Schedule for Stingray Classica

Maria Luigia Borsi & Antonio Artese

Maria Luigia Borsi & Antonio Artese

The six-concert series “Io suono italiano” is dedicated to music of Italian composers and performed by Italian musicians on Italian instruments. The concert programs cover four centuries of music: from Girolamo Frescobaldi and Antonio Vivaldi to more contemporary music by Ennio Morricone and Azio Corghi. Each program presents more familiar pieces alongside lesser-known compositions. These performances were filmed at the atmospheric Teatro Sociale in Rovigo, Italy, in January 2021. In this program, Maria Luigia Borsi (soprano) and Antonio Artese (piano) present a recital consisting of several songs and arias. On the program are Francesco Paolo Tosti's Sogno, ‘A vucchella, and L'alba separa dalla luce l'ombra Giacomo Puccini's Sole e amore, Sogno d'or, “Donde lieta” (from La Bohème), “Il bel sogno di Doretta” (from La rondine), and “O mio babbino caro” (from Gianni Schicchi) Renato Brogi's Presentimento, Ruggero Leoncavallo's Mattinata, and Alfredo Catalini's Chanson Groenlandaise.

2026-01-16 01:59:35 +0000 UTC2026-01-16 02:44:33 +0000 UTC(44m)
Sir Simon Rattle & London Symphony Orchestra

Sir Simon Rattle & London Symphony Orchestra

Sir Simon Rattle conducts the London Symphony Orchestra (LSO) in a concert program consisting of Antonín Dvořák's Scherzo Capriccioso in D-flat major, Op. 66, and selections from Act II of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's famous ballet The Nutcracker (1892). Dvořák's Scherzo Capriccioso (1883) reflects a period of personal crisis for the composer. The work betrays ever-changing moods and a constant sense of inner restlessness. In the music of The Nutcracker, Tchaikovsky combined memorable melodies with colorful orchestration, which has enchanted listeners for decades. This performance was recorded at LSO St Luke's in London, UK, on March 18, 2021.

2026-01-16 15:14:52 +0000 UTC2026-01-16 16:29:50 +0000 UTC(1h14m)
Mahler Chamber Orchestra & Barbara Hannigan

Mahler Chamber Orchestra & Barbara Hannigan

Barbara Hannigan conducts the Mahler Chamber Orchestra in a concert recorded at the Lucerne Festival of 2014. There are pianists who also conduct, and concert masters who lead their orchestra from the violin desk, but a star soprano who coordinates an ensemble while at the same time negotiating the trickiest coloratura singing is something entirely new! This concert opens with the Overture from Rossini's La scala di seta, followed by three concert arias by Mozart: Vado, ma dove? O Dei!, K. 583, Un moto di gioia, K. 579 and Misera, dove son? K. 369. After renditions of György Ligeti's Concert Românesc and Mysteries of the Macabre, the concert closes with Fauré's Pelléas et Mélisande, Op. 80, a suite derived from incidental music.

2026-01-16 13:44:53 +0000 UTC2026-01-16 15:14:52 +0000 UTC(1h29m)
Thomas Dunford

Thomas Dunford

French lutenist Thomas Dunford performs various works for lute by J. S. Bach in this intimate chamber music concert, recorded at Concertgebouw Brugge, Belgium, in 2017. On the program are Suite for lute in G minor, BWV 995 Suite for solo cello in G major (arr. for lute), BWV 1007 and Chaconne from Partita for solo violin in D minor (arr. lute), BWV 1004. Paris-born lutenist Thomas Dunford (*1988) discovered the lute at the age of nine. He studied at the Conservatory of Paris and the Schola Cantorum in Basel, and participated in masterclasses with lutenists such as Rolf Lislevand and Julian Bream. He has made various solo and ensemble appearances at Europe's most prestigious festivals.

