Sir Simon Rattle conducts the Berlin Philharmonic in their annual Europa Konzert, recorded live at Madrid's Teatro Real in May 2011. Works performed include Rodrigo's Concierto de Aranjuez, Emmanuel Chabrier's España and Rachmaninov's Second Symphony. The featured performer is flamenco guitarist Cañizares.

Eldar Nebolsin performs Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No. 1 in B Flat Minor, Op. 23 and Rachmaninov's Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op.18 at the St Petersburg Court Capella. Vladimir Lande conducts the St Petersburg State Symphony Orchestra.

Collection of ballets making up the Gala des Étoiles of 2015. David Coleman conducts the Teatro alla Scala in performances of, amongst others, 'La Rose Malade' by Gustav Mahler, 'The Dying Swan' by Camille Saint-Saëns and Aram Khatchaturian's 'Spartacus'.

Simon Rattle conducts the Berlin Philharmonic as they perform a selection of favourites at a summer picnic concert at the Berlin Waldbuhne in 2009.

Recording of pianist Lazar Berman's renowned concert in Tokyo in 1988. The works performed are 'Apres une Lecture de Dante', 'Sposalizio' and 'Annees de Pelerinage II - Italie, Venezia and Napoli', by Franz Liszt; 'Moment Musical No. 4 in E minor, Op. 16 No. 4', by Sergei Rachmanainov; 'Ave Maria' arr. Liszt, by Franz Peter Schubert; 'Piano Sonata No. 1 in F sharp minor, Op. 11', by Robert Schumann and 'Isoldes Liebestod' arr. Liszt, by Richard Wagner.

Bruno Monsaingeon directs this profile of violinist David Oistrakh, who died in 1974. Oistrakh was a leading proponent of the Russian school, and his work is recalled here by friends and colleagues including Yehudi Menuhin and Mstislav Rostropovich.

Claudio Abbado conducts the Berliner Philharmoniker in their annual Europa Konzert, recorded at the Mariinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg in 1996. The concert features works by Prokofiev, Rachmaninov, Beethoven and Tchaikovsky with performances from bass-baritone Anatoly Kocherga and violinist Kolja Blacher.

Sir Simon Rattle conducts the Berlin Philharmonic in their annual Europa Konzert, recorded live at Madrid's Teatro Real in May 2011. Works performed include Rodrigo's Concierto de Aranjuez, Emmanuel Chabrier's España and Rachmaninov's Second Symphony. The featured performer is flamenco guitarist Cañizares.

Simon Rattle conducts the Berlin Philharmonic as they perform a selection of favourites at a summer picnic concert at the Berlin Waldbuhne in 2009.

Yuri Temirkanov conducts the St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra and piano soloist Denis Matsuev in this performance, recorded at the 2013 Annecy Classic Festival. The concert includes Rachmaninov's Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor and 'Symphonic Dances' and Rimsky-Korsakov's 'Sheherazade'. Additional works by Rachmaninov, as well as compositions by Elgar and Verdi, are also featured.

Live performance from classical pianist James Rhodes, recorded at London's Arts Theatre. The concert features works by, among others, Rachmaninov, Liszt, Prokofiev, Gluck and Chopin.

Documentary series in which classical pianist James Rhodes performs a selection of his favourite works and explains why each piece is important to him. The episodes are: 'Beethoven Waldstein', 'Uppers and Downers', 'Chopin', 'Bach-Busoni', 'Mad, Bad and Sad', 'Beethoven' and 'J.S. Bach'.

The renowned Argentine pianist performs works by Mozart, Chopin, Ravel, Rachmaninov and Schumann at the 1982 Münchner Klaviersommer, accompanied by Nelson Freire, Nicolas Economou and Mischa Maisky.

Two gala concerts performed at the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden, London. The 1993 Winter Gala saw soprano Kiri Te Kanawa take to the stage in a performance of 'Vocalise' by Rachmaninov as well as ballerina Darcey Bussell who danced to scenes from Tchaikovsky's 'The Nutcracker' and 'Sleeping Beauty'. The 1996 Gala Concert invited Plácido Domingo who treated the audience to a rendition of 'Gold und Silber' by Franz Lehár and was then joined on stage by Veronica Villarroel for the 'Cherry Duet' from Pietro Mascagni's 'L'amico Fritz'.