Joep Beving is huge - both at nearly two metres tall and as a modern classical artist. As part of ARTE Concert's Piano Day, the Amsterdam composer and pianist invites you into the subtle world of his new album "Liminal".

This year 16 candidates from all over the world compete in front of a jury led by acclaimed Ukrainian conductor Oksana Lyniv. The four finalists must interpret works by Stravinsky and Ravel.

La Maestra is an international competition open to women conductors at the Philharmonie de Paris with the Paris Mozart Orchestra.The last four contenders have reached the final. Each conductor must present a work from the classical repertoire and a contemporary piece.

Guercœur, the knight and a freedom fighter, meets with an early death and ends up in heaven. But his soul is unable to rest and begs to be returned to earth. At the Opéra national du Rhin, Stéphane Degout plays the title role under the direction of Ingo Metzmacher, while Christof Loy’s staging explores the boundaries between the two worlds.

Pianist Vanessa Wagner joins forces with circus artist Chloé Moglia, choreographer Kader Attou, dancers from the Accrorap company and set designers from Collectif Scale to bring Philip Glass's Piano Etudes to life.

From Juilliard pianist to composer of Star Wars, Jaws, and Jurassic Park

Soprano Ana Vieira Leite and the Concerto 1700 ensemble perform Handel's German Arias.

The Hradec Králové Philharmonic , an orchestra which specialises in Central European music, gives its debut at La Folle Journée festival in Nantes, France. The Czech ensemble performs music by Johannes Brahms and Antonin Dvořák, conducted by Stanislav Vavřínek.