Wagner’s ‘The Ring of the Nibelung’ is the musical embodiment of the motto “Think big.” The documentary ‘The Power of the Ring – 150 Years of the Ring of the Nibelung’ embarks on an entertaining journey of discovery into the fascinating world of Wagner’s operatic cycle. With conductors Gianandrea Noseda, Simone Young ; Philosopher Slavoj Žižek ; Scientist Eva Rieger ; Author Boris Schumatsky ; Stage Director Andreas Homoki
Renaud Capuçon – The Boundless Violin
Violinist and conductor Renaud Capuçon lives entirely for his art. Driven by an overflowing curiosity and an insatiable thirst for sharing, the native of Chambéry, who has enlightened thousands of people with his daily performances on social networks, has since returned to the whirlwind of rehearsals, concerts and recordings that have marked his career. For a year, Andy Sommer and Romain Girard accompanied Renaud Capuçon on his many travels and projects, capturing the unflagging energy of this mad lover of music, who strives to make it accessible to all audiences. Collecting numerous testimonies from close friends and family (his wife Laurence Ferrari, his sister Aude Giraudon) and musician friends (pianist and maestro Daniel Barenboim, violist Gérard Caussé, conductor Daniel Harding), the filmmakers have created a moving portrait of this “musician and entrepreneur”, capable of uniting the older and younger generations around him.
Sensitive Strings – Daniel Lozakovich and his Stradivarius
Young violinist Daniel Lozakovich performs on the world’s greatest stages. Since 2022, he has been playing an exceptional Stradivarius: the Sancy, which was the companion of the legendary Ivry Gitlis for more than sixty years.
The documentary follows the passing of the Sancy from Ivry Gitlis to the Swedish prodigy, highlighting the musical and emotional legacy that each virtuoso leaves on his instrument. It explores the intimate relationship between a musician and his instrument, considered an artistic alter ego of inestimable value.
What does an instrument pass on from one virtuoso to another? How much of Ivry Gitlis’ soul still vibrates under Daniel Lozakovich’s bow? Is there a secret formula for reproducing its magic today? Why can a Stradivarius fetch several million euros and fascinate musicians and collectors to such an extent?
Through a journey that takes us from France to Kyrgyzstan, via Germany, Switzerland, and Italy, the portrait of a major artist of our time emerges.