Schedule for Stingray Classica

Sir Simon Rattle & London Symphony Orchestra

Sir Simon Rattle & London Symphony Orchestra

Sir Simon Rattle conducts the London Symphony Orchestra (LSO) in Antonín Dvořák's spirited Slavonic Dances, Op. 46 (Nos. 1-8). These 16 folk dances earned Dvořák, who was a relative newcomer when he wrote them, great success. Originally composed for piano four hands, the London Symphony Orchestra plays the orchestral version of these brilliant works. This performance was recorded at LSO St. Luke's on Old Street in London, UK, on September 23, 2020.

2026-06-04 19:29:39 +0000 UTC2026-06-04 20:18:52 +0000 UTC(49m)
Martha Argerich, Lily Maisky, Iddo Bar-Shai & Tedi Papavrami

Martha Argerich, Lily Maisky, Iddo Bar-Shai & Tedi Papavrami

On the occasion of her 80th birthday, Argentinian pianist Martha Argerich explored chamber music repertoire in this wonderful concert, recorded at Château de Chantilly, France. The ‘Grande Dame' of the piano is joined by various renowned artists, including pianists Lily Maisky and Iddo Bar-Shaï, violinists Tedi Papavrami and Akiko Suwanai, her daughter Lyda Chen-Argerich on viola, and cellist Mischa Maisky. On the program are Felix Mendelssohn's Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor, Op. 49 Leoš Janáček's Violin Sonata Franz Schubert's Rondo in A major, D. 951 and Johannes Brahms's Piano Quartet No. 3 in C minor, Op. 60. These performances were recorded on May 4 and June 13, 2021.

2026-06-04 20:29:08 +0000 UTC2026-06-04 22:33:54 +0000 UTC(2h4m)
Sir Simon Rattle & London Symphony Orchestra

Sir Simon Rattle & London Symphony Orchestra

Sir Simon Rattle conducts the London Symphony Orchestra (LSO) in Antonín Dvořák's spirited Slavonic Dances, Op. 46 (Nos. 1-8). These 16 folk dances earned Dvořák, who was a relative newcomer when he wrote them, great success. Originally composed for piano four hands, the London Symphony Orchestra plays the orchestral version of these brilliant works. This performance was recorded at LSO St. Luke's on Old Street in London, UK, on September 23, 2020.

2026-06-04 19:29:39 +0000 UTC2026-06-04 20:18:52 +0000 UTC(49m)
Philippe Jordan & Orchestre de l'Opéra national de Paris

Philippe Jordan & Orchestre de l'Opéra national de Paris

Swiss conductor Philippe Jordan and the Orchestre de l'Opéra national de Paris recorded all of Ludwig van Beethoven's symphonies in 2014-2015. In this program, Jordan conducts Beethoven's Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67. Beethoven composed his Symphony No. 5 between 1804 and 1808, completing the work around the same time as his Symphony No. 6, ‘Pastorale'. Both symphonies saw their premieres in a legendary, all-Beethoven concert on December 22, 1808. Symphony No. 5 has become one of the best-known compositions in western classical music. It opens with the famous four-note motif, often interpreted as the musical manifestation of 'fate knocking at the door'. This rhythmic figure returns in various guises in the other three movements of the symphony. This performance was recorded at Opéra Bastille in Paris, France, in 2014.

2026-06-04 18:38:23 +0000 UTC2026-06-04 19:29:39 +0000 UTC(51m)
Roberto Abbado, Filarmonica Arturo Toscanini, Coro del Teatro Regio di Parma & Eleonora Buratto

Roberto Abbado, Filarmonica Arturo Toscanini, Coro del Teatro Regio di Parma & Eleonora Buratto

Roberto Abbado conducts the Filarmonica Arturo Toscanini, the Coro del Teatro Regio di Parma, and four vocal soloists in an outstanding performance of Giuseppe Verdi's Messa da Requiem, recorded at the Parco Ducale di Parma, Italy as part of Festival Verdi 2020. The soloists are soprano Eleonora Buratto, mezzosoprano Anita Rachvelishvili, tenor Giorgio Berrugi, and bass Roberto Tagliavini. When his fellow composer Gioachino Rossini died in 1868, Verdi proposed to compose a ‘Messa per Rossini' in his honor, to be written by himself and several other Italian composers. Verdi wrote the concluding movement, ‘Libera me'. When the premiere was cancelled, the project lay dormant. When Italian poet Alessandro Manzoni passed away a few years later, Verdi revisited his plan to compose a requiem – this time in honor of the poet he so greatly admired. As an opera composer, Verdi knew better than anyone how to infuse the work with drama, as is evident in the revised version of his ‘Libera me'. The famous, powerful ‘Dies Irae' especially stands out, depicting the horrors of the Last Judgement.

