Live & Upcoming Programmes

Silvia Chiesa

Cinematic classical clips and energizing concert pieces featuring up-and-coming artists.

2026-01-22 21:02:42 +0000 UTC→2026-01-22 21:14:35 +0000 UTC(11m)

amarcordplus & Sebastian Heindl

Five-strong vocal ensemble amarcord is joined by an extra alto and two soprano voices for this unusual concert at Leipzig's St. Thomas Church. As amarcordplus, the ensemble presents a program focused on the city of Leipzig, which includes sacred madrigals by Johann Hermann Schein, motets from Heinrich Schütz's collection Geistliche Chor-Music, as well as two motets by the most famous Thomaskantor: Johann Sebastian Bach. Moreover, various sacred works by lesser-known contemporaries Philipp Heinrich Erlebach and mononymous composer Liebhold are performed, in addition to compositions by other members of the Bach family, including Johann Michael Bach and Johann Christoph Bach. This performance was recorded on May 1, 2020.

2026-01-22 14:14:48 +0000 UTC→2026-01-22 15:44:46 +0000 UTC(1h29m)

Martha Argerich, Herbert Blomstedt & Lucerne Festival Orchestra

At the age of seven, Argentine pianist Martha Argerich made her debut with Ludwig van Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major, Op. 15, a piece that would accompany her throughout her career. The celebrated pianist performs this signature piece at the Lucerne Festival with the Lucerne Festival Orchestra under the baton of Swedish conductor Herbert Blomstedt, who makes his festival debut with the orchestra. Beethoven's Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 36, is also on the program. This performance was recorded at the Lucerne Culture and Congress Center (KKL), Switzerland, in August 2020.

2026-01-22 12:44:51 +0000 UTC→2026-01-22 14:14:48 +0000 UTC(1h29m)

Herbert Blomstedt

Cinematic classical clips and energizing concert pieces featuring up-and-coming artists.

2026-01-22 12:28:46 +0000 UTC→2026-01-22 12:44:51 +0000 UTC(16m)

David Grimal & Les Dissonances

Les Dissonances is a collective of artists founded by violinist David Grimal in 2004. The conductorless ensemble consists of musicians from the most prestigious European orchestras, international soloists, and young talents. In this performance, Les Dissonances play Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Violin Concerto No. 4 in D major, K. 218. Leading violinist Grimal features as the soloist. With the exception of the first violin concerto, Mozart composed his other four violin concertos in 1775 at a time when he was concertmaster at the Salzburg court. Among his five concertos, Violin Concerto No. 4 is one of the best-known. This performance was recorded at Cité de la Musique, France, in 2014.

2026-01-22 11:59:55 +0000 UTC→2026-01-22 12:28:46 +0000 UTC(28m)

Iván Fischer

Cinematic classical clips and energizing concert pieces featuring up-and-coming artists.

2026-01-22 11:46:44 +0000 UTC→2026-01-22 11:59:55 +0000 UTC(13m)

Nikolay Lugansky & Vadim Rudenko

In this splendid concert, exceptional Russian pianists Nikolay Lugansky and Vadim Rudenko join forces in a program for two pianos comprising works of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Maurice Ravel, Anton Arensky, Sergei Rachmaninoff, and Nikolai Kapustin. Both pianists, laureates of the prestigious International Tchaikovsky Competition in 1994, have received international recognition. They perform regularly in a duo. On the program: Mozart's Sonata for two pianos in D major, K. 448/375 A Ravel's La Valse (arr. for two pianos) Arensky's Suite No. 1 for two pianos, Op. 15 and Rachmaninoff's Suite No. 1 (Fantasy) for two pianos, Op. 5. As an encore, the duo performs ‘Romance' from Rachmaninoff's Suite No. 2 for two pianos, Op. 17, followed by ‘Overture' from Nikolai Kapustin's Sinfonietta, Op. 49. This performance was recorded at the Tchaikovsky Concert Hall in Moscow, Russia, on November 25, 2021.

2026-01-22 09:59:56 +0000 UTC→2026-01-22 11:46:44 +0000 UTC(1h46m)

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'.

2026-01-22 08:14:58 +0000 UTC→2026-01-22 09:59:56 +0000 UTC(1h44m)

Martha Argerich, Herbert Blomstedt & Lucerne Festival Orchestra

At the age of seven, Argentine pianist Martha Argerich made her debut with Ludwig van Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major, Op. 15, a piece that would accompany her throughout her career. The celebrated pianist performs this signature piece at the Lucerne Festival with the Lucerne Festival Orchestra under the baton of Swedish conductor Herbert Blomstedt, who makes his festival debut with the orchestra. Beethoven's Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 36, is also on the program. This performance was recorded at the Lucerne Culture and Congress Center (KKL), Switzerland, in August 2020.

