Torben Schmidt Jacobsen

Alphaville & Deutsches Filmorchester Babelsberg - Philharmonie Berlin

European Union Youth Orchestra @ Young Euro Classic 2025

For 26 years now, this group of young musicians from all over the European Union has been delighting audiences at the Young Euro Classic festival. It's a project that illustrates the vitality of our continent's musical life. In the first half of the evening, Spanish cellist Pablo Ferrández performs Shostakovich's Cello Concerto No. 1.

Scottish National Youth Orchestra @ Young Euro Classic 2025

The Scottish National Youth Orchestra performs Jay Capperauld's accordion concerto. In this new work, the Glasgow composer imposes spectacular and acrobatic figures on the ‘piano with braces’. In the second half, the audience is treated to Berlioz's Symphonie fantastique, featuring an ‘episode in the life of an artist’. Accordionist Ryan Corbett plays the solo part alongside the Scottish musicians and their conductor Catherine Larsen-Maguire.

Beethoven · Violin Concerto & Symphony No. 6 'Pastoral' (Bernard Haitink, Isabelle Faust)

Dutch conductor Bernard Haitink and the Berliner Philharmoniker meet at this year’s Easter Festival in Baden-Baden. Haitink is regarded as an authority, especially on the music of Beethoven. In this production he conducts Beethoven’s Symphony No. 6, the “Pastoral”. For the Violin Concerto multi-awarded Isabelle Faust is taken to the stage with him. Since her recordings with Claudio Abbado, she is the first choice when it comes to this masterpiece. This release has been chosen for the longlist of the renowned German award 'Preis der deutschen Schallplattenkritik'.

Spanish National Youth Orchestra @ Young Euro Classic 2025

A concert featuring Andalusia and Russia, with Isaac Albéniz's Iberia and Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring. A seminal work from the previous century that is more topical than ever, with a new work by Fabià Santkovsky, under the bow of Francisco Fullana. An opportunity for the musicians of the Spanish National Youth Orchestra to express all their talent under the baton of Nuno Coelho.

Young Euro Classic 2022 - Selection of highlights

A selection of some of the finest performances from youth orchestras participating in the 2022 edition of the Young Euro Classic festival in Berlin.

New Year's Eve Concert 2019 - Berlin Philharmonic

The Berlin Philharmonic brings in the New Year with a festive concert featuring performances of music by Gershwin, Bernstein, Porter & Loewe.

David Garrett - Legacy Live In Baden Baden

David’s recently released new classical album “Legacy” with the Royal Philharmonic Orchester has hit the charts. In May 2011 he performed the Beethoven-Concerto and works by Fritz Kreisler with the National Philharmonic of Russia under the conductorship of Vladimir Spivakov and Lorenzo Coladonato in the famous Festspielhaus in Baden-Baden and fascinated the audience. You are now able to watch this concert on David’s new DVD “Legacy – Live in Baden-Baden”, which will be released on 13th January 2012. The DVD also contains the documentation “Playing for my Life”.