Classical

What God did Bach believe in and what was the nature of his spirituality? Did it transcend the confines of his Protestant upbringing?

The famous German mezzo-soprano Christa Ludwig makes the public singing master class an experience with her incomparably humorous manner. With a sense ...

The famous German mezzo-soprano Christa Ludwig makes the public singing master class an experience with her incomparably humorous manner. With a sense ...

"Giselle" is considered the epitome of romantic ballet and has been part of the standard repertoire of many ballet companies since it premiered 1841.

Possibly Schoenberg’s finest work, and certainly one that he held close to his heart, is his unfinished opera „Moses und Aron“.

David Parsons is one of the golden boys of US dance, combining great popular appeal with quality and integrity of ideas. As artistic director, choreographer ...

Werner Herzog explores the myth surrounding Carlo Gesualdo, a 16th-century nobleman, murderer and composer who was musically far ahead of his time. Carlo ...

Heiner Goebbels creates an impressive web of interlocking musical episodes as a homage to the dramatist and director Heiner Müller. Goebbels has a genius ...

Italian pianist Andrea Bacchetti interprets Johann Sebastian Bach's Goldberg Variations, which represent a high point of Baroque variation art.

Bernard Haitink, one of Mahler's most gifted interpreters, conducts Mahler's "Fourth Symphony" from the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam with American soloist ...

Bernard Haitink, one of the most gifted Mahler interpreters, conducts Mahler's 3rd with acclaimed british mezzo-soprano Carolyn Watkinson and the Royal ...

Michael Nyman is now one of the great composers of our time, who captivates above all with his richness of facets.

With his seven symphonies the Finnish composer Jean Sibelius marks a high point in the symphonic repertoire of the 20th century.

Paris Opera Ballet Master and choreographer Patrice Bart plunges into the Opera’s past and brings Degas’ famous statuette "The Little Fourteen-Year-Old ...

An actress, a painter and 3 classically trained musicians came to New York from Belgrade before the Balkan War to pursue their art and their dream.

Sergei Nakariakov has succeeded in freeing the trumpet from the narrow boundaries that are attributed to it within classical music.

Michael Nyman, famous for his Oscar nominated film score for Jane Campion’s film “The Piano”, is without doubt one of the great contemporary composers. Fitting ...

Jiri Kylian is a living legend. He is the creator of more than a hundred works, several of which form part of the repertories of some of the greatest dance ...

"Nederlands Dans Theater" stands for innovative dance theater on the cutting edge of our time. In collaboration with choreographer Jiří Kylián something ...

Anton Chekhov's drama interpreted by choreographer Maja Plissezkaja and the ballet at the Bolshoi Theatre, conducted by Alexander Lasarew. The seagull ...

In August 2007, Anne-Sophie Mutter performed the world premiere of Sofia Gubaidulina‘s 2nd violin concerto in Lucerne with conductor Simon Rattle and the ...

Look over the shoulders of the greatest conductors of the 20th century.

A look behind the scenes at the wonderful energy and daily routine of the people who bring us the world renowned Vienna State Opera.

Multifaceted portrait of the composer and music critic Walter Arlen, who musically processed the horrors of the Nazi era.

Acclaimed Spanish director Carlos Saura documents the birth of the Centro Botín in Santander, designed by architect Renzo Piano.

Five young conductors and one big goal: at the Sir Georg Solti International Conductors' Competition they need to show ability and talent to the a prestigious ...

Ken Russell, Oscar winner and at the same time one of the most controversial British directors of the 70/80s follows Godfrey Reggio's 'Koyaanisqatsi' with ...

Dutch conductor and recorder player Frans Brüggen conducts Beethoven's 3rd with the Orchestra of the 18th Century, which he founded. The orchestra, which ...

Musical drama about a woman who dresses like a man and falls in love with a young girl. Soundtrack with Arnold Schoenberg's music.

The documentary accompanies the living man Marc on his travels around the world to staging his favorite operas – and inspired by it, in search of joie ...

Conducted by Zubin Mehta featuring the baritone Thomas Quasthoff, the Staatskapelle Dresden initiated its Mahler celebrations due the composer’s 150th ...

Heinrich Schütz was presumably the first internationally renowned German composer.

“I wanted to do something big and wild and different. Something with water!” said choreographer Alexander Ekman and filled the Main Stage at the Oslo Opera ...

In 2012, the Opéra national de Paris mounted a new production of Rudolf Nureyev's celebrated re-interpretation of the Minkus–Petipa ballet Don Quixote. ...

With choreographers Toer van Schayk and Wayne Eagling, the Dutch National Ballet succeeded in a breathtaking new interpretation of Tchaikovsky's famous ...

George London was one of the most impressive bass-baritones of the post-war era. He sang alongside Maria Callas, Renata Tebaldi and Nicolai Gedda. He ...

Mauro Bigonzetti, one of the leading choreographers of the Italian ballet, has developed the piece Caravaggio in collaboration with the Staatsballett Berlin. Caravaggio, ...

A surrealistic adaptation of Wagner's opera by Joachim Herz.

Beethoven's life is told as a “cultural crime story” (WDR), a hybrid of live action and animation. How can a deaf composer write masterpieces? An investigation. When ...

Join the fantastical musical journey of a student group preparing for a concert on a cruise ship.