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Rokia Traoré - Mandinka Classics Rokia Traoré, Voice, arrangements & musical direction Samba Diabaté, Guitar & texts search Mamah Diabaté, N'goni Habib Sangaré, Bolon Joel Massa Diarra, Balafon Playlist Toubaka (Classic traditionnal) Nan Foulé (Classic traditionnal) Koulandjan (Classic tribute to the brotherhood of hunters) Soubalé (Classic of the Mandinka epic) Tiramaka(Classic of the Mandinka epic) Kamadjan (Classic of the Mandinka epic) Fakoli (Classic of the Mandinka epic) Nakouma Djan (Classic traditionnal) Douga (Traditionnal Mandinka song) Recorded on January 20, 2020 at the UNESCO TV Director, Samuel Thiebaut

Yuja Wang (piano), Gautier Capuçon (cello) César Franck (1822 - 1890) Sonata for cello and piano (transcription by Jules Delsart of the Sonata for violin and piano) Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1949) Introduction et Polonaise brillante in C major op. 3 Sonata for cello and piano Recorded at the Philharmonie de Paris, 20 January 2020

Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse, Kazuki Yamada (conductor) Adam Laloum (piano) Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897) Piano Concerto no 1 in D minor op. 15 Richard Strauss (1864 - 1949) Don Juan, op. 20 Der Rosenkavalier, waltz suite op.59 no 1 Recorded on March 14th 2015 at the Halle aux Grains de Toulouse TV Direction, Jean-Pierre Loisil

Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Lawrence Foster (Conductor) Szymon Nehring (Piano) Adrian Pop (b. 1951) Solstice for orchestra Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849) Piano Concerto no. 1 in E minor op. 11 Witold Lutosławski (1913 - 1994) Concerto for Orchestra Recorded at the Romanian Athenaeum, Bucarest, George Enescu Festival, 3 September 2019

Orchestre national de l'Opéra de Paris, Philippe Jordan (Conductor) Pyotr Ilych Tchaikosky (1840 - 1893) Symphony no. 3 Symphony no. 6 Recorded on May 15, 2018 at the Philharmonie de Paris Directed by François-René Martin

Orchestre Philharmonique Royal de Liège, Christian Arming (Conductor) Jodie Devos (soprano), Lore Binon (soprano), Alexander Vinogradov (bass) Czech Philharmonic Choir of Brno Felix Mendelssohn (1809 - 1847) A Midsummer's Night Dream Dmitri Shostakovich (1906 - 1975) Symphony no. 13 ''Babi Yar'' Recorded on 2 February 2017 at the Salle Philharmonique de Liège Directed by Nicolas Foulon

Orchestre National d'Ile de France, Marco Zambelli (Conductor) Ermonela Jaho (soprano), Charles Castronovo (tenor) Jules Massenet (1842 - 1912) Phèdre Overture ''Qu'il est loin mon pays'' (Charles Castronovo) ''Pendant un an je fus ta femme'' (Ermonela Jaho) Werther ''Traduire... Pourquoi me réveiller'' (Charles Castronovo) Thaïs ''Ah ! Je suis seule enfin... Dis moi que je suis belle'' (Ermonela Jaho) Méditation Pietro Mascagni (1863 - 1945) Guglielmo Ratcliff Intermezzo Francesco Cilea (1866 - 1950) Adriana Lecouvreur '' Io son l'umile ancella'' (Ermonela Jaho) Pietro Mascagni L'Amico Fritz ''Ed anche Beppe amo'' (Charles Castronovo) Giacomo Puccini (1858 - 1924) Manon Lescaut ''Sola, perduta, abbandonata'' (Ermonela Jaho) Francesco Cilea L'Arlesiana ''E la solita storia del pastore'' (Charles Castronovo) Giacomo Puccini Manon Lescaut Intermezzo La Rondine Last scene Recorded on June 7th, 2016 at the Théâtre des Champs-Elysées, Paris TV director, Don Kent

Erik Truffaz Quartet feat. Rokia Traoré Erik Truffaz, trumpet Rokia Traoré, song Benoît Corboz, claviers Marcello Giuliani, bass Arthur Hnatek, drum kit Is it still necessary to present him? A Slender figure, straight hair with a white beard, Erik Truffaz has marked the history of European jazz with at least two albums: The Dawn and Bending New Corners. Hip-hop, jungle rhythms and a timbre similar to that of Miles Davis: a cocktail that you just can't get enough of. The Swiss trumpet player, who has often taken an interest in non-western music, is making a comeback today - after a series of more pop style records with various singers including Sophie Hunger - this time with a new recording which is looking towards Africa: Doni Doni. Clearly in love with women's voices, he has invited Malian singer Rokia Traoré into the studio, who will of course be there for this stylistically very open-minded evening. Recorded on Sptember, 2016 at the Festival Jazz à la Villette TV Director, Giuseppe De Vecchi

