Stingray Classica I
Switzerland
Stingray Classica I is a television channel available in Switzerland that focuses on classical music performances. Programming includes concerts, operas, ballets, and recitals recorded in venues around the world. The channel presents works from the Baroque period through to contemporary compositions, featuring both well-known orchestras and emerging ensembles. Broadcasts are typically in high definition, with an emphasis on visual and audio clarity. The channel is part of the Stingray Group’s portfolio of music-oriented services and is accessible via select cable and satellite platforms in the region. Viewers can expect a schedule built around full-length performances rather than talk shows or news segments.
Schedule
00:00 - 00:46
Heyward conducts Dvořák's Symphony No. 9
American conductor Jonathon Heyward makes his debut with the London Symphony Orchestra (LSO) with this performance of Antonín Dvořák's Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95, 'From the New World'. A melodic masterpiece, it remains a popular symphony.
00:46 - 01:07
Brahms
Clarinet sonata No. 2, Op. 120
Performers include clarinettist Sharon Kam, soprano Jacquelyn Wagner and pianist Matan Porat who bundle their forces in this recital from Schinkel Pavillon in Berlin on 11 May 2020.
01:07 - 01:43
Ginandrea Noseda
Although the great Italian composer Giuseppe Verdi applied unsuccessfully to study at the Milan Conservatory, this renowned college of music was eventually named after him.
01:43 - 04:53
Verdi
La Forza del Destino
'La Forza del Destino' (1862) is one of Giuseppe Verdi's most tragic operas. It deals with the impossible love of Donna Leonora, the daughter of the Marquis of Calatrava, and Don Alvaro, a nobleman with Indian blood.
04:53 - 05:21
Schubert: Four Impromptus Op. 90
Roberto Prosseda performs Mozart's Piano Sonata No 5 (KV 283) and Four Impromptus Op 90 by Franz Schubert. The performance ends with Chopin's technically demanding Ballade No 4, Op 52.
05:21 - 06:00
Classica Spotlight
Cinematic classical clips and energising concert pieces featuring a range of artists.
06:00 - 06:35
IVC 2019
Final: Haydn, Schubert e.a
Mezzo-soprano Ema Nikolovska and pianist Michael Sikich perform pieces including 'The Sailor's Song' by Joseph Haydn, Franz Schubert's 'Auf dem See', and 'Botschaft' from Johannes Brahms' 'Fünf Lieder'.
06:35 - 06:51
Brahms
Tragic Overture in D minor, Op. 81
Manfred Honeck conducts the Berlin Philharmonic in a performance of Brahms' Tragic Overture, Op 81 during the Easter concert in Baden-Baden in south-western Germany in the spring of 2016.
06:51 - 07:49
J. S. Bach - Arias, Solos, and Duets
Baritone Matthias Goerne teams up with violinist Vilde Frang, cellist Nicolas Altstaedt, flautist Stathis Karapanos, and harpsichordist Michaela Hasselt for a performance dedicated to the music of Bach.
07:49 - 08:16
Beethoven-String Quartet No. 16, Op. 135
French string quartet Quatuor Ébène performing Ludwig van Beethoven's String Quartet No 16, Op 135.
08:16 - 09:45
Nine Symphonies That Changed the World
Following Daniel Barenboim and the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra on tour as they perform Beethoven's nine symphonies, highlighting music's unique ability to bring people together, both on stage and in the audience.
09:45 - 10:01
Beethoven - Piano Sonata No. 21 - III
Julijana Sarac performs the third movement of Ludwig van Beethoven's 'Piano Sonata No 21'. The work was completed in 1804 and is considered one of Beethoven's most technically challenging piano sonatas.
10:01 - 11:14
Mahler, Das Lied von der Erde
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra; conductor: Fabio Luisi. Recorded at the Amsterdam Concertgebouw.
11:14 - 12:07
Who Stole the Bolero by Maurice Ravel
An investigation into perhaps one of the most played pieces of music in the world. A phenomenal success, leading to covers, questions concerning rights and legal disputes.
12:07 - 12:58
Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, Op. 55
Maestro Herbert Blomstedt makes his debut with the Lucerne Festival Orchestra at the 2020 Lucerne Festival conducting Ludwig van Beethoven's celebrated Symphony No 3 in E-flat major, Op 55, Eroica.
12:58 - 13:35
Bach, Goldberg Variations, BWV 988
Chinese pianist Zhu Xiao-Mei performs JS Bach's 'Goldberg Variations BWV 988' at the Leipzig Bach Festival at St Thomas Church, where Bach spent most of his career as the musical director of the Thomanerchor church choir.
13:35 - 14:06
Mozart
Violin Concerto No. 3, K. 216
The Dutch conductor Bernard Haitink opens the Berlin Philharmonic's Europakonzert at the Royal Albert Hall in London with Tchaikovsky's "Fantasy Overture" from Roméo et Juliette.
14:06 - 15:28
Mahler, Symphony No. 9 in D major
Gustav Mahler (1860-1911): Symphony No. 9 in D major. Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra, conductor: Paavo Järvi. Recorded at the Rheingau Musik Festival in Eberbach Abbey.
15:28 - 16:53
Mahler: Symphony No. 9
Christoph Eschenbach conducts the Orchestre de Paris in a performance of Mahler's Symphony No. 9.
16:53 - 18:15
Veerhavenconcert 2018
In this edition from 2018, the Veerhavenconcert offers an accessible program with operatic works by Verdi, Ponchielli, and Puccini. Maxim Emelyanchec leads the Dutch Philharmonic Orchestra and the Toonkunst Amsterdam choir.
18:15 - 18:41
Rachmaninoff - Piano Concerto No. 1. Op. 1
Piano soloist Boris Berezovsky is accompanied by the Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra under the baton of Alexander Sladkovsky in a performance of Sergei Rachmaninov's Piano Concerto no. 1, Op. 1.
18:41 - 19:20
Dvorák, Symphony No. 8 in G Major, Op. 88
From the Dvořák Hall in the Rudolfinum, Prague. Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904): Symphony No. 8 in G major, Op. 78. Jiří Bělohlávek conducts the Czech Philharmonic.
19:20 - 21:00
Fantasymphony: One Concert to Rule them all
Featuring film music hits from multiple Oscar-winning movies such as The Lord of the Ring, Game of Thrones, The Chronicles of Narnia and Harry Potter. Concert orchestration based on the original arrangements and instruments of the film scores.
21:00 - 22:23
Welser-Möst conducts Farrenc, Ravel & Mussorgsky
Franz Welser-Möst conducts the Cleveland Orchestra at Severance Music Center in Cleveland in 2023. On the programme are Louise Farrenc's 'Symphony No. 3, Ravel's Piano Concerto in G' and Mussorgsky's 'Pictures at an Exhibition'.
22:23 - 23:02
Shostakovich - Violin Concerto No. 1, Op. 77
Finnish conductor Santtu-Matias Rouvali conducts the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra in a performance of Dmitri Shostakovich's Violin Concerto No 1 in A-minor, Op 77. Soloist is violinist Fumiaki Miura.
23:02 - 23:46
Beethoven
Septet in E-Flat Major
The Berliner Philharmoniker is an orchestra based in Berlin, Germany and is ranked as one of the best orchestras in the world. In 1991, orchestra members played beautiful chamber music, such as Beethoven's Septet in E-flat major, Op. 20.
23:46 - 00:00
Classica Spotlight
Cinematic classical clips and energising concert pieces featuring a range of artists.