2026-01-22 01:59:41 +0000 UTC→2026-01-22 03:29:39 +0000 UTC(1h29m)

Philippe Jordan, Orchestre de l'Opéra national de Paris, Choeur de l'Opéra national de Paris & Ricarda Merbeth

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, maestro Jordan presents Beethoven's final symphony: Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125. He conducts the Orchestre and Choeurs de l'Opéra national de Paris and four vocal soloists Ricarda Merbeth (soprano), Daniela Sindram (mezzosoprano), Robert Dean Smith (tenor), and Günther Groissböck (bass). Beethoven composed his last Symphony when his hearing had all but gone, between 1822 and 1824. Symphony No. 9 is the longest and most ambitious of Beethoven's symphonies. Most striking is the piece's finale movement, which includes a choir and four vocal soloists singing a setting of Friedrich Schiller's poem ‘An die Freude' (Ode to Joy). This performance was recorded at Opéra Bastille in Paris, France, in 2015.

2026-01-22 00:29:42 +0000 UTC→2026-01-22 01:59:41 +0000 UTC(1h29m)

Ballet of the Mariinsky Theatre

'La Bayadère' is a three-act ballet by the French choreographer Marius Petipa. Set in 19th-century India, 'La Bayadère' tells the sad love story of the noble warrior Solor and his Nikia, a temple dancer or 'bayadère', who is poisoned by her rival, Gamzatti. The ballet features one of the most celebrated scenes of classical ballet, namely 'The Kingdom of the Shades'. In this iconic scene, Solor dreams, under the influence of opium, of reuniting with his beloved Nikia. This production of the ballet features the revised choreography by Vladimir Ponomarev and Vakhtang Chabukiani (1941), and includes dances by Konstantin Sergeyev and Nikolai Zubkovsky. The ballet's music, composed by Ludwig Minkus, is performed by the Mariinsky Orchestra under the direction of Boris Gruzin. Among the performers are Viktoria Tereshkina, Anastasia Matvienko, Vladimir Shklyarov, and Vladimir Ponomarev. This performance was recorded at the Mariinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg, Russia, in July 2014.

2026-01-21 21:44:45 +0000 UTC→2026-01-22 00:29:42 +0000 UTC(2h44m)

Utrecht String Quartet

Cinematic classical clips and energizing concert pieces featuring up-and-coming artists.

2026-01-21 21:33:11 +0000 UTC→2026-01-21 21:44:45 +0000 UTC(11m)

David Levy

English-French pianist David Levy performs Dmitri Shostakovich's 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87. The work is a set of twenty-four pieces for piano, one in each of the major and minor keys of the chromatic scale. Each piece is in two parts: a prelude followed by a fugue. The composer was doubtlessly inspired by J. S. Bach's famous The Well-Tempered Clavier (BWV 846-893), a collection of forty-eight preludes and fugues published in two books. A panel member at Leipzig's Bach competition, Shostakovich was deeply inspired by Russian pianist Tatiana Nikolayeva's performance of Bach's 48 Preludes and Fugues. Shostakovich wrote these pieces between the autumn of 1950 and February 1951, dedicating them to Nikolayeva, who agreed to perform the Leningrad premiere in December 1952. David Levy's performance was recorded at the Budapest Music Center, Hungary, in September 2023.

2026-01-21 19:14:48 +0000 UTC→2026-01-21 21:33:11 +0000 UTC(2h18m)

Glass Marcano, Orchestre Symphonique Région Centre-Val de Loire/Tours & Stéphanie-Marie Degand

Young Venezuelan conductor Glass Marcano is a rising star. Having played in various local youth and symphony orchestras as a violinist, her first experience conducting an ensemble followed in 2012. In September 2020, she won the Orchestra Prize at La Maestra Competition – the first orchestra direction contest for women – held in Paris. In this concert, recorded at Opéra de Tours in February 2021, Marcano leads the Orchestre Symphonique Région Centre-Val de Loire/Tours in performances of two Romantic masterpieces. The program opens with Ludwig van Beethoven's Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61, featuring Stéphanie-Marie Degand as the soloist. This piece is one of the most important works in its genre. The program concludes with Georges Bizet's 1855 Symphony in C major, written when the composer was only 17 years old.

2026-01-21 14:29:54 +0000 UTC→2026-01-21 16:14:52 +0000 UTC(1h44m)

Les Dissonances & David Grimal

Les Dissonances is a collective of artists founded by violinist David Grimal in 2004. The conductorless ensemble consists of musicians from the most prestigious European orchestras, international soloists, and young talents. In this performance, Les Dissonances present Johannes Brahms's Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68. Brahms realized he was expected to compose a symphony that would match the musical standards established by Ludwig van Beethoven. After working on it for at least fourteen years, he completed his Symphony No. 1 in 1876. Brahms's symphony was hailed as ‘Beethoven's Tenth': a worthy successor to Beethoven's Symphony No. 9. Brahms's work contains several references to Beethoven. For instance, the main theme of the fourth movement – first appearing in the strings – resembles the ‘Ode to Joy' in the finale of Beethoven's Symphony No. 9. This performance was recorded at Philharmonie de Paris, France, in 2014.

