This documentary portrait, the first television biography of Rattle for 15 years, follows him through an extraordinary year of concerts, oratorios and opera with five different orchestras. We see his rigorous preparation and experience his irresistible dynamism in rehearsal and performance. We will watch him at work with the Berliner Philharmoniker, often described as the world’s leading orchestra. We will also see him with the Orchestra Of The Age Of Enlightenment and with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. We see him preparing a score for performance, share his experiences with the players and gain privileged insights into the day-to-day life of a conductor

In this short, Johnny Green leads the MGM Symphony Orchestra in a performance of the overture to Ros...

Ian Hislop and John Eliot Gardiner reveal the story behind Beethoven's Fifth Symphony. Described as ...
Conductors Andris Nelsons, Klaus Mäkelä, Riccardo Chailly, and Petr Popelka will take turns conducti...

One of the most popular live acts in the world, the King of the Waltz André Rieu has announced that ...

Following the success of the Art of Conducting-Great Conductors of the Past, this second edition foc...

For their annual season end concert, the Berliner Philharmoniker take the audience on a dreamy, magi...

On Air presents Igor Stravinsky's The Firebird, performed by the world-renowned Royal Philharmonic O...

On Air presents Igor Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring, performed by the world-renowned Royal Philharm...

On Air presents Igor Stravinsky's Petrushka, performed by the world-renowned Royal Philharmonic Orch...
In 1985, cameras take a look inside the Berkshire Music Center, the most prominent pre-professional ...

One of the first US born conductors to receive worldwide fame, Leonard Bernstein is an exceptional c...
Very few people really knew Herbert von Karajan. The conductor gave access to his private life only ...


There is hardly a better way to approach Ludwig van Beethoven than through his piano concertos. Beet...
This video depicts Tanglewood in its very early years. It contains very rare footage of Serge Kouss...

