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Star-studded gala opens new Mariinsky in St. Petersburg All the big names in Russian opera and ballet performed at a recent gala to open the new Mariinsky Theatre in Saint Petersburg. Guests were treated to… 23/05/2013
Pianist in the air, concert in the skies – nocomment To mark the final day of festivities for the reopening of the Red Cross Museum in Geneva, the pianist Alain Roche – and his piano – were lifted into the air… 21/05/2013
Chilly Gonzales on tour Chilly Gonzales – the classically trained pianist, comedian-cum-cabaret artist, and burgeoning sitcom writer – is currently on tour across Europe. Since… 16/05/2013
Yuja Wang works wonders with Prokofiev Her hands produce such magic, she almost seems superhuman – Yuja Wang belongs to the creme de la creme of the piano world. In this edition of Musica we travel… 09/05/2013
Verdi’s ‘Simon Boccanegra’ wows Vienna Vienna, the city of art and music par excellence, was recently the venue for Verdi’s ‘Simon Boccanegra’ performed at the Konzerthaus – the prestigious concert… 25/04/2013
Thomas Hampson, Luca Pisaroni and Massimo Zanetti interview extras In this unedited footage Thomas Hampson discusses Verdi’s musical language whilst his son-in-law tells of how much an Italian can learn on interpreting Verdi… 25/04/2013
Turkish pianist convicted of insulting Islam In Turkey world-renowned pianist Fazil Say has been handed a suspended 10-month jail sentence on charges of insulting Islam. The court found the 43-year-old… 15/04/2013
Andrea Bocelli: a man of good will A global entertainment phenomenon, a mega-star tenor, a crossover champion – Andrea Bocelli is all of these and much more. With sales exceeding 80 million… 11/04/2013
Parsifal: a mystical drama – a philosophical experience “Parsifal” by Richard Wagner has triumphed recently at the Met in New York. The charismatic presence of the main interpreter, German tenor Jonas Kaufmann… 28/03/2013
Jonas Kaufmann, Asher Fisch: interview extras In this unedited footage Jonas Kaufmann tells of the impossibility of choosing between Wagner and Verdi, whilst Asher Fisch also recounts of the difficulty… 28/03/2013
Cuban jazz pianist Bebo Valdes dies at 94 The legendry Cuban musician Bebo Valdes who is said to have been the founder of Latin Jazz, has died at the age of 94. Valdes began his career as a pianist… 23/03/2013
iPad OrchestraWatch some iPads being put to creative use in an ‘iPad Orchestra’ performing Beethoven’s 5th with the Salt Lake Pops. The Orchestra announcement said… 21/03/2013
Turn on the radio, it’s opera time! It’s the essential rendez-vous for music lovers on Italian public radio: La Barcaccia, a satirical show on the world of opera. Both cult and cultivated… 14/03/2013
Vienna Philharmonic reveals secrets of Nazi past The Vienna Philharmonic has released new details of its Nazi past. By 1942, half of the orchestra’s members were either in the Nazi Party, or had applied to… 12/03/2013
Anadolu Efes play practical joke on squad Anadolu Efes have come up with a unique advertising campaign to promote their basketball team – by treating their star players to a practical joke at a… 22/02/2013
Monte Carlo: one Violetta can hide another It is one of the most popular operas in the world. More than 150 years after its premiere, Giuseppe Verdi’s masterpiece La Traviata still leaves both… 14/02/2013
Clayderman fails to inspire London Zoo Tortoises Richard Clayderman’s music has had some success with the human race; now he is trying it out on tortoises in an attempt to encourage them to mate. The man… 08/02/2013
Getting ready for Vienna’s Opera Ball – nocomment The prestigious Vienna Opera Ball takes place every February at the city’s State Opera house. Before the big event, all 160 debutant pairs meet for a… 05/02/2013
Flash mob music at Bucharest airport – nocomment The Bucharest Symphony Orchestra staged a flashmob at ‘Henri Coanda’ International Airport near Bucharest. The 40 musicians, disguised as pilots, cabin and… 04/02/2013