2026-01-21 13:29:56 +0000 UTC→2026-01-21 14:29:54 +0000 UTC(59m)

Sir John Eliot Gardiner

Cinematic classical clips and energizing concert pieces featuring up-and-coming artists.

2026-01-21 13:19:21 +0000 UTC→2026-01-21 13:29:56 +0000 UTC(10m)

Iván Fischer & Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino

Maestro Iván Fischer leads the Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino in a remarkable concert program of works by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Antonín Dvořák. Mozart's Symphony No. 34 in C major, K. 338 opens the program. Completed in the summer of 1780, this was the last symphony Mozart wrote in Salzburg, where he worked as a court musician. The three-movement symphony features two vibrant outer movements with fanfares and rousing themes, while the quieter second movement is scored for strings alone, deviating from the typical four-movement structure of the time. Next on the program is Dvořák's Symphony No. 7 in D minor, Op. 70, completed in March 1885 and premiered one month later in London conducted by the composer himself. With its dramatic and dark style, this symphony stands in stark contrast to the predominantly optimistic tone of Dvořák's broader oeuvre. This performance was recorded at Teatro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino in Florence, Italy, on January 29, 2021.

2026-01-21 11:59:57 +0000 UTC→2026-01-21 13:19:21 +0000 UTC(1h19m)

Matthias Goerne, Vilde Frang, Nicolas Altstaedt & Stathis Karapanos

Baritone Matthias Goerne teams up with violinist Vilde Frang, cellist Nicolas Altstaedt, flutist Stathis Karapanos, and harpsichordist Michaela Hasselt in this program dedicated to the music of J. S. Bach. They perform baritone arias from Bach's most beautiful cantatas, as well as solo pieces and duets. On the program are Sonata No. 3 in C major for violin solo, BWV 1005 arias ‘Hier, in meines Vaters Stätte', BWV 32 and ‘Die Welt mit allen Königreichen', BWV 59 Suite No. 5 in C minor for cello solo, BWV 1011 ‘Wenn Trost und Hülf ermangeln muß', BWV 117 ‘Ja, ja, ich halte Jesum fest', BWV 157 Invention No. 7 in E minor, BWV 778 Invention in A major, BWV 783 and ‘Welt ade, ich bin dein müde', BWV 158. This performance was recorded at St. Mary's Church in Wittenberg, Germany.

2026-01-21 10:44:58 +0000 UTC→2026-01-21 11:59:57 +0000 UTC(1h14m)

amarcordplus & Sebastian Heindl

Five-strong vocal ensemble amarcord is joined by an extra alto and two soprano voices for this unusual concert at Leipzig's St. Thomas Church. As amarcordplus, the ensemble presents a program focused on the city of Leipzig, which includes sacred madrigals by Johann Hermann Schein, motets from Heinrich Schütz's collection Geistliche Chor-Music, as well as two motets by the most famous Thomaskantor: Johann Sebastian Bach. Moreover, various sacred works by lesser-known contemporaries Philipp Heinrich Erlebach and mononymous composer Liebhold are performed, in addition to compositions by other members of the Bach family, including Johann Michael Bach and Johann Christoph Bach. This performance was recorded on May 1, 2020.

2026-01-21 09:15:00 +0000 UTC→2026-01-21 10:44:58 +0000 UTC(1h29m)

Martha Argerich, Evgeny Kissin, Iddo Bar-Shai & Arielle Beck

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 Evgeny Kissin, Iddo Bar-Shaï, and Arielle Beck violinists Gidon Kremer, Maxim Vengerov, and Tedi Papavrami cellist Mischa Maisky, Flugelhorn player Sergei Nakariakov, as well as her daughter and grandson: Lyda Chen-Argerich (piano and viola) and David Chen-Argerich (piano). On the program are Alfred Schnittke's Congratulatory rondo for piano and violin Preludes No. 5, 21, and 24 from Mieczysław Weinberg's 24 Preludes, Op. 100 (arranged for solo violin by G. Kremer) ‘Waltz' and ‘Slava' from Sergei Rachmaninoff's 6 Morceaux, Op. 11, and Romance for six hands Fritz Kreisler's Liebesleid Robert Schumann's Fantasiestücke Op. 73, and Piano Quintet in E-flat major, Op. 44 and ‘Laideronnette, impératrice des Pagodes' from Maurice Ravel's Ma mère l'Oye. This performance was recorded on June 11, 2021.

2026-01-21 03:14:45 +0000 UTC→2026-01-21 05:00:00 +0000 UTC(1h45m)