Slow lunch break with Ravel's Piano Concerto in G major, "Adagio assai". Martha Argerich, Paris 2017

According to the weather, I will begin a little dark with Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 6, "Pathétique", where you can almost feel him watching the Grim Reaper in the eyes. (He died nine days after the premiere, and it's rumoured to be of unnatural causes.) Wiener Philharmoniker conducted by Herbert Von Karajan

After a long day, I'll share with you a peaceful moment by Vera Danilina playing Bach's Prelude from Lute Suite, BWV 1006a. Have a beautiful evening!

Good morning! I will start the week without music, but with a silent footage of Giacomo Puccini playing the piano and composing at his home.

It was a long week! Let's "chill" with a leap back in time and watch Luciana Serra singing “Non piangete, o sventurati” from Rossini’s Aureliano in Palmira.

I'm in the mood for Samuel Barber's Adagio for Strings, so here we go. This is footage from Seiji Ozawa International Academy in Switzerland, from 2015. Gauthier Broutin (cello), Violaine Despeyroux (viola), Malgorzata Wasiucionek and Elin Kolev (violins)

Hilary Hahn playing Bach's Adagio from Sonata No. 1 for Solo Violin As a small side note, Bach wrote it shortly after his first wife, Maria Barbara, died unexpectedly while he was away, and this tragedy shaped the Adagio’s tone, making it sound more like a prayer.

Kristīne Balanas, violin, and Margarita Balanas, cello, playing Vivaldi's Summer.

Sol Gabetta, Cello, and Polina Leschenko, Piano, playing Frédéric Chopin's Étude, Op. 25, No. 7 in C-Sharp Minor. Have a beautiful evening!

Mabel Millán playing Alfonsina y el Mar by Ariel Ramírez. "Nostr shorts"

During his life, Luciano Pavarotti held quite a few charitable concerns. This footage is from a 2001 event when he sang, together with Tom Jones, "Delilah". This specific event was dedicated to raising funds for the Palestinian kids.

Khatia Buniatishvili playing Tchaikovsky’s October seems optimal right now. View quoted note →

This time, Marianela Nuñez as Cinderella. View quoted note →

Khatia Buniatishvili playing Hungarian Rhapsody N°: 2 by Franz Liszt. Bucharest, Romania, 2017. (I added both short and full versions.)

West-Eastern Divan Orchestra with conductor Daniel Barenboim and soprano Waltraud Meier. Wagner - Tristan und Isolde View quoted note →

As a side note, the registrations for the debutante auditions at the Vienna Philharmonic Ball 2026 (Ball der Wiener Philharmoniker) are now open. If you are between 17 and 27 years old and would like the honour of opening the ball in the beautiful Musikverein, you can apply now through Tanzschule Elmayer. The auditions will take place on October 18th.