These exceptional concerts, a tradition in Monaco since 1959, bring together international soloists in the prestigious courtyard of the Prince’s Palace, which is rarely open to the public. An open-air summer tradition that celebrates emotion and music discovery. PORGRAM Liszt: Piano Concerto No. 2; Ravel: La Valse, String Quartet (orchestration by Giancarlo Chiaramello)
Concerts at the Prince’s Palace in Monaco – Dutoit & Argerich
These exceptional concerts, a tradition in Monaco since 1959, bring together international soloists in the prestigious courtyard of the Prince’s Palace, which is rarely open to the public. An open-air summer tradition that celebrates emotion and music discovery. PORGRAM de Falla: La Vida breve – Interlude and Dance, El Tricornio – Ballet Suites Nos. 1 and 2; Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No. 3
Julia Fischer at Neuschwanstein Castle
In 2026, the Neuschwanstein Castle Concerts opened with a world-class orchestra: The Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen, conducted by Omer Meir Wellber and featuring violin soloist Julia Fischer, transported the audience to emotional, musical dream worlds with romantic masterpieces. A masterful performance that moved and inspired the audience. PROGRAM Schumann: Manfred Overture, Symphony No. 4; Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35
RCO Opening Night 2026: Han-Na Chang
With Opening Night 2026, the RCO celebrates the start of the new concert season in Amsterdam’s Oosterpark. The RCO performs a festive and compelling programme featuring well-known overtures by Wagner, Rossini and Glinka and some irresistible excerpts from Bizet’s opera, Carmen, under the direction of Han-Na Chang.
RCO: Kerstmatinee 2026 with Klaus Mäkelä
For over fifty years, the Concertgebouw Orchestra’s Christmas Matinee has been televised live from the Main Hall every Christmas Day. n a concert brimming with musical homages, Klaus Mäkelä links Mozart’s Symphony No. 39 to works by Tchaikovsky and Arensky, with a starring role for cellist Sol Gabetta. PROGRAM Arensky: Variations on a Theme by Tchaikovsky; Tchaikovsky: Variations on a Rococo Theme; Mozart: Symphony No. 39, K543
André Rieu – Gold & Silver
With ‘Gold and Silver’, André Rieu presents a festive Christmas concert recorded in his home town of Maastricht. Together with his Johann Strauss Orchestra, the star violinist gets the audience in the mood for the festive season and presents a varied programme featuring classical melodies, festive tunes and popular Christmas carols. An elaborately designed set featuring 150 chandeliers, 50 candelabras and an ice rink creates the perfect atmosphere. Soloists Emma Kok, The Platin Tenors, Anna Majchrzak, Micaëla Oeste and Madieke Schoots.
Gala Concert from the Semperoper Dresden 2026
Celebrate New Year’s Eve with the Gala Concert at the Semperoper Dresden! Continuing a cherished tradition, Marie Jacquot leads the Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden, mezzosoprano Emily D’Angelo and pianist Igor Levit. Igor Levit will be the soloist in Beethoven’s majestic Piano Concerto No. 5 “Emperor” – a spectacular musical celebration looking ahead to the 200th anniversary of Beethoven’s death in 2027.
André Rieu – Waltz the Night Away
“Waltz the Night Away!” is André Rieu’s 2025 concert film, recorded on the Vrijthof square in Maastricht. Against the historic backdrop of this famous square, André Rieu and his Johann Strauss Orchestra present an open-air concert that transforms the Vrijthof into an atmospheric open-air ballroom. The programme features a varied selection of classical waltzes, well-known pop classics, popular tunes and traditional folk songs. Soloists Emma Kok, The Platin Tenors, Anna Majchrzak, Micaëla Oeste, Madieke Schoots, Michel Tirabosco and Los del Río.
Münchner Philharmoniker, Shani and Seong-Jin Cho in Tokyo
Filmed in Tokyo’s legendary Suntory Hall in April 2026, Lahav Shani and the Munich Philharmonic are joined by the brilliant Seong-Jin Cho in a programme focusing on two groundbreaking firsts: Beethoven’s exuberant, expansive First Piano Concerto and Mahler’s vividly pictorial First Symphony – a work that redefined what the symphony could be as the 19th century approached its end. With Mozart’s Overture to Die Entführung aus dem Serail as an arresting curtain-raiser, this concert presents more than a century of music central to the Austro-German tradition, performed at the very highest level. PROGRAMME: Mozart – Overture to Die Entführung aus dem Serail K.384; Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major, Op. 15; Mahler: Symphony No. 1 in D major “Titan”
Mao Fujita plays Mozart in Valencia
An open-air concert in the Renaissance courtyard of Valencia’s Old University offers a summer evening of classical music in a uniquely atmospheric setting. The program focuses on works by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, enriched by the rarely heard Overture from Vicente Martín y Soler’s opera L’arbore di Diana. Japanese pianist Mao Fujita, who is praised for the clarity, naturalness, and refinement of his Mozart interpretations, performs Piano Concerto No. 21 in C major, K. 467. The concert concludes with Mozart’s Symphony No. 25 in G minor, K. 183, an early, intensely expressive work characterized by its dramatic drive and youthful urgency. With the Orquesta de Valencia led by Alexander Liebreich, the evening promises a vivid and elegant celebration of classical music — beautifully framed by one of Valencia’s most historic and atmospheric courtyards.