Erik Truffaz, Trumpet Estreilla Besson, Piano Playlist - Ganga Aarti (E. Truffaz) - Ombres et lumière (E. Truffaz) - Avant l'aube (E. Truffaz) - SO (E. Truffaz) - Betty (E. Truffaz) - Falling stars 2 (E. Truffaz) - Yasmina (E. Truffaz) Recorded on June 11 & 12, 2020 at the Piano Festival de Lille TV Director, Nicolas Foulon

Rokia Traoré | Rubén Pellejero Rokia Traoré, chant Mamadyba Camara, Kora Mamah Diabaté, N'goni Every year, the Angoulême Festival proposes to a comic strip author to create the Jazz à Vienne poster, and the two festivals offer a creative comic concert that mixes music and comic strips. Both festivals offer a creative comic concert that will mix music and comic strips, bringing together a cartoonist and a musician, who express themselves live with their own 'tools' to compose a hybrid work. This particular comic concert brings together the singer Rokia Traoré and the cartoonist Rubén Pellejero. Playlist A Ou Ni sou (Rokia Traoré) Konakiri (Sory Kandia Kouyaté) Nimandon (Rokia Traoré - Ballaké Sissoko) Keme Birama (Classic song - Mali) Danama (Classic song - Mali) Titati (Bako Dagnon) Djadjiri (Classic song - Mali) Da Monzon (Classic song - Mali) Malisadio (Classic song - Mali / GuinEA Conakry) Recorded on January 26, 2018 at the Festival d'Angoulème TV Director, Samuel Thiebaut

Ballake Sissoko & Vincent Segal Ballake Sissoko, kora Vincent Segal, cello Track list Chamber Music (Ballaké Sissoko) Oscarine (Vincent Segal) Houdesti (Ballaké Sissoko) Wo ye N'gnougobine (Ballaké Sissoko) Histoire de Molly (Vincent Segal) Ma Fa (Vincent Segal) Regret à Kader Barry ' (Ballaké Sissoko) Halinkata Djouba ' (Ballaké Sissoko) Future (Ballaké Sissoko) Mako Mady (Ballaké Sissoko) Recroded on October 18, 2009, at the hino Jazz festival TV Director, Francois Goetghebeur

Rokia Traoré | Rubén Pellejero Rokia Traoré, chant Mamadyba Camara, Kora Mamah Diabaté, N'goni Every year, the Angoulême Festival proposes to a comic strip author to create the Jazz à Vienne poster, and the two festivals offer a creative comic concert that mixes music and comic strips. Both festivals offer a creative comic concert that will mix music and comic strips, bringing together a cartoonist and a musician, who express themselves live with their own 'tools' to compose a hybrid work. This particular comic concert brings together the singer Rokia Traoré and the cartoonist Rubén Pellejero. Playlist A Ou Ni sou (Rokia Traoré) Konakiri (Sory Kandia Kouyaté) Nimandon (Rokia Traoré - Ballaké Sissoko) Keme Birama (Classic song - Mali) Danama (Classic song - Mali) Titati (Bako Dagnon) Djadjiri (Classic song - Mali) Da Monzon (Classic song - Mali) Malisadio (Classic song - Mali / GuinEA Conakry) Recorded on January 26, 2018 at the Festival d'Angoulème TV Director, Samuel Thiebaut

Lionel Loueke and the Vampires at Melbourne International Jazz Festival 2016 Lionel Koueke, guitar Nick Barbett, trumpet Jeremy Rose, saxophones / bass clarinet Jonathan Zwartz, bass Danny Fischer, drums Guitarist Lionel Loueke has enjoyed a meteoric rise in the jazz world, collaborating with seminal jazz figures including Wayne Shorter, Esperanza Spalding and Herbie Hancock, who has praised Loueke as a 'musical painter'. Sydney's The Vampires are renowned for their blend of soulful jazz, old-school reggae, exotic Balkan melodies and all-out funk-laden Afrobeat. Their risk-taking improvisational style and exhilarating interplay meet Loueke's musical mastery and deep knowledge of African folk forms in a must-see collaboration. Recorded on June 4th 2016 at the Bennetts Lane Jazz Club, Melbourne TV direction by Mathieu Mastin

Frank Lacy Sextet Frank Lacy is one of the great talents of the generation that hit New York in the late 70's. Widely know as a sideman with such big figures as Lester Bowie, David Murray and Roy Hargrove, as well as Art Blakey's music director, Frank's own music is a fresh and personal distillation of his unique experiences.

