Nixon in China Opera in three acts by John Adams (born in 1947) Libretto by Alice Goodman First performance at the Houston Grand Opera, 22 October 1987 Orchestre et chœur de l'Opéra National de Paris, Gustavo Dudamel (Conductor) Ching-Lien Wu (Chorus Master) Valentina Carrasco (Stage direction) Silvia Aymonino (Costumes), Peter van Praet (Lighting), Carles Berga, Peter van Praet (Sets) Thomas Hampson (Richard Nixon) Renée Fleming (Pat Nixon) Xiaomeng Zhang (Zhou En Lai) John Matthew Myers (Mao Zedong) Joshua Bloom (Henry Kissinger) Yajie Zhang (Nancy Tang) Paris, Opéra National de Paris (Opéra-Bastille), 7 April 2023

Evgeny Kissin (piano) Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750) Toccata and Fugue in D minor BWV 565 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791) Adagio in B minor KV 540 Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827) Sonata No. 31 in A flat major op. 110 1. Moderato cantabile molto Espressivo 2. Allegro molto 3. Adagio, ma non troppo Frederic Chopin (1810 - 1849) Mazurkas (Selection) Andante spianato et Grande Polonaise in E flat major op. 22 Wuppertal, Historische Stadthalle (Klavier-Festival Ruhr), June 27, 2022

The Cleveland Orchestra, David Robertson (conductor) Marc-Andre Hamelin (piano) Aaron Copland 1900 - 1990 Suite from "Appalachian Spring" (1945 orchestration) George Gershwin 1898 - 1937 Rhapsody in Blue (original jazz band version arranged by Ferde Grofe) Duke Ellington 1899 - 1974 New World A-Comin' Aaron Copland Suite from "The Tender Land" Directed by Clyde Scott Cleveland, Severance Hall, 2024

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.

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra of Liège, Gergely Madaras (conductor) Hungarian National Choir Anne-Catherine Gillet (soprano), Justina Gringyté (mezzo-soprano), Eve-Maud Hubeaux (mezzo-soprano), John Irvin (tenor), Artavzd Sargsyan (tenor ), David Bižić (baritone), Patrick Bolleire (bass), Karl-Heinz Lehner (bass) César Franck (1822 - 1890) Les Béatitudes Liège, Salle Philharmonique, December 8, 2022

The Enchantress Opera in four acts by Piotr I. Tchaikovsky (1840-1893) Libretto by Ippolit W. Schpaschinski First performed in Saint Petersburg, Mariinsky Theater, November 1st 1887 Frankfurter Opern- und Museumsorchester, Oper Frankfurt's Chorus, Valentin Uryupin (Conductor) Tilman Michael (Chorus Master) Vasily Barkhatov (Stage Director) Christian Schmidt (Set Designer), Kirsten Dephoff (Costume Designer), Gal Fefferman (Choreography), Olaf Winter (Lighting), Christian Borchers (Video), Zsolt Horpácsy (Dramaturgy) Asmik Grigorian (Nastasia) Iain MacNeil (Prince) Claudia Mahnke (Princess) Alexander Mikhailov (Prince Yuri) Frederic Jost (Mamyrow | Kudma) Zanda Švēde (Nenila) Božidar Smiljanić (Iwan Schuran) Dietrich Volle (Foka) Nombulelo Yende (Polja) Jonathan Abernethy (Balakin) Pilgoo Kang (Potap) Kudaibergen Abildin (Lukasch) Magnús Baldvinsson (Kitschiga) Michael McCown (Paisi) Frankfurt, Opera House, 14 December 2022

Israel Fernández (vocals and piano) Diego del Morao (guitar) Ané Carrasco (percussion) El Jali, Galery (palmas) Mi cante a piano (Singing with a piano) Festival de Granada, 29 June 2025

José del Tomate (guitar) José del Tomate Plaza Vieja | Taranta Zambra | La Joya Tanguillos | Puerta Purchena Rondeña | Almedina Rumba | Collares Cinema Paradiso Buleria | A Mi Padre Festival de Granada, 2022. Directed by Yan Proefrock.

