Performing Arts
JAZZED OUT : ONE CITY, ONE JAZZ
The black and white photograph of a jazz pianist smoking his cigarette stays still.
KIDAM and MEZZO are working together to create and broadcast improvise live sessions, that push conventional jazz aside.
Sketching a scene at the very top of modernity, we are looking for a music without any limits...
Beethoven, String quarter N° 9, in C major, op.59 n°3
One of Beethoven's most beautiful string quartets performed by exceptional musicians.
Composed in 1806 and published in January 1808, it is the last of the three quartets dedicated to Prince Andrey Razumovsky, whose name it bears.
This quartet was composed during the very productive year of 1806, wh...
CONCERTO FOR VIOLIN by BRAHMS: Nikolaj Znaider & Ivan Fischer
Nikolaj Znaider is the opposite of the shooting stars that are studding the sky of classical music today. Since he began, he has taken his time: to work, but also to reflect and develop his various talents. Although increasingly in demand as a conductor, he is not neglecting his violin.
Born into...
Duke Ellington is Alive
Recognised by the Duke Ellington Music Society, musicians and major festivals alike as the best Ellingtonian orchestra performing today, the Laurent Mignard Duke Orchestra has struck the right note with its fans, attracting an ever-growing audience to such events as the “Musiques Sacrées” Festival, ...
Francesco Tristano – Take Away Show
In an empty theatre, a young pianist named Francesco Tristano sits alone on stage at his piano, playing a Bach piece with quiet confidence.
Then comes an improvisation on piano and machines.
A ballet develops between the camera and the classical pianist during these two Take Away concerts.
- J.S. B...
Gautier Capuçon : Tchaïkovski Prokoviev (Artistic Confessions)
The French cellist Gautier CAPUÇON and the orchestra of the Mariinsky Theater of Saint Petersburg under the direction of Valéry GUERGUIEV perform works by Prokofiev (Sinfonia Concertante) and Tchaikovsky (Rococo Variations).Interviews: Gautier CapuçonExcerpts Piotr Llitch Tchaikovsky: Rococo Variati...
Memoriae or the story of a creation
Documentary based on the chamber opera "Memoriae, voice of childhood, voice of exile", written and directed by Orianne Moretti.
An original documentary in the form of a making-of, combining interviews, rehearsal sessions and on-stage extracts, retracing the history of this show.
MEMORIAE, childhood voices, voices of exile
Staging and set: Orianne MORETTI
Musical director: Philippe SPINOSI
Choreography: Bruno BOUCHE de l'Opéra de Paris
As part of the Reims Scènes d'Europe Festival, recording of the chamber opera "Memoriae", written and directed by Orianne Moretti, which is a journey through the...
Monteverdi’s Madrigals, Book I
Paul Agnew’s monumental project to perform all eight books of Monteverdi’s madrigals in just four years seems as ambitious as performing the complete works of Bach! A bold challenge, like the work itself. Contained within these eight Books are the foundations of modern music, from the end of the Ren...
PHILIPPE JAROUSSKY : Italian music for the Sun King, a concert for Mazarin
Concert given in 2010 in Lyon by the Ensemble La Fenice, under the direction of Jean TUBERY, with counter-tenor Philippe JAROUSSKY.
- "Toccata seconda" by Marco Uccellini
- "Sumite psalmum" by Alessandro Grandi
- "Madre non mi far monaca" (anonymous)
- "Partite sopra La Monica"...