2026-06-04 16:37:56 +0000 UTC2026-06-04 18:26:39 +0000 UTC(1h48m)
The Philharmonics

The Philharmonics

Chamber music ensemble The Philharmonics pays tribute to the music of Vienna in this March 9, 2011 concert from Vienna's Café Sperl. The ensemble, which consists of musicians from the Vienna Philharmonic and the Berlin Philharmonic, performs arrangements of five popular waltzes by Johann Straus II. Among them are Kaiser-Walzer, Op. 437, and Schatz-Walzer, Op. 418, from the operetta The Gypsy Baron. In May 1921, the likes of Arnold Schönberg, Alban Berg, and Anton Webern wrote these chamber music arrangements to raise funds for their Society for Private Musical Performances. Although both the concert and the auction of the scores were very successful, the Society eventually went under. In addition to these pieces by Strauss, The Philharmonics perform works by Fritz Kreisler, Leopold Godowsky, as well as The Philharmonics's first violinist, Tibor Kováč. The program comes to an end with Godowsky's tribute to the city: Alt Wien.

2026-06-04 15:22:00 +0000 UTC2026-06-04 16:37:56 +0000 UTC(1h15m)
Herbert Blomstedt & Gewandhausorchester Leipzig

Herbert Blomstedt & Gewandhausorchester Leipzig

Conductor Herbert Blomstedt and the Gewandhausorchester take us on a musical journey to the Czech Republic in this 2020 concert from Leipzig's Gewandhaus. The program opens with Bohemian composer Jan Václav Hugo Voríšek's Symphony in D major, Op. 23 (1821). Although the composition – Voríšek's only symphony – was never performed during the composer's lifetime, it has become one of his most-performed works today. Also on the program is Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Symphony No. 38 in D major, K. 504. This work, which premiered while Mozart was visiting Prague in 1787, is often referred to as the ‘Prague Symphony'.

2026-06-04 13:37:31 +0000 UTC2026-06-04 15:11:37 +0000 UTC(1h34m)
Kazuki Yamada & Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse

Kazuki Yamada & Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse

2024 marks the 100th anniversary of Gabriel Fauré's death. He is considered one of the most important and influential composers, having been the teacher of Maurice Ravel, Georges Enescu, Nadia Boulanger and many others. The Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse and The Philharmonic Chorus of Tokyo, with Florian Sempey as soloist, perform Gabriel Fauré's Requiem in the Basilique de Saint-Sernin in Toulouse, the largest surviving Romanesque church in France and one of the most important buildings in Romanesque architecture. This extraordinary concert is conducted by Kazuki Yamada, who is currently one of the most exciting young maestros. In spring 2023, he was appointed Principal Conductor and Artistic Advisor of the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, and is also Artistic and Musical Director of the Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte-Carlo.

2026-06-04 08:50:37 +0000 UTC2026-06-04 10:24:06 +0000 UTC(1h33m)
Philippe Jordan & Orchestre de l'Opéra national de Paris

Philippe Jordan & Orchestre de l'Opéra national de Paris

Swiss conductor Philippe Jordan and the Orchestre de l'Opéra national de Paris recorded all of Ludwig van Beethoven's symphonies in 2014-2015. In this program, Jordan conducts Beethoven's Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67. Beethoven composed his Symphony No. 5 between 1804 and 1808, completing the work around the same time as his Symphony No. 6, ‘Pastorale'. Both symphonies saw their premieres in a legendary, all-Beethoven concert on December 22, 1808. Symphony No. 5 has become one of the best-known compositions in western classical music. It opens with the famous four-note motif, often interpreted as the musical manifestation of 'fate knocking at the door'. This rhythmic figure returns in various guises in the other three movements of the symphony. This performance was recorded at Opéra Bastille in Paris, France, in 2014.

2026-06-04 07:59:22 +0000 UTC2026-06-04 08:50:37 +0000 UTC(51m)
Jos van Immerseel, Anima Eterna Brugge, Claron McFadden & Bart Van Caenegem

Jos van Immerseel, Anima Eterna Brugge, Claron McFadden & Bart Van Caenegem

Belgian conductor Jos van Immerseel leads Anima Eterna Brugge in a concert program dedicated to American composer George Gershwin. The program opens with Gershwin's symphonic suite Catfish Row (arr. Steven D. Bowen) which is based upon music from his famous opera Porgy and Bess (1935). This is followed by the well-known tone poem An American in Paris (1928). After, soprano Claron McFadden joins the orchestra, presenting a selection of Gershwin's classic jazz songs, including ‘The man I love' (1924-27), ‘I got rhythm' (1930), and ‘By Strauss' (1936). She also performs ‘My man's gone now' and ‘Summertime' from Porgy and Bess. The concert ends with Gershwin's celebrated Rhapsody in Blue, with Bart Van Caenegem as featured pianist. This performance was recorded at Concertgebouw Brugge, Belgium, on March 3, 2017.

2026-06-04 05:39:13 +0000 UTC2026-06-04 07:39:42 +0000 UTC(2h)
Zhu Xiao-Mei

Zhu Xiao-Mei

Chinese pianist Zhu Xiao-Mei performs J. S. Bach's Goldberg Variations (BWV 988) at the Leipzig Bach Festival. This June 2014 concert was recorded at St. Thomas Church, where Bach spent most time of his career as 'Thomaskantor', the musical director of the Thomanerchor church choir. The Goldberg Variations consist of one aria and a set of 30 variations. The work was first published in 1741 and was named after harpsichordist Johann Gottlieb Goldberg. In contrast to melodic variations on a theme, the Goldberg Variations do not follow the melody, but rather use the aria's bass line and chord progression. Every third variation in the series of 30 is a canon that follows an ascending pattern. The Goldberg Variations are among Bach's most celebrated works, which gained an even larger audience thanks to Glenn Gould's legendary recordings of the work in 1955 and 1981.