Biréli Lagrène, Martin Taylor, Ulf Wakenius (Guitars) Vienne, Théâtre Antique (Jazz à Vienne Festival), 28 June 2025

Musical interludes: a chance to see some of the world's most renowned conductors and musicians performing beautiful pieces.

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

Christa Ludwig (mezzo-soprano) Charles Spencer (piano) Ludwig van Beethoven 1770 - 1827 Ich liebe dich, WoO 123 In questa tomba oscura, WoO 133 Freudvoll und leidvoll (Egmont) Die Trommel gerühret (Egmont) Franz Schubert 1797-1828 Geheimnis, D. 491 Im Abendrot, D. 799 Die Forelle, D. 550 Der Tod und das Mädchen, Op. 7, No. 3, D. 531 Sehnsucht, D. 516 Der Musensohn, D. 764 Gustav Mahler 1860-1911 Ich ging mit Lust durch einen grünen Wald Rheinlegendchen Das irdische Leben Blicke mir nicht in die Lieder Scheiden und Meiden Leonard Bernstein 1918-1990 I Hate Music Hugo Wolf 1860-1903 Anakreons Grab Der Gärtner In dem Schatten meiner Locken Mein Liebster hat zu Tische mich geladen Wie lange schon war immer mein Verlangen Richard Strauss 1864-1949 Du meines Herzens Krönelein Begegnung Die Nacht Morgen! Directed by Elisabeth Birke-Malzer Vienna, Musikverein, April 24, 1994

Wenzel Fuchs (clarinet), Elena Bashkirova (piano) Johannes Brahms 1833 - 1897 Clarinet Sonata No. 2 in E-flat major, op. 120 1996 Directed by Jean-Claude Piroué

Musical interludes: a chance to see some of the world's most renowned conductors and musicians performing beautiful pieces.

The Nose Opera in three acts with epilogue by Dmitri Shostakovich (1906 - 1975) Libretto by Dmitri Shostakovich, Yevgueni Zamyatin, Georgy Ionin and Alexander Preis after Nikolai Gogol First performance in Leningrad, Maly Theatre, January 18, 1930 La Monnaie Symphony Orchestra, Gergely Madaras (Conductor) La Monnaie Chorus, La Monnaie Chorus Academy, Benoît Giaux (chorus master) Alex Ollé (Stage Director) Urs Schönebaum (Lighting), Lluc Castells (Costumes), Alfons Flores (Sets) Scott Hendricks (Platon Kuzmich Kovalev) Anton Rositskiy (Ivan, Kovalyov's valet) Nicky Spence (The Nose) Alexander Roslavets (Ivan Yakovlevich) Giselle Allen (Praskovia Osipovna) Aleksander Kravets (A district constable) Kris Belligh (A Newspaper Clerk) Natascha Petrinsky (Pelageya Grigorievna Podtochina) Eir Inderhaug (Mrs Podtochina's Daughter) Yves Saelens (Iaryzhkin) Nikita Ivasechko (Ivan Ivanovich) Brussels, La Monnaie | De Munt Theater, June 29, 2023

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Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse, Tarmo Peltokoski (conductor) Gustav Mahler (1860 - 1911) Symphony No. 1 in D major "Titan" Amsterdam, Concertgebouw, 10 July 2023

Joven Orquesta Nacional de España, Nuno Coelho (Conductor) Francisco Fullana (Violin) Fabià Santcovsky 1989 - Concierto de los Elementos I & II for Violin and Orchestra Isaac Albéniz 1860 - 1909 Suite Iberia, arr. Francisco Guerrero (Excerpts) Igor Stravinsky 1882 - 1971 Le Sacre du printemps Berlin, Konzerthaus, 3 August 2025

Wiener Philharmoniker, Pierre Boulez (conductor) Anton Bruckner 1824 - 1896 Symphony no. 8 (ed. Robert Haas) Directed Brian Large Saint Florian, Stiftskirche, 1996

A portrait of violinist David Oïstrakh, from his birth in Odessa in 1908 until his in 1974, and his career under Stalin's left wing terrorist regime. Featuring interviews with his peers Menuhin, Rostropovich and Rojdesvensky, this biography asks the question: was Oïstrakh really "an artist of the people" as the communists called him?

