A true classic of American musical theater, this tale of life on the Mississippi from the 1880s to the 1920s is both a poignant love story and a powerful reminder of the bitter legacy of racism. Director Francesca Zambello’s grand-scale production is “a triumph-a stylish, fast-paced and colorful show that had the capacity audience on its feet, cheering …
Both hailing from Buenos Aires, Argentina, pianists Martha Argerich and Daniel Barenboim are not only fellow countrymen; as child prodigies they both began to give concerts in their youth, as soloists and with an orchestra, and both have gone on to establish long, distinguished global careers as virtuoso pianists in addition to branching out to other equally distinguished …
“An adorable Mozart” (La Stampa). Staged by Sven-Eric Bechtolf, this Così Fan Tutte is true to text, humorous and precise, its classically aesthetic interpretation is good for “a whole lot of laughs” (Münchner Merkur) The fresh ensemble gives its all on stage : Gerald Finley as Don Alfonso, exercising his “noble, supple baritone” (Salzburger Nachrichten); the New York …
This 2004 Athens concert represents the first musical encounter between Simon Rattle and Daniel Barenboim and the first time Sir Simon Rattle conducted the Berlin Philharmonic as chief conductor. This all Brahms program features the wonderful first piano concerto with the romantic Adagio which Brahms wrote in reverence for Clara Schumann and Arnold Schoenbergs successful arrangement of …
From Berlin, 2003, A Gershwin Night Concert includes the three most popular orchestral works by Gershwin: An American in Paris, Rhapsody in Blue and Concerto in F. Seiji Ozawa, recognized as one of the supreme Gershwin conductors, is in the distinguished company of jazz pianist Marcus Roberts, jazz bassist Roland Guerin and drummer Jason Marsalis. Also …
Yuri Temirkanov conducts Rachmaninov & Rimsky-Korsakov [Blu-ray]
In its fourth edition, the Annecy Festival has become a major player in the national and international cultural landscape. In residence at the 2013 Annecy Classic Festival, the St. Petersburg Philharmonic closes the festival and joins forces with its iconic conductor Yuri Temirkanov for a 100% Rachmaninov programme! Russian to his very marrow despite his exile in the …
Virtuosity – The Fourteenth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition [Blu-ray]
Virtuosity searches for the musical souls of the most gifted young pianists as they try to make a name for themselves at the 2013 Van Cliburn International Piano Competiton. The film focusses on this group of young musicians as they articulate their personalities through their music: brilliant, eccentric, tender, touching, dazzling, deadly serious, wildly entertaining. …
The founding of the Berlin Philharmonic on the 1 May 1882 is annually celebrated in a European city of cultural significance. In 2015 the May Europakonzert, a smash hit with the assembled audience, took place for the second time since 2004 in Athens, Greece, with Leonidas Kavakos joining the Berlin Philharmonic for the Sibelius Violin Concerto and …