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 - 02:05
Les Bains Macabres
Guillaume Connesson is building an impressive musical oeuvre, to which he has recently added a contemporary opera. When the Pool police investigate their mysterious deaths, the realms of life and death turn out to be not as separate as expected.
02:05 - 03:24
Giovanni Antonini Conducts Bach, Haydn and Mozart
Giovanni Antonini conducts the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra. Antonini is one of the leaders of the Italian period instruments movement. He founded the renowned ensemble Il Giardino Armonico. He has toured worldwide and has received numerous awards.
03:24 - 04:15
Approaching the Maelström
An intimate portrait following the process leading up to a recording of American composer Philip Glass's composition 'A Descent into the Maelstrom', containing among other things, a very rare interview with the composer.
04:15 - 04:59
Johan de Meij: Symphony No. 1 Lord of the Rings
This concert is the result of the collaboration between the Giuseppe Nicolini Conservatory of Piacenza and the Giuseppe Verdi Conservatory of Milan. On the program are works by the Dutch conductor and composer Johan de Meij.
04:59 - 05:27
Schumann - Symphonic Etudes, Op. 13
Schwartz presents Schumann's Symphonic Études, Op 13. Composed between 1834-37, the work began as a theme and a set of sixteen variations. The theme had been composed by Baron von Fricken, an amateur musician and father of Ernestine von Fricken.
05:27 - 06:00
Classica Spotlight
Cinematic classical clips and energising concert pieces featuring a range of artists.
06:00 - 06:54
Mozart -- Requiem in D Minor, K. 626
Daniel Harding leads the Orchestra and Choir of the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino and four vocal soloists in a magnificent performance of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Requiem in D minor, K. 626.
06:54 - 07:16
Tchaikovsky
Romeo & Juliet: Fantasy Ouverture
Dutch conductor Bernard Haitink starts the Berlin Philharmonic's 1993 European Concert with Tchaikovsky's 'Fantasy Overture' from Romeo et Juliette at the Royal Albert Hall in London.
07:16 - 08:21
Mozart, Symphony No. 34 in C major, K. 338
The Mozarteum Orchestra Salzburg perform Mozart's `Symphony No 34 in C major, K. 338'.
08:21 - 08:38
Bach
Sonata No. 4 BWV 1017
This Sonata for Violin and Harpsichord is the fourth out of the set of sonatas Johann Sebastian Bach composed before 1725, most likely during his time as a chapel master in Köthen.
08:38 - 09:32
In Rehearsal
Mariss Jansons
Mariss Jansons rehearses Bartok's "Miraculous Mandarin Suite" with the Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra for a performance at the Oslo Concert Hall.
09:32 - 10:01
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.
10:01 - 11:26
Mahler: Symphony No.8
Gustavo Dudamel and his Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra perform Mahler to mark the highlight of the residency of El Sistema at the Salzburg Festival.
11:26 - 11:52
Modena: The Belcanto School
Modena and its opera tradition, derived from a long history with roots in the area's folk culture, are located with the region with the highest concentration of opera houses in the world.
11:52 - 12:47
Richard Strauss - A Hero's Life, Op. 40
12:47 - 13:29
Beethoven
Piano Concerto No. 5, Op. 73
The Berliner Philharmoniker, Daniel Barenboim and Claudio Abbado star at the Europakonzert 1994 in Meiningen, Germany, performing Ludwig van Beethoven's 'Piano Concerto No. 5' and Johannes Brahms' 'Symphony No. 2'.
13:29 - 14:02
Beethoven, Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93
Ludwig van Beethoven's Symphony No. 8 with the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Herbert von Karajan.
14:02 - 15:25
Jaroussky Sings Bach & Telemann
A portrait of a very special vocalist, and of two exceptional composers. When Philippe Jaroussky sings, it becomes abundantly clear that the sheer emotional force and the purifying power of their music have not diminished one bit over the centuries.
15:25 - 16:40
Mahler -- Symphony No. 5
Valery Gergiev, soprano Camilla Tilling and the World Orchestra for Peace play Mahler's Fifth Symphony at the Royal Albert Hall in London during the BBC Proms.
16:40 - 17:49
Beethoven
Symphony No. 9, Op. 125
Claudio Abbado conducts the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra in a performance of Ludwig van Beethoven's `Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125' to commemorate the anniversary of the orchestra's founding on 1 May 1882.
17:49 - 19:32
Martha Argerich -- A Birthday Celebration III
On the occasion of her 80th birthday, Argentinian pianist Martha Argerich explores chamber music repertoire in a concert recorded at Château de Chantilly, France. The 'Grande Dame' of the piano includes pianists, violinists, and a cellist.
19:32 - 20:00
Beethoven-String Quartet No. 6, Op. 18 No. 6
Renowned French string quartet Quatuor Ébène marks the 250th birth anniversary of Ludwig van Beethoven with a project recording all the great composer's sixteen string quartets.
20:00 - 20:51
Holst: The Planets 2004
A visualisation that breathes new life into Holst's classic work. Specially shot footage intercut with performance, this creates worlds to complement the musical masterpiece.
20:51 - 21:03
Classica Spotlight
Cinematic classical clips and energising concert pieces featuring a range of artists.
21:03 - 21:43
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 1, Op. 15
Martha Argerich performs her signature piece with the Lucerne Festival Orchestra under the baton of Swedish conductor Herbert Blomstedt. This performance was recorded at the Lucerne Culture and Congress Centre in Switzerland.
21:43 - 22:36
The Unanswered Ives
A portrait of the composer Charles Ives. Ives was among the first American composers to achieve international acclaim. Born in 1874, he experimented with advanced features including polytonality, twelve-tone technique, and quarter tones.
22:36 - 00:00
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'.