Pannon Philharmonic, Tibor Bogányi (conductor) Kristóf Baráti (violin) Béla Bartók (1881 - 1945) Violin Concerto No. 1, Op. posth. Rhapsody No. 1 Rhapsody No. 2 Violin Concerto No. 2 Pécs, Kodály Centre, 27 April 2023

Ana Morales Peculiar Ana Morales (Conception, Creation and Choreography) Gabriel Paré - Cube.Bz (Lighting and Stage Design) Miguel Marín Pavón, Ana Crismán, Tomás de Perrate, Rycardo Moreno (Musical Creation) Antonio Molina "El Choro" (Choreography Piece 3) Ana Morales, Antonio Molina 'El Choro', Julia Acosta (Dance) Miguel Marin Pavon (Voice) Ana Crismán (Harp), Tomás de Perrate (Vocal), Rycardo Moreno (Guitar) Directed by Emilio Belmonte Nîmes, Salle Bernadette Lafont (Flamenco Festival of Nîmes), January 11, 2023

Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Daniele Gatti (Conductor) Richard Wagner (1813 - 1883) Götterdämmerung (symphonic highlights) Richard Strauss (1864 - 1949) Ein Heldenleben, op. 40 Genève, Victoria Hall, 5 Otober 2022

Boris Pergamenschikow (cello), Elena Bashkirova (piano), Maxim Vengerov (violin) Johannes Brahms 1833 - 1897 Piano Trio No. 2 in C major, op. 87 1997 Directed by Janos Darvas

Richard Bona - Jazzopen Stuttgart 2024 Stuttgart, Jazzopen, 22 July 2024

Angélique Kidjo JazzOpen, Stuttgart, 20 July 2024

Lada Obradovic (drums), David Tixier (piano, synthetizer) Jazz à Porquerolles, 9 July 2024

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

Orchestre de Paris, Esa-Pekka Salonen (conductor) Chœur de l'Orchestre de Paris, New London Chamber Choir, Jennifer France (soprano), Virpi Räisänen (mezzo-soprano) György Ligeti 1923 - 2006 Requiem Anton Bruckner 1824 - 1896 Symphony no. 4 in E flat major "Romantic" (1878-1880 version) Directed by Paris, Philharmonie, 19 November 2025

Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra, Marios Papadopoulos (conductor) Behzod Abduraimov (piano) Alexey Shor 1970 - Piano Concerto No. 1 Ludwig van Beethoven 1770 - 1827 Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op.92 Dubai, Opera, 15 April 2025 (InClassica International Music Festival 2025)

Nixon in China Opera in three acts by John Adams (born in 1947) Libretto by Alice Goodman First performance at the Houston Grand Opera, 22 October 1987 Orchestre et chœur de l'Opéra National de Paris, Gustavo Dudamel (Conductor) Ching-Lien Wu (Chorus Master) Valentina Carrasco (Stage direction) Silvia Aymonino (Costumes), Peter van Praet (Lighting), Carles Berga, Peter van Praet (Sets) Thomas Hampson (Richard Nixon) Renée Fleming (Pat Nixon) Xiaomeng Zhang (Zhou En Lai) John Matthew Myers (Mao Zedong) Joshua Bloom (Henry Kissinger) Yajie Zhang (Nancy Tang) Paris, Opéra National de Paris (Opéra-Bastille), 7 April 2023

Musical interludes: a chance to see some of the world's most renowned conductors and musicians performing beautiful pieces.

