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The annual celebration of Saint Patrick's Day is held on March 17, the traditional death date of Saint Patrick (385-461), who is known as Ireland's foremost patron saint. Now this day is a national holiday and celebrations happen around the world.

A festive concert from the Gethsemanekirche in Berlin marks the 60th anniversary of the RIAS Kammerchor. Under the baton of a new chief conductor, the RIAS Kammerchor and the Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin perform Motets by Johann Sebastian Bach.

Dina Ivanova performs Wagner/Liszt - Isoldens Liebestod: Schlußszene aus Tristan und Isolde, S447 and Grandes Études de Paganini, S141 during semi-final I (transcription) of the 11th International Franz Liszt Piano Competition.

The beautiful Mariinsky Theatre in St Petersburg formed the background for the 1996 edition of the annual Europakonzert of the Berliner Philharmoniker. In honour of the Russian hosts, the concert opened with highlights from Prokofiev's Romeo and Juliet, followed by the Cavatina from Rachmaninoff'...

Mariss Jansons conducts as the Berlin Philharmonic perform Berlioz's `Symphonie Fantastique, Op. 14' for their European Concert recorded in the Hagia Eirene church in Istanbul, Turkey.

Beatrice Rana, piano, plays the 'Flower Piece' op. 19 and the Symphonic Etudes op. 13 by Robert Schumann, 'Miroirs' by Maurice Ravel and the 'Firebird Suite' by Igor Stravinsky.

With Wolfgang and Constanze comfortably ensconced in Vienna, Mozart enhanced his artistic position as the focal point of several musical academies and large-scale concert presentations.

Julien LeBlanc accompanies soprano Axelle Fanyo (France, 1989) during the semi-finals of the Art Song competition of the Concours musical international de Montréal of 2018 (CMIM).

Sir Simon Rattle and the London Symphony Orchestra perform Berlioz's "La Damnation de Faust."

Under the baton of Jiri Belohlávek, soloist Ivan Klánský is accompanied by the Prague Chamber Orchestra during his performance of Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 20, K 466 at the Waldstein palace in Prague.

Olivier Godin accompanies mezzo-soprano Clara Osowski (USA, 1986) during the semi-finals of the Art Song competition of the Concours musical international de Montréal of 2018 (CMIM). The program features Heliopolis 1 (D 753), Auflösung (D 807) and Die Sterne (D 176) by Schubert, Sibelius' Den för...

Conductor Michel Tabachnik's ensemble focuses on one of the leading composers of modern music: Igor Stravinsky. His first ballet music, Firebird, is a highlight of the concert. The concert opens with Anton Webern's Five Pieces for Orchestra Op. 10.

Violinist Kristof Barati and Pianist Lucas Debargue pair for the first time in a duo concert at the 25th anniversary edition of the Swiss Verbier Festival in 2018. Although this was their inaugural collaboration, the two young artists found a perfect understanding around this romantic programme. ...

Not only was Mozart unlucky in love in Mannheim, but he also failed to achieve his ambition of becoming a court composer. Yet, he continued with music in order to simply make some money.

This wonderful concert brings you a wonderful and varied programme centred around the human voice and the harp. As part of the `Festival de Saintes' 2014, soprano Céline Scheen and harpist Giovanna Pessi present a beautiful concert of stunning early repertoire at the impressive Abbaye aux Dames i...

The Piano Concerto No. 24, KV 491 has a minor harmonic structure reminiscent of Don Giovanni. In this performance, recorded at Schönbrunn palace in Vienna, Andre Previn is the soloist and conductor of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.

The ensemble YES Camerata (Young European String Camerata) and violinist William Hagen perform The Red Priest and the Tanguero at the Academiezaal in the Belgian city of Sint-Truiden in 2017.

Conductor Paolo Arrivabeni leads the Orchestre et Choeurs de l'Opéra Royal de Wallonie in this performance of Aida. With 56 operas to his credit, this was his first time to conduct Aida, although it is one of the most often performed operas around the world. Celebrated by both the public and crit...

Conductor and artistic director of the orchestra, Richard Pontzious initially founded the Asian Youth Orchestra (AYO) with violinist and conductor Yehudi Menuhin, in 1987. Pontzious aimed to create a platform for young Asian musicians to unite musical talent within the continent and encourage a n...

The Bavarian capital of Munich was always one of Mozart's favourite places and it saw important performances of many of his major instrumental works and hosted the world premiere of his monumental opera series `Idomeneo, re di Creta'. The first edition of Mozart's Piano Concerto No.

Peter Dugan accompanies baritone John Brancy (USA, 1988) during the semi-finals of the Art Song competition of the Concours musical international de Montréal of 2018 (CMIM). The program features Des Fräuleins Liebeslauschen (D 698) and Erlkönig (D 328) by Schubert, Auf einer Burg, Op 39/7 by Schu...