Adelaide di Borgogna Opera in two acts by Gioachino Rossini (1792 - 1868) Libretto by Giovanni Schmidt. First performance in Rome, Teatro Argentina, 27 December 1817 Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della Rai, Francesco Lanzillotta (conductor) Ventidio Basso Theatre Choir Arnaud Bernard (stage direction) Alessandro Camera (sets), Maria Carla Ricotti (costumes), Fiammetta Baldiserri (lighting) Varduhi Abrahamyan (Ottone) Olga Peretyatko (Adelaide) Riccardo Fassi (Berengario) René Barbera (Adelberto) Paola Leoci (Eurice) Valery Makarov (Iroldo) Alberto Robert (Ernesto) Pesaro, Rossini Opera Festival 2023

John McLaughlin (guitar) Gary Husband (piano) Etienne M'Bappe (bass) Nicolas Viccaro (drums) A to Jazz Festival, Sofia, 2022

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Eugene Onegin "Lyric scenes" in three acts by Piotr Illich Tchaikovsky (1840 - 1893) Libretto by Piotr Illich Tchaikovsky and Konstantin Stepanovich Shilovsky after Pushkin First performance Moscow, Maliy Theatre, 29 March 1879 Orchestre de l'Opéra Royal de Wallonie-Liège, Speranza Scappucci (Conductor) Choeur de l'Opéra Royal de Wallonie-Liège, Denis Segond (Chorus master) Eric Vigié (Stage director, Costume designer) Henri Merzeau (Lighting designer), Gary Mac Cann (Set designer), Jean-Philippe Guilois (Choreographer) Ruzan Mantashyan (Tatyana) Vasily Ladyuk (Eugene Onegin) Alexey Dolgov (Lensky) Ildar Abdrazakov (Prince Gremin) Maria Barakova (Olga) Margarita Nekrasova (Filippyevna) Zoryana Kushpler (Larina) Daniel Golossov (Company Commander) Daniel Golossov (Zaretsky) Thomas Morris (Triquet) Liège, Opéra Royal de Wallonie-Liège, 22 October 2021 TV director, Stéphane Verite

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Orchestre de Paris, Lahav Shani (conductor) Kirill Gerstein (piano) Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) Piano Concerto No. 2 in E flat major, Op. 19 Pyotr Tchaikovsky (1840-1893) Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64 Paris, Philharmonie, 14 December 2022

Martha Argerich (piano), Lahav Shani (piano) Sergei Prokofiev (1891 - 1953) Symphony No. 1 in D Major, Op. 25 "Classical" (version for two pianos) Sergei Rachmaninov (1873 - 1943) Suite for two pianos No. 2, Op. 17 Maurice Ravel (1875 - 1937) Ma mère l'Oye (Mother Goose), version for piano four hands La valse (for two pianos) Johann Sebastian Bach/György Kurtág Cantata "Gottes Zeit ist der Zeit allerbeste," BWV 106: Sonatina (Arr. for Piano Four-Hands) Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky/Nicolas Economou Suite from The Nutcracker, Op. 71a: III. Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy (Arr. for Two Pianos) Dortmund, Konzerthaus, April 23, 2023

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A documentary with extraordinary and previously unpublished material about the "world's foremost composer of tango music" - Astor Piazzolla. The Argentine bandoneon player and composer Astor Piazzolla (1921-1992) revolutionized the tango. His tango nuevo, with its jazz and classical influences, made him a controversial figure in his own country, as his revolution clashed with tradition. Astor received his first bandoneon from his father when he was nine. Twenty years later, he had reached the limits of tango. In search of his own style, he went to study piano composition in Paris in the early 1950s. There he realized that in spite of everything, he was still a tanguero. A multifaceted career was to follow, chiefly in Europe and the United States. For this documentary, Piazzolla's son Daniel drew on his private collection. Unique footage of numerous performances and intimate family films combine with archive material to paint a vivid portrait of Piazzolla: self-assured, obstinate, passionate and a true virtuoso. Daniel's commentary reveals a complicated relationship with his father. The tapes of hours of conversations between Piazzolla and his daughter Diana provide a rare insight into the mind of a musical genius.

