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The artists as you never meet them

At work, in rehearsal, alone with the music: portraits of conductors, soloists and companies, in their own words. This is what plays on Allegro Spatial: 27 programmes this season.

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SUBTITLES BY A MUSICOLOGISTNot just the words: the form, the context, the moment the key changes. Only on Allegro Spatial.
4K ULTRA HD · 50 FPSSharp enough to read the emotion on a performer's face from row twenty.
DOLBY ATMOSThe hall around you: the orchestra in front, the chorus behind, the applause everywhere.

What we broadcast

The current season. Every programme carries the Allegro Spatial signature: explained while it plays, in 4K and Dolby Atmos.

Klaus Mäkelä: Towards the Flame - A documentary by Bruno Monsaingeon
58 min

Klaus Mäkelä: Towards the Flame - A documentary by Bruno Monsaingeon

Bruno Monsaingeon's documentary portrait of Klaus Mäkelä, with music by Ravel, Mozart, Bach, Bizet, Beethoven, Shostakovich, Stravinsky, Ligeti and Debussy. 2023.

Subtitles by a musicologist4K 50 fpsDolby Atmos
Lang Lang: My Favourite Melodies - A film by Sophie-Caroline Danner & Elmar Kruse
52 min

Lang Lang: My Favourite Melodies - A film by Sophie-Caroline Danner & Elmar Kruse

Lang Lang performs works by Beethoven, Bach, Debussy, Brahms, Mendelssohn, Tiersen, Williams, Ascher, Miranda and Menken, filmed at Disneyland and on the Seine in Paris. 2023.

Subtitles by a musicologist4K 50 fpsDolby Atmos
Thibaut Garcia: The Guitar at the Summit - A film by Bruno Monsaingeon
58 min

Thibaut Garcia: The Guitar at the Summit - A film by Bruno Monsaingeon

Bruno Monsaingeon traces guitarist Thibaut Garcia's journey from his beginnings to his international rise, between virtuosity and artistic sensitivity. 2026.

Subtitles by a musicologist4K 50 fpsDolby Atmos
A Private Concert with Gidon Kremer: Kissine, Piazzolla / Pushkarev, Schubert / Kancheli, Silvestrov, Weinberg
43 min

A Private Concert with Gidon Kremer: Kissine, Piazzolla / Pushkarev, Schubert / Kancheli, Silvestrov, Weinberg

Gidon Kremer is joined by A. Pushkarev, I. Gavryliuk, G. Dirvanauskaitė and G. Osokins for works by Piazzolla, Silvestrov, Kancheli, Lourié, Weinberg, Stroks and Schubert. Filmed in Berlin and at Paliesius Manor, Lithuania, in 2024.

Subtitles by a musicologist4K 50 fpsDolby Atmos
Daniil Trifonov: Thanks to Music
43 min

Daniil Trifonov: Thanks to Music

A documentary by D. Sneguirev and C. Dumais-Lvowski portraying pianist Daniil Trifonov, with music by Scriabin, Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninov, Ravel, Bach and Prokofiev. 2021.

Subtitles by a musicologist4K 50 fpsDolby Atmos
Alice Sara Ott: Nocturne - A film by Andrew Staples
50 min

Alice Sara Ott: Nocturne - A film by Andrew Staples

Andrew Staples's documentary follows pianist Alice Sara Ott through a selection of John Field's Nocturnes and the Adagio sostenuto from Beethoven's 'Moonlight' Sonata. 2025.

Subtitles by a musicologist4K 50 fpsDolby Atmos
Bloody Daughter, a film by Stéphanie Argerich and Nathalie Muller
1 h 35

Bloody Daughter, a film by Stéphanie Argerich and Nathalie Muller

Stéphanie Argerich's film confronts the mother-daughter relationship head-on, revealing the two women's family reality with rare and touching honesty. 2012.

Subtitles by a musicologist4K 50 fpsDolby Atmos
At Home with... Gidon Kremer - A documentary by Martin Mirabel
1 h 00

At Home with... Gidon Kremer - A documentary by Martin Mirabel

Filmmaker Martin Mirabel offers an intimate portrait of violinist Gidon Kremer at home.

