A specially-arranged recital for the cameras from St John’s, Smith Square in London, featuring Montserrat Caballé, accompanied by Manuel Burgueras, singing her favourite songs and arias. Works by Bellini, Mascagni, Leoncavallo, Donizetti and Massenet.
Lang Lang in Versailles
Lang Lang & Chopin have long been a winning combination – already celebrated worldwide for his Chopin interpretation, Lang Lang selects the four virtuosic and well known “Scherzi” to display his interpretative ability and renowned technical command, as well as the rarer performed Tchaikovsky “The Seasons”. Filmed at the legendary Hall of Mirrors (Galerie des Glaces) in the Palace of Versailles “Château de Versailles”.
Khatia Buniatishvili in Kiev: Mussorgsky – Pictures at an Exhibition
Khatia Buniatishvili is making a guest appearance at the International Center of Culture and Arts in Kiev. The programme is the piano suite PICTURES AT AN EXHIBITION, that was written by Mussorgsky in honour of his deceased friend, the architect Victor Hartmann. Originally composed by Modest Mussorgsky for solo piano, the suite comprises 10 pictures by Hartmann illustrated in separated movements and connected by the Promenade theme that depicts an imaginary tour of an art collection. The final movement depicts an architectural design for Kiev, The Bogatyr Gates. Buniatishvilis musical promenade reveals an extraordinary thrilling interpretation, accompanied by impressions of Kiev’s cultural life including visits at artists friends and the current mayor of Kiev, the former heavyweight champion, Vitali Klitschko.
Midori plays Bach in Köthen: The Partitas and Sonatas for Solo Violin
Midori’s recent interpretation of Johann Sebastian Bach’s Sonatas and Partitas for violin solo has earned her many accolades by audiences and the media worldwide. In August 2016, Midori performed these pieces, known as one of the most challenging for any violinist, for an audio-visual recording at the Castle of Köthen (Schloss Köthen), where Bach served as Court Chapel Master between 1717 an 1723. There, the precise, light but nevertheless emphatic playing by Midori unfurled a unique world of sound that maybe Bach himself had imagined while composing these polyphonic masterpieces. PROGRAM: J.S. Bach: Partitas and Sonatas for Solo Violin BWV 1001 – 1006
International Jerusalem Chamber Music Festival
Every year in summer some of the best musicians worldwide meet in Israel for The Jerusalem International Chamber Music Festival founded by Elena Bashkirova. In 2016, the 19th Festival is dedicated to interrelated composers like Brahms/Schumann, Bartók/Kodály or Schubert/Beethoven and many more – played by artists like Sir András Schiff, Baiba Skride or Emmanuel Pahud.
‘Fiesta del Tango’ from Buenos Aires
The most renowned stars of the Argentinean tango scene performing in the famous ballroom ‘El Palacio’ in Buenos Aires, where tango legend Carlos Gardel accomplished his greatest successes in the twenties and thirties of the last century. The tango show features ‘Otros Aires’, ‘Café de los Maestros’, former lead singer of the Astor Piazzolla Band, Teresa Parodi, and Rodolfo Mederos. The artists are accompanied with the finest dancing stars such as ‘Eduardo y Gloria’.
Friday Night with Yury Revich & Friends
Lang Lang in Vienna
‘The most popular pianist on the planet’ (CNN) performs at the stunning Musikverein in Vienna, recorded for the first time at a special TV recital! “For me, there are few halls around the globe that have the same prestige as Carnegie Hall and the Musikverein. Of course there are other great halls, but I always feel these two have a unique place in people’s hearts. So I felt that after Carnegie Hall, the Musikverein would be the place where I should do another live recordings.” (Lang Lang) The programme also includes special backstage features, interviews and much more. ‘To his millions of fans worldwide the 27-year-old Chinese musician is a God-like star, whose skill and energetic performance style put him in a league of his own.’ (CNN) Works: Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 3 in C major, Op. 2, Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor, Op. 57 “Appassionata”, Albéniz: Iberia Book 1, Prokofiev: Piano Sonata No. 7 in B flat major, Op. 83, Chopin: Étude No. 1 in A flat major, Op. 25, Polonaise No. 6 in A flat major, Op. 53 “Heroic”, Grande Valse Brillante No. 2 in A flat major, Op. 34, No. 1
Murray Perahia – Live in Warsaw
The Warsaw recital of legendary pianist Murray Perahia, recorded on February 24th 2010. Available in three versions: Version 1: Johann Sebastian Bach: Partita No. 6 in E minor, BWV 830; Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 30 in E major, Op. 109; Frédéric Chopin: Étude Op. 10, No. 4 (Length: 56 min) // Version 2: Johann Sebastian Bach: Partita No. 6 in E minor, BWV 830; Frédéric Chopin: Ballade No. 3 in A-flat major, Op. 47 / Étude Op. 25, No. 5 / Étude Op. 25, No. 1 / Étude Op. 10, No. 4 / Mazurka Op. 50, No. 3 / Mazurka Op. 59, No. 3 (Length: 56’) // Version 3: Bach, Beethoven, Chopin (Length: 76’)
Lang Lang at the Royal Albert Hall
Since going on sale in November 2012, tickets for classical pianist Lang Lang’s solo recital at the Royal Albert Hall on November 15th 2013 sold out within 48 hours, a record for a recital by any classical musician at the venue in recent times. We’re delighted to be able to preserve his performance for the screen, so his many worldwide fans have a chance to experience the programme: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 5 in G major, KV 283 – Piano Sonata No. 4 in E flat major, KV 282 – Piano Sonata No. 8 in A minor, KV 310 – Frédéric Chopin: Ballade No. 1 Op 23 in G minor – Ballade No. 2 Op 38 in F Major – Ballade No. 3 Op 47 in A flat – Ballade No. 4 Op 52 in F minor.The word’s first 4K classical music production. (Length of the 4K version: 115′ min.)