Directed by Benedict Mirow This portrait of Friedrich Gulda is based on archive material dating from his earliest youth right up to his last months. The entire narration originates from Friedrich Gulda, either from himself directly, or narrated by his "alter ego" Ulrich Mühe. Simply a "must" for all those wishing to experience the last "enfant terrible" of the classical music establishment in all his facets.

Luzerner Sinfonieorchester, Michael Sanderling (direction) Franz Schreker 1878 - 1934 Intermezzo for string orchestra op. 8 Ludwig van Beethoven 1770 - 1827 Symphony No. 7 in A major op. 92 Gstaad, Church of Saanen, 2 February 2024

Musical interludes: a chance to see some of the world's most renowned conductors and musicians performing beautiful pieces.

Yoav Levanon (piano) Clara Schumann (1819 - 1896) Variations on a theme by Robert Schumann op.20 Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856) Études symphoniques Sergei Rachmaninov (1873 - 1943) Études-tableaux op.39 Paris, Fondation Louis Vuitton, 15 December 2023

Rachmaninov International Orchestra, Kent Nagano (Conductor) Mikhail Pletnev (piano) Sergei Rachmaninov 1873 - 1943 Piano Concerto No. 1 - Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini Rosey Concert Hall, Rolle, 30 October 2023

Musical interludes: a chance to see some of the world's most renowned conductors and musicians performing beautiful pieces.

Sasha Waltz is one of Europe's best-known and most exciting choreographers. Her choreographies are outstanding as she always surprises with new formations, deep subjects and stunning aesthetic style. But she does not only work with dancers: the dialogue with all other art forms is her special interest. All her deep and beautifully choreographed pieces are featured in this film where Sasha Waltz gives us insight into her work. The film portrait by Brigitte Kramer draws a line from 2006 to today, the important years of Sasha Waltz' international career.

Orchestre Philharmonique Royal de Liège, Gergely Madaras (conductor) Hungarian National Choir Anne-Catherine Gillet (soprano), Justina Gringyté (mezzo-soprano), Eve-Maud Hubeaux (mezzo-soprano), John Irvin (tenor), Artavzd Sargsyan (tenor), David Bižić (baritone), Patrick Bolleire (bass), Karl-Heinz Lehner (bass) César Franck (1822 - 1890) Les Béatitudes Liège, Salle Philharmonique, December 8, 2022

Musical interludes: a chance to see some of the world's most renowned conductors and musicians performing beautiful pieces.

Prix de Lausanne 2024 - Rising Stars This Rising Stars performance will showcase two international dance stars, former Prize Winners of the Prix de Lausanne, plus the finalists and freshly crowned winners of the 2024 edition. Lausanne, Théâtre de Beaulieu, 4 February 2024

Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Jonathan Nott (Conductor) Sergey Khachatryan (violin) Benjamin Britten (1913 - 1976) Peter Grimes, Four Sea Interludes op. 33 Dmitri Shostakovich (1906 - 1975) Violin Concerto no 1 in A minor op. 99 Symphony no 5 in D minor op. 47 Recorded at the Victoria Hall, Geneva, 25 September 2019 TV Director, Andy Sommer

Musical interludes: a chance to see some of the world's most renowned conductors and musicians performing beautiful pieces.