Subtitles by a musicologist4K 50 fpsDolby Atmos
At Home with Daniel Barenboim
 

At Home with Daniel Barenboim

Annie Dutoit talks to Daniel Barenboim, who then joins Michael Barenboim and Kian Soltani in Beethoven's Piano Trio in D major, Op. 70 No. 1, the "Ghost". Recorded in Berlin in 2020.

Subtitles by a musicologist4K 50 fpsDolby Atmos
Víkingur Ólafsson: My Favourite Melodies
1 h 18

Víkingur Ólafsson: My Favourite Melodies

Pianist Víkingur Ólafsson plays works by Galuppi, Rameau, Bach, Glass, Mozart, Schumann and Bartók at Schloss Elmau, Krün. Recorded in 2024.

Subtitles by a musicologist4K 50 fpsDolby Atmos
Klaus Mäkelä, Towards the Flame - A film by Bruno Monsaingeon
53 min

Klaus Mäkelä, Towards the Flame - A film by Bruno Monsaingeon

Bruno Monsaingeon's portrait of the conductor and cellist Klaus Mäkelä explores his career, his training and his musical vision. 2023.

Subtitles by a musicologist4K 50 fpsDolby Atmos
Thibaut Garcia: A Guitar with a View - A documentary by Bruno Monsaingeon
1 h 03

Thibaut Garcia: A Guitar with a View - A documentary by Bruno Monsaingeon

Bruno Monsaingeon's portrait of guitarist Thibaut Garcia, with music by Bach, Barrios 'Mangoré', Rodrigo, Brouwer, Albéniz, Dowland and others, featuring Antoine Morinière and the Arod Quartet. 2026.

Subtitles by a musicologist4K 50 fpsDolby Atmos
Puccini, a Passion for the Feminine
58 min

Puccini, a Passion for the Feminine

Aurine Crémieu's 2024 documentary explores Puccini's passion for the feminine, with contributions from Angela Gheorghiu, Ermonela Jaho, Nina Stemme and Asmik Grigorian.

Subtitles by a musicologist4K 50 fpsDolby Atmos
Magic Moments of Music: Martha Argerich in Warsaw
1 h 00

Magic Moments of Music: Martha Argerich in Warsaw

This concert documentary by Holger Preusse and Philipp Quiring captures Martha Argerich with Sinfonia Varsovia under Jacek Kaspszyk at the National Philharmonic in Warsaw in 2020.

Subtitles by a musicologist4K 50 fpsDolby Atmos
Magic Moments of Music: Arthur Rubinstein Plays Chopin for the Last Time
1 h 00

Magic Moments of Music: Arthur Rubinstein Plays Chopin for the Last Time

Anne-Kathrin Peitz's 2021 documentary revisits Arthur Rubinstein's final Chopin performance with the London Symphony Orchestra under André Previn at Fairfield Hall, with contributions from Daniel Barenboim, August Zirner, Annabelle Weidenfeld, Aline Rubinstein and Daniel Müller-Schott.

Subtitles by a musicologist4K 50 fpsDolby Atmos
Magic Moments of Music: Lang Lang at Carnegie Hall
57 min

Magic Moments of Music: Lang Lang at Carnegie Hall

Holger Preusse's 2024 documentary follows Lang Lang at New York's Carnegie Hall in works by Schumann, Haydn, Tan Dun and Liszt, with insights from Bruce Liu, Claire Huangci, Tan Dun, Christoph Eschenbach and Gary Graffman.

Subtitles by a musicologist4K 50 fpsDolby Atmos
Jacqueline du Pré: Genius and Tragedy - A documentary by C. Nupen & M. Percival narrated by Yo-Yo Ma
1 h 31

Jacqueline du Pré: Genius and Tragedy - A documentary by C. Nupen & M. Percival narrated by Yo-Yo Ma

Narrated by Yo-Yo Ma, this documentary by C. Nupen and M. Percival features Jacqueline du Pré, Daniel Barenboim and Pinchas Zukerman, with music by Beethoven, Brahms, Saint-Saëns, Bruch, Schubert and others. 2025.

Subtitles by a musicologist4K 50 fpsDolby Atmos
Víkingur Ólafsson: My Favourite Melodies
1 h 13

Víkingur Ólafsson: My Favourite Melodies

Pianist Víkingur Ólafsson shares favourite works by Bach, Mozart, Rameau, Glass, Galuppi, Schumann and Kaldalóns. A Heliodor production with ZDF and ARTE.

