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 - 03:10
Mozart - Così fan tutte
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Maestro Zubin Mehta leads the Orchestra and Chorus of the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino in a performance of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s comic opera Così fan tutte (1790). Following the successful operas Le nozze di Figaro (1786) and Don Giovanni (1787), Così fan tutte was the third...
03:10 - 04:03
Works for cello and piano by Schumann, Chopin a.o.
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In Geneva, the Swiss city where she has spent most of her life, Argentinian pianist Martha Argerich invites her lifelong music partner, the cellist Mischa Maisky, to play chamber music. Between the pieces, Martha opens up to her daughter Annie Dutoit in an intimate interview...
04:03 - 04:44
The Pianists Keys
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This documentary by Christoph Keller follows various participants and teachers participating in the International Summer Piano Academy.
04:44 - 05:21
Saint-Saëns - Symphony No. 3, Op. 78
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Conrad van Alphen conducts Sinfonia Rotterdam in a performance of Camille Saint-Saëns’ (1835-1921) Symphony No. 3, Op. 78. Geert Bierling stars as soloist on the organ of De Doelen. It was recorded on October 20th, 2018 in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. Saint-Saëns Symphony No. 3...
05:21 - 05:34
Chopin - Nocturnes Op. 62
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Roberto Prosseda (1975) 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. Prosseda is particularly noted for his performances of newly discovered works by...
05:34 - 06:00
Classica Spotlight
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Cinematic classical clips and energizing concert pieces featuring up-and-coming artists.
06:00 - 07:12
Mahler - Das Lied von der Erde
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Sir Simon Rattle leads the London Symphony Orchestra in Gustav Mahler’s poignant song cycle ‘Das Lied von der Erde’ (The Song of the Earth). Joining him are two of today's leading vocalists: mezzo-soprano Magdalena Kožená and tenor Andrew Staples. Written in the final years of...
07:12 - 07:36
Mozart - Violin Concerto No. 3, K. 216
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Every year, the Europakonzert is hosted by the Berliner Philharmoniker in a notorious concert hall or on a special location. This years concert is performed at the magnificent Royal Albert Hall in London. The Dutch conductor Bernard Haitink starts with Tchaikovsky's Fantasy...
07:36 - 09:10
Beethoven - String Quartets No. 2, 14 & 16
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Renowned French string quartet Quatuor Ébène marked the 250th birth anniversary of Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) with a remarkable project: recording all of the great composer’s sixteen string quartets. For five years, violinists Pierre Colombet and Gabriel Le Magadure,...
09:10 - 09:24
B. Strozzi - Sino alla morte
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Argentinian conductor and harpsichordist Leonardo García Alarcón leads his ensemble Cappella Mediterranea in a program of Italian Baroque music. The ensemble performs some of the finest Baroque pieces composed by Francesco Cavalli, a prominent composer in 17th-century Venice,...
09:24 - 09:49
Modena - City of Belcanto
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This documentary by Mark Perna shows the training and professional growth actions for opera singers, the promotion and enhancement of the cultural offer of the city and province of Modena and the maintenance and development of the Modenese musical tradition in the field of opera.
09:49 - 10:01
Ravel - La Valse
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The exceptional Russian pianists Nikolay Lugansky and Vadim Rudenko join forces in a performance of Maurice Ravel’s La Valse, in an arrangement for two pianos. This performance was recorded at the Tchaikovsky Concert Hall in Moscow, Russia, on November 25, 2021.
10:01 - 11:32
Mahler - Symphony No. 2
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Mahler's "Resurrection" Symphony, written between 1888 and 1894, is a colossal five-movement work exploring themes of death and resurrection. It was one of Mahler's most popular and acclaimed works during his lifetime, famously culminating in a powerful choral finale. The...
