonas Hellborg (bass) Recorded in 1986, Lugano, Swiss Tv director, Sandro Pedrazzetti

I Lombardi alla prima crociata "Dramma lirico" in four acts by Giuseppe Verdi (1813 - 1901) Libretto by Temistocle Solera First performance in Milan, Teatro alla Scala, February 11, 1843 Orchestre de l'Opéra Royal de Wallonie-Liège, Daniel Oren (Conductor) Chœur de l'Opéra Royal de Wallonie-Liège Sarah Schinasi (Stage director) Pier Paolo Bisleri (sets), Françoise Raybaud (Costumes) Marco Ciaponi (Arvino) Goderdzi Janelidze (Pagano) Aurore Daubrun (Viclinda) Salome Jicia (Giselda) Ramón Vargas (Oronte) Roger Joakim (Acciano) Caroline De Mahieu (Sofia) Luca Dall'Amico (Pirro) Liège, Opéra Royal de Wallonie, 23 May 2023 Directed by Stéphane Vérité

Marina Viotti (Mezzo-soprano) Orchestre de l'Opéra Royal de Versailles, Andrés Gabetta (Conductor, Violin) Henry Purcell 1659-1695 The curtain tune | Timon of Athens Giovanni Porta 1675-1755 Volate gentes, venite cum spe Antonio Vivaldi 1678-1741 Violin Concerto in D Major "Grosso Mogul" RV 208 | Allegro Nicola Antonio Porpora 1686-1768 Salve Regina in F Major Pietro Locatelli 1695-1764 Concerto grosso Op. 1/11 | Largo Antonio Vivaldi O servi volate | Juditha triumphans RV 644 Ascende læta RV 635 Violin Concerto in B Minor "Per Signora Anna Maria" RV 387 Canta in prato, ride in monte RV 636 Armatae face et anguibus | Juditha triumphans RV 644 Bayreuth, Margravial Opera House Bayreuth, 13 September 2025

Strasbourg Philharmonic Orchestra, Choir of the National Opera of the Rhine, John Nelson (Conductor) Alessandro Zuppardo (Chorus Master), Jorge Matta (Gulbenkian Chorus Master) Joyce DiDonato (mezzo-soprano), Cyrille Dubois (tenor), Christopher Maltman (bass) Hector Berlioz (1803-1869) Romeo and Juliet Strasbourg, Palais de la Musique et des Congrès, June 8, 2022

At the end of his life - he died on August 1st, 1997 -, the great Russian pianist agreed to talk in front of a camera to Bruno Monsaingeon. In a conversation interspersed with fascinating archive footage, Richter presents us with his memoirs from beyond the grave. Composed of two seventy-seven-minute episodes, this film is among those that leave a lasting impression.

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Joaquín Achúcarro (piano) Frédéric Chopin 1810 - 1849 Piano Sonata No. 3 in B minor, Op. 58 Edvard Grieg 1843-1907 Lyric Pieces, op. 54 n° 4: Nocturne Johannes Brahms 1833-1897 Intermezzo in A major, op. 118 n° 2 Intermezzo in B flat minor, Op. 117 n° 2 Intermezzo in E flat major, op. 117 n° 1 Sergei Rachmaninov 1873-1943 Prelude in F sharp minor, op. 23 n° 1 Prelude in G flat major, op. 23 n° 10 Prelude in B minor, op. Op. 32 No. 12 Prelude in E minor, op. 32 n° 4 Alexander Scriabin 1872-1915 Etude in D sharp minor, op. Op. 8 No. 12 "Pathétique" Etude in C-sharp minor, op. 2 No. 1 Franz Liszt 1811-1886 Première Valse oubliée, S.215/1 Notturno No. 3 "Liebesträume" in A flat major, S.541/3 Directed by Ángela Álvarez Rilla Bilbao, Museo Guggenheim, 2022

Berliner Philharmoniker, Claudio Abbado (Conductor) Swedish Radio Choir, Orfeón Donostiarra Angela Gheorghiu (soprano), Daniela Barcellona (alto), Roberto Alagna (tenor), Julian Konstantinov (bass) Giuseppe Verdi 1813 - 1901 Messa da Requiem Directed by Bob Coles Berlin, Philharmonie, 10 October 2001