2026-01-16 12:29:54 +0000 UTC2026-01-16 13:44:53 +0000 UTC(1h14m)
Franz Welser-Möst & Cleveland Orchestra

Franz Welser-Möst & Cleveland Orchestra

Austrian conductor Franz Welser-Möst leads his Cleveland Orchestra in a performance of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Divertimento No. 2 in D major, KV 131, and Arnold Schoenberg's Variations for Orchestra, Op. 31, recorded at Severance Hall in Cleveland, USA. In addition, Welser-Möst takes a walk through ‘his' Vienna, enlightening us on this musical capital that was home to both Mozart and Schoenberg. He contrasts the Divertimento No. 2, written by 16-year-old Mozart, with Variations for Orchestra, by the mature Schoenberg.

2026-01-16 10:59:58 +0000 UTC2026-01-16 12:29:54 +0000 UTC(1h29m)
Philippe Herreweghe, Collegium Vocale Gent, Dorothee Mields & Thomas Hobbs

Philippe Herreweghe, Collegium Vocale Gent, Dorothee Mields & Thomas Hobbs

Philippe Herreweghe conducts his Collegium Vocale Gent in this chamber music program dedicated to the music of J. S. Bach. On the program are Bach's Orchestral Suite No. 4 in D major, BWV 1069 Gott der Herr ist Sonn und Schild, BWV 79 and Missa brevis in G major, BWV 236. The soloists are soprano Dorothee Mields, tenor Thomas Hobbs, countertenor Alex Potter, and bass Peter Kooij. The program continues with a fine selection of Bach's works performed by French lutenist Thomas Dunford. On the program are Suite for lute in G minor, BWV 995 Suite for solo cello in G major (arr. for lute), BWV 1007 and Chaconne from Partita for solo violin in D minor (arr. lute), BWV 1004. This concert was recorded at Concertgebouw Brugge, Belgium, in 2017.

2026-01-16 10:34:45 +0000 UTC2026-01-16 10:59:58 +0000 UTC(25m)
Philippe Herreweghe, Collegium Vocale Gent, Dorothee Mields & Thomas Hobbs

Philippe Herreweghe, Collegium Vocale Gent, Dorothee Mields & Thomas Hobbs

Philippe Herreweghe conducts his Collegium Vocale Gent in this chamber music program dedicated to the music of J. S. Bach. On the program are Bach's Orchestral Suite No. 4 in D major, BWV 1069 Gott der Herr ist Sonn und Schild, BWV 79 and Missa brevis in G major, BWV 236. The soloists are soprano Dorothee Mields, tenor Thomas Hobbs, countertenor Alex Potter, and bass Peter Kooij. The program continues with a fine selection of Bach's works performed by French lutenist Thomas Dunford. On the program are Suite for lute in G minor, BWV 995 Suite for solo cello in G major (arr. for lute), BWV 1007 and Chaconne from Partita for solo violin in D minor (arr. lute), BWV 1004. This concert was recorded at Concertgebouw Brugge, Belgium, in 2017.

2026-01-16 10:00:27 +0000 UTC2026-01-16 10:34:45 +0000 UTC(34m)
Daniel Harding, Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Coro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino & Christiane Karg

Daniel Harding, Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Coro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino & Christiane Karg

Daniel Harding leads the Orchestra and Choir of the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino and four vocal soloists in a magnificent performance of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Requiem in D minor, K. 626. The soloists are soprano Christiane Karg, mezzosoprano Sara Mingardo, tenor Matthew Swensen, and bass Gianluca Buratto. The Austrian Count Walsegg commissioned Mozart to compose a Requiem in July 1791 to commemorate his late wife, Anna. At the time, Mozart was busy working on his operas La clemenza di Tito and The Magic Flute. By the time he started on the Requiem, in the fall of that same year, his health was seriously declining. Mozart passed away in December 1791, leaving the Requiem uncompleted. His pupil Franz Xaver Süssmayr completed Mozart's swan song in the form known today, based on Mozart's sketches and possibly verbal instructions. This performance was recorded at Teatro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino in Florence, Italy, in 2021.

