Joseph Haydn

Haydn's oratario "The Creation", by La Fura dels Baus company. Recorded at the Seine Musicale.

Drama about a family going through a crisis during the Easter weekend.

From Orvieto Cathedral, Easter Concert. The Orchestra and Choir of the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, conducted by Maestro Elder. Haydn: The Creation, Prelude. Mozart: ‘Ah!, lo previdi!’; Aria: ‘Ah t'invola agl'occhi miei’. Haydn: Missa in tempore belli in C major.

In Duisburg, Canadian pianist Marc-André Hamelin—world-renowned for his exceptional technique—delivered a standout performance at the Ruhr Piano Festival, to great acclaim from both audiences and critics alike. The program featured works by Joseph Haydn, John Oswald, Nikolai Medtner, and Sergei Rachmaninoff, as well as one of his own compositions, “Boîte à musique.”

On November 26, 1976, Massimo Bacigalupo was in Catania with his 16mm camera, filming the streets of the city at the foot of Mount Etna and the people lingering and strolling about. The movement and the pauses in everyday life —seemingly boring and not particularly appealing— captured the filmmaker’s attention. Bacigalupo recalls those diary-style film shots, edited years later into a film:

From the Rai Arturo Toscanini Auditorium in Turin, the Rai National Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Ottavio Dantone, performs Franz Joseph Haydn’s *The Seven Last Words of Christ on the Cross* (orchestral version).

Il mondo della luna (1777) is a sparkling comic opera by Joseph Haydn, with a witty libretto based on Carlo Goldoni’s play. In this award-winning production from the Opéra de Monte-Carlo, co-produced with Teatro Arriaga in Bilbao, visionary director Emilio Sagi crafts a whimsical journey that earned Best New Opera Production at the 2014 Teatro Campoamor Lyric Awards. Set in a world where imagination and deception collide, the story follows the gullible Buonafede, an old man tricked into believing he’s been transported to the moon. Goldoni’s sharp satire on human credulity meets Haydn’s elegant, playful score, full of creative flourishes and refined humor. Known as the father of the symphony and string quartet, Haydn’s operatic genius shines in this delightful fable, long overshadowed by his contemporaries but brought to vivid life in a production brimming with charm, humor, and lunar magic. Prepare for a journey where the moon feels closer than ever!

At the beginning of the 20th century, the young Chinese pianist divided music lovers: some praised his desire to popularize classical music, while others mocked his “showman” side. In 2003, Lang Lang's recital at Carnegie Hall was his baptism of fire. A star was born... This concert also gave the musician the opportunity to break free from his ambitious father, whom he invited to play on stage with him at the end of the concert.