Czech Philharmonic, Jakub Hrůša (conductor) Daniil Trifonov (piano) Alexander Scriabin (1872 - 1915) Piano Concerto in F sharp minor, Op. 20 Josef Suk (1874 - 1935) Asrael Op. 27 Prague, Rudolfinum, 28 April 2023

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Carmen Antonio Gades, Carlos Saura (libretto, choreography, lights) Antonio Saura (Director) Stella Arauzo (Art Direction) Music by Antonio Gades, Antonio Solera, Ricardo Freire Gonzales, Georges Bizet, José Ortega Heredia and Federico García Lorca Antonio Gades Company Vanessa Vento (Carmen) Angel Gil (Don Jose) Joaquin Mulero (Husband) Jairo Rodriguez (Bullfighter) Directed by Angel Luis Ramírez Teatro Real, Madrid, 2011

Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Gianandrea Noseda (Conductor) Yefim Bronfman (piano) Antonín Dvořák (1841 - 1904) The Noon Witch, Op.108 Zoltán Kodály (1882 - 1967) Variations on "Fölszállott a páva" (Peacock Variations) Franz Liszt (1811 - 1886) Piano Concerto no. 2 in A major Recorded on 13 January 2021, Amsterdam, Concertgebouw Directed by Ferenc Soeteman

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Estival Jazz 1986 John Mc Laughlin's Mahavishnu Orchestra John McLaughlin (guitar) Bill Evans (saxophone) Mitchell Forman (clavier) Danny Gottlieb (drums) Jonas Hellborg (bass) Recorded in 1986, Lugano, Swiss Tv director, Sandro Pedrazzetti

Farnace Opera in three acts by Antonio Vivaldi (1678 - 1741) Libretto by Antonio Maria Lucchini Firts performance in Venice, Teatro Sant'Angelo, 10 February 1727 Orchestra e Coro del Teatro La Fenice, Diego Fasolis (conductor) Claudio Marino Moretti (chorus master) Christophe Gayral (Stage direction) Rudy Sabounghi (sets), Elena Cicorella (costumes), Giuseppe Di Iorio (lighting) Christoph Strehl (Farnace) Lucia Cirillo (Berenice) Sonia Prina (Tamiri) Rosa Bove (Selinda) Valentino Buzza (Pompeo) Kangmin Justin Kim (Gilade) David Ferri Durà (Aquilio) Venice, Teatro Malibran, 4 July 2021 Directed by par Stéphane Vérité

Gala Jazz at Monte Carlo Voice, Robin McKelle | Celia Kameni | Hugh Coltman | Thomas Dutronc | Sly Johnson | Charles Pasi : Drums, Manu Katche | Anne Paceo Bass, Thomas Bramerie Tenor Saxophone et Flute, Sophie Alour Trumpet, Airelle Besson Guitar, Rocky Gresset Piano & MD, Eric Legnini SET LIST Song for my father / Horace Silver Lovin'you / Minnie Ripperton At last / Harry Warren Is You Is Or Is You Ain't / Louis Jordan - Bill Austin Love Me or Leave Me / Walter Donaldson Georgia on my mind / Ray Charles Compared to what / Gene McDaniels For all we know / Fred Karlin Where is the love / Black Eyed Peas C'est si bon / Henri Betti & André Hornez Petite fleur / Sidney Bechet Plus je t'embrasse / Ben Ryan Papa Was a Rolling Stone / Norman Whitfield Work song / Nat Adderley Recorde at the Opera Garnier of Monte Carlo on December 1er & 3, 2020 Réalisation, Giuseppe de Vecchi

Shai Maestro Quartet: Human Shai Maestro (piano), Ofri Nehemya (drums), Jorge Roeder (double bass), Philip Dizzck (trumpet) Nancy, 10 September 2021, Headoffice of the newspaper 'L'Est Républicain' Réalisé par Nathan Benisty

"Medusa" Felipe Cabrera (double bass, composition) Leonardo Monatana (piano) Lukmil Perez (drums) Judith Sánchez Ruiz (choreography, dance) The music of "Medusa" was born in Havana, during a 110-day lock-down when Felipe Cabrera found himself alone in the country that saw him grow up. Pillar of the great Cuban jazz school, the double bassist based in Paris has decided to turn his accidental return to his native country into art in times of pandemic. While Cuba was completely closing in on itself to absorb the global disruption, he composed five superb musical pieces, which he created for Banlieues Bleues with his faithful trio and a distinguished guest, also from Cuba, the choreographer and dancer Judith Sanchez Ruiz. Recorded at the Salle Jacques-Brel (Pantin) on March 19, 2021, as part of the 38th Banlieues Bleues festival, Directed by Guillaume Dero

André Midani: An Insider's Story of Brazilian Music Based on his autobiography, this unique session of intimate conversations reveals the key events in the history of Brazilian music through the eyes of André Midani, who helped shape the Brazilian music scene like no other from the 1950s to the new millennium. With Gilberto Gil, Caetano Veloso, Marisa Monte, Chico Buarque, Frejat, Jorge Ben Jor, Erasmo Carlos, Boni, Fernanda Torres, Washington Olivetto, Carlos Lyra, Miúcha, Roberto Menescal, Baby Brazil, Dadi, Liminha, Nelson Motta, Carlos Diegues, Fernanda Montenegro - and many others Directed by Andrucha Waddington, Mini Kerti 2015