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Each weekday at noon, join us for a trip to the greatest concert halls of Europe.

Reflecting the spontaneity and excitement of live concerts, these unique performances are commercially unavailable and can be heard here, on-demand, for two weeks after their broadcast.



Geneva, Switzerland		  

Wednesday, June 19

Concert recorded at the Conservatory, Geneva, on October 14, 2011

Arcadia Quartet

Hugo Wolf - Italian Serenade in G



Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - String Quartet No. 14 in G, K. 387

Grieg Hall, Bergen		  

Tuesday, June 18

Concert from the Bergen International Festival, recorded at Grieg Hall, Bergen, Norway, on May 25, 2012

Mahler Chamber Orchestra; Leif Ove Andsnes, piano soloist and conductor

Ludwig van Beethoven - Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, op. 37



Frederic Chopin - Waltz in F minor, op. 70/2 (encore)

Concertgebouw		  

Monday, June 17

Sunday Morning Concert recorded at the Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, October 28, 2012

Combattimento Consort, Amsterdam; Jan Willem de Vriend, violin and director

G.F. Handel - Concerto grosso, op. 6/7, HWV 325



Henry Purcell - Fantasy upon a Note in F, Z. 745; In Nomine in G minor, Z. 747 ; Chaconne in G minor, Z. 730



G.F. Handel - Ballet Music, from 'Alcina', HWV 34

St. Emmeram Abbey		  

Friday, June 14

Concert from the Regensburg Early Music Days, recorded at St. Emmeram's Abbey, June 18, 2012

Academy for Ancient Music, Berlin; Georg Kallweit, director

Franz Schubert - Symphony No. 8 in B minor, D. 759 ('Unfinished')

Cologne, Germany		  

Thursday, June 13

Concert recorded at Broadcasting House, Cologne, on December 21, 2012

Members of the WDR Symphony Orchestra, Cologne; Bernard Labadie, conductor

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Serenade No. 10 in B flat, K. 361 ('Gran Partita'), for 13 wind instruments

Old Opera House Frankfurt		  

Wednesday, June 12

Concert recorded at the Grand Hall, Old Opera, Frankfurt, on June 15, 2012

Frank Peter Zimmermann, violin; Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra; Paavo Järvi, conductor

Antonín Dvorák - Violin Concerto in A minor, op. 53



Richard Wagner - Overture to Rienzi

Mogens Dahl Concert Hall		  

Tuesday, June 11

Concert recorded at the Mogens Dahl Concert Hall, Copenhagen, Denmark on April 7, 2013

Wanderer Trio: Vincent Coq, piano; Jean-Marc Phillips-Varjabedian, violin; Raphaël Pidoux, cello

Ernest Chausson - Piano Trio in G minor, op. 3

Prague		  

Monday, June 10

Concert recorded at the Spanish Hall, Castle, Prague, May 1, 2013

Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Sir Simon Rattle, conductor

Ludwig van Beethoven - Symphony No. 6 in F, op. 68 ('Pastoral')

Orp-le-Grand Church		  

Friday, June 7

Concert recorded at Orp-le-Grand Church, Orp-Jauche, Belgium on July 22, 2012

Concerto Cologne

George Frideric Handel - Concerto grosso in G, op. 6/1



Georg Philipp Telemann - Concerto in E minor for Flute, Oboe d'amore and Viola



J.S. Bach - Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G, BWV 1049, for violin

Champs Elysees Theatre, Paris		  

Thursday, June 6

Concert recorded at the Champs Elysees Theatre, Paris, on April 29, 2013

National Orchestra of France; Daniele Gatti, conductor

Igor Stravinsky - Petrushka (1947 version)
Image credits:
Baltais Fligelis concert hall, Riga, courtesy of Live Riga
Cadogan hall, London, by Vasta, via Flickr (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)
Royal Albert Hall by Ben Dodson, via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0), and by Marcus Ginns, courtesy of Royal Albert Hall
BBC Proms by Yuichi from Morioka, Japan; Pittville Pump Room by Graeme Walker; Beethoven Hall, Bonn, by Hans Weingartz; Lisbon by OsvaldoGago; Symphony Hall, Birmingham, by Oosoom; St. Eustache Church, Paris, by jmhullot; Royal Festival Hall, London, by Peter Plucknett; Plaza de Cibeles, Madrid, by beamillion; English Bay, Vancouver, by Andrew Raun; Beaulieu Theatre, Lausanne, by Rama; Glasgow by John Lindie; London by Night, by Allan Engelhardt; Lapa Church, Póvoa do Varzim, Portugal, by Feliciano Guimarães, via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0)
Rathaus, Hannover, by Ra Boe; Grieg Hall, Bergen, by Nina Aldin Thune, via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.5)
Leipzig Gewandhaus by Andreas Praefcke; Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington, by Ziggurat; Sydney Opera House, by Bkamprath; The Queen's Hall, Edinburgh by Alistair Wight; skyline of Cologne by Ahgee; Schwetzingen Palace by Zairon; St. Lawrence Church, Vantaa, by Majestic; Prinsenhof, Delft, by Peter van der Wielen; Lugano, by Roland Zumbühl and Arlesheim; Karl Johan Gate, Oslo, Norway, by Ignaz Wiradi; City of London, and Utrecht Canal by David Iliff; Faborg Kirke, Funen, Denmark, by Steen F. Jensen; Convent, Weissenau, Germany, by Andreas Praefcke; Girona, Spain, by Internalfox; Orp-le-Grand Church, Belgium, by Sonuwe, via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)
Cologne Philharmonie courtesy of the hall
Garrison Church, Copenhagen, from The Eyes Have It blog
Toscanini RAI Auditorium by Matteo Boero, courtesy of Museo Torino
Philharmonic Hall Liege courtesy of the Liege Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Leipzig Gewandhaus interior courtesy of Leipzig Gewandhaus
Mogens Dahl Concert Hall interior courtesy of Mogens Dahl Hall
Royal Library Copenhagen courtesy of Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects
Luxembourg Philharmonie by Wade Zimmerman, courtesy of Luxembourg Philharmonie
Beethoven Hall Stuttgart courtesy of Kultur- und Kongresszentrum Liederhalle
The Sage, Gateshead, by David Parkin via FreeDigitalPhotos.net
De Doelen Rotterdam via Rotterdam Info
Guildhall and Brangwyn Hall, Swansea, by Ivan Hall, via Geograph (CC BY-SA 3.0)
Pau Casals Hall, Barcelona, by Rober Velazquez via L'Auditori
Church in Saanen, Switzerland, courtesy of International Menuhin Music Academy Gstaad
Laeiszhalle, Hamburg, by Bejo; Montreux by Wofratz, via German language