Classical Music Movies

Join André Rieu on his global adventures in Fiesta Mexicana as he finally recovers from illness to delight fans all over the world with...

Documentary about the state of the conducting world in the 1990s. Broadcast as part of the BBC OMNIBUS strand of documentaries.

The story of one of Britain's most famous pianists, Joyce Hatto, and her husband William, from their meeting in post-war London to her death in 2006...

The story of the birth of Bedřich Smetana's most famous composition, from his first impressions of his stay in Šumava through the images...

A documentary by Tony Palmer on English composer Sir William Walton (1902–1983), made shortly before his death. The film includes the only...

Beethoven spent three years composing the Eroica, an intimate journal of his emotional crises and his dramatic emergence as an original master....

Fifty years after his death, this musical and psychological portrait of Ralph Vaughan Williams explores the passions that drove a giant of...

Evgeny Igorevich Kissin was born in Moscow on the 10th of October 1971. He started to play the piano at the age of two, as soon as he was tall enough...

Barcelona’s Palau de la Música Catalana, one of the world’s most beautiful concert halls, hosted Gustavo Dudamel and the...

Surely Bach’s French Suites, which he composed during his years at Cöthen (1717–1723), are among the finest inducements to practise...

This series comprised six lectures on music, which cumulatively took the title of a work by Charles Ives, The Unanswered Question. Bernstein drew...

The Choir and Orchestra of the La Fenice Theatre, conducted by Fabio Luisi, take over Piazza San Marco in Venice for a grandiose concert. Facing the...

Violinist Aleksey Igudesman and pianist Hyung-ki Joo in a unique comedy show combining humor, classical music, and references to popular culture. A...

Jonas Kaufmann's very personal tribute to the city's famous music. We see the star tenor on the move in Vienna, visiting his favorite places, from...

The story of Andre Rieu's first journey to Africa, the discovery of soloist Kimmi Skota and the sheer emotional impact of the concerts on the South...

Documentary on the master composer, from a GDR point of view.

Recording of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Herbert von Karajan playing Beethoven's 7th Symphony.