Martha Argerich Evening Talks

At one of her rare appearances with orchestra, Martha Argerich, the grande dame of the piano, joined forces with world-famous cellist Mischa Maisky and the fabulous Lucerne Symphony Orchestra for the world premiere of a newly commissioned work by Russian composer Rodion Shchedrin – “Romantic Offering”, a double concerto for piano, cello and orchestra dedicated to its very first soloists. The programme was rounded off by late-Romantic masterpieces by César Franck, Antonín Dvo?ák and Dmitri Shostakovich’s Ninth Symphony under the baton of renowned maestro Neeme Järvi.

Martha Argerich has been an outstanding Chopin interpreter for decades. In celebration of her 80th birthday on June 5 we present the exceptional pianist’s Complete Chopin Recordings on DG, available as a 5-CD + 1 Blu-ray audio set, and her recordings of Chopin’s solo works and concertos as a limited and numbered 5 LP box, combining the outstanding interpretations of Argerich with the best vinyl quality.

An atypical family portrait, directed by 34-year old Stéphanie Argerich, the daughter of pianists Martha Argerich and Stephen Kovacevich. The filmmaker follows her mother in particular, during concerts and in moments of greater intimacy, searching for answers that might shed light on the private spaces of a family that has always lived in the limelight of the international stage, where gaiety and madness rub shoulders with an absolute and overwhelming passion: music.

Music & Musicals, Classical Instrumental Music, Classical Music - Renowned concert pianist Martha Argerich joyfully dedicates this 2005 concert to the memory of her piano teacher, Friedrich Gulda, and is joined by Gulda's sons Paul and Rico for an inspired rendition of Mozart's Concerto for Three Pianos in F Major. String players Renaud Capuçon, Gautier Capuçon and Lyda Chen accompany Argerich in a performance that also includes Mozart's Piano Concerto in D Minor and Symphony no. 32 in G Major.

Classical music aficionados are in for a treat with this rare filmed performance by acclaimed pianist Martha Argerich. This recording of Agerich's 1982 concert features 12 pieces, including works from Mozart, Schuman, Ravel and Rachmaninov. Argerich also performs a number of duets with the aid of talented guest performers such as Mischa Maisky, Nicolas Economou and Nelson Freire. Biographies of the performers are included as on-screen liner notes

Enjoy a rarely captured live concert by Martha Argerich, one of the greatest pianists of the 20th and 21st centuries, a recording performed at the CBC studios in Montreal and containing the only known footage of the virtuoso playing a concerto. Argerich pours her considerable passion and impressive manual dexterity into pieces including Schumann's Piano Concerto, Ravel's "Jeux d'Eau" and Liszt's "Les Funerailles."

The documentary tells the story of journalist Vladimir Herzog, nicknamed Vlado, who has been tortured and murdered during the repression years of Brazilian military dictatorship.

A documentary that follows various practitioners of Chinese martial arts in the modern world.

Sriracha has earned a cult following, but the story of this spicy sauce is a mystery to most fans. Dedicated to Sriracha lovers, this fast-paced documentary travels around the globe to reveal its origin and the man behind the iconic 'rooster sauce.'

Cicada is the immersive story of a five-year-old child who witnessed a murder. Daniel P Jones confronts a traumatic memory in an incendiary, visceral monologue.