Damn'co Damien Schmitt, voice, drums Michael Lecoq, keyboard, voice Mika Joseph, keyboard, talkbox Yann Negrit, guitar, voice Swaéli Mbappé, bass, voice Mixing up pop and hip-hop Dam'nco, the group of the drummer Damien Schmidt, takes its inspiration from the different neighbourhoods of Paris to compose a dancing a colourful music which is not without reminding us of that of Snarky Puppy.An unfailing rhythm section, soloists with explosive improvisations: all the ingrediants are brought together for a wild end to the evening! Recorded on May 10, 2018 at Jazz sous les Pommiers Festival Réalisation, Laurent Hasse et Thierry Villeneuve

Sylvain Luc 5tet Sylvain Luc, guitar Keyvan Chemirani, percussion Bijan Chemirani, percussion Stéphane Belmondo, trumpet Lionel Suarez, accordion Sylvain Luc is without a doubt one of the most brilliant guitarists of the current generation. His insatiable curiosity for the most diverse musical worlds makes his encounter with the Chemirani brothers two astonishing Franco-Iranian percussionists a rare and powerful moment. When he adds Stéphane Belmondo and Lionel Suárez to the trio both of whom are on the look out for dreams and encounters, this atypical grouping of variable geometry becomes a real invitation to travel! Recorded on May 11, 2018 at Jazz sous les Pommiers Festival Réalisation, Laurent Hasse et Thierry Villeneuve

Erik Truffaz Quartet feat. Rokia Traoré Erik Truffaz, trumpet Rokia Traoré, song Benoît Corboz, claviers Marcello Giuliani, bass Arthur Hnatek, drum kit Is it still necessary to present him? A Slender figure, straight hair with a white beard, Erik Truffaz has marked the history of European jazz with at least two albums: The Dawn and Bending New Corners. Hip-hop, jungle rhythms and a timbre similar to that of Miles Davis: a cocktail that you just can't get enough of. The Swiss trumpet player, who has often taken an interest in non-western music, is making a comeback today - after a series of more pop style records with various singers including Sophie Hunger - this time with a new recording which is looking towards Africa: Doni Doni. Clearly in love with women's voices, he has invited Malian singer Rokia Traoré into the studio, who will of course be there for this stylistically very open-minded evening. Recorded on Sptember, 2016 at the Festival Jazz à la Villette TV Director, Giuseppe De Vecchi

Boris Godunov Opera in a prologue and four acts by Modest Mussorgsky (1839 - 1881) Libretto by Modest Mussorgsky based upon 'Boris Godunov' by Alexander Pushkin Version and orchestration by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, orchestration of 'At St. Basil Cathedral' scene by Mikhail Ippolitov-Ivanov First performance in St Petersburg, Mariinsky Theatre, 8 February 1874 Bolshoi Thatre Chorus & Orchestra, Tugan Sokhiev (conductor) Valery Borisov (Chorus master) Igor Ushakov (Stage Director) Alyona Pikalova (Sets), Elena Zaytseva (Costumes), Sergei Shevchenko (Lighting), Ekaterina Mironova (Choreography) Mikhail Kazakov (Boris Godunov) Albina Latipova (Xenia) Ekaterina Vorontsova (Fyodor) Anastasia Bibicheva (Xenia's Nurse) Maxim Paster (Prince Vasily Ivanovich Shuisky) Andrei Potaturin (Andrei Shchelkalov) Denis Makarov (Pimen) Agunda Kulaeva (Marina Mnishek) Andrii Goniukov (Varlaam) Ivan Maximeyko (Missail) Elena Manistina (Innkeeper) Behzod Davronov (Simpleton) Nikolai Kazansky (Nikitich) Alexander Borodin (Mityukha) Irina Rubtsova / Evgenia Segenyuk (Two Women) Recorded at the Bolshoi Theatre, Moscow, 19 December 2019 TV Director, Jean-Pierre Loisil

The Nutcracker and the Cuddly Mouse Choreographie & mise en scène, Petr Zuska Livret, Petr Zuska, Ernst Theodor Amadeus Hoffmann National Theatre Orchestra Direction musicale, Václav Zahradník, Sergej Poluektov Décors, Pavel Svoboda Costumes, Alexandra Grusková Création lumière, Daniel Tesař Animation, Šimon Koudela, Karel Mařík With YOU, Klára Jelínková I, Štěpán Pechar Mother, Miho Ogimoto Father, Giovanni Rotolo Santa Claus, Marek Svobodník Angel, Magdaléna Matějková Devil, Ondřej Vinklát Miss Nutcracker, Andrea Kramešová The king mice, Francesco Scarpato The Star, Nikola Márová The Czech National Ballet & The preparatory school of the Czech National Ballet Recorded on December 7th & 8th 2016 at the Prague National Theater (Czech Republica) TV director, Patrick Lauzé

The Little Mermaid Choreography, Jan Kodet ChoréLibretto, Jan Kodet, Martin Kukučka, Lukáš Trpišovský Music, Zbyněk Matějů Stage director, SKUTR (Martin Kukučka and Lukáš Trpišovský) Sets, Jakub Kopecký Costumes, Alexandra Grusková Lighting design, Daniel Tesař Musical preparation, Andreas Sebastian Weiser The National Theatre Orchestra Andreas Sebastian Weiser, conductor Czech National Ballet With Little Mermaid, Magdaléna Matějková The prince, Ondřej Vinklát The Grandmother, Miho Ogimoto The Witch, Michaela Wenzelová Seraphin, Mathias Deneux The Strange princess, Aya Watanabe The King/ Father, Marek Svobodník The young witch, Alice Petit The Lover, Giovanni Rotolo The Queen / Mother, Michaela Černá The Lighthouse keeper, Dadja Altenburg-Kohl Recorded on September 22nd and 23rd 2017 at the National Theater Opera TV Director, Patrick Lauze