2026-01-16 03:44:32 +0000 UTC2026-01-16 05:00:00 +0000 UTC(1h15m)
Les Arts Florissants & Paul Agnew

Les Arts Florissants & Paul Agnew

Italian composer Claudio Monteverdi (1567-1643) composed nine books of madrigals in half a century, which helped transform the genre from the polyphonic, a cappella madrigals of the late Renaissance to the ‘concertato' madrigals of the early Baroque, shifting the style's focus to the ability of music to express emotions contained in a text. In 2011, British tenor Paul Agnew and renowned Baroque ensemble Les Arts Florissants started recording eight books of Monteverdi's madrigals. In this program, Agnew leads Les Arts Florissants in the madrigals of Book I. Published on New Year's day of 1587, Book I consist of seventeen madrigals for five voices. This performance was recorded at the Cité de la musique in Paris, France, in 2011.

2026-01-16 02:44:33 +0000 UTC2026-01-16 03:44:32 +0000 UTC(59m)
Maria Luigia Borsi & Antonio Artese

Maria Luigia Borsi & Antonio Artese

The six-concert series “Io suono italiano” is dedicated to music of Italian composers and performed by Italian musicians on Italian instruments. The concert programs cover four centuries of music: from Girolamo Frescobaldi and Antonio Vivaldi to more contemporary music by Ennio Morricone and Azio Corghi. Each program presents more familiar pieces alongside lesser-known compositions. These performances were filmed at the atmospheric Teatro Sociale in Rovigo, Italy, in January 2021. In this program, Maria Luigia Borsi (soprano) and Antonio Artese (piano) present a recital consisting of several songs and arias. On the program are Francesco Paolo Tosti's Sogno, ‘A vucchella, and L'alba separa dalla luce l'ombra Giacomo Puccini's Sole e amore, Sogno d'or, “Donde lieta” (from La Bohème), “Il bel sogno di Doretta” (from La rondine), and “O mio babbino caro” (from Gianni Schicchi) Renato Brogi's Presentimento, Ruggero Leoncavallo's Mattinata, and Alfredo Catalini's Chanson Groenlandaise.

2026-01-16 01:59:35 +0000 UTC2026-01-16 02:44:33 +0000 UTC(44m)
David Grimal & Les Dissonances

David Grimal & Les Dissonances

Les Dissonances and leading violinist David Grimal by Symphony No. 8 by Ludwig van Beethoven at the Opéra Dijon in France. Beethoven spent the summer of 1812 in Bohemia, in the spas of Teplitz and Carlsbad. During his stay in Teplitz, he wrote his famous love letter to his "Immortal Beloved ", which inspired Symphony No. 8. The symphony is distinguished by its simplicity and its overall duration, which returns to the classical proportions of Symphony No. 1. Only the finale brings a little extravagance, contrasting with the conventional form of the first three movements in a more modest way that presents an interesting solo treatment of the instruments.

2026-01-16 01:29:35 +0000 UTC2026-01-16 01:59:35 +0000 UTC(30m)
Raphael Pichon, Ensemble Pygmalion, Sabine Devieilhe & Arnaud de Pasquale

Raphael Pichon, Ensemble Pygmalion, Sabine Devieilhe & Arnaud de Pasquale

On March 23, 1783, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart gave a successful concert at Vienna's Burgtheater that he dedicated to two sopranos: Aloysia and Josepha Weber, the sisters of his wife Constanze. The concert's program would be considered odd by today's standards. The composer's Symphony No. 35 was broken up and interspersed with other compositions, such as concertos, arias, and works for solo piano. Nearly two and a half centuries later, French soprano Sabine Devieilhe, conductor Raphaël Pichon and his Ensemble Pygmalion bring a wonderful concert inspired by that remarkable event. The program includes: ‘Allegro con spirito' of Symphony No. 35, also known as the Haffner Symphony ‘Vorrei spiegarvi, oh Dio', KV 418 ‘Schon lacht der holde Frühling', KV 580 Trio of ‘Die Schlittenfahrt' No. 3, KV 605 Deutscher Tanz No. 6, KV 571 ‘Der Hölle Rache kocht in meinem Herzen' from Mozart's opera Die Zauberflöte ‘Finale: Presto' of Symphony No. 35 ‘Nehmt meinen Dank', KV 383 and ‘Dans un bois solitaire et sombre', KV 308. This performance was recorded at Théâtre Impérial de Compiègne, in Compiègne, France.

