TV Schedule for Stingray Classica
Saturday, June 1st TV listings for Stingray Classica
Behind the Scenes Zurich Opera House
Behind the scenes at the Zurich Opera House, one of the most renowned in Europe, where fifteen premiers are staged each year. An insight into the curtain to understanding an opera house's many exciting facets.
On 18 December 2017, the Valerius Ensemble played a Christmas concert in Concordia, Enschede. The ensemble consists of Robert Windak (violin), Annemarie van Vliegen (violin), Eva Šušliková (viola) and Réne Geesing (cello).
Rachmaninoff - Piano Concerto No. 1. Op. 1
Piano soloist Boris Berezovsky is accompanied by the Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra under the baton of Alexander Sladkovsky in a performance of Sergei Rachmaninov's Piano Concerto no. 1, Op. 1.
Cinematic classical clips and energising concert pieces featuring a range of artists.
Philippe Herreweghe conducts his Collegium Vocale Gent in this chamber music program dedicated to the music of JS Bach. On the program are Bach's Orchestral Suite No 4 in D major, BWV 1069, Gott der Herr ist Sonn und Schild, BWV 79.
Andris Nelsons's starts off his official opening concert as principal conductor of the Gewandhausorchester with the world premiere of Steffen Schleiermacher's `Relief for Orchestra'. Baiba Skride features as soloist in Alban Berg's Violin Concerto.
This dance concert - performed in the languages of both music and movement - features, in addition to works by Liszt, some of the finest pieces of Hungary's national romanticism that served to inspire them.
Mozart, Sinfonia concertante Es-Dur KV 364
Lorenz Nasturica-Herschcowici conducts the Munich Philharmonic Orchestra. Recorded at the Philharmonie in Gasteig, Munich 2016.
Gustavo Dudamel conducts mezzo-soprano Elina Garanca and the Berliner Philharmoniker Orchestra in a performance of classics by Hector Berlioz, Camille Saint-Saens, Georges Bizet and Manuel de Falla.
From 28 August to 6 September 2015, the Early Music Festival Utrecht focused on `England, My England'. On the basis of the festival theme, presenter Lex Bohlmeijer takes the viewer in a two-part journey through England.
Franz Liszt Competition 2017 - Semi Final II
Alexander Ullman 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.
Mahler Symphony No. 8
The leading Mahler interpreter of the time, Bernstein recorded all of Mahler's symphonies between 1971 and 1985, producing a unique musical document and triggering a major re-appreciation of Mahler's works.
Beethoven: Symphony No. 2, Op. 36
In a concert at the Lucerne Festival, pianist Martha Argerich performs Beethoven's `Symphony No 2 in D major' under the baton of conductor Herbert Blomstedt. Recorded at the Lucerne Culture and Congress Center, Switzerland, in August 2020.
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.
Cinematic classical clips and energising concert pieces featuring a range of artists.
Rossini La Cenerentola
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.
With virtuosic flair and an eagerness to expand the repertoire, a new generation of pianists has revitalised the instrument's appeal. In addition to the usual classics, they perform formerly scorned works or discover neglected composers.
Heitor Villa-Lobos Music for Cello and Piano - V
A look at the composer, conductor, cellist, and classical guitarist Heitor Villa-Lobos, born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in 1887. Featuring his piece, `Music for Cello and Piano V'.
Beethoven - Violin Concerto, Op. 61
Bernard Haitink conducts the Berliner Philharmoniker at the Easter Festival in Baden-Baden, 2015, featuring Ludwig van Beethoven's Violin Concerto, Op 61. The award-winning Isabelle Faust is the soloist.
CMIM Voice 2022 Semi-Final: Sarah Dufresne
Soprano Sarah Dufresne performs 'Eccomi in lieta vesta … Oh! Quante volte' from Vincenzo Bellini's opera I Capuleti e i Montecchi, and 'Exsultate jubilate - Allegro' from Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's motet Exsultate, jubilate (Exult, rejoice), K. 165.
Beethoven Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61
Israeli violinist Itzhak Perlman and the Berlin Philharmonic perform the Violin Concerto, Op 61 by Ludwig van Beethoven under the direction of Daniel Barenboim.
Mozart's Violin Concerto No 5 in A major, K 219 with Anne-Sophie Mutter and the Camerata Salzburg. His style can best be described as cosmopolitan and reflects the many musical currents he had been exposed to.
Vocal Baroque Works by Cavalli, Strozzi & Bembo
Argentinian conductor and harpsichordist Leonardo García Alarcón leads his ensemble Cappella Mediterranea in a program of Italian Baroque music. Argentinian soprano Mariana Flores presents the vocal works.
Over the course of eleven days in August 2020, the French town of Rocamadour hosted the fifteenth edition of Festival de Rocamadour, a music festival dedicated to sacred music from the classical, baroque, and romantic periods.
Brazilian Music for Cello and Piano
A look at the life and work of the Brazilian composer, Heitor Villa-Lobos, taking the viewer on a journey through the the experiences of a legend of the classical music scene in Brazil.
Chopin - Piano Sonata No. 2, Op. 35
Chopin's Piano Sonata No 2, Schumann's Piano Sonata No 1, Scriabin's Piano Sonata No 8 and Paysage No 3 and Mazeppa No 4 from Liszt's Études d'Exécution Transcendante. The concert closes with Messiaen's Regard de l'Esprit de la joie No 10.
Cinematic classical clips and energising concert pieces featuring a range of artists.
Giaches de Wert: From Ghent via Naples to the Top
The Belgian vocal ensemble Utopia sing the motets and the `Missa dominicalis' by composer Giaches de Wert at the Utrecht Early Music Festival. De Wert's talent brought from Ghent to the Italian centres of Renaissance polyphony.
Soulscapes: The Choreographer Uwe Scholz
The solo dance of Stravinsky's `Sacre du printemps' can be interpreted as a bleak, oppressive dance about his own life. The ballet is one of the late works by Uwe Scholz, one of the most important choreographers of the 20th century.