Two years after her triumph at the "La Maestra" conducting competition, Bar Avni is back on the podium: at the Philharmonie de Paris, she gives a concert of the highest calibre with the Orchestre de Paris and violinist Ava Bahari.

Sergey Khachatryan and the Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Alain Altinoglu, perform Aram Khatchatourian's Violin Concerto. Also on the programme, Igor Stravinsky's 'Rite of Spring'.

The NDR vocal ensemble perform with Concerto Köln conducted by Klass Stock, and tenor Sebastian Kohlhepp as the Evangelist.

To celebrate the New Year, the Orchestre National de France with conductor Yutaka Sado offer a journey to Spain with works by Rimsky-Korsakov, Bizet, and María Rodrigo.

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.