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Filmed at the historic Down Cathedral in Downpatrick. The concert merges sacred music, traditional Irish instruments and music from the Irish diaspora, with choirs from as far as Santa Barbara and also local Irish musicians.

Josquin des Prez used the same melody twice to compose masses. Lionel Meunier, Marco Mencoboni and Katharina Bäuml perform the second of these compositions: `L'homme armé sexti toni'.

One of the most famous Austrian composers of the classical period is Joseph Haydn. During his career he composed over 100 symphonies which gave him the title `Father of the Symphony', but he has also been a key figure in developing chamber music.

Beethoven's Sonata No. 7 in D major, Op. 10 No. 3 is on a grander scale than the previous two. The introduction of the first movement's second theme is delayed by means of a fragment in the relative minor. The D minor slow movement is especially expressive, building dramatic tension only relieved...

In 2013, the Finnish conductor Hannu Lintu was appointed principal conductor of the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra. Lintu studied piano and cello at the Sibelius Academy and the Turku conservatorium in Sweden's southeast. He started conducting at the Sibelius Academy. His many concerts with the...

After a successful inaugural recital in 2016, pianist Misha Fomin returns to the stage in the intimate hall of the Concertgebouw Amsterdam on November 11, 2017.

The Boy with the Wig: Kids on Mozart explores children's fascination with the composer. The 30-minute film features boys and girls aged between eight and eleven recounting his life through humour and serious interpretations of Mozart's biography.

The works of the German composer and musician, Johann Sebastian Bach.

`Così fan tutte' not only boasts the most beautiful music Mozart ever wrote for an opera, but it's also the most perfect ensemble opera ever. Apart from its wonderful arias, the opera contains a range of brilliant duets, terzets, and quartets. The ever-present tension between man and woman, betwe...

Franz Welser-Möst conducts the Cleveland Orchestra in a performance of Bruckner's Symphony No 7. The work occupies a singularly important place in the composer's output. It was with this piece that Bruckner finally achieved widespread recognition and it has remained one of his most popular works....

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. ...

In this splendid 2013 concert from the Church of Verbier, Switzerland, Greek violinist Leonidas Kavakos and Chinese pianist Yuja Wang join forces to interpret three sonatas by Johannes Brahms. Leonidas Kavakos rose to fame in 1985, when he became the youngest musician to ever win the first price ...

Joanna MacGregor plays from Book One of Bach's Well-Tempered Clavier, recorded in 2010 at the Palau Güell in Barcelona, Spain.

Greek conductor Teodor Currentzis leads his ensemble MusicAeterna alongside Austrian-Moldovan violinist Patricia Kopatchinskaja in a performance showcasing young, accomplished and energetic musicians. For this concert, they went searching for a new definition of the meaning of the word beauty. Th...

Canadian-Tunisian mezzo-soprano Rihad Chaieb performs `Sein wir wieder gut … Musik ist eine heilige Kunst' from Richard Strauss's opera `Ariadne auf Naxos', and `Oh rest in the Lord, wait patiently for Him' from Mendelssohn's `Elijah'.

South Korean tenor Mario Bahg performs `Cujus animam gementem' from Gioachino Rossini's `Stabat Mater', and `È la solita storia del pastore' from Francesco Cilea's `L'arlesiana'.

Russian bass Mikhail Golovushkin performs `Lyubvi vse vozrasty pokorny' from Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's opera `Eugene Onegin', and `Che mai vegg'io! … Infelice! e tuo credevi' from Verdi's `Ernani'.

A film about the Mozart effect; the power of Mozart's music to fight disease and increase the mental ability of listeners.

In 2014, Trio Zukan emerged from the combination of three uncommon instruments: accordion, percussion and txistu. The repertoire for this instrumental combination was non-existent at the beginning, so its members decided to promote a project with different composers, with the intention of creatin...

The opera `La Cenerentola' by Gioachino Rossini, with a libretto by Jacopo Ferretti, was first performed in February 1816 following the success of Il Barbiere di Siviglia.

The Easter festival is an internationally renowned event among classical music lovers, traditionally opened in Moscow on Easter Sunday.

Featuring the life of Gustav Mahler - how anti-Semitism made his life difficult, his scandalous wedding with the femme fatale Alma Schindler and more.

One of the most famous Austrian composers of the classical period is Joseph Haydn. During his career he composed over 100 symphonies which gave him the title `Father of the Symphony', but he has also been a key figure in developing chamber music.