2026-06-04 04:00:00 +0000 UTC2026-06-04 05:39:13 +0000 UTC(1h39m)
Benjamin Haemhouts, Casco Phil & Geert Baeckelandt

Benjamin Haemhouts, Casco Phil & Geert Baeckelandt

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart wrote his last completely instrumental piece in 1791. Clarinet Concerto in A Major was written for his friend Anton Stadler, who gave the first performance of it in Prague to a great reception according to the Berlin Musikalisches Wochenblatt. Today, a major part of the first movement is often used in auditions for orchestras and music schools. In this broadcast, the piece is performed by Casco Phil, a Belgian chamber orchestra led by Benjamin Haemhouts. Belgian clarinettist Geert Baeckelandt is the featured soloist.

2026-06-04 03:24:38 +0000 UTC2026-06-04 04:00:00 +0000 UTC(35m)
Carlos Miguel Prieto & Orquesta Sinfónica de Minería

Carlos Miguel Prieto & Orquesta Sinfónica de Minería

Mahler's Symphony No. 7, nicknamed "Song of the Night," is a five-movement, entirely instrumental work composed during a more optimistic period, featuring unique orchestral colors from instruments like the mandolin, guitar, and euphonium. The work's unique sonic palette, including unusual instrumentation and contrasting timbres, along with its deeply expressive nature and sense of journey, are most valued by the public.

2026-06-04 01:39:41 +0000 UTC2026-06-04 03:24:38 +0000 UTC(1h44m)
Ballets de Monte Carlo

Ballets de Monte Carlo

'La Belle' (The Sleeping Beauty) is a three-act ballet by award-winning French choreographer Jean-Christophe Maillot. In 1993, Maillot became artistic director of the Ballets de Monte-Carlo, creating over 30 ballets for the company, including 'Romeo and Juliet' (1996), 'Scheherazade' (2009), and 'Opus 50' (2011). Based on Charles Perrault's famous fairy tale, Maillot staged this unconventional and unique version of 'La Belle', which explores the darker side of Perrault's story. The incredible choreography is set to the score of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, performed by the Monte-Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra under the baton of Nicolas Brochot. Besides the performers of the Ballets de Monte-Carlo, the production features star dancers of the Bolshoi Ballet: Semyon Chudin (Prince) and Olga Smirnova (La Belle). This performance was recorded at the Salle des Princes of the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco, in December 2016.

2026-06-03 19:37:01 +0000 UTC2026-06-03 21:35:28 +0000 UTC(1h58m)
Christian Zacharias, Orchestre National de Lille & Isabelle van Keulen

Christian Zacharias, Orchestre National de Lille & Isabelle van Keulen

German conductor Christian Zacharias leads the Orchestre national de Lille in a concert program dedicated to Robert Schumann. The concert opens with the ‘Genoveva' Overture, Op. 81. Although Schumann's only opera Genoveva is not often performed, its overture established itself as an autonomous work in concert halls. After, the composer's Violin Concerto in D minor, WoO 23, is performed, featuring Dutch violinist Isabelle van Keulen as the soloist. Written in 1853, it is Schumann's only violin concerto. The concert ends with a performance of Schumann's Symphony No. 1 in B-flat major, Op. 38, also known as the ‘Spring Symphony'. This optimistic work is written in 1841 and is the most performed of Schumann's four symphonies. This concert was recorded at Auditorium du Nouveau Siècle in Lille, France, on June 16, 2017.

2026-06-03 17:52:04 +0000 UTC2026-06-03 19:37:01 +0000 UTC(1h44m)
Nikolay Lugansky

Nikolay Lugansky

Russian pianist Nikolay Lugansky has received world-wide praise for his interpretations of the music of Sergei Rachmaninoff. In this wonderful recital, the great pianist presents works by the Russian Romantic composer as well as Ludwig van Beethoven and Alexander Glazunov. Lugansky opens his concert with Beethoven's Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 2, ‘Moonlight', followed by Alexander Glazunov's Piano Sonata No. 2 in E minor, Op. 75. Then Lugansky performs a selection of works by Rachmaninoff: Rachmaninoff's piano transcription of J. S. Bach's Partita No. 3 in E major a selection of Études-Tableaux (Nos. 1, 2, 4, and 8, Op, 33, and Nos. 5 and 6, Op. 39) Lilac (Op. 21, No. 5) Prelude in C minor, Op. 23 No. 7 and Rachmaninoff's transcription of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's Lullaby (Op. 16 No. 1). This performance was recorded at the Tchaikovsky Concert Hall in Moscow, Russia, on June 4, 2021.

2026-06-03 15:51:37 +0000 UTC2026-06-03 17:36:33 +0000 UTC(1h44m)