Dancing till dawn at the Philharmonic Ball Carnival in Vienna means dancing till dawn at a prestigious ball: like the one given by the Vienna Philharmonic, which takes place at the Musikverein, the… 31/01/2013
When Verdi went to Venice Venice and Verdi: the inseparable. The city where such famous operas as Rigoletto or La Traviata premiered, and the great Italian composer, whose bicentenary… 17/01/2013
Bonus interview: Sir John Eliot Gardiner Renowned British conductor tells us about the enriching experience of working with Italian soprano Desirée Rancatore, his love for La Fenice opera house… 17/01/2013
Violin making in RomeFrench violin maker Mathias Menanteau sets a bridge on a violin, at his workshop in downtown Rome. REUTERS/ Alessandro Bianchi 31/12/2012
Paraguay: musical second life of trash – nocomment Young musicians from a Paraguayan slum play Mozart on instruments constructed entirely from recycled materials pulled from the garbage dump their homes are… 30/12/2012
Lohengrin opens La Scala’s new season La Scala in Milan opened its new season with a production of Wagner’s Lohengrin, an opera the composer himself said was his saddest work. It is the… 20/12/2012
Puccini Far West Opera opens Monte Carlo season Monte Carlo’s Opera House has opened the season with one of Puccini’s less known but most complex works. Rising opera star Meagan Miller, the American… 13/12/2012
Rostropovich Festival in Baku The annual Rostropovich Festival in Baku, Azerbaijan, honours the cellist, pianist and conductor Rostropovich. Many famous musicians and conductors have… 11/12/2012
Martha Argerich, the one and only Catch her while you can. Elusive, unapproachable, Martha Argerich is one of the world’s greatest pianists. Italy’s best orchestra, the Orchestra Nazionale… 26/11/2012
Class music on three continents A musical education does not just produce musicians. Researchers say it also boosts young people’s self-esteem. The film “Buena Vista Social Club” brought… 23/11/2012
Wine gives new meaning to Brahms and Liszt People have long talked to their plants in the belief that it helps them grow healthy and strong. Now, at a vineyard in South Africa the hills are alive… 22/11/2012
London Royal Opera House celebrates Wagner 2013 will mark the bicentenary of Wagner’s birth. To celebrate the anniversary, London’s Royal Opera House has put on the whole of Wagner’s Ring, with… 15/11/2012
Bonus interview: Antonio Pappano Interview with Maestro Antonio Pappano. 15/11/2012
Mozart’s piano played in Vienna A special concert was performed recently on a fortepiano that Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart played almost every day for nearly a decade. Russian pianist Alexander… 09/11/2012
La Scala’s winning duo: Dudamel and Barenboim World-famous conductor Gustavo Dudamel has reunited with his colleague Daniel Barenboim for a concert celebrating the maestro’s 70th birthday. For the… 01/11/2012
Desdemona lives in Manhattan Renée Fleming returns to one of her most celebrated roles as Desdemona in Verdi’s Otello. It is currently on at New York’s Met, home to the world’s most… 18/10/2012
Bonus interview: Jasper Hope Interview with Jasper Hope, Chief Operating Officer at the Royal Albert Hall. 04/10/2012
Baku presents a symphony of youth The Moscow Virtuosi is one of the world’s finest chamber orchestras. At the fourth edition of the International Uzeyir Hajibeili Music Festival in Baku, in… 03/10/2012
The land of Puccini echoes to La Bohème arias The tragic story of Mimì and Rodolfo in early nineteenth century Paris, and the unforgettable arias which made La Bohème immortal, have drawn thousands of… 06/09/2012
Mozart at its peak with Villazón at Verbier In partnership with: A renowned aria by Mozart heralded the short but intense appearance of the French-Mexican tenor Rolando Villazón at the Verbier… 23/08/2012
