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"What would the world be like without Beethoven?" That’s the provocative question posed by this music documentary from Deutsche Welle. To answer it, the film explores how Ludwig van Beethoven's innovations continue to have an impact far beyond the boundaries of classical music, 250 years after his birth.

The first part of the Wagner's Der Ring des Nibelungen in the shortened version, prepared by Cord Garben.

The third part of the Wagner's Der Ring des Nibelungen in the shortened version, prepared by Cord Garben. Staged at the Teatro Colon, Buenos Aires, 2012

The fourth, final part of the Wagner's Der Ring des Nibelungen in the shortened version, prepared by Cord Garben. Staged at the Teatro Colon, Buenos Aires, 2012.

For many, the Russian city of Perm might seem like the end of the world, isolated in the foothills of the Ural mountains. But it is in this rapidly developing industrial city – which is establishing itself as one of Russia’s modern cultural centers – that the Greek conductor Teodor Currentzis has been quietly revolutionizing classical music with his ensemble musicAeterna. The film follows the recording sessions of Mozart’s Don Giovanni, documenting the artists’ habits and painting a portrait of this exuberant conductor.

Young Canadian virtuoso Bruce Liu displays the full range of his talent in a dazzling recital captured at the 2024 Ruhr Piano Festival.

The second part of the Wagner's Der Ring des Nibelungen in the shortened version, prepared by Cord Garben. Staged at the Teatro Colon, Buenos Aires, 2012

The Ruhr Piano Festival is one of two stops on the German tour of pianist Hélène Grimaud and baritone Konstantin Krimmel. In Dortmund, the duo has chosen to combine lieder by Johannes Brahms with those by Valentin Silvestrov, a Ukrainian composer in exile, in a program imbued with rare emotional power.