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      • John Adams conducts his works with the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

        Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, John Adams (Conductor); Leila Josefowicz (violin); John Adams; Tromba lontana; Doctor Atomic Symphony; Scheherazade.2; Recorded on 16 October 2015 at the Concertgebouw, Amsterdam (97 min)

      • InterMezzo

        (31 min)

      • China Moses - Alfa Jazz Fest

        China Moses; China Moses, vocals; Luigi Grasso, saxophone, keyboard; Joe Armon Jones, piano; Neil Charles, bass; Marijus Aleksa, drums; China Moses is an outstanding American vocalist and the daughter of the famous jazz singer Dee Dee Bridgewater (the headliner at the fourth Alfa Jazz Fest) and Gilbert Moses. She was born in Los Angeles and later moved to Paris. She released her first single, 'Time' (1996), at the age of 16. Her first albums brought her success and fame in France on the soul and pop scene. In addition to her career as a singer and backing vocalist, she also works as a host at Radio Nova and MTV in France. In 2008, she launched her own production company, MadeInChina Productions. In 2009, she released an album called This One's for Dinah (Blue Note France), a tribute to Dinah Washington. Her next album, Crazy Blues, was named by British newspaper The Times as one of the top 100 albums of 2013. At the end of March 2017, she released her long-awaited new album, Nightintales. China co-hosted and sang at the first UNESCO International Jazz Day in Paris, and she also often performs concerts for US UNESCO. Recorded on 2017, June 25th at the Alfa Jazz Fest, Ukraine; TV Director, Amos Rozenberg (61 min)

      • Chucho Valdés Quartet - Alfa Jazz Fest

        Chucho Valdés Quartet; Chucho Valdés, piano; Yelsy Heredia, bass; Georvis Pico Milian, drums; Pedro Pablo Rodríguez, percussion; Chucho Valdés is a Cuban pianist, composer and arranger, a six-time Grammy Award winner and a three-time Latin Grammy Award winner, and one of the most influential Afro-Cuban musicians in history. His father, the famous Cuban pianist and bandleader Ramon 'Bebo' Valdés, was his first teacher. At the age of 3, little Chucho was already playing melodies he heard on the radio by ear with both hands in all kinds of tones. Chucho played in the famous Cuban band Irakere (1973-2005). He was also the band's founder, composer and arranger. Irakere combined traditional Afro-Cuban music, jazz, rock and classical music. Tribute to Irakere: Live at Marciac, dedicated to Irakere's 40th anniversary, won a Grammy Award as the best Latin jazz album of 2016. Chucho plays on tour and also gives music lessons. He recorded a duet with his father, Bebo, 'Juntos Para Siempre' (Grammy Award winner), and an album called Chucho's Steps, where he presented his new band, Afro-Cuban Messengers. Herbie Hancock believes Chucho is one of the most important figures in the world of Latin and piano jazz. Recorded on 2017, June 25th at the Alfa Jazz Fest, Ukraine; TV Director, Amos Rozenberg (94 min)

      • An evening with Avishai Cohen - Alfa Jazz Fest

        An Evening with Avishai Cohen; INSO-Lviv Orchestra; Christian Schumann, Conductor; Avishai Cohen, Double bass and vocals; Omri Mor, Piano; Noam David, Percussion; Avishai Cohen is an Israeli jazz bassist, double bass player, composer and arranger who gained fame when he became a member of Chick Corea's band Origin. He has also performed with such stars as Daniel Perez, Bobby McFerrin, Jeff 'Tain' Watts, Jeff Ballard, Roy Hargrove, Herbie Hancock, Paquito D'Rivera and many others. Avishai has recorded 15 albums. Chick Corea considers him 'a genius musician', and Bass Player magazine named him one of the 100 most influential bassists of the 20th century. Moreover, Avishai is also an amazing singer. With support from the Embassy of Israel to Ukraine, Avishai will perform together with the INSO-Lviv Academic Symphony Orchestra. The artistic director of the orchestra, which was founded in 1998, is a People's Artist of Ukraine, legendary composer Myroslav Skoryk. The orchestra has won several awards, including a Radio Swiss Classic Love Award, a Golden Disc from Franz Xaver Mozart Klavierkonzerte and others. The performance with Avishai will be a new jazz experience for INSO-Lviv, following the orchestra's collaboration with composer and pianist Vadim Neselovskyi. Recorded on 2017, June 24th at the Alfa Jazz Fest, Ukraine; TV Director, Amos Rozenberg (88 min)

      • Catherine Russell - Jazz en Tete

        Catherine Russell (vocals) and her band (50 min)

      • Philippe Herreweghe conducts Bach's Mass in B minor at the Concertgebouw, Amsterdam

        Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Philippe Herrreweghe (Conductor); Collegium Vocale Gent, Dorothee Mields (Soprano), Hana Blazikova (Soprano), Damien Guillon (Counter Tenor), Benjamin Hulett (Tenor), Kresimir Strazanac (Bass); Johann Sebastian Bach; Mass in B minor, BWV 232; Recorded on December 25th at the Concertgebouw, Amsterdam; Directed by Joost Honselaar (107 min)