Subtitles by a musicologist4K 50 fpsDolby Atmos
Music for a While, a portrait of Jakub Józef Orliński
58 min

Music for a While, a portrait of Jakub Józef Orliński

Martin Mirabel's documentary portrait of countertenor Jakub Józef Orliński, filmed in New York, Warsaw and Barcelona. 2024.

Subtitles by a musicologist4K 50 fpsDolby Atmos
At Home with Martha Argerich
 

At Home with Martha Argerich

Martha Argerich and Mischa Maisky share an intimate programme of Beethoven's Variations on "The Magic Flute", Schumann's Fantasiestücke, Chopin's Introduction and Polonaise and Brahms's Lerchengesang. Recorded in Geneva, Switzerland, in 2020.

Subtitles by a musicologist4K 50 fpsDolby Atmos
Magic Moments of Music: Menuhin & Karajan Perform Mozart
 

Magic Moments of Music: Menuhin & Karajan Perform Mozart

Grete Liffers's documentary revisits Yehudi Menuhin's performance of Mozart's Violin Concerto No. 5 in A major with the Vienna Symphony under Herbert von Karajan, with reflections from A.S. Mutter, D. Hope, H. Hahn, S. Melles, A. Zirner and B. Monsaingeon.

Subtitles by a musicologist4K 50 fpsDolby Atmos
Rothschild's Violin – An Opera Film with Music by B. Fleischmann & D. Shostakovich
 

Rothschild's Violin – An Opera Film with Music by B. Fleischmann & D. Shostakovich

Edgardo Cozarinsky's opera film brings together the music of Benjamin Fleischmann and Dmitri Shostakovich, performed by S. Leiferkus, M. Shaguch, K. Pluzhnikov, I. Levinsky and the Rotterdam Philharmonic under G. Rozhdestvensky. Filmed in Estonia, Finland and Hungary in 1996.

Subtitles by a musicologist4K 50 fpsDolby Atmos
Magic Moments of Music - Angela Gheorghiu sings La traviata at the Royal Opera House
 

Magic Moments of Music - Angela Gheorghiu sings La traviata at the Royal Opera House

Holger Preusse and Philipp Quiring's documentary revisits Angela Gheorghiu's La traviata at the Royal Opera House, with contributions from Frank Lopardo, Sir Richard Eyre, Elsa Dreisig, Marie Jacquot and others. 2024.

Subtitles by a musicologist4K 50 fpsDolby Atmos
Anton Bruckner: The Enigmatic Genius - A documentary by Thomas Macho
 

Anton Bruckner: The Enigmatic Genius - A documentary by Thomas Macho

Thomas Macho's documentary explores Bruckner with contributions from C. Thielemann, F. Welser-Möst, M. Poschner and C. Hellsberg, and performances by the Vienna Philharmonic and other leading orchestras under Bernstein, Thielemann, Gardiner and Poschner. Austria, 2024.

Subtitles by a musicologist4K 50 fpsDolby Atmos
Magic Moments of Music: Leonard Bernstein & Krystian Zimerman Perform Brahms
 

Magic Moments of Music: Leonard Bernstein & Krystian Zimerman Perform Brahms

Dag Freyer's documentary explores Krystian Zimerman's performance of Brahms's Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major with the Vienna Philharmonic under Leonard Bernstein at the Vienna Musikverein.

Subtitles by a musicologist4K 50 fpsDolby Atmos
The Sound Weavers - A documentary by Anne-Kathrin Peitz
 

The Sound Weavers - A documentary by Anne-Kathrin Peitz

Anne-Kathrin Peitz profiles composers and performers of minimalism and neo-classical music: Ludovico Einaudi, Hauschka, Joep Beving and Hania Rani. 2021.

Subtitles by a musicologist4K 50 fpsDolby Atmos
The Mahler Monologues
 

The Mahler Monologues

No moving images or voice recordings of Gustav Mahler survive, but his photographs, texts and music remain, and The Mahler Monologues weaves them into a whole. Neither a historical nor a chronological account, it is a form through which Mahler himself speaks to us.

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