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Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli - even among fellow pianists this name almost evokes reverence, because it stands for the highest perfection, for a cult of beauty that perhaps no other master pianist has ever practiced. But it also stands for concert...

A century to the day after the orchestra's first concert on 24th October 1919, the centennial season culminates in a "splashy gala night" (San Francisco Classical Voice) at the Walt Disney Concert Hall with the current and former chief conductors...

Together with photographer Mat Hennek, French star pianist H?l?ne Grimaud, comes up with a multimedia concert project at the Grand Hall of Hamburg's Elbphilharmonie. Grimaud's virtuous piano performance is accompanied by Hennek's highly praised photo...

Sarah Willis is a tireless ambassador for her instrument, the horn, which she champions around the world. Already a horn player with the Berlin Philharmoniker, in 2014 she launched for the German television channel Deutsche Welle what was soon to become...

'A parable for our times' (Daily Telegraph) In a world driven by greed, what do we truly value? Timon has it all - money, influence, friends. Surely it can't last? When the money runs out, Timon soon finds her influence and friends have also gone. Left...

Katie Derham introduces highlights from the past ten years at the Royal Ballet, weaving the history of ballet through carefully curated excerpts from the past decade, and goes behind the scenes to see what it takes to be a dancer in the company of The...

70 years after Det Norske Teatret first staged Peer Gynt, Erik Ulfsby and his excellent team have developed a new version, with the role of old Peer congenially filled by Toralv Maurstad. The play's original chronology has been broken up and fragments of...

The Demonstrations of the Ballet School are a traditional checkpoint for the institution: they consist of a performance where the audience can appreciate the beautiful and rich education of classical dance taught at the Paris Opera. Considered as one of...

This new release is an in-depth portrait of dance superstar Natalia Osipova directed by BAFTA winning filmmaker Gerry Fox. Force of Nature Natalia follows a season in the life dance superstar Natalia Osipova. With unique access to Natalia's personal...

Enter the Ballet School of the Op?ra national de Paris and follow the young students' dance lessons, taught by Danseurs ?toiles ?lisabeth Platel and Charles Jude in the style of legendary ballet master Alexander Kalioujny. Alexander 'Sasha' Kalioujny,...

The award-winning Akademie f?r Alte Musik Berlin has become one of the world's leading chamber orchestras on period instruments. These concerts reveal some of the foundations of Beethoven's genius, and capture vital performances from the 2020 SWR...

The award-winning Akademie f?r Alte Musik Berlin has become one of the world's leading chamber orchestras on period instruments. These concerts reveal some of the foundations of Beethoven's genius, and capture vital performances from the 2020 SWR...