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    04/20/2024 4:00 pm

    Beethoven

    Israeli violinist Itzhak Perlman and the Berlin Philharmonic perform the Violin Concerto, Op 61 by Ludwig van Beethoven under the direction of Daniel Barenboim. Beethoven dedicated his Violin Concerto to his colleague Franz Clement, a prominent violinist of the time. The piece was presented in Vienna in 1806 and was only interpreted a handful of times during the following decades.

    04/20/2024 4:50 pm

    Stravinsky

    Sir Simon Rattle conducts the Berliner Philharmonic during the 2008 edition of the Europakonzert, held in the renowned hall of the Tchaikovsky Conservatory in Moscow. The first edition of the Europakonzert was in 1991 and since then the founding of the Berlin Philharmonic on 1 May 1882 is annually celebrated with a concert in a European city of cultural significance. The orchestra opens with an outstanding performance of Stravinsky's `Symphony in Three Movements'.

    04/20/2024 5:13 pm

    Symphonies in D by Mozart and Voríšek

    Conductor Herbert Blomstedt and the Gewandhausorchester perform a concert from Leipzig's Gewandhaus. The performance includes Jan Václav Hugo Voríšek's `Symphony in D major' and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's `Symphony No 38'.

    04/20/2024 6:32 pm

    IVC 2019

    Soprano Harriet Burns and pianist Ian Tindale perform works including Franz Schubert's `Verklärung', Clara Schumann's `Er ist gekommen in Sturm und Regen', and `L'heure exquise' from Reynaldo Hahn's `Chansons Grises'.

    04/20/2024 7:00 pm

    Heitor Villa-Lobos Music for Cello and Piano II

    Taking the viewer on a journey through the life and work of the Brazilian classical music legend, Heitor Villa-Lobos. The composer, conductor, cellist, and classical guitarist was born in Rio de Janeiro, growing up in a time of social change.

    04/20/2024 7:27 pm

    Beethoven - Piano Sonata No. 21 - III

    Julijana Sarac performs the third movement of Ludwig van Beethoven's `Piano Sonata No 21'. The work was completed in 1804 and is considered one of Beethoven's most technically challenging piano sonatas.

    04/20/2024 7:41 pm

    Classica Spotlight

    Cinematic classical clips and energising concert pieces featuring a range of artists.

    04/20/2024 8:02 pm

    Brahms

    For over two decades, the Berlin Philharmonic has celebrated its creation on 1 May with the annual Europakonzert, which in 2010 was held in Oxford. Daniel Barenboim conducts a program including Johannes Brahms' `Symphony No. 1'.

    04/20/2024 8:52 pm

    A Tribute to Vienna

    Chamber music ensemble The Philharmonics pay tribute to the music of Vienna in a 2011 concert from Vienna's Café Sperl. The ensemble consists of musicians from the Vienna and Berlin Philharmonic performing five waltzes from Johann Straus II.

    04/20/2024 9:57 pm

    Israel Philharmonic Orchestra: Coming Home

    The Israel Philharmonic Orchestra celebrates the 75th anniversary of its founding and its eventful history against the backdrop of Israel and the Holocaust.

    04/20/2024 10:50 pm

    Chamber Music by Mozart and Von Dohnányi

    The Valerius Ensemble played a concert in Concordia, Enschede on April 23, 2018. The program consists of Mozart's Flute Quartet No 1, K 285 and the Romanzo from Von Dohnányi's Serenade Op 10.

    04/20/2024 11:19 pm

    Mozart Violin Concerto No. 3

    Les Dissonances play Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Violin Concerto No 3 in G major, K 216. Leading violinist Grimal features as the soloist. Les Dissonances is a conductorless ensemble, consisting of musicians from prestigious European orchestras.

    04/20/2024 11:42 pm

    Classica Spotlight

    Cinematic classical clips and energising concert pieces featuring a range of artists.

    04/21/2024 12:02 am

    Europakonzert 2011: Madrid

    Sir Simon Rattle conducts as the Berlin Philharmonic perform Joaquín Rodrigo's beloved `Concierto de Aranjuez', Emmanuel Chabrier's exuberant `España' and Sergey Rachmaninov's dramatic `Second Symphony' at their 2011 European Concert at the magnificent Teatro Real in Madrid.

    04/21/2024 1:41 am

    Stravinsky

    Few premieres will have been as troublesome as that of Igor Stravinsky's ballet `Le Sacre du Printemps'. The ballet, written for Sergey Diaghilev's Ballets Russes with choreography by Vaslav Nijinsky, tells the story of a young girl that literally has to dance herself to death as a sacrifice to the sun god, but it was not met with much understanding among its 1913's listeners.

