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London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle (conductor) Isabelle Faust (violin) Johannes Brahms 1933 - 1897 Violin Concerto in D major Op. 77 Dmitri Shostakovich 1906 - 1975 Symphony No 4 in C minor Op. 43 London, Barbican Hall, 29 February 2024

Alexandre Kantorow (piano), Daniel Lozakovich (violin), Gautier Capuçon (cello) Felix Mendelssohn 1809–1847 Trio n°1, op. 49 Johannes Brahms 1833 - 1897 Trio n°1, op. 8 Paris, Fondation Louis Vuitton, June 3, 2025

Lang Lang (piano) Gabriel Fauré 1845 - 1924 Pavane Robert Schumann 1810 - 1856 Kreisleriana Frédéric Chopin 1810 - 1949 Mazurkas Polonaise in F sharp minor op. 44 Directed by Corentin Leconte Paris, Philharmonie, 5 April 2025

Sullivan Fortner (piano) Jazz à Montréal, 25 June 2026

Kokoroko Jazz à Montréal, 26 June 2026

Annie & The Caldwells Jazz à Montréal, 25 June 2026

Juditha triumphans Oratorio by Antonio Vivadi (1678 – 1741) Librettto by Iacopo Cassetti Armonia Atenea, Il Pomo d'Oro, GNO Chorus, GNO Children's Choir, Markellos Chryssicos (Conductor) Agathangelos Georgakatos (Chorus Master), Konstantina Pitsiakou (Children’s Chorus Master) Thanos Papakonstantinou (Stage Direction) Christina Thanasoula (Lighting), Niki Psychogiou (Costumes), Niki Psychogiou (Sets), Amalia Kosma (Choreography) Roxana Constantinescu (Juditha) Kristina Hammarström (Holofernes) Inga Kalna (Vagaus) Theodora Baka (Abra) Sophia Patsi (Ozias) Athens, Greek National Opera, Stavros Niarchos Hall, 20 April 2021 Juditha triumphans was based on a Latin libretto by Iacopo Cassetti, which was in turn inspired by the Book of Judith from the Old Testament. The king of Babylon Nebuchadnezzar sends his general, Holofernes, to conquer the city of Bethulia in Israel. To save her Israelite compatriots, courageous Judith decides to seduce Holofernes. When he falls asleep, she cuts his head off. Juditha triumphans is the only extant oratorio of the four that Vivaldi composed. The intense war atmosphere is conveyed through the dynamic choral parts, and Judith’s faith and integrity through the lyrical and tender writing. Notable is the use of many different and relatively rare instruments, such as the viola d’amore, chalumeaux, and theorbos, used by Vivaldi to highlight the most significant moments.

Oslo Philharmonic, Klaus Mäkelä (cello, conductor) Daniel Lozakovich (violin) Johannes Brahms 1833 - 1897 Concerto for violin, cello and orchestra in A minor, op. 102 Symphony No. 1 in C minor, op. 68 Vienna, Konzerthaus, 6 June 2024

The Cleveland Orchestra, Franz Welser-Möst (conductor) Golda Schultz (soprano) Richard Strauss 1864 - 1949 Four Last Songs Dmitri Shostakovich 1906 - 1975 Symphony No. 8 in C minor, Op. 65 Paris, Philharmonie, October 6, 2026

London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Antonio Pappano (conductor) Patricia Kopatchinskaja (violin) Maurice Ravel (1875 – 1937) La valse Fazıl Say (né en 1970) Violin Concerto (1001 Nights in the Harem) Serge Rachmaninov (1873 – 1943) Symphonic Dances London, Barbican Hall, 8 October 2023

Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Daniele Gatti (Conductor) Richard Wagner (1813 – 1883) Götterdämmerung (symphonic highlights) Richard Strauss (1864 – 1949) Ein Heldenleben, op. 40 Genève, Victoria Hall, 5 Otober 2022

David et Jonathas Biblical tragedy in five acts with prologue by Marc-Antoine Charpentier (1643 – 1704) Libretto by François Bretonneau First performance in Paris, Collège Louis-le-Grand, February 28, 1688 Ensemble Marguerite Louise, Gaétan Jarry (Conductor) Marshall Pynkoski (Stage director) Jeannette Lajeunesse Zingg (Choreography), Antoine and Roland Fontaine (Sets), Hervé Gary (Lighting), Christian Lacroix (costumes) Reinoud Van Mechelen (David) Caroline Arnaud (Jonathas) David Witczak (Saul) François-Olivier Jean (Pythonisse) Antonin Rondepierre (Joabel) Geoffroy Buffière (The shadow of Samuel) Virgil Ancely (Achis) Château de Versailles, Royal Chapel, 10 November 2022

Czech Philharmonic, Semyon Bychkov (conductor) Dmitri Shostakovich 1906 - 1975 Symphony No. 7 in C major op. 60 'Leningrad' Directed by Jonathan Haswell Prague, Rudolfinum, 30 September 2021