Orchestra and Chorus of the Opéra national de Paris with the participation of the Maîtrise des Hauts-de-Seine, the Children's Chorus of the Opéra national de Paris and the artists in residence at the Academy, Gustavo Dudamel (conductor) Alessandro Di Stefano (Chorus Master) Georges Bizet (1838 - 1875) Carmen | Prelude, Habanera, 'La fleur que tu m'avais jetée', Chorus of Act IV "Les voici, voici la quadrille..." Manuel de Falla (1876 - 1946) La Vida breve | Dance Osvaldo Golijov (born 1960) Ainadamar | Mariana, tus ojos Ekaterina Gubanova | Marie-Andrée Bouchard-Lesieur Benjamin Britten (1913 - 1976) Peter Grimes | Sea Interlude No. 4 "The Storm" John Adams (born 1947) Doctor Atomic ï Act I, "Batter my heart" Gerald Finley Richard Wagner (1813 - 1833) Lohengrin | Act I, Prelude Richard Strauss (1864 - 1949) Der Rosenkavalier | Act III, final trio and duo Jacquelyn Wagner | Sabine Devieilhe | Ekaterina Gubanova Giuseppe Verdi (1813 - 1901) Falstaff | Final scene, "Alto là! - Chi va là" Gerald Finley | Jacquelyn Wagner | Sabine Devieilhe | Marie-Andrée Bouchard-Lesieur | Clementine Margaine | Matthew Polenzani | Tobias Westman | Kiup Lee | Timothée Varon | Aaron Pendleton Paris, Opéra National de Paris, Palais Garnier, September 22, 2021

Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra, Orchestre de Paris Choir, Youth Choir and Orchestre de Paris Children's Choir, Gustavo Dudamel (conductor) Richard Wilberforce (choirmaster) Marianne Crebassa (mezzo-soprano) José Antonio Abreu 1939 - 2018 Sol que das vida a los trigos Luz Tú Gustav Mahler 1860 - 1911 Symphony No. 3 Paris, Philharmonie, 11 janvier 2025

Oslo Philharmonic, Klaus Mäkelä (cello, conductor) Daniel Lozakovich (violin) Johannes Brahms 1833 - 1897 Concerto for violin, cello and orchestra in A minor, op. 102 Symphony No. 1 in C minor, op. 68 Vienna, Konzerthaus, 6 June 2024

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

Staatskapelle DDresde, Christian Thielemann (conductor) Hanna-Elisabeth Müller (soprano), Saimir Pirgu (ténor), Igor Levit (paino) Gottfried Huppertz Excerpts from the suite for the film "Metropolis" (1927) Ralph Erwin "I kiss your hand, Madame" from the film of the same name (1929) Werner Richard Heymann "There's only one time, that won't come back" from the film "The Congress Dances" (1931) Anton Profes "What is Maier doing in the Himalayas?" Based on an arrangement by Marek Weber Werner Richard Heymann "Somewhere in the world" from the film "A blond dream" George Gershwin "Rhapsody in Blue" Leonello Casucci "Just a Gigolo" George Gershwin "Someone to Watch Over Me" from the musical "Oh, Kay!" "I Got Rhythm" from the musical "Girl Crazy" Johann Strauss (son), arr. Ralph Benatzky "In Hispania's hot summer country" from the revue operetta "Casanova" "I stand by you - I love you" from the revue operetta "Casanova" Franz Lehár "O girl, my girl" from the operetta "Friederike" "All my feelings, all my longings" from the operetta "Friederike" Marek Weber "The jazz band" Foxtrot "from the operetta" The Duchess of Chicago "is already playing in heaven, based on an arrangement by Marek Weber Paul Abraham "Toujours l'amour" from "Ball in the Savoy" "Are you loyal to me" from "Ball in the Savoy" Enrique Santeugini Paso doble "For you, Rio Rita" based on an arrangement by Marek Weber Ralph Benatzky Medley from the Singspiel "Im Weisse Rößl" Dresde, Semperoper, 31 December 2021

Tchaikovsky's Sleeping Beauty with Ballet Zurich; Choreographer Christian Spuck creates a modern and exciting new interpretation of the popular fairy tale.