    04/21/2024 2:00 am

    Ice Dance: Sleeping Beauty

    The prize-winning ice dance ensemble the Imperial Ice Stars consists of 26 ice skaters who participated in various national, European and world championships, as well as the Olympic Games.

    04/21/2024 3:48 am

    Villa-Lobos

    Quarteto Radamés Gnattali performs Heitor Villa-Lobos's String Quartet No 7 at the Palácio do Catete in Rio de Janiero, Brasil.The ensemble was founded in 2006, specialises in Brazilian music and focuses on educational activities.

    04/21/2024 4:30 am

    Gala From Berlin 2011

    Musical director Sir Simon Rattle leads the Berliner Philharmoniker and Russian pianist Evgeny Kissin in a performance of classics.

    04/21/2024 5:58 am

    Discovering Masterpieces

    An audio-visual concert guide to Bela Bartok's `Concerto for Orchestra'.

    04/21/2024 6:26 am

    Franz Liszt Competition 2017 - Semi Final II

    Wouter Bergenhuizen (1988, The Netherlands) performs Die drei Zigeuner (S383), Die Zelle in Nonnenwerth (S382bis) and La lugubre gondola (S134bis) during semi-final II (chamber music) of the 11th International Franz Liszt Piano Competition, held in TivoliVredenburg, Utrecht 2017.

    04/21/2024 7:00 am

    Carmen by Antonio Gades

    Created by Antonio Gades in collaboration with Carlos Saura, this matchless production shows how the explosive power and intensity of feeling in traditional Spanish flamenco can be brought vividly to life.

    04/21/2024 8:41 am

    Tchaikovsky

    Every year, the European Concert is hosted by the Berlin Philharmonic in a famous concert hall or on a special location. The 1993 concert was performed at the magnificent Royal Albert Hall in London, which the Dutch conductor Bernard Haitink starts with Tchaikovsky's `Fantasy Overture' from Roméo et Juliette.

    04/21/2024 9:03 am

    Prokofiev: Cello Sonata, Op. 119

    Cellist Aleksandr Khramouchin and pianist Eliane Reyes perform Sergei Prokofiev's Cello Sonata, Op 119. Prokofiev was so impressed by young cellist Mstislav Rostropovich's performance of a sonata written by the composer's long-time friend.

    04/21/2024 9:30 am

    Classica Spotlight

    Cinematic classical clips and energising concert pieces featuring a range of artists.

    04/21/2024 10:00 am

    Mariken in the Garden of Earthly Delights

    The opera `Mariken in the Garden of Earthly Delights', to music by Calliope Tsoupaki, is based on the miracle play `Mariken van Nieumeghen'. In this opera, a look at the curious but vulnerable Mariken on a journey through a dark world.

    04/21/2024 12:03 pm

    Waldbühne 2002: Night of the Encores

    In front of a cheering audience, Mariss Jansons conducts the Berliner Philharmoniker and violinist Vadim Repin as part of an evening devoted to the most popular encore compositions at the Walbühne in Berlin.

    04/21/2024 1:35 pm

    The Violin's Voice

    A look at how one can describe the intimate connection between an instrument and its player. World-renowned violinist Frank Peter Zimmerman refers to his 1711 Stradivarius Lady Inchiquin as the love of his life.

    04/21/2024 2:27 pm

    Bizet - L'Arlésienne Suite

    Mikhail Pletnev leads the Russian National Orchestra in a performance of Maurice Ravel's `Piano Concerto No 1' with Lucas Debargue as the soloist. The concert opens with a selection of music by Georges.

    04/21/2024 2:55 pm

    IVC 2021

    Geng Lee and Nils Basters perform works including Henri Duparc's `Chanson Triste', `Ein Jüngling liebt ein Mädchen' from Robert Schumann's `Dichterliebe', `Litany' from John Musto's `Shadow of the Blues', and Bart Visman's `Vermeer's Gold'.

    04/21/2024 3:19 pm

    Liszt : Due Poemi Sinfonici

    The pianist duo Macro Sollini and Salvatore Barbatano perform several compositions by Franz Liszt. This performance was given in the Church of San Marco, in the heart of the village of Ponzano di Fermo in the Marche region, Italy.

    Stingray Classica

    Available schedules: 03/26/2022 - 12/28/2024 Time zone: (NZST) UTC Country: United States Language: English

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