      • Mariss Jansons conducts the War Requiem by Britten at the Concertgebouw, Amsterdam

        Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Mariss Jansons (Conductor); Groot Ormroepkoor, Vlaams Radio Koor, Nationaal Kinderkoor; Elena Stikhina (soprano), Mark Padmore (tenor), Michael Volle (baritone); Benjamin Britten; War Requiem, op. 66; Recorded on October 12, 2018 at the Concertgebouw, Amsterdam; Directed by Dick Kuijs (90 min)

      • InterMezzo

        (30 min)

      • Sum Thoughts | Nederlands Dans Theater

        Sum Thoughts; Nederlands Dans Theater (NDT 2); Subtle Dust; Choreography, Sol León & Paul Lightfoot; Piece for 8 dancers - Creation on 2018; Lighting, Tom Bcvoort; Video work, Sol León, Paul Lightfoot, Rahi Rezvani; Costume, Joke Visser, Hermien Hollander; Sets, Sol León & Paul Lightfoot; Music, Johann Sebastian Bach; Short Cut; Choreography, Hans Van Manen; Ballet for 4 dancers - Creation on 1999; Scenography & costumes, Keso Dekker; Lighting, Jan Hofstra; Music, Jacob ter Veldhuis; Midnight Raga; Choreography, Marco Goecke; Piece for 2 dancers - Creation on 2017; Lighting, Udo Haberland; Sets & costumes, Marco Goecke; Dramaturgy, Nadja Kadel; Music, Ravi Shankar and Etta James [I'd Rather Go Blind et At Last, Trust in Me, A Sunday Kind of Love (medley)]; Mutual Comfort; Choreography, Edward Clug; Piece for 4 dancers - Creation on 2015; Lighting, Tom Visser; Sets & costumes, Edward Clug; Music, PErpeTuumOVIA de Milko Lazar; Recorded on June 8,9 & 10, 2018 at the Lucent Theater, The Hague, Netherlands; TV Director, Louise Narboni (80 min)

      • Garden, choreography by Medhi Walerski

        Garden; for 10 dancers; Choreography by Medhi Walerski; Dramaturgy by Pierre Pontvianne; Music by Camille Saint-Saëns - Quintet for string and piano in A minor op. 14, Andante sostenuto. Sound creation by Pierre Pontvianne; Light creatin and scenography by Theun Mosk; Costume by Medhi Walerski and Joke Visser; World creation on September 22nd 2016, at the Zuiderstrandtheater, The Hague, Netherlands; Nederlands Dans Theater's dancers: Chloé Albaret, Jon Bond, Olivier Coëffard, Chuck Jones, Anne Jung, Marne van Opstal, Sarah Reynolds, Yukino Takaura, Rupert Tookey, Katarina van den Wouwe; Recorded on October 20th & 21st 2016 at the Lucent Theater, The Hague, TV Director, Louise Narboni (24 min)

      • Salue pour moi le monde! by Joelle Bouvier and the Ballet of the Grand Théâtre de Genéve

        Salue pour moi le monde! Choreography by Joëlle Bouvier; After Tristan und Isolde with different music pieces by Richard Wagner; Choreography assistants, Emilio Urbina et Rafael Pardillo; Sccnography, Émilie Roy; Costumes, Sophie Hampe; Lights, Renaud Lagier; With the Ballet of the Grand Théâtre de Genéve; Recorded on May 27th 2015 at the Bâtiment des Forces Motrices (Genéve); TV Director, Stéphane Lebard (89 min)

      • InterMezzo

        (15 min)

      • Slowly Rolling Camera - LOTOS Jazz Festival

        Slowly Rolling Camera; With; Dave Stapleton, keyboards; Dionne Bennett, vocals; Deri Roberts, DJ; Elliot Bennett, drums; Stuart McCallum, guitar; Ben Waghorn, saxophone; Aidan Thorne, bass; Recorded on March, 4th 2016, during the LOTOS Jazz Festival Bielska Zadymka Jazzowa, Bielsko-Biala (Poland); Samuel Thiebaut, TV director (43 min)

      • Bireli Lagrene Electric Quartet - LOTOS Jazz Festival

        Bireli Lagrene Electric Quartet; With; Bireli Lagrene Electric Quartet; Bireli Lagrene, guitar; Franck Wolf, saxophones; Jean-Yves Jung, Hammond organ; Jean-Marc Robin, drums; Recorded on March, 3rd 2016 during the LOTOS Jazz Festival Bielska Zadymka Jazzowa 2016, Bielsko-Biala (Poland); Giuseppe de Vecchi, TV director (55 min)

