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 “The Seasons” by ...

Mariss Jansons conducts Richard Strauss’ famous tone poem "Tod und Verklärung" together with Tchaikovsky's famous fifth symphony and a work by Dutch composer Johan Wagenaar, who’s music was considerably influenced by Richard Strauss.

Composer: Richard Strauss, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Johan Wa...

Conductor Kevin John Edusei makes his London Symphony Orchestra debut leading the orchestra in a performance of Felix Mendelssohn's "A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 21", Lili Boulanger's "D'un Matin de printempts", and Robert Schumann's "Symphony No. 1 - Spring". Recorded live at St. Luke's in Oct...

Experience the artistry of one of the most beloved cellists of all time. This breathtaking concert led by Maestro Daniele Gatti marks the return of master cellist Yo-Yo Ma (after twenty years) to the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra performing Shostakovich’s intense First Cello Concerto. Recorded li...

Chief Conductor Robert Trevino leads the Basque National Orchestra in a performance of Brahms's Serenade No. 1 - as part of the orchestra's 'Basque National Orchestra in action!' socially-distanced concert series in 2020.

Composer: Johannes Brahms
Conductor: Robert Trevino
Venue: Basque National...

Towering fanfares open Janáček’s Sinfonietta, an ode to the composer’s hometown of Brno in the now Czech Republic. It’s a portrait composed for a national celebration of Slavic culture, with Janáček’s love of musical tradition evident in dancing strings and celebratory brass. Sibelius’ Fifth Symp...

Acclaimed maestro Nikolaus Harnoncourt returns to the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra to lead a performance of Bruckner’s Symphony No. 5 in his final concert with the Concertgebouworkest in 2013. Bruckner wrote his Fifth Symphony in Vienna, the city in which he composed most of his symphonies. The...

Chief Conductor Robert Trevino leads the Basque National Orchestra in a performance of Mozart's Symphony No. 4 "Jupiter" - as part of the orchestra's 'Basque National Orchestra in action!' socially-distanced concert series in 2020.

Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Conductor: Robert Trevino
Venu...

After two famous Mahler festivals in 1920 and 1995, the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra presented a special two-season Mahler series featuring ten large-scale symphonies, plus Das Lied von der Erde, performed in chronological order by the world’s greatest orchestra under the direction of great cond...

The Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra is joined by celebrated conductor Thomas Hengelbrock and – for the first time – by star soprano Diana Damrau. Together they perform well-loved arias and orchestral works by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, including "Dove sono i bei momenti” from The Marriage of Figaro a...

"Gustavo Dudamel puts an intimate flourish on Verdi's Requiem" writes the Los Angeles Times about Dudamel's performance of Verdi's masterpiece at the legendary Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles. Dudamel is joined by an international cast of star soloists: soprano Julianna Di Giacomo, mezzo-soprano Mi...

STAGE ACCESS ORIGINAL with an exclusive introduction by Kelsey Grammer. In 2018, Yo-Yo Ma began a new journey, setting out to perform Johann Sebastian Bach’s six suites for solo cello in one sitting, across 36 locations around the world. Marking his first appearance in Greece at the ancient Odeon...

The Royal Concertgebouworkest starts its 2019 season with a festive inauguration dedicated to Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, illustrating the diversity and richness of his oeuvre. Hong Kong-born Elim Chan – one of the most exciting conductors of the younger generation and admired for her unique combin...

The Royal Concertgebouw Orchestras’s 125th anniversary celebrations in 2013 concluded with a Christmas Matinee concert in style. Andris Nelsons conducts music by Richard Wagner and Richard Strauss, another titan featured on the programme who himself conducted his symphonic poem Also sprach Zarath...

Chief Conductor Robert Trevino leads the Basque National Orchestra in a performance of Mozart's Serenade K.361 "Gran Partita" - as part of the orchestra's 'Basque National Orchestra in action!' socially-distanced concert series in 2020.

Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Conductor: Robert Trevino...

Performing music by Johann Sebastian Bach, Joseph Haydn and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Italian maestro Giovanni Antonini, a leading pioneer of the Italian period instruments movement, conducts the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra joined by cellist Giovanni Sollima.

Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach, Jo...

Classical music in a unique atmosphere, with top-class ensembles, conductors and soloists on one of the most magnificent squares in Europe are the ingredients for the success story of “Klassik am Odeonsplatz”. Since its founding in 2000, the spectacular open-air concert has become an established ...

Chief Conductor Robert Trevino leads the Basque National Orchestra in performances of Haydn's Symphony No. 49 "La Passione" and Mendelssohn's Symphony No. 1 - as part of the orchestra's 'Basque National Orchestra in action!' socially-distanced concert series in 2020.

Composer: Joseph Haydn, Feli...

After years of touring the world as part of the acclaimed duo 2CELLOS, Luka Šulić returns to his classical roots and reimagines all four concertos of Vivaldi's The Four Seasons for a cello soloist. Joining Šulić for the recording is the Orchestra of Teatro Lirico Giuseppe Verdi di Trieste.

Compo...

As part of the Bruckner festival in 2014, Mariss Jansons conducts the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra in a series of symphonies, each paired with a classical solo concerto. The series opens with Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 1, composed in 1795, with featured soloist Lars Vogt. One hundred years a...

Chief Conductor Robert Trevino leads the Basque National Orchestra in a performance of Mendelssohn's Symphony No. 3 "Scottish" - as part of the orchestra's 'Basque National Orchestra in action!' socially-distanced concert series in 2020.

Composer: Felix Mendelssohn
Conductor: Robert Trevino
Venu...

In many ways, Joseph Haydn and Anton Bruckner are polar opposites. Haydn was a natural talent, while Bruckner was a late bloomer. Haydn was self-assured, while Bruckner was plagued by insecurity and often plodded along laboriously. However, both produced outstanding music as evidenced by Haydn’s ...

On May 7, 1824, Ludwig van Beethoven’s monumental Symphony No. 9 in D Minor was premiered at the Kärntnertortheater in Vienna. To celebrate the 200th anniversary of one of the greatest moments in classical music history, Maestro Riccardo Muti and the Vienna Philharmonic perform Beethoven's Ninth,...

In this delightfully upbeat all-Brahms program, the London Symphony Orchestra with Conductor Laureate Michael Tilson Thomas and virtuoso Christian Tetzlaff—called “the finest violinist performing before the public today” by The New Yorker—prove that in the hands of our greatest artists, the music...