Aug 20, 2022

In her staged project "Les Adieux", Patricia Koptchinskaja points out the many goodbyes she feels we will have to take in the near future. The final goodbye, or the Big Goodbye, will be one to ourselves.

In the third, and final, episode of the Big Goodbye, Between the Bars host Yannick Dondelinger finds out how the...

Aug 12, 2022

In the second episode of "The Big Goodbye", Patricia Kopatchinskaja speaks about growing up in rural Moldova and connecting to nature from an early age, the sound of the raindrops and the momentum of the wind were her first musical teachers. 

This connection with her inner child makes her want to look at the tradition...

Aug 5, 2022

Violinist Patricia Kopatchinskaja is not only known for her extraordinary musical skills but also for the trailblazing staged projects, in which she does not shy away from current world issues. 

In Les Adieux, a project of Patricia with the Mahler Chamber Orchestra, she focuses on climate change and the rapid...

May 5, 2022

For the final episode of Mozart Momentum: in conversation, we focus on "Mozart in our time". 

How does our interpretation and performance of Mozart's works differ from when they were conveived 250 years ago? Host Yannick Dondelinger discusses the relevance, beauty and timelessness of Mozart's work in the last instalment...

Apr 22, 2022

Everybody knows Mozart for his operas, symphonies and concert pieces, but not all know that he was a pioneer who fought for professional and artistic freedom. The composer is often considered the first musician who emancipated himself from the subordination of the feudal system and worked as a freelancer.  What...