Playing piano on the Great Wall in ChinaGerman pianist Stefan Aaron plays his orange piano on the Great Wall in Beijing. Before Beijing, Aaron played his piano on the peak of mountain Alphubel, at… 12/08/2012
The romance of chamber music in the heart of Provence Perched on a hill overlooking the French Riviera, Saint-Paul-de-Vence has long been a haven for artists, including the painter Chagal the French poet Prévert… 09/08/2012
Gabala festival where music hits a peak The classics hit the heights with the annual International Music Festival in the ancient mountain city of Gabala in Azerbaijan. It has been a treat for the… 07/08/2012
Opera Arias from the Verbier FestivalWatch superstar opera tenor Rolando Villazon in concert at the Verbier Festival. He shared the stage with one of the most acclaimed specialists of this… 07/08/2012
Paul Dujardin: Can Europe afford to be cultured? In this edition of I-talk host Alex Taylor asks: “Should we give money to encourage young artists? Or is it the struggle against adversity which pushes young… 07/08/2012
Florida underwater music festival – nocomment About 300 divers submerged to listen to a local radio station’s music broadcast beneath the sea in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. Divers… 16/07/2012
Classical jazz – when Bollani met Ravel Stefano Bollani is a popular Italian jazz pianist who also plays classical music. In Rome he performed Maurice Ravel’s Piano Concerto in G, conducted by… 11/07/2012
Operalia: 20 years of operatic passion In partnership with: The famous opera competition Operalia has reached an important milestone, its 20th anniversary. Founder and world renowned Spanish… 26/06/2012
Operalia: Plácido Domingo bonus interview Interview with the great tenor Plácido Domingo. 26/06/2012
Salzburg, where Bartoli meets Cleopatra There was a very modern setting in Salzburg for the production of Handel’s opera, Julius Caesar in Egypt. The power struggle between Cleopatra and Ptolemy… 14/06/2012
Musica – The knight of dreams and roses Richard Strauss’s Der Rosenkavalier opened this year’s season at Teatro del Maggio Fiorentino in Florence. It is a romantic story of an adult love affair… 31/05/2012
Azrié and Adonis collaborate on new album Two leading Syrian artists have collaborated on a project that brings together the worlds of poetry and music. Abed Azrié sings the poems of Adonis, who has… 19/04/2012
Moscow celebrates Prokofiev In Moscow for one month from late March, the Rostropovich Festival takes place. It was founded in honour of the celebrated Russian cellist who died five years… 18/04/2012
Old is new again in Verdi’s ‘I Masnadieri’ The glorious San Carlo opera house in Naples is staging Verdi’s ‘I Masnadieri’ (The Bandits), a story about tragic love, feuding brothers, and a gang of young… 29/03/2012
Bonus interview: Yo-Yo Ma More excerpts from our interviews with cellist Yo-Yo Ma, the kamancheh player Kayhan Kalhor and the pipa player Wu Man. 21/03/2012
The Silk Road Ensemble, where music links east and west Wu Man plays an ancient instrument. She explained: “This is a historic Pipa. It was introduced from Persia and Central Asia, 2000 years ago through the Silk… 21/03/2012
Harmony between North and South Korea in Paris This might look like any other philharmonic orchestra, but in fact, these musicians come from both North Korea and France, and the conductor is from south… 15/03/2012
Christophe Rousset: a musical archaeologist It is in Saint German des Prés, the most Parisian of Paris neighbourhoods, where we meet Christophe Rousset. A renowned French harpsichordist, conductor… 05/03/2012
Bonus interview: Jonas Kaufmann More excerpts from our interview with German tenor Jonas Kaufmann. 23/02/2012
Faust according to Jonas Kaufmann The Opera House in Vienna could be described as a Hall of Fame for the lyrical world. In this year’s programme Charles Gounod’s Faust is not to be missed. The… 23/02/2012
The sounds of space Just what are the sounds of space? ESA astronaut Frank De Winne listened to his favourite bands from Flanders when he was in orbit, while Space Shuttle… 16/02/2012
