Famous Orchestras

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

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

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

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

Art and nature with adventurer Lise Wortley, photographer Max Fischer, The Walk Productions and artist and runner Vincent Dogna.

How can deconsecrated churches be put to good use? Twist travels across Europe to discover how former places of worship are being transformed.

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

Christian philosophy is based on two abstract and complex concepts, but art can simplify them: Paradise, where everything was good and is lost, and Hell, which is so scary that no one wants to go there. And in between there is…us!

What does hair symbolise in the visual arts, from the 15th century to the present day?

Marking the opening of the 60th edition of the Montreux Jazz Festival, RAYE invites a host of international pop stars to join her on stage for an evening of music.

Cologne, Autumn 1944: In the bombed-out city, a small group of young people put up armed resistance against the Nazi regime

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

Why are hundreds of French people moving to illegal Israeli settlements in the West Bank? Data Sources investigates.

Art and nature with adventurer Lise Wortley, photographer Max Fischer, The Walk Productions and artist and runner Vincent Dogna.

Some Paleolithic burials are exceptional. Dated around 25,000 BC, they are far more complex and decorative than we usually give the era credit for.

Tracks meets collaborators of the world’s most-streamed artist to understand the political nature of their music.

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

With Keir Starmer ‘s resignation, British politics is still unstable after six prime ministers in the ten years since the Brexit vote.

Why do massive inequalities exist despite a global economy that has produced the most wealth in human history?