Stingray Classica HD
Slovakia
Stingray Classica HD is a high-definition television channel available in Slovakia that focuses on classical music performances and related cultural content. Programming typically includes concerts, operas, ballets, and recitals recorded in venues across Europe and beyond. The channel presents works by composers from various historical periods, performed by orchestras, ensembles, and soloists. Broadcasts are generally in their original audio format, with minimal on-screen text or commentary. The channel is distributed through select satellite and digital cable platforms in the region, allowing viewers access to curated classical music programming without commercial interruptions. No original productions or locally produced segments are associated with the channel in Slovakia.
Schedule
00:00 - 02:19
Handel - The Triumph of Time and Truth
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Emmanuelle Haim conducts Le Concert d’Astrée in a rendition of G. F. Handel’s two-part oratorio “Il Trionfo del Tempo e del Disinganno” (The Triumph of Time and Truth). The work with a libretto by Benedetto Pamphili was first performed in Rome, in 1707. Director Krzysztof...
02:19 - 04:02
Abbado conducts Mahler and Schönberg
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The program is introduced with a short documentation about Schönberg's Pelleas et Melisande, based on a text by Claudio Abbado. Every musical theme relates to a special colour appearing on screen. What has been so remarkable about Abbado’s Mahler performances is that their...
04:02 - 05:01
The 12 Cellists - Documentary
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Directed in 2012 by Enrique Sánchez Lansch, the documentary The 12 Cellists follows the 12 cellists of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra. Since 1972, this group is a staple of the international musical universe. Whether they play classical music, jazz, tango or avant-garde...
05:01 - 05:32
Elgar - Concerto for Cello, Op. 85
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For over two decades, the Berlin Philharmonic has celebrated its creation on May 1 with the annual Europakonzert, which in 2010 was held in Oxford. Led by Daniel Barenboim, the orchestra and the young American cellist Alisa Weilerstein, who has attracted widespread attention for...
05:32 - 05:45
Chopin - Polonaise-fantaisie, Op. 61
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Ukrainian-born pianist Inna Faliks performs Frederic Chopin's Polonaise-Fantaisie Op. 61. Recorded at the Nicols Concert Hall, Evanston, IL, USA. Faliks has established herself as one of the most communicative, and poetic artists of her generation. The Polonaise-Fantaise was...
05:45 - 06:00
Classica Spotlight
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Cinematic classical clips and energizing concert pieces featuring up-and-coming artists.
06:00 - 07:00
German Brass goes Bach
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The German Brass ensemble delivers some of Bach's most popular tunes in breathtaking brass arrangements. Recorded live from the magnificent St. Thomas Church in Leipzig, this concert features timeless pieces by the legendary German composer, such as Toccata and Fugue in D minor,...
07:00 - 07:29
Mendelssohn - Violin Concerto, Op. 64
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Sir Simon Rattle conducts the Berlin Philharmonic in the 2016 edition of the Europakonzert. This time, it takes place at the beautiful Baroque church of Røros, a Norwegian mining town whose intact picturesque old town makes it a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The talented Norwegian...
07:29 - 08:34
Works by Beethoven and Saint-Saëns
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In May and June 2021, Argentinian star pianist Martha Argerich celebrated her 80th birthday performing at Château de Chantilly, France. In this concert, recorded at the festival Les Coups de Cœur de Chantilly, Argerich is joined by three musicians who are particularly close to...
08:34 - 09:12
Grieg - String Quartet in G minor, Op. 27
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String quartet Cuarteto Mendelssohn de BP, in its 2018 configuration of violinists Olga Artyugina and Eva Rabchevska, violist Bella Chic and cellist Hayk Sukiasyan, performs Edvard Grieg’s String Quartet in G minor, Op. 27. Completed in 1878, it is the composer’s second attempt...
09:12 - 09:24
Music of Naples
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Throughout the centuries, the Italian city of Naples has proved to have a remarkably favorable climate for artistic innovation. The presence of the royal or vice royal courts, the practice of music in churches, fraternities, and charitable institutions, financial support from...
09:24 - 09:45
PIAM - Semi-final: Mendelssohn and Chopin
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Acclaimed classical music talent scout Antonio Mormone (1930-2017) lives on as the name-giver of the Premio Internazionale Antonio Mormone (PIAM), awarded to the winner of the Italian music competition of the same name. The first edition of this competition, which was held in...
09:45 - 10:00
Classica Spotlight
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Cinematic classical clips and energizing concert pieces featuring up-and-coming artists.
10:00 - 10:43
The Pianists Keys
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This documentary by Christoph Keller follows various participants and teachers participating in the International Summer Piano Academy.