2026-01-16 00:29:37 +0000 UTC2026-01-16 01:29:35 +0000 UTC(59m)
Iván Fischer & Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino

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.

2026-01-15 22:59:38 +0000 UTC2026-01-16 00:19:02 +0000 UTC(1h19m)
amarcordplus & Sebastian Heindl

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.

2026-01-15 21:29:40 +0000 UTC2026-01-15 22:59:38 +0000 UTC(1h29m)
Philippe Jordan, Orchestre de l'Opéra national de Paris, Choeur de l'Opéra national de Paris & Ricarda Merbeth

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.

2026-01-15 15:29:49 +0000 UTC2026-01-15 16:59:47 +0000 UTC(1h29m)
Neeme Järvi, Lucerne Symphony Orchestra, Martha Argerich & Mischa Maisky

Neeme Järvi, Lucerne Symphony Orchestra, Martha Argerich & Mischa Maisky

The Lucerne Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Neeme Järvi presents the world premiere of Rodion Shchedrin's Double concerto for cello, piano and orchestra. Soloists are Martha Argerich (piano) and Mischa Maisky (cello). The concert program features Antonín Dvořák's Scherzo capriccioso Des-Dur Op. 66, B 131, Shchedrin's aforementioned Double concerto "Romantic Offering", César Franck's Sonata for piano and cello in A, and Dmitri Shostakovich's Symphony No. 9, Op. 70. This première performance was recorded at the Culture and Congress Centre of Lucerne, KKL, on February 9, 2011. The Lucerne Symphony Orchestra is orchestra-in-residence at KKL Luzern. The Lucerne Symphony Orchestra is Switzerland's oldest symphony orchestra and has won an international standing that extends far beyond its home base.

2026-01-15 13:14:51 +0000 UTC2026-01-15 15:17:40 +0000 UTC(2h2m)
Les Dissonances & David Grimal

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. 2 in D major, Op. 73. Whereas it took the composer over a decade to complete his first symphony, he penned his Symphony No. 2 in just a few months, during his summer sojourn in the restful Austrian village of Pörtschach in 1877. Nicknamed his ‘Pastoral' symphony, the work is arguably the most sunny and optimistic of Brahms's four symphonies. Lyrical in character, it features joyful melodies. This performance was recorded at Philharmonie de Paris, France, in 2015.

2026-01-15 12:14:54 +0000 UTC2026-01-15 13:14:51 +0000 UTC(59m)
Julie Berthollet, Camille Berthollet, Guillaume Vincent & Ensemble Appassionato

Julie Berthollet, Camille Berthollet, Guillaume Vincent & Ensemble Appassionato

For this exceptional recital, recorded in 2019 at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, Camille (cello) and Julie Berthollet (violin) are accompanied by pianist Guillaume Vincent and the Ensemble Appassionato under the direction of Mathieu Herzog. The two musical sisters have chosen a repertoire which crosses genres and eras to explore the expressive palette of the violin and cello, from the baroque of Vivaldi to the jazzy notes of Django Reinhardt and Stéphane Grapelli. Among the works on the program are Brahms Hungarian Dances No. 5 and No. 6, Karl Jenkins' Palladio, 'Theme from Forrest Gump' by Alan Silvestri, Schumann's Piano Quintet, Op. 44, The Red Violin by Corigliano, Hungarian Rhapsody, op. 68 by Popper, Minor Swing by Reinhardt/Grappeli and Csárdás by Monti.

2026-01-15 10:14:55 +0000 UTC2026-01-15 12:14:54 +0000 UTC(1h59m)