London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle (conductor) Christian Tetzlaff (violin) Helen Grime (b. 1981) Fanfare (world premiere) Thomas Adès (b. 1971) Asyla Harrison Birtwistle (b. 1934) Violin Concerto Oliver Knussen (1950 - 2018) Symphony No 3 Edward Elgar (1957 - 1934) Variations on an Original Theme, 'Enigma' Recorded at the Barbican Hall, London, 14 September 2017 TV Director François-René Marin

Cleveland Orchestra, Franz Welser-Möst (Conductor) Yefim Bronfman (piano) Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897) Variations on a theme by Haydn., op. 56a Concerto for piano no.1, op. 15 Recorded on February 2015 at the Severance Hall, Cleveland Directed by William Cosel

Richard Bona & Mandekan Cubano @ Montreux Jazz Festival 2016 Richard Bona, bass & voice Mandekan Cubano Dennis Hernandez, trumpet Luis Bonilla, trombone, Osmany Parades, piano, Luisito Quintero, timbal & percussion Robert Quintero, congas & percussion Born in Cameroon, singer-composer Richard Bona has enjoyed twenty years of an international career taking him from Paris to New York, from recordings studios to the most prestigious concert halls. Musical partners have included Pat Metheny, Stevie Wonder, Herbie Hancock, Paul Simon and Chick Corea. Admired by fellow musicians and considered to be one of the best bass players in the world, Richard Bona brings jazz and African music ever more closely and universally together. Recorded on July 7th 7 2016 at the Montreux Jazz Festival, Montreux Jazz Club TV Director, Marc Schütrumpf

Rokia Traoré - Mandinka Classics Rokia Traoré, Voice, arrangements & musical direction Samba Diabaté, Guitar & texts search Mamah Diabaté, N'goni Habib Sangaré, Bolon Joel Massa Diarra, Balafon Playlist Toubaka (Classic traditionnal) Nan Foulé (Classic traditionnal) Koulandjan (Classic tribute to the brotherhood of hunters) Soubalé (Classic of the Mandinka epic) Tiramaka(Classic of the Mandinka epic) Kamadjan (Classic of the Mandinka epic) Fakoli (Classic of the Mandinka epic) Nakouma Djan (Classic traditionnal) Douga (Traditionnal Mandinka song) Recorded on January 20, 2020 at the UNESCO TV Director, Samuel Thiebaut

Ballake Sissoko & Vincent Segal invite Naissam Jalal & Keyvan Chemirani Ballake Sissoko, Kora Vincent Segal, cello Track list Music from 'Musique de Nuit' (Night music) Recorded on June 18, 2020 at Jazz à Vienne, Théâtre antique TV Director, Fabien Raymond

João Bosco, lead, guitar/vocals Ricardo Silveira, guitar Guto Wirtti, bass Kiko Freitas, drums João Bosco has been loved in his home country of Brazil for decades, since the 60s when he first began composing and performing. In the early 90s, Bosco mounted a major tour of the US, and since then he has become increasingly popular internationally, regularly performing at the prestigious Montreux Jazz Festival. Despite his growing popularity outside of his homeland, Bosco remains thoroughly attached to Brazil to the point of never leaving it for extended periods; his music, though rooted in Brazil's classic samba and bossa nova traditions, combines rock and roll, jazz and other ethnic styles in an eclectic brew that is as inventive and challenging as he is. In 2017 Bosco received a Lifetime Achievement Award from The Latin Recording Academy at the 18th Annual Latin Grammy Awards. His new album, Mano Que Zuera, was released at the end of the year. Recorded on July 21, 2018 at the Malta Jazz Festival TV Director, Amos Rozenberg

Bokanté Malika Tirolien, voice Michael League, guitar & voice Chris McQueen, guitar & voice Bob Lanzetti, guitar Roosevelt Collier, steel guitar Jamey Haddad, percussion Keita Ogawa, percussion André Ferrari, percussion An experiment conceived by Snarky Puppy founder and GroundUP Music creator Michael League (who has traded his bass in for a baritone guitar in this group), the process of formation was all but conventional. The music and some of the melodies were written by League, demoed while on tour with other bands, and then sent to Tirolien with lyrical concepts attached. Tirolien then wrote lyrics and melodies, demoing and ping-ponging the new content back to Michael. Many of the musicians had never even met until the first day of recording. By the end of the week-long session in upstate New York's legendary Dreamland Studios, the band felt abnormally cohesive. 'Unity was paramount in the formation of this group,' observed League. 'Though the ensemble is multi-lingual, multi-cultural, and multi-generational, we all feel connected as musicians and people. And in combining our different accents I feel that there is a strangely common and poignant sound, one that can reach and relate to listeners around the world.' Recorded on July 20, 2018 at the Malta Jazz Festival TV Director, Amos Rozenberg

