Watch an abridged program featuring a the last movement from John Adams' City Noir and the first movement from Mahler's Symphony No. 1 in D major.
Classical Music
On the program for Dudamel's inaugural concert are Gustav Mahler and the world premiere of that latest work by Pulitzer Prize-winning composer John Adams, City Noir.
- Preview of The Vienna Philharmonic Summer Night Concert 2009
Under the direction of Daniel Barenboim the internationally-renowned Vienna Philharmonic performs an open-air concert in the historic Baroque Park overlooking Schönbrunn Palace.
- Preview of Karajan, Or Beauty as I See It
As music director of the Berlin Philharmonic for 35 years, Herbert von Karajan remains one of the most discussed, analyzed and written-about conductors of all time.
Gioachino Rossini’s La Cenerentola is perhaps the most famous operatic version of the Cinderella story, and it is like no other interpretation.
- Interview with Sir Ian McKellen on playing King Lear
Ian McKellen describes the challenges of performing in King Lear, the "Everest" of Shakespeare.
Stage, screen and recording legend Julie Andrews rings in the new year as she hosts From Vienna: The New Year’s Celebration 2009.
San Francisco Ballet makes the beloved Nutcracker its own, resetting it during the 1915 Panama Pacific International Exhibition.
Opera stars Dawn Upshaw and Thomas Hampson, cellist Yo-Yo Ma, and Broadway’s Christine Ebersole join Michael Tilson Thomas and the SF Symphony in Carnegie Hall Opening Night 08.



(14 votes)