11:32 - 12:29
Clara Haskil - Le mystère de l’interprète
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The documentary “Clara Haskil - Le mystère de l’interprète” (2017) tells the remarkable life story of Romanian pianist Clara Haskil (1895-1960). Born in Bucharest into a Jewish family, she began her career as a child prodigy, entering the Bucharest Conservatory at a very young...
12:29 - 13:00
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...
13:00 - 13:34
Schumann - Piano Sonata No. 1, Op. 11
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After recording all 32 Ludwig van Beethoven piano sonatas to celebrate the composer's 250th birth anniversary, celebrated Italian pianist Riccardo Schwartz decided to record solo piano works by Robert Schumann. In this performance, Schwartz presents Schumann’s Piano Sonata No. 1...
13:34 - 14:06
Copland - Appalachian Spring
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Mexican conductor Carlos Miguel Prieto leads the Orquesta Sinfónica de Minería in a performance of Aaron Copland’s Appalachian Spring Suite. Originally commissioned as a ballet for the legendary dancer Martha Graham, Aaron Copland's Appalachian Spring (1944) has since become an...
14:06 - 16:04
Shostakovich - 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87
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English-French pianist David Levy performs Dmitri Shostakovich’s 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87. The work is a set of twenty-four pieces for piano, one in each of the major and minor keys of the chromatic scale. Each piece is in two parts: a prelude followed by a fugue. The...
16:04 - 17:22
Bacchetti performs Bach, Haydn and Mozart
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Italian pianist Andrea Bacchetti appears both as conductor and soloist in this concert recorded at Teatro Chiabrera in the Italian city of Savona. He is accompanied by I Musici di Parma. On the program are J. S. Bach’s Prelude and Fugue in E major, BWV 878 (The Well-Tempered...
17:22 - 18:29
Beethoven - Symphony No. 9, Op. 125
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Karita Mattila (soprano), Violeta Urmana (alto), Thomas Moser (tenor), Eike Wilm Schulte (bass), Swedish Radio Choir, Eric Ericson Chamber Choir, Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor: Claudio Abbado. Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827): Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125. The...
18:29 - 20:11
Martha Argerich - A Birthday Celebration III
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On the occasion of her 80th birthday, Argentinian pianist Martha Argerich explored chamber music repertoire in this wonderful concert, recorded at Château de Chantilly, France. The ‘Grande Dame’ of the piano is joined by various renowned artists, including pianists Lily Maisky...
20:11 - 20:22
Tchaikovsky - Lensky’s aria from Eugene Onegin
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At the behest of Argentinian pianist Martha Argerich, several classical music stars took part in this concert in aid of the Erasmus Fund for medical research in intensive care, recorded at the Royal Conservatory of Brussels, Belgium, on October 21, 2023. The concert pays tribute...
20:22 - 21:00
Beethoven - Piano Concerto No. 1, Op. 15
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At the age of seven, Martha Argerich made her debut with Ludwig van Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 1, a piece that would accompany her throughout her career. In this concert at the Lucerne Festival, the celebrated pianist performs the signature piece with the Lucerne Festival...
21:00 - 22:09
Shostakovich - Symphony No. 4 in C minor, Op. 43
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In this 2018 concert, the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra is lead by Canadian conductor and pianist Yannick Nézet-Séguin in a performance of Dmitri Shostakovich's Symphony No. 4 in C minor, Op. 43. Born in 1975 in Montréal, Québec, the charismatic young musician was awarded the...
22:09 - 23:23
Symphony No. 5
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Composed between 1901 and 1902, Mahler's Fifth Symphony marked a significant shift in his compositional style, moving away from vocal elements toward a purely symphonic structure. It's a work of immense scope and emotional depth, known for its rich orchestral textures and...
23:23 - 00:00
Schumann - Symphonic Etudes, Op. 13
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After recording all 32 Ludwig van Beethoven piano sonatas to celebrate the composer's 250th birth anniversary, celebrated Italian pianist Riccardo Schwartz decided to record solo piano works by Robert Schumann. In this performance, Schwartz presents Schumann’s Symphonic Etudes,...