The appearance of a French palace decorated with numerous lights unfolds. The time is 1784. In the middle of a splendid palace, among the aristocrats adorned with all kinds of jewels, Marie Antoinette appears overwhelmingly.
Continuation and conclusion of Rachmaninov's complete piano concertos: Conducted by Dima Slobodeniouk, Mikhail Pletnev and the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France perform concertos Nos. 3 and 4.
Mikhail Pletnev and the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France embark on an ambitious musical adventure: performing all of Rachmaninov's piano concertos. They begin with concertos Nos. 1 and 2, conducted by Dima Slobodeniouk.
“A timeless hero: Robin Hood” is a musical commissioned by the Petruzzelli Theater in Bari and staged in 2023. Designed for a wide audience, including children and young people, it combines elements of musical theater and opera, recounting the adventures of Robin Hood with music by Michele dall'Ongaro and libretto by Vincenzo De Vico.
John Nelson conducts the Orchestra and Choir of the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Handel's Messiah. Soprano, Sara Blanch; mezzo-soprano, Sasha Cooke; tenor, Krystian Adam; bass, Alex Esposito. Choir master, Andrea Secchi.
Giovanni Sollima premieres a suite by Como-based cellist and composer Umberto Pedraglio, which involves the use of special sculptural cellos: cellos made of aluminum, silk, cardboard, plastic, hay, and an invisible cello.
The Rai National Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Michele Gamba, Giulio Pelligra, and Markus Werba, the Turin Teatro Regio Choir, and Maestro Coro Ulisse Trabacchin perform pieces by Giacomo Puccini: Capriccio sinfonico; Le Villi. Preludio e Tregenda; Messa a quattro voci for soloists, choir, and orchestra.
Squid bring the full knotty force of their writhing rock to a willing audience in Paris for Echoes with Jehnny Beth. This English group wear their experimentation loud and proud, introducing a touch of rural weird into their sprawling sound with latest album O Monolith.
Cristian Măcelaru and the Orchestre National de France invite Alexandre Kantorow to play Chopin's Piano Concerto No. 2. A concert also featuring music by Prokofiev.
Infusing punk rock with a spoken word sensibility, Ireland's Enola Gay bring untamed wildness to Echoes with Jehnny Beth. An explosive encounter with their first two EPs: Gransha and Casement.
German-British musician Anika is the guest for this edition of Echoes With Jehnny Beth. Originally a political journalist in the UK, she gravitated towards music after recording with Portishead's Geoff Barrow, going on to front her own band Exploded View before going solo. She performs a selection of new songs from her second and latest album Change.
An evening event at Rome's Auditorium Parco della Musica to celebrate the 162nd anniversary of the founding of the Italian Army. The concert will feature the Italian Army Band conducted by Maestro Magg. Filippo Cangiamila.
Mezzo-soprano Lea Desandre and lutenist Thomas Dunford perform Monteverdi, Frescobaldi, and Handel in this musical exploration of the Renaissance in the Lombard city.
Mikko Franck, the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France and violinist María Dueñas join forces for a concert dedicated to Anton Webern and Felix Mendelssohn. An encounter with Mendelssohn's magnificent Violin Concerto at its centre.