Zubin Mehta: Conductor and World Citizen

Portrait of a revered conductor and pioneer of historically informed performance, as he celebrates his eightieth birthday.

The Hradec Králové Philharmonic performs music by Brahms and Dvořák, conducted by Stanislav Vavřínek.

The Orchestra Philharmonique de Radio France celebrates contemporary music, conducted by Kent Nagano.

Romantic open-air opera gala at Hanover Klassik Open Air 2025.

Schumann, Prokofiev and Mozart are on the programme with pianist Elisabeth Leonskaja as soloist, conducted by Iván Fischer.

A performance of Khatchaturian’s virtuosic violin concerto and Stravinsky’s ground-breaking The Rite of Spring.

Neurodivergent people see the world differently. But does that make them more creative?

In the 17th century, many Dutch women painters excelled at depicting the natural world in their art.

A look at the world of communal singing with Hamburg Girls Choir, composer Eric Whitacre’s Virtual Choir and singing culture in Lithuania.

From Antiquity to today’s social media, this documentary looks at the history male domination. Why are we still in a machocracy?

Mozart’s most famous opera from the Aix-en-Provence festival with a star-studded cast.

An odyssey through Iran in search of a lost father for one Tehrani teenager and her friends.

Wagner’s mammoth opera= cycle is concentrated into a grand symphonic poem 150 years after its first performance.

Minimalists want to cut down on worldly possessions. But does living with less things make them happier?

Extreme weather events are becoming increasingly frequent as a result of climate change. 

With many western destinations inaccesible, where can Russians go on holiday? Tracks East went to find out.

When a solar eclipse took place in 2023 in  Australia, photographer Michael Goh managed to capture it with spectacular images.

They fly tiny FPV drones for fun around urban environments: Tracks went to meet people who do 'guerilla whooping'.

Audio pornography leaves room for the imagination while arousing the listener with erotic stories