Claudio Abbado 10 years after

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Ballet of the Capitole National Opera Le Concert des Nations, Jordi Savall (conductor) Christoph Willibald Gluck 1714 - 1787 Iphigénie en Aulide, Orchestral Suite Sémiramis Ángel Rodríguez | Choreography Curt Allen Wilmer, Leticia Gañán | Scenography Rosa Ana Chanza Hernández | Costumes Nicolás Fischtel | Lighting Don Juan Edward Clug | Choreography Marko Japelj | Scenography Leo Kulaš | Costumes Tomaž Premzl | Lighting Toulouse, Théâtre du Capitole, October 30, 2024

Siegfried Second day in three acts of "Der Ring des Nibelungen" by Richard Wagner (1813 - 1883) Livret de Richard Wagner Bayreuth, Festspielhaus, 16 August 1876 Philharmonia Zürich Gianandrea Noseda (Conductor) Andreas Homoki (Stage direction) Christian Schmidt (Set and Costume Design), Franck Evin (Lighting design) Zurich, Opernhaus, 24 May 2024

Born in the United States, Madeleine Peyroux is a jazz singer and guitarist with an unclassifiable style and an exceptional artistic personality, carried by a voice that is both soft and husky, with blues and folk accents. After spending part of her childhood in the United States, she moved to France as a teenager where she joined her first jazz bands. An atypical artist, she performs a lot in the street while participating in festivals and creating her own albums. In 2004, she had an international success with Careless Love. Other albums have been released since, including the recent Anthem (2018), the title of which is taken from a Leonard Cohen song.

Manu Dibango Estival Jazz accompaniement : Michael Alido Jean Pierre Coco Elo Longue Maria Lovensosse Valerie Lobe Michel Malecani Adriam Rabenga Florance Titti Brice Wonassi Hetti Sina Recorded in 1983, Lugano, Swiss Tv director, Sandro Pedrazzetti

Ensemble Intercontemporain Roberto Negro (piano), Michele Rabbia (percussions), Nicolas Crosse (double bass) Mathieu Pion (sound engineer), Caty Olive (lighting) Roberto Negro (né en 1981) Newborn, for trio and ensemble Mulhouse, La Filature, 7 November 2022 Directed by Patrick Lauze

Berliner Philharmoniker, Andris Nelsons (conductor) Klaus Florian Vogt (tenor) Carl Maria von Weber (1786 - 1826) Der Freischütz, op. 77: Overture Der Freischütz: "Nein! länger tragʼ ich nicht die Qualen" - "Durch die Wälder, durch die Auen" Richard Wagner (1813 - 1883) Lohengrin: Prelude to Act 3 Lohengrin: "In fernem Land, unnahbar euren Schritten" Lohengrin: "Mein lieber Schwan" Richard Strauss (1864 - 1949) Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche (Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks), op. 28 Ständchen, op. 17 No. 2 Freundliche Vision, op. 48 No. 1 Cäcilie, op. 27 No. 2 Der Rosenkavalier, Suite, op. 59 Berlin, Waldbühne, 24 June 2023

Glenn Gould - Hereafter Directed by Bruno Monsaingeon 2005

Gala Plácido Domingo Plácido Domingo (baritone) Jennifer Rowley (soprano) Zhang Zhang (violin) Orchestre de l'Opéra Royal, Laurent Campellone (conductor) Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901) La forza del destino (overture) Umberto Giordano (1867-1948) Andrea Chénier (Nemico della patria) Francesco Cilea (1866-1950) Adriana Lecouvreur (Io son l'umile ancella) Umberto Giordano Fedora (Intermezzo) Giuseppe Verdi La traviata (Madamigella Valery ?) Hector Berlioz (1803-1869) The Roman Carnival (Overture) Ambroise Thomas (1811-1896) Hamlet (O vin dissipe la tristesse) Jules Massenet (1842-1912) Le Cid (Pleurez, pleurez mes yeux) Thaïs (Méditation) Giuseppe Verdi Il Trovatore (Udiste ?... Mira, di acerbe lagrime) Federico Moreno Torroba (1891-1982) Maravilla (Amor, vida de mi vida) Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924) La bohème (Quando men'vo soletta) Franz Lehar (1870-1948) Die lustige Witwe (Lippen Schweigen) Château de Versailles, France, 2 avril 2022