The Passenger Opera in 2 acts and an epilogue by Mieczysław Weinberg 1919 - 1996 Libretto by Alexander Medvedev, based on the novel by Zofia Posmysz Composed in 1968, premiered in concert version on December 25, 2006 at the Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko Music Theatre in Moscow, in stage version on July 21, 2010 at the Bregenz Festival Orchestre National du Capitole, Francesco Angelico (Musical direction) Chorus of the Opéra national du Capitole Johannes Reitmeier (Director) Thomas Dörfler (Set Designer), Michael D. Zimmermann (Costumes), Ralph Kopp (Lighting) Anaïk Morel (Lisa) Airam Hernández (Walter) Nadja Stefanoff (Marta) Mikhail Timoshenko (Tadeusz) Céline Laborie (Katja) Victoire Bunel (Krystina) Anne-Lise Polchlopek (Vlasta) Sarah I Sing (Hannah) Olivia Doray (Yvette) Janina Baechle (Bronka) Ingrid Perruche (An Old Woman) Damien Gastl (1st SS) Baptiste Bouvier (2nd SS) Zachary McCulloch (3rd SS) Toulouse, Théâtre du Capitole, 29 January 2026

The life I love - The pianist Menahem Pressler The music world has known Menahem Pressler for more than half a century and mainly for his work with the famous Beaux Arts Trio. He was the heart of this ensemble and when in 2008 the trio decided to separate, it was not the end for Menahem Pressler's career - in fact it was the start of a most remarkable and successful path as a soloist and in 2013, the 90-year-old grand seigneur of the piano gave his long overdue debut with the Berliner Philharmoniker. In 'The life I love - the pianist Menahem Pressler', from talks with Pressler over excerpts from one of his Master Classes, to interviews with artists like Daniel Harding, Quatuor Ébène, Leonidas Kavakos or Daniel Hope, we will gain deep insights into the life of this enchantingly "venerable prodigy". Menahem Pressler died on May 6, 2023 Directed by Grete Liffers 2014

Danish National Symphony Orchestra, Ludwig Wicki (conductor) DR Junior Choir, Susanne Wendt (chorus master) Andrea Lykke Oehlenschlæger, Diluckshan Jeyaratnam (vocals) John Williams Superman: Superman March Hans Zimmer Wonder Woman: Themyscira Dolly Parton The Bodyguard: I Will Always Love You Eden Ahbez Moulin Rouge: Nature Boy James Horner Braveheart: For the Love of a Princess Hans Zimmer, Klaus Badelt Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest - He's a Pirate / Davy Jones Hans Zimmer Gladiator: Now We Are Free John Williams E.T.: Flying Theme James Horner Titanic: My Heart Will Go On Burt Bacharach/Hall David Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid: Raindrops Keep Falling on my Head Michel Legrand The Umbrellas of Cherbourg Burt Bacharach, Hal David Alfie: Main Theme Joshuah Brian Campbell/Cynthia Erivo Harriet: Stand Up Lady Gaga A Star Is Born - Shallow John Williams Jurassic Park - Welcome to Jurassic Park James Newton Howard The Hunger Games - Mockingjay: The Hanging Tree David Baerweld Moulin Rouge: Come What May Copenhagen, DR Koncerthuset, 2022 Directed by Karsten Andersen