Christian McBride's New Jawn Christian McBride,leader/bass Nasheet Waits, drums Marcus Strickland, sax tenor Josh Evans, trumpet Powered by a relentless energy and a boundless love of swing, Christian McBride's path has described a continuous positive arc since his arrival on the scene. With a career now blazing into its third decade, the Philadelphia native has become one of the most requested, most recorded, and most respected figures in the music world today. His latest grouping, Christian McBride's New Jawn, is a killer unit, tight, soulful, in the pocket and in the groove. By the way, Jawn is Philly slang to describe just about everything and anything, but most importantly to understand why McBride named his new band so, it is probably this: 'Jawn' is one Philly thing New York can't lay claim to'. Recorded on July 20, 2018 at the Malta Jazz Festival TV Director, Amos Rozenberg

Il Trovatore, dramma in four acts by Giuseppe Verdi (1813 - 1901) Libretto by Salvatore Cammarano after 'El Trobador' by Antonio García Gutiérrez First performance in Rome, Teatro Apollo, 12 January 1857 Orchestra and Chorus of the Opéra National de Paris, Daniele Callegari (Conductor) José Luis Basso (Choris Master) Alex Ollé (Stage Direction) Alfons Flores (Sets), Urs Schönebaum (Lighting), Lluc Castells (Costumes) Ludovic Tézier (Il Conte de Luna) Hui He (Leonora) Ekaterina Semenchuk (Azucena) Marcelo Alvarez (Manrico) Roberto Tagliavini (Ferrando) Marion Lebègue (Inés) Oleksiy Palchykov (Ruiz) Constantin Ghircau (Un vecchio zíngaro) Cyrille Lovighi (Un messo) Recorded on February 8th & 11th, 2016 at the Opéra national de Paris Directed by Vincent Massip

Romeo and Juliet Ballet in three acts by Sergei Prokofiev (1891 - 1953) Libretto by Sergei Prokofiev, Sergei Radlov and Adrian Piotrovsky after William Shakespeare's eponymous play The Ural Opera House ballet Vyacheslav Samodurov (Choreography) Anthony Mcilwaine (Sets), Irena Belousova (Costumes), Simon Bennison (Lights) Orchestra of the Ural Opera House Pavel Klinichev (Musical Direction) With Ekaterina Sapogova (Juliet) Alexandr Merkushev (Romeo) Igor Bulytsyn (Mercutio) Gleb Sageev (Benvolio) Vadim Eremin (Tybalt) Victor Mekhanoshin (Lord Capulet) Elena Safonova (Lady Capulet) Nadezhda Shamshurina (Nurse) Rafaela Ernandes Morel (Rosaline) Andrei Veshkurgev (Rosaline's Suitor) Maxim Klekovkin (Paris) Ivan Sobrovin (Friar Laurence ) Anton Guzeev (The Duke) Sofiya Tyupa (The Duke's companion ) Live from the Ural Opera House, Yekaterinburg TV director, Denis Caïozzi

Svetlana Zakharova, The Divine Shot in the Bolshoi Theater before its reconstruction, this film is a behind-the-scenes account of principal dancer Svetlana Zakharova. We follow her in rehearsal for Sleeping Beauty with coach Ludmilla Semeniaka and on stage as she performs in The Dying Swan (Michael Fokine), Don Quixote (Marius Petipa) , La Bayadère (Marius Petipa), Giselle (JeanCoralli et Jules Perrot), Swan Lake (Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov) , The Sleeping Beauty (Marius Petipa), Scheherazade (Michael Fokine) and Middle Duet (Alexeï Ratmansky). This director's cut of 'Tsarina of the Dance' reveals the passions, agonies and joys of a prima ballerina at the height of her career. Text extract form Jean Blot's book ''Le soleil se couche à l'est'' (The sun set in the East) Choreographies extracts from : Dying Swan (Michael Fokine), Don Quixote (Marius Petipa) , La Bayadère (Marius Petipa), Giselle (JeanCoralli et Jules Perrot), Swan Lake (Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov) , The Sleeping Beauty (Marius Petipa), Scheherazade (Michael Fokine) and Middle Duet (Alexeï Ratmansky) With : Svetlana Zakharova, Farukh Ruzimatov, Andreï Uvarov, Andreï Merkuriev, NikolaÏ Tsiskaridze and the dancers from the Bolshoi and from the Mariinsky Theaters. Music from : Zemfira, Camille St Saens, Ludwig Minkus, Adolphe Adam, Piotr Illich Tchaikosky, NikolaÏ Rimsky-Korsakov, Yuri Khanon, And : Ekaterina Belyaeva (Dance Critic), Iaroslav Svedov (Dance Historian and Critic), Yuri Grigorovitch (former Bolshoi Artistic Director & Director of Krasnodar Ballet), Natalia Bessmertonova (former Bolshoi Ballerina), Ludmilla Semeniaka (former Ballerina and coach) Recorded in 2016, Moscow and St Petersburg TV Director, Laurent Gentot

Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich, Paavo Järvi (Conductor) Estonian National Male Chorus, Zürcher Sing-Akademie Johanna Rusanen (soprano), Ville Rusanen (baritone) Jean Sibelius (1865 - 1957) Kullervo op. 7 Recorded at the Tonhalle Maag, Zurich, 4 October 2019 Réalisation, Michael Beyer

Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Mariss Jansons (Conductor) Daniel Barenboim (Piano) Ludwig van Beethoven Piano Concerto No 5 in E-flat major, op. 73 'Emperor' Sergei Prokofiev Symphony No 5 in B-flat major, op. 100 Recorded at the Philharmonie im Gasteig, Munich, 9 November 2017 TV Director, Birgit Malzer

Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Carlos Kleiber (direction) Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony No. 4 in B flat major, op.60 Directed by Humphrey Burton Recorded at the Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, in 1983 Carlos Kleiber's all too rare concert appearances are always musical occasions to cherish and remember. The vitality and precision of his authoritative gestures never fail to generate excitement and inspire playing of great élan from orchestras throughout the world. When Carlos Kleiber conducts the Concertgebouworkest of Amsterdam in Beethoven, one can expect a performance of intense musical concentration and exceptional expressive power. Carlos Kleiber made this recording with the Dutch orchestra in 1983, conducting Beethoven's Fourth and Seventh Symphonies. The mesmeric command of this elusive conductor over his musicians is fascinating. With none of the excessive glamor of the star performer, Carlos Kleiber, with meticulous care for detail, creates clear instrumental textures, compelling rhythmic designs and magical moments of fine repose. This is spell-binding music-making. This is vintage Carlos Kleiber.

The Tale of Tsar Tsaltan Opera in a prologue and four acts by Nikolay Rimsky-Korsavov (1844 - 1908) Libretto by Nikolay Andreyvich Belsky after Alexander Pushkin Fist performance in Moscow, Solodovnikov Theatre, 3 November 1900 Symphony Orchestra and Chorus of the Monnaie Theatre, Alain Altinoglu (Conductor) Dmitri Tcherniakov (Stage direction, sets) Elena Zaytseva (Costumes), Gleb Filshtinsky (video, lighting) Ante Jerkunica (Tsar Saltan) Svetlana Aksenova (Tsaritsa Militrisa) Stine Marie Fischer (Tkatchikha) Bernarda Bobro (Povarikha) Carole Wilson (Babarikha) Bogdan Volkov (Tsarevich Gvidon) Olga Kulchynska (Tsarevna Swan-Bird / Lyebyed) Vasily Gorshkov (Old man) Alexander Vassiliev (Skomorokh / Shipman) Nicky Spence (Messenger / Shipman) Alexander Kravets (Shipman) Recorded at the Monnaie-De Munt Theatre, Brussels, 27 June 2019 TV Director, Andy Sommer

Rokia Traoré - Mandinka Classics Rokia Traoré, Voice, arrangements & musical direction Samba Diabaté, Guitar & texts search Mamah Diabaté, N'goni Habib Sangaré, Bolon Joel Massa Diarra, Balafon Playlist Toubaka (Classic traditionnal) Nan Foulé (Classic traditionnal) Koulandjan (Classic tribute to the brotherhood of hunters) Soubalé (Classic of the Mandinka epic) Tiramaka(Classic of the Mandinka epic) Kamadjan (Classic of the Mandinka epic) Fakoli (Classic of the Mandinka epic) Nakouma Djan (Classic traditionnal) Douga (Traditionnal Mandinka song) Recorded on January 20, 2020 at the UNESCO TV Director, Samuel Thiebaut

Diane Reeves Dianne Reeves, vocal Peter Martin, keyboard Romero Lubambo, guitar Reginald Veal, bass Terreon Gully, drums Recorded on Spetember 10th 2017 at the Grande Halle de la Villette, Jazz à la Villette festival TV Director, David Unger

Jacob Collier @ Montreux Jazz Festival 2016 Jacob Collier, guitar, synth, drums, bass and voice Recorded on July 7th 7 2016 at the Montreux Jazz Festival, Montreux Jazz Club TV Director, Marc Schütrumpf