Pene Pati (tenor), Amina Edris (soprano) Prague Philharmonia, Lukasz Borowicz (conductor) Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901) Overture to "Rigoletto" Questa o quella (Duke of Mantua) | Rigoletto, Act I Lunge da lei... De miei bollenti spiriti (Alfredo) | La traviata, Act II Un dì, felice, eterea (Alfredo & Violetta) | La traviata, Act I Jules Massenet (1842-1912) Dis mois que je suis belle (Thaïs) | Thaïs, Act II Charles Gounod (1818-1893) L'amour!... Ah! Lève-toi, soleil! (Romeo) | Roméo et Juliette, Act II Valse des fleurs | Roméo et Juliette, Act IV Jules Massenet (1842-1912) En fermant les yeux (Des Grieux) | Manon, Act II Toi! Vous! - Oui, c'est moi! (Des Grieux & Manon) | Manon, Act III Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924) Recondita armonia (Cavaradossi) | Tosca, Act I Intermezzo from "Madama Butterfly" Addio, fiorito asil (Pinkerton) | Madama Butterfly, Act II Pietro Mascagni (1863-1845) Cherry Duet (Fritz & Suzel) | L'Amico Fritz, Act II Giuseppe Verdi Mercè, dilette amiche (Elena) | I vespri siciliani, Act V Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868) La Danza Francesco Paolo Tosti (1846-1916) A Vucchella Marechiare L'alba sepàra dalla luce l'ombra Benjamin Godard (1849-1895) Oh! Ne t'éveille pas encore (Jocelyn) | Jocelyn, Act II Prague, Rudolfinum, 31 January 2023

The Sound Weavers: Ludovico Einaudi, Hauschka, Joep Beving, Hania Rani Sold-out concerts, millions of albums sold to make the classical music industry green with envy: neoclassical, as the new musical trend is called, is a mega hit. What makes the form so popular? Is this music skillful or just comforting? Are its composers Mozart 2.0 or rather maestros for the masses? Do they build a bridge to the musical past, allowing our ears to roam comfortably in familiar territory? The documentary traces the journey of some of the protagonists of the genre by telling their stories, and seeking answers from sociologists, neuroscientists, musicologists and even marketing experts. But above all, it allows these creators - these weavers - to have their say. Directed by Anne-Kathrin Peitz 2021

Tallinn Chamber Orchestra, Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir, Tõnu Kaljuste (conductor) Robert Wilson (Stage Direction, Set Design & Lighting Concept) Michalis Theophanous, Lucinda Childs (dancers) Arvo Pärt 1935 - Adam's Lament Tabula rasa Miserere Sequentia Directed by Andy Sommer Noblessner Foundry, Tallinn, Estonia, May 12th, 2015

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Lausanne Prize 2025 Lausanne, Salle Beaulieu, February 9, 2025.

Miklós Perényi (cello), Zoltán Kocsis (piano) Johannes Brahms 1833 - 1897 Sonata for piano and violoncello in E minor No. 1, op. 38 Sonata for piano and violoncello in F major No. 2, op. 99 1990 Directed by Janos Darvas

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

Giulio Cesare in Egitto "Dramma per musica" in three acts by Georg Frideric Haendel (1685 - 1759) Libretto by Niccolò Francesco Haym First performance London, King's Theatre, Haymarket, 20 February 1724 Ensemble Artaserse, Philippe Jaroussky (conductor) Damiano Michieletto (Stage director) Thomas Wilhelm (Choreography), Paolo Fantin (sets), Agostino Cavalca (costumes), Cécile Kretschmar (hairdressing, make-up, masks), Alessandro Carletti (lighting) Gaëlle Arquez (Giulio Cesare) Sabine Devieilhe (Cleopatra) Franco Fagioli (Sesto) Lucile Richardot (Cornelia) Carlo Vistoli (Tolomeo) Francesco Salvadori (Achilla) Paul-Antoine Bénos-Djian (Nireno) Adrien Fournaison (Curio) Paris, Théâtre des Champs-Elysées, 20 May 2022