10:43 - 11:17
Mexican Concert - Part II
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Raúl Delgado conducts the Orquesta Sinfonica de Minería in a concert program dedicated to Mexican composers. This program, which includes the second part of the concert, features the following works: Blas Galindo's "Sones de Mariachi.
11:17 - 12:00
Shostakovich - Violin Concerto No. 1, Op. 77
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In May 2019, the new principal conductor of the Gewandhaus, Andris Nelsons, presented Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 5 with his orchestra in combination with Shostakovich’s Violin Concerto No. 1 with outstanding violinist Baiba Skride as the soloist. In this composition, the violin...
12:00 - 13:02
Rina Sala Gallo Piano Competition 2022 - Finalists
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The Rina Sala Gallo International Piano Competition takes place every two years in the Italian city of Monza. Founded in 1947 by Monza-born pianist Rina Sala Gallo and Brescia-born pianist Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli, the competition is one of Monza’s most prestigious cultural...
13:02 - 14:01
Mozart - Piano Concertos No. 14 & No. 23
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Regarded as one of the finest interpreters of Romantic repertoire, Francesco Attesti (*1975) gave his first recital at age 11 and by the time he was 23, had earned the highest honours in piano from Florence’s Conservatorio Luigi Cherubini. In this recording of his 2016 Deeply...
14:01 - 14:50
Naples, City of Keyboards - Ascanio Mayone
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‘In compositions including passagework, out-of-tune notes which are not in accordance with the laws of counterpoint do indeed occasionally occur. But without them, a beautiful effect is not possible!’ Neapolitan Ascanio Mayone resolutely consigns criticism of his daring...
14:50 - 15:48
J. S. Bach - Arias, solos, and duets
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Baritone Matthias Goerne teams up with violinist Vilde Frang, cellist Nicolas Altstaedt, flutist Stathis Karapanos, and harpsichordist Michaela Hasselt in this program dedicated to the music of J. S. Bach. They perform baritone arias from Bach’s most beautiful cantatas, as well...
15:48 - 16:55
Bruckner - Symphony No. 7
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Franz Welser-Möst conducts the Cleveland Orchestra in a performance of Bruckner's Symphony No. 7. The work occupies a singularly important place in the composer's output. It was with this piece that Bruckner finally achieved widespread recognition and it has remained one of his...
16:55 - 18:29
Riccardo Chailly conducts Mendelssohn
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Riccardo Chailly’s inaugural concert as Kapellmeister of the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra captures the full atmosphere of a unique musical occasion. The concert centers round composer Felix Mendelssohn, who founded the Gewandhaus Orchestra in 1743. It includes an overwhelming...
18:29 - 19:00
Brahms - Violin Sonata No. 3, Op. 108
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In this splendid 2013 concert from the Church of Verbier, Switzerland, Greek violinist Leonidas Kavakos and Chinese pianist Yuja Wang join forces to interpret three sonatas by Johannes Brahms. Leonidas Kavakos rose to fame in 1985, when he became the youngest musician to ever...
19:00 - 19:55
In Rehearsal: Esa-Pekka Salonen
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The Finnish composer and conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen (1958) was Music Director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic from 1992 until 2009. Under his dynamic leadership, it was recognized as one of the world's most outstanding orchestras. The exciting musical partnership Salonen...
19:55 - 21:01
Mahler - Symphony No. 1
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Jean Paul’s novel ‘Titan’, in which an artistically gifted young man, driven by his failure to find his way in society, eventually commits suicide in despair, inspired Gustav Mahler to compose his Symphony No. 1. The work did not come easily to Mahler: he composed it between...
21:01 - 23:06
Les Bains Macabres
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French composer Guillaume Connesson (*1970) is building an impressive musical oeuvre, to which he has recently added an opera: 'Les bains macabres'. For this romantic contemporary thriller opera he worked closely with librettist Olivier Bleys (*1970), a successful French author...
23:06 - 23:35
Mozart - String Quartet No. 19 in C major, K. 465
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Les Dissonances is a collective of artists founded by violinist David Grimal in 2004. The conductorless ensemble consists of musicians from the most prestigious European orchestras, international soloists, and young talents. In this performance, Les Dissonances’ string quartet -...
23:35 - 00:00
Ravel - Sonata for violin and piano in G major
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Japanese violinist Naoya Nishimura and Italian pianist Andrea Bacchetti perform Maurice Ravel’s Sonata for violin and piano (No. 2) in G major, M. 77. The sonata consists of three movements. The piece is often listed as “No. 2”, yet the composer wrote his actual second sonata,...