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.

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.

Italian operatic bass Carlo Colombara performs a selection of his most famous roles including Escamillo from Bizet's 'Carmen', Philippe II from Verdi's 'Don Carlos' and Don Basilio from Rossini's 'Barber of Seville'.