Mitten Wir Im Leben Sind | Bach 6 cello suiten Jean-Guihen Queyras (Violoncello) Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker (Choreography) Dancers: Boštjan Antončič Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker Marie Goudot Julien Monty Michaël Pomero Directed by Corentin Leconte Recorded at Lites Film Studios, Brussels

Aleko Opera in one act by Sergei Rachmaninov 1873 - 1943 Libretto by Vladimir Nemirovich-Danchenko after ‘The Gypsies’ by Alexander Pushkin Moscow, Bolshoi Theatre, 9 May 1893 Orchestra and Chorus of the Greek National Opera, Fabrizio Ventura (Conductor) Agathangelos Georgakatos (Chorus master) Fanny Ardant (Stage director) Pierre-André Weitz (Sets), Katarzyna Lewińska (Costumes), Israel Galván (Choreography, movement),César Godefroy (Lighting): Tassis Christoyannis (Aleko) Yannis Christopoulos (Young Gypsy) Myrsini Margariti (Zemfira) Yanni Yannissis (An old man) Ines Zikou (Gypsy woman) Bluebeard’s Castle (A kékszakállú herceg vára) Opera in one act by Béla Bartók 1881 - 1945 Libretto by Béla Balázs based on Charles Perrault Budapest, Royal Hungarian Opera House, 24 May 1918 Orchestra of the Greek National Opera, Fabrizio Ventura (Conductor) Themelis Glynatsis (Stage director) Leslie Travers (Sets, costumes), Katerina Gevetzi (Movement coach), Stella Kaltsou (Lighting), Marios Gampierakis, Chrysoula Korovesi (Projections), Tasos Tsigkas (Sound design) Tassos Apostolou (Bluebeard) Violetta Lousta (Judith) Athens, Greek National Opera, 14 November 2024

Martha Argerich (Piano), Iddo Bar-Shaï (Piano), Theodosia Ntokou (Piano), Geza Hosszu Legocky (Violin), Alissa Margulis (violin), Lyda Chen Argerich (Viola), Edgar Moreau (Cello), Tehila Nini Goldstein (Soprano) Y'umma Wa Y'abba (Yemenite Folksong) Yehuda Sharet (Arr. Schönberg) 1901 - 1979 Lyrics Rachel Bluwstein Ve'ulai Morde'hai Zeira (Arr. Weill) 1905 - 1968 Lyrics Alexander Penn Havu L'venim Daniel Sambursky (Arr. Weill) 1909 - 1977 Lyrics Nathan Altermann Ba'a Mnu'ha Achron (Hebraic Melody) Maria Theresia von Paradis 1759 - 1824 Sicilienne Franz Schubert 1797 - 1828 String Trio in B flat major D.471 Rondo in A Major for Piano 4 Hands, D. 951 Directed bu John Blanch Château de Chantilly, 2023

Lucerne Festival Orchestra, Riccardo Chailly (Conductor) Mao Fujita (piano) Sergei Rachmaninov (1873–1943) Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18 Symphony No. 2 in E minor, Op. 27 Lucerne, KKL, 13 August 2022

Konzerthausorchester Berlin, Joana Mallwitz (conductor) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 1756 - 1791 Overture from ‘The Magic Flute’ Piotr Ilych Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 6 in B minor ‘Pathétique’ Berlin, Konzerthaus, 2021 Directed by Andreas Morell

Alexandre Kantorow (piano) Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897) Piano Sonata no. 1 in C major Op. 1 Franz Schubert (1797-1828) / Franz Liszt (1811-1886) Der Wanderer Der Müller und der Bach Frühlingsglaube Die Stadt Am Meer Franz Schubert Fantaisie for piano in C major D 760 'Wanderer-Fantasie' Paris, Philharmonie, 27 March 2023

Saehyun Kim (piano) Gabriel Fauré 1845 - 1924 Barcarole in A mineur op.26 n°1 Impromptu in F minor op.31 n°2 Valse-Caprice in A major op.30 n°1 Maurice Ravel 1875 - 1937 Gaspard de la nuit Frédéric Chopin 1810 - 1849 12 Etudes op.25 Paris, Fondation Louis Vuitton, November 5, 2025

Les pêcheurs de perles (The Pearl Fishers) Opera in three acts by Georges Bizet (1838 - 1875) Libretto by Eugène Cormon and Michel Carré First performance in Paris, Théâtre Lyrique, 30 September 1863 Orchestre National du Capitol de Toulouse, Chœur de l’Opéra national du Capitole, Victorien Vanoosten (Conductor) Ballet de l’Opéra national du Capitole Thomas Lebrun (Stage Direction) David Belugou (Costumes), Patrick Méeüs (Lighting) Anne-Catherine Gillet (Leïla) Mathias Vidal (Nadir) Alexandre Duhamel (Zurga) Jean-Fernand Setti (Nourabad) Toulouse, Théâtre du Capitole, 6 October 2023