Lisa Batiashvili – Queen of the Violin The violin has fascinated her all her life. At the age of two Lisa Batiashvili played the instrument for the first time in her native Georgia and never let go… 08/02/2012
New score for an old film French pop duo Air has composed a soundtrack for a long-lost hand-coloured version of Georges Melies’ classic 1902 movie A Trip To The Moon, to celebrate 150… 01/02/2012
Bonus interview: Fabio Luisi and Rudolf Buchbinder Here are some extra excerpts from our interview with pianist Rudolf Buchbinder and conductor Fabio Luisi (in Italian). 26/01/2012
Florence’s new opera house ‘a metaphysical space of absolute purity’ Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 4 is considered one of the most harrowing pieces in the classical repertoire. Austrian pianist Rudolf Buchbinder is a… 26/01/2012
Keeping it in the family at the Vienna Phil The New Year’s Day concert by the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra has become a part of New Year celebrations. Not everyone knows though that in this top… 12/01/2012
Thirty years of harmony – the Labèque sisters Four hands, two sisters. They are the most famous piano duo in the world: Katia and Marielle Labèque from the Basque region of France. On their latest tour… 21/12/2011
Ukraine pianist Romanenko marries music and colour The world-class musician Nathalia Romanenko tells euronews about the challenges of combining music and lights for the Festival of Lights in Lyon, and how if… 12/12/2011
The show goes on at La ScalaGuests attend Mozart’s “Don Giovanni” at La Scala opera house in Milan. Outside anti-austerity protesters were voicing their anger at Italy’s elite… 08/12/2011
Autumnal dancers in The Rite of Spring They may be in the autumn of their lives but these men and women are performing Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring. French choreographer Thierry Thieu Niang… 02/12/2011
Bonus Interview British conductor Harry Bicket tells us about opera seria and Handel’s Rodelinda, and the American soprano Renée Fleming discusses the future of opera, and… 30/11/2011
Renée Fleming’s Rodelinda dazzles the Met Bright lights in the big city and also in the opera world, with the Met production of Handel’s Rodelinda in New York. Composed in 1725, nowadays it is relayed… 30/11/2011
Symphony goes underground in Caracas – nocomment Thousands of child musical prodigies in Venezuela’s sprawling capital have taken to metro stations during the daily rush. In a popular initiative for… 27/11/2011
Slow concert plays first ten years In a chaotic world, where the pace of life gets faster every day, there’s a small church in Germany which is bucking the trend. Rainer Neugebauer, the… 25/11/2011
Bonus interview: Anoushka Shankar Here are some extra excerpts from our interview with Anoushka Shankar. 17/11/2011
Anoushka Shankar finds flamenco’s Indian roots Paris could not be missed in Anoushka Shankar’s European tour. With her latest work,Traveller, Ravi Shankar’s daughter traces the Indian roots of… flamenco… 17/11/2011
The Vienna Philharmonic does Sydney From the Blue Danube to Down Under; from refined, sophisticated Vienna to outdoorsy, hedonistic Sydney – the recent Antipodean tour of the Vienna Philharmonic… 20/10/2011
Katherine Jenkins plans tour around Daydream Welsh classical singer Katherine Jenkins’ new album Daydream is the most personal of her eight compilations to date. Along with single Break It To My Heart… 19/10/2011
Riccardo Muti wins again Italian conductor Riccardo Muti has been awarded the Birgit Nilsson Prize at a ceremony in Stockholm. He received the prize from the Swedish King Carl Gustav… 14/10/2011
Virtuoso Charlie Siem ‘obsessed by the violin’ British violinist Charlie Siem is a fast-rising star in the world of classical music. The 25-year-old has just released his second album and is on tour in the… 06/10/2011