      • Dave Holland trio feat. Chris Potter & Obed Calvaire - Zadymka Festival

        Dave Holland trio feat. Chris Potter & Obed Calvaire; With; Dave Holland, double bass; Obed Calvaire, drums; Chris Potter, saxophone; Recorded on March, 3rd 2016 during the LOTOS Jazz Festival Bielska Zadymka Jazzowa 2016, Bielsko-BIala (Poland); Giuseppe de Vecchi, TV director (53 min)

      • InterMezzo

        (47 min)

      • Orphée et Eurydice by Gluck at la Scala

        Orphée et Eurydice, by Christophe Willibald Gluck; Libretto by Pierre-Louis Moline after Ranieri de' Calzabigi; Orchestra and Chorus of the Teatro alla Scala, Michele Mariotti (direction); Hofesh Shechter, John Fulljames (Stage Direction); Hofesh Shechter (Choreography), Conor Murphy (Sets & Costumes); Juan Diego Flórez (Orphée); Christiane Karg (Eurydice); Fatma Said (Amour); Recorded on March 14 & 17, 2018 at the Teatro alla Scala, Milano; Directed by Tiziano Mancini (129 min)

      • China Moses - Alfa Jazz Fest

        China Moses; China Moses, vocals; Luigi Grasso, saxophone, keyboard; Joe Armon Jones, piano; Neil Charles, bass; Marijus Aleksa, drums; China Moses is an outstanding American vocalist and the daughter of the famous jazz singer Dee Dee Bridgewater (the headliner at the fourth Alfa Jazz Fest) and Gilbert Moses. She was born in Los Angeles and later moved to Paris. She released her first single, 'Time' (1996), at the age of 16. Her first albums brought her success and fame in France on the soul and pop scene. In addition to her career as a singer and backing vocalist, she also works as a host at Radio Nova and MTV in France. In 2008, she launched her own production company, MadeInChina Productions. In 2009, she released an album called This One's for Dinah (Blue Note France), a tribute to Dinah Washington. Her next album, Crazy Blues, was named by British newspaper The Times as one of the top 100 albums of 2013. At the end of March 2017, she released her long-awaited new album, Nightintales. China co-hosted and sang at the first UNESCO International Jazz Day in Paris, and she also often performs concerts for US UNESCO. Recorded on 2017, June 25th at the Alfa Jazz Fest, Ukraine; TV Director, Amos Rozenberg (61 min)

      • InterMezzo

        (46 min)

      • Esa-Pekka Salonen conducts the Tonhalle Orchestra: Sibelius, Salonen

        Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich, Esa-Pekka Salonen (Conductor); Leila Josefowicz (violin); Jean Sibelius; Pohjolan tytär (Pohjola's Daughter), op. 49; Esa-Pekka Salonen; Violin Concerto (2008/09); Jean Sibelius; Symphony no. 5 in E flat major, op. 82; Recorded on February the 1st, 2015 at the Tonhalle, Zürich; Directed by Sébastien Glas (84 min)

      • David Zinman conducts Mahler's Symphony no. 2 at the Tonhalle Zurich

        Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich, David Zinman (conductor); Zürcher Sing-Akademie; Juliane Banse (soprano), Alice Coote (mezzo-soprano); Gustav Mahler; Symphony no. 2 in C minor 'Resurrection'; Recorded on 11 July 2014 at the Tonhalle, Zurich; TV director, Sébastien Glas (87 min)

      • InterMezzo

        (60 min)

      • Mariss Jansons conducts Haydn and Bruckner at the Concertgebouw, Amsterdam

        Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Mariss Jansons (Conductor); Truls Mork (cello); Joseph Haydn; Cello Concerto no. 1; Anton Bruckner; Symphony no. 4; Recorded at the Concertgebouw, Amsterdam in 2014; Directed by Joost Honselaar (105 min)

      • John Adams conducts his works with the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

        Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, John Adams (Conductor); Leila Josefowicz (violin); John Adams; Tromba lontana; Doctor Atomic Symphony; Scheherazade.2; Recorded on 16 October 2015 at the Concertgebouw, Amsterdam (97 min)

      • An evening with Emile Parisien - Jazz sous les pommiers

        An evening dedicated to the brilliant French sax player Emile Parisien, in duo with Vincent Peirani then in the formations of his prestigious mentors: Jean-Paul Celea and Daniel Humair. Three atmospheres for a unique experience. (63 min)

      • InterMezzo

        (24 min)

      • Norma by Vicenzo Bellini at the Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona

        Norma, by Vincenzo Bellini; Symphony Orchestra and Chorus of the Gran Teatre del Liceu, Renato Palumbo (Conductor); Kevin Newbury (Stage Director); David Korins (Sets), Jessica Jahn (Costumes), D. M. Wood (Lighting); Gregory Kunde (Pollione); Raymond Aceto (Oroveso); Sondra Radvanovsky (Norma); Ekaterina Gubanova (Adalgisa); Ana Puche (Clotilde); Francisco Vas (Flavio); Recorded on Fevruary 14 & 17, 2015 at the Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona; Directed by Jean-Pierre Loisil (176 min)