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

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

Don Giovanni "Dramma Giocoso" in two acts by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 1756 - 1791 Libretto by Lorenzo Da Ponte First performance in Prague, 29 October 1787 Budapest Festival Orchestra, Iván Fischer (conductor) Dance Ensemble of the Ivan Fischer Opera Company Students of the University of Theatre and Film arts, Budapest Iván Fischer (stage direction) Andrea Tocchio (Lighting and set designer), Anna Biagiotti (Costume designer) André Schuen (Don Giovanni) Maria Bengtsson (Donna Anna) Luca Pisaroni (Leporello) Miah Persson (Donna Elvira) Bernard Richter (Don Ottavio) Samantha Gaul (Zerlina) Daniel Noyola (Masetto) Krisztián Cser (Comendattore) Vicenza, Teatro Olimpico, 30 0ctober 2025

Itzhak Perlman (violin), Daniel Barenboim (piano) Johannes Brahms 1833 - 1897 Violin Sonata No. 1 in G major, op. 78 1989 Directed by Janos Darvas

Musical interludes: a chance to see some of the world's most renowned conductors and musicians performing beautiful pieces.

Czech Philharmonic, Giovanni Antonini (conductor) Magdalena Kožená (soprano) Josef Mysliveček 1737 - 1781 L'Olimpiade, overture to the opera 'Che non mi disse un dì!"', aria from Act II of the opera L'Olimpiade Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 1756 - 1791 'Mi tradì quell'alma ingrata', aria from Act II of the opera Don Giovanni Idomeneo, overture to the opera 'Padre, germani, addio!', aria from Act I of the opera Idomeneo Joseph Haydn 1732 - 1809 Scena di Berenice, concert aria, Hob XXIVa:10 Ludwig van Beethoven 1770 - 1827 Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68 'Pastoral' Prague, Rudolfinum, 18 October 2024

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

Musical interludes: a chance to see some of the world's most renowned conductors and musicians performing beautiful pieces.

For more than six decades, Pierre Boulez has had greater influence on the development of contemporary music than anyone else. Already in younger days, he gained a reputation as a doughty champion of the avant-garde. With his compositions, interpretations, and ideas he indelibly shaped the international music scene - not only as a composer and conductor, but also as a music philosopher and teacher. The documentary "Inheriting the Future of Music: Pierre Boulez and the Lucerne Festival Academy" is a homage to him on the occasion of his 85th birthday on 26 March 2010. For the past five summers, Pierre Boulez and highly gifted young musicians from all over the world have converged for intensive rehearsal weeks during which they learn from the maestro and one another, discuss and play selected compositions, and finally present subsequently the fruits of their labour in a number of outstanding concerts. To convey the fascination for contemporary music, the documentary captures the perspectives of Pierre Boulez and the young conductors, composers, and musicians involved. Their infectious enthusiasm gives viewers an emotional access to the world of new music. Accompanied with retrospective accounts, this endeavour narrates significant experiences and encounters in Boulez' career and gives a graphical depiction of the way he passes these experiences on to his current students. Consequently, this makes selected works by Stravinsky, Stockhausen, and Boulez more approachable. On a different level, it demonstrates how strongly personal experiences leave their mark on individual action, aesthetic sensitivity, and our perception of others.

Joven Orquesta Nacional de España, Nuno Coelho (Conductor) Francisco Fullana (Violin) Fabià Santcovsky 1989 - Concierto de los Elementos I & II for Violin and Orchestra Isaac Albéniz 1860 - 1909 Suite Iberia, arr. Francisco Guerrero (Excerpts) Igor Stravinsky 1882 - 1971 Le Sacre du printemps Berlin, Konzerthaus, 3 August 2025

Lucas Debargue (piano), Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine, Joseph Swensen (conductor) Maurice Ravel 1875 - 1937 Ma Mère l'Oye (Suite) George Gershwin 1898 - 1937 Rhapsody in Blue, for piano and orchestra Maurice Ravel Concerto in G major, for piano and orchestra George Gershwin An American in Paris Bordeaux, Auditorium de l'Opéra, 8 January 2026