Le Rossignol (The Nightingale) Lyric tale in three acts (scenes) by Igor Stravinsky (1882 - 1971) Libretto by Stepan Mitusov after the tale by Hans Christian Andersen First performance in Paris, Opéra, 26 May 1914 Les Mamelles de Tirésias ('The Breasts of Tiresias'). "Opéra bouffe" in a prologue and two acts by Francis Poulenc (1899 - 1963) Libretto by Francis Poulenc after Guillaume Apollinaire's play Firt performance in Paris, Opéra-Comique (Salle Favart), 3 June 1947 Les Siècles, François-Xavier Roth (conductor) Ensemble Aedes Olivier Py (stage direction) Pierre-André Weitz (sets, costumes), Bertrand Killy (lighting) Le Rossignol Sabine Devieilhe (Le Rossignol) Cyrille Dubois (Le Pêcheur / 1er émissaire japonais) Chantal Santon Jeffery (La Cuisinière) Laurent Naouri (Le Chambellan) Victor Sicard (Le Bonze) Rodolphe Briand (3e émissaire japonais) Francesco Salvadori (Un émissaire japonais) Jean-Sébastien Bou (L'Empereur de Chine) Lucile Richardot (La Mort) Les Mamelles de Tirésias Sabine Devieilhe (Thérèse-Tirésias / La Cartomancienne) Laurent Naouri (Le Directeur de théâtre) Jean-Sébastien Bou (Le mari de Thérèse) Victor Sicard (Le Gendarme) Cyrille Dubois (Le Journaliste parisien / Monsieur Lacouf) Rodolphe Briand (Le Fils / Une grosse dame) Chantal Santon Jeffery (Une dame élégante) Lucile Richardot (La Marchande de journaux) Francesco Salvadori (Monsieur Presto) Paris, Théâtre des Champs-Elysées, 19 mars 2023

Mitten Documentary With Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker (choreography) Jean-Guihen Queyras (Cello) Rosas company Recorded on 2018 TV Directors, Olivia Rochette & Gerard-Jan Claes

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Marcus Miller (bass), Herbie Hancock (keyboards), Wayne Shorter (saxophone), Sean Jones (trumpet), Sean Rickman (drums) Jazz à Vienne, 2011 - 58'

Miles Davis (trumpet), Kenny Garrett (saxophone), Bobby Irving, Adam Holzman (keyboards), Joseph " Foley " McCreary (guitar), Benjamin Rietveld (bass), Marilyn Mazur (percussions), Ricky Wellman (drums) Philharmonie am Gasteig, Munich, 1988 - 40'

Jack DeJohnette (Bandleader, drums) Howard Johnson (Saxophone) Greg Osby (Saxophone) John Purcell (Saxophone) Rufus Reid (Double bass) Recorded in 1985 Estival Jazz, Lugano, Swiss

Le Balcon, Students of the Institut d'Enseignement Supérieur de Musique - Europe et Méditerranée d'Aix-en-Provence, Maxime Pascal (conductor) Olivier Messiaen (1908 - 1992) From Canyons to Stars - excerpt: Interstellar Call Gérard Grisey (1946 - 1998) Stèle Olivier Messiaen Et exspecto resurrectionem mortuorum Cable car of the Glaciers of La Meije (Festival Messiaen, Pas de La Meije) 31 July 2021

Orchestre de Paris, Ensemble intercontemporain, Esa-Pekka Salonen (conductor), Aliisa Neige Barrière (conductor) Anssi Karttunen (cello), Sophie Cherrier (flute) Kaija Saariaho 1952 - 2023 L'Aile du songe, flute concerto Jean Sibelius 1865 - 1957 The Oceanides Kaija Saariaho Notes on Light, for cello and orchestra Magnus Lindberg 1958 - Kraft Paris, Philharmonie, 15 February 2024

Madama Butterfly "Tragedia giapponese" by Giacomo Puccini (1858 - 1924) Libretto by Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica after David Belasco's play "Madame Butterfly" First performance in Milan, Teatro alla Scala, 17 February 1904 GNO Orchestra, GNO Chorus, Vassilis Christopoulos (Conductor) Agathangelos Georgakatos (chorus master) Olivier Py (stage director) Pierre-André Weitz (Sets), Pierre-André Weitz (costumes), Bertrand Killy (Lighting) Anna Sohn (Cio-Cio-San) Andrea Carè (B.F. Pinkerton) Alisa Kolosova (Suzuki) Dionysios Sourbis (Sharpless) Yannis Kalyvas (Goro) Petros Magoulas (Lo zio Bonzo) Haris Andrianos (Il principe Yamadori) Diamanti Kritsotaki (Kate Pinkerton) Petros Salatas (Lo zio Yakusidé) Vagia Kofou (La zia) Vicky Athanassiou (La cugina) Haris Andrianos (Il Commissario imperiale) Christos Lazos (L'Ufficiale del registro) Vassiliki Petroyanni (La madre di Cio-Cio-San) Athens, Odeon of Herodes Atticus, 10 June 2023