Takács Quartet, Nabuko Imai (viola) Johannes Brahms 1833 - 1897 String Quintet No. 2 in G major, op. 111 1977 Directed by Janos Darvas

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Franco Ambrosetti Quintet, Estival Jazz, Franco Ambrosetti (Saxhorn) George Gruntz (piano) Steve Coleman (saxophone) J.F Clark (bass) Daniel Humair (drums) Recorded in 1985, Lugano, Swiss Tv director, Sandro Pedrazzetti

Gregory Porter Jazzaldia, San Sebastián, 22 July 2022

Joyce DiDonato (mezzo-soprano) Il Pomo d'Oro, Maxim Emelyanychev (conductor) The choir of the music-oriented classes of Puolala School Marie Lambert-Le Bihan (stage director) John Torres (lighting designer) Charles Ives 1874-1954 The Unanswered Question Rachel Portman 1960- The First Morning of the World Gustav Mahler 1860-1911 Ich atmet' einen linden Duft (from Rückert-Lieder) Marco Uccellini ca. 1603-1680 Sinfonia terza (a cinque stromenti) op. 7 Biagio Marini 1594-1663 Con le stelle in Ciel che mai (from Scherzi e canzone op. 5) Josef Mysliveček 1737-1781 Toglierò le sponde al mare (from the oratorio 'Adamo ed Eva') Giovanni Valentini 1582-1649 Sonata enharmonica Francesco Cavalli 1602-1676 Piante ombrose (from the opera 'La Calisto') Christoph Willibald Gluck 1714-1787 Danza degli spettri e delle furie: Allegro non troppo | Recitativo accompagnato: Misera, dove son! | Aria: Ah! non son io che parlo (from the opera 'Orfeo ed Euridice') George Frideric Handel 1685-1759 As with rosy steps the morn (from the oratorio 'Theodora') Gustav Mahler 1860-1911 Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen (from Rückert-Lieder) Turku, Concert Hall (Turku Music Festival), 29 August 2024

Jonas Kaufmann (tenor), Ludovic Tézier (baritone) Deutsche Radio Philharmonie Saarbrücken Kaiserslautern, Jochen Rieder (Conductor) Giuseppe Verdi 1813 - 1901 La forza del destino : Oberture - Solenne in quest'ora - Morir! Tremenda cosa - La vita è inferno all'infelice Invano Alvaro ti celasti al mondo I vespri siciliani : Oberture Amilcare Ponchielli 1834 - 1886 La Gioconda : Enzo Grimaldi, Principe di Santafior - Danza delle ore - Cielo e mar Giuseppe Verdi Otello : Credo in un Dio crudel - Tu? Indietro! Directed by Andreas Morell Baden-Baden, Festspielhaus, 8 January 2023

Maria Stuarda "Lyrical Tragedy" in deux actes by Gaetano Donizetti 1797 - 1848 Libretto by Giuseppe Bardari based on Friedrich Schiller's tragedy 'Maria Stuart', in the Italian translation by Andrea Maffei Milan, Teatro alla Scala, December 30, 1835 Wiener Philharmoniker, Angelika Prokopp Summer Academy of the Vienna Philharmonic, Antonello Manacorda (Conductor) Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor, Alan Woodbridge (Chorus Master) Dancers from SEAD — Salzburg Experimental Academy of Dance Ulrich Rasche (Stage Director, Sets) Sara Schwartz (Costumes), Florian Hetz (Video), Marco Giusti (Lighting), Paul Blackman (Choreography) Kate Lindsey (Elisabetta) Lisette Oropesa (Maria Stuarda) Bekhzod Davronov (Roberto, Conte di Leicester) Aleksei Kulagin (Talbot) Thomas Lehman (Cecil) Salzburg, Grosses Festspielhaus, 1 August 2025