Damn'co Damien Schmitt, voice, drums Michael Lecoq, keyboard, voice Mika Joseph, keyboard, talkbox Yann Negrit, guitar, voice Swaéli Mbappé, bass, voice Mixing up pop and hip-hop Dam'nco, the group of the drummer Damien Schmidt, takes its inspiration from the different neighbourhoods of Paris to compose a dancing a colourful music which is not without reminding us of that of Snarky Puppy.An unfailing rhythm section, soloists with explosive improvisations: all the ingrediants are brought together for a wild end to the evening! Recorded on May 10, 2018 at Jazz sous les Pommiers Festival Réalisation, Laurent Hasse et Thierry Villeneuve

Omer Avital Quintet Omer Avital, double bass Alexandre Levin, saxophone Asaf Yuria, saxophone Eden Ladin, piano, keyboard Ofri Nehemya, drums Recorded on Spetember 8th 2017 at the cité de la musique, Jazz à la Villette festival TV Director, David Unger

Rokia Traoré | Rubén Pellejero Rokia Traoré, chant Mamadyba Camara, Kora Mamah Diabaté, N'goni Every year, the Angoulême Festival proposes to a comic strip author to create the Jazz à Vienne poster, and the two festivals offer a creative comic concert that mixes music and comic strips. Both festivals offer a creative comic concert that will mix music and comic strips, bringing together a cartoonist and a musician, who express themselves live with their own 'tools' to compose a hybrid work. This particular comic concert brings together the singer Rokia Traoré and the cartoonist Rubén Pellejero. Playlist A Ou Ni sou (Rokia Traoré) Konakiri (Sory Kandia Kouyaté) Nimandon (Rokia Traoré - Ballaké Sissoko) Keme Birama (Classic song - Mali) Danama (Classic song - Mali) Titati (Bako Dagnon) Djadjiri (Classic song - Mali) Da Monzon (Classic song - Mali) Malisadio (Classic song - Mali / GuinEA Conakry) Recorded on January 26, 2018 at the Festival d'Angoulème TV Director, Samuel Thiebaut

Munich Phiharmonic Orhestra, Valery Gergiev (conductor) Sergei Prokofiev Romeo and Juliet, op. 64, excerpts Richard Strauss Don Juan, op. 20 Piotri Tchaikovsky Symphony No 6 Recorded on September 24, 2015 at the Philharmonie im Gasteig, Munich TV Director, François-René Martin

Munich Philharmonic Orchestra, Valery Gergiev (Conductor) Sergei Prokofiev (1891 - 1953) Symphony No. 1 in D major, Opus 25, 'Symphonie classique' Symphony No 7 in C-Sharp minor, Opus 131 Anton Bruckner (1824 - 1897) Symphony No 3 in D minor (final version 1889) Recorded on March, the 31st 2016 at the Philharmonie am Gasteig, Munich

Christian McBride's New Jawn Christian McBride,leader/bass Nasheet Waits, drums Marcus Strickland, sax tenor Josh Evans, trumpet Powered by a relentless energy and a boundless love of swing, Christian McBride's path has described a continuous positive arc since his arrival on the scene. With a career now blazing into its third decade, the Philadelphia native has become one of the most requested, most recorded, and most respected figures in the music world today. His latest grouping, Christian McBride's New Jawn, is a killer unit, tight, soulful, in the pocket and in the groove. By the way, Jawn is Philly slang to describe just about everything and anything, but most importantly to understand why McBride named his new band so, it is probably this: 'Jawn' is one Philly thing New York can't lay claim to'. Recorded on July 20, 2018 at the Malta Jazz Festival TV Director, Amos Rozenberg

Erik Truffaz Quartet feat. Rokia Traoré Erik Truffaz, trumpet Rokia Traoré, song Benoît Corboz, claviers Marcello Giuliani, bass Arthur Hnatek, drum kit Is it still necessary to present him? A Slender figure, straight hair with a white beard, Erik Truffaz has marked the history of European jazz with at least two albums: The Dawn and Bending New Corners. Hip-hop, jungle rhythms and a timbre similar to that of Miles Davis: a cocktail that you just can't get enough of. The Swiss trumpet player, who has often taken an interest in non-western music, is making a comeback today - after a series of more pop style records with various singers including Sophie Hunger - this time with a new recording which is looking towards Africa: Doni Doni. Clearly in love with women's voices, he has invited Malian singer Rokia Traoré into the studio, who will of course be there for this stylistically very open-minded evening. Recorded on Sptember, 2016 at the Festival Jazz à la Villette TV Director, Giuseppe De Vecchi

Sylvain Luc 5tet Sylvain Luc, guitar Keyvan Chemirani, percussion Bijan Chemirani, percussion Stéphane Belmondo, trumpet Lionel Suarez, accordion Sylvain Luc is without a doubt one of the most brilliant guitarists of the current generation. His insatiable curiosity for the most diverse musical worlds makes his encounter with the Chemirani brothers two astonishing Franco-Iranian percussionists a rare and powerful moment. When he adds Stéphane Belmondo and Lionel Suárez to the trio both of whom are on the look out for dreams and encounters, this atypical grouping of variable geometry becomes a real invitation to travel! Recorded on May 11, 2018 at Jazz sous les Pommiers Festival Réalisation, Laurent Hasse et Thierry Villeneuve