Bonus interview If you want to see more excerpts from our interview (in Italian) with the Festival’s Artistic Director Alberto Batisti, please click on the following link… 06/10/2011
Celestial singing in Umbria The Requiem by Spanish composer Tomás Luis de Victoria is a masterpiece of Renaissance vocal music. It brought the curtain down in glorious fashion on the… 06/10/2011
Iranian Superstar Mohammad-Reza Shajarian tour To most people in Iran, Mohammad-Reza Shajarian is a superstar – but the authorities loathe him and his music and have made it difficult for him to perform in… 22/09/2011
Bonus Musica: interview with Thomas Hampson More excerpts from our interview with American baritone Thomas Hampson. 22/09/2011
Hero of 9/11 immortalised in opera A new opera premiered in San Francisco on the eve of the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks telling the story of one of the heroes. But Heart of a Soldier goes… 22/09/2011
Bonus: Glyndebourne This ‘Musica’ bonus includes a few more excerpts from our interviews (in English and Italian) with Glyndebourne General Director David Pickard and contralto… 09/09/2011
The Glyndebourne identity A beautiful country house in the Sussex Downs, 80 kilometres south of London is home to one of the most prestigious opera festivals in the world –… 09/09/2011
Lupes conducts Camerata Regala at Enescu Festival Cristian Lupes is part of the upcoming generation of conductors in Romania. Here he interprets one of George Enescu’s pieces with Romania’s Royal Camerata… 09/09/2011
Bucharest hosts Enescu Festival The 20th George Enescu classical music festival got off to a fine start in the city of Bucharest. The three week event named and held in honour of the… 05/09/2011
Dame Kiri tends opera’s green shoots in Verbier New Zealand soprano Kiri Te Kanawa can boast a career several decades long; among the most beloved voices of the 70s, 80s and 90s, she has performed in the… 25/08/2011
Bonus : OperaliaThis ‘Musica’ bonus includes a few more excerpts from our interviews with opera legend Plácido Domingo, the winners Pretty Yende and René Barbera and famous… 11/08/2011
Opera’s upcoming talent goes to Moscow In partnership with: It is the most important classical voice competition of contemporary times. ‘Operalia’ was founded in 1993 by none other than the… 09/08/2011
Gabala Music Festival in Azerbaijan The Gabala music festival in Azerbaijan featured both classical and folk music. The Russian State Symphony Orchestra was resident during the festival. The… 05/08/2011
Salzburg Festival: Mozart and then some The 91st Salzburg classical opera Festival is under way in the Austrian city where Mozart was born. The Marriage of Figaro opened the event. Among the… 01/08/2011
Bonus: Antonio Pappano This ‘Musica’ bonus includes a few excerpts from our interview with Maestro Antonio Pappano, Music Director at Royal Opera, Covent Garden 29/07/2011
Rough start to Beyreuth The Bayreuth Festival in the northern Bavarian town in Germany got off to a rocky start. Many aficionados of composer Richard Wagner, to whose works the… 27/07/2011
All Tosca’s men One of the most memorable arias in the history of opera passionately sung by Angela Gheorghiu is Puccini’s Tosca in the recent Royal Opera – Covent Garden… 27/07/2011
Bonus: Philippe Jaroussky This ‘Musica’ bonus includes a few excerpts (in French) from our interview with French countertenor Philippe Jaroussky. 14/07/2011
The voice of an angel, the virtuosity of the devil Philippe Jaroussky is one of the brightest stars of the operatic firmament. His distinctive voice is that of a countertenor, a grown man with the gift of… 14/07/2011
Bonus: Yo-Yo Ma Here are a few more excerpts from our interview with the world renowned cellist Yo Yo Ma, where he talks more about the Silk Road project, his personal life… 30/06/2011
Italian tenor trio go Stateside At first glance, they look like your typical teenagers. But as soon as they open their mouths, you realise there is something special about the three young… 29/06/2011
