Learn how these musical leaders turn their visions into an extraordinary performance and see them up-close in an intimate rehearsal with the orchestra. Featuring star-conductors Sir John Elliot Gardiner, Valery Gergiev, Mariss Jansons, Zubin Mehta, Esa-Pekka Salonen and Christoph von Dohnányi. Including a broad variety of repertoire from Bach, Bartók, Debussy and many more.

Experience six great conductors of the past century in this extensive collection of carefully selected rehearsals and performances recorded between 1960 and 1997. Featuring the Monteverdi Choir, the English Baroque Soloists, the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, the Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra und the Philharmonia Orchestra London.

EPISODE 1 - Sir John Elliot Gardiner
Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata No 63
Monteverdi Choir and the English Baroque Soloists

EPISODE 2 - Valery Gergiev
Sergei Prokofiev: Scythian Suite Op. 20
Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra

EPISODE 3 - Mariss Jansons
Béla Bartók: Suite from "The Miraculous Mandarin"
The Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra

EPISODE 4 - Zubin Mehta
Richard Strauss: Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche
The Israel Philharmonic Orchestra

EPISODE 5 - Esa-Pekka Salonen
Claude Debussy: "La Mer"
Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra

EPISODE 6 - Christoph von Dohnányi
Joseph Haydn: Symphony No. 88
Philharmonia Orchestra