Boris Godunov Opera in a prologue and four acts by Modest Mussorgsky (1839 - 1881) Libretto by Modest Mussorgsky based upon 'Boris Godunov' by Alexander Pushkin Version and orchestration by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, orchestration of 'At St. Basil Cathedral' scene by Mikhail Ippolitov-Ivanov First performance in St Petersburg, Mariinsky Theatre, 8 February 1874 Bolshoi Thatre Chorus & Orchestra, Tugan Sokhiev (conductor) Valery Borisov (Chorus master) Igor Ushakov (Stage Director) Alyona Pikalova (Sets), Elena Zaytseva (Costumes), Sergei Shevchenko (Lighting), Ekaterina Mironova (Choreography) Mikhail Kazakov (Boris Godunov) Albina Latipova (Xenia) Ekaterina Vorontsova (Fyodor) Anastasia Bibicheva (Xenia's Nurse) Maxim Paster (Prince Vasily Ivanovich Shuisky) Andrei Potaturin (Andrei Shchelkalov) Denis Makarov (Pimen) Agunda Kulaeva (Marina Mnishek) Andrii Goniukov (Varlaam) Ivan Maximeyko (Missail) Elena Manistina (Innkeeper) Behzod Davronov (Simpleton) Nikolai Kazansky (Nikitich) Alexander Borodin (Mityukha) Irina Rubtsova / Evgenia Segenyuk (Two Women) Recorded at the Bolshoi Theatre, Moscow, 19 December 2019 TV Director, Jean-Pierre Loisil

Orchestre national de France, Emmanuel Krivine (Conductor) Ann Petersen (soprano) Anton Webern (1883 - 1945) Passacaglia, Op.1 Richard Strauss (1864 - 1949) Vier letzte Lieder César Franck (1822 - 1890) Symphony in D Minor Recorded on September 7, 2017 at the Auditorium de la Maison de la Radio, Paris TV Director, Olivier Simonnet

Czech Philhamonic, Semyon Bychkov (conductor) Daniil Trifonov(piano), Selina Ott (trumpet) Dmitri Shostakovich (1906 - 1975) Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 35 for piano, trumpet, and strings Antonín Dvořák (1841 - 1904) Symphony no. 8 in G major Op. 88 Recorded 24 September 2020 at the Rudolfinum, Prague

Diane Reeves Dianne Reeves, vocal Peter Martin, keyboard Romero Lubambo, guitar Reginald Veal, bass Terreon Gully, drums Recorded on Spetember 10th 2017 at the Grande Halle de la Villette, Jazz à la Villette festival TV Director, David Unger

Damn'co Damien Schmitt, voice, drums Michael Lecoq, keyboard, voice Mika Joseph, keyboard, talkbox Yann Negrit, guitar, voice Swaéli Mbappé, bass, voice Mixing up pop and hip-hop Dam'nco, the group of the drummer Damien Schmidt, takes its inspiration from the different neighbourhoods of Paris to compose a dancing a colourful music which is not without reminding us of that of Snarky Puppy.An unfailing rhythm section, soloists with explosive improvisations: all the ingrediants are brought together for a wild end to the evening! Recorded on May 10, 2018 at Jazz sous les Pommiers Festival Réalisation, Laurent Hasse et Thierry Villeneuve

João Bosco, lead, guitar/vocals Ricardo Silveira, guitar Guto Wirtti, bass Kiko Freitas, drums João Bosco has been loved in his home country of Brazil for decades, since the 60s when he first began composing and performing. In the early 90s, Bosco mounted a major tour of the US, and since then he has become increasingly popular internationally, regularly performing at the prestigious Montreux Jazz Festival. Despite his growing popularity outside of his homeland, Bosco remains thoroughly attached to Brazil to the point of never leaving it for extended periods; his music, though rooted in Brazil's classic samba and bossa nova traditions, combines rock and roll, jazz and other ethnic styles in an eclectic brew that is as inventive and challenging as he is. In 2017 Bosco received a Lifetime Achievement Award from The Latin Recording Academy at the 18th Annual Latin Grammy Awards. His new album, Mano Que Zuera, was released at the end of the year. Recorded on July 21, 2018 at the Malta Jazz Festival TV Director, Amos Rozenberg

Omer Avital Quintet Omer Avital, double bass Alexandre Levin, saxophone Asaf Yuria, saxophone Eden Ladin, piano, keyboard Ofri Nehemya, drums Recorded on Spetember 8th 2017 at the cité de la musique, Jazz à la Villette festival TV Director, David Unger

Frank Lacy Sextet Frank Lacy is one of the great talents of the generation that hit New York in the late 70's. Widely know as a sideman with such big figures as Lester Bowie, David Murray and Roy Hargrove, as well as Art Blakey's music director, Frank's own music is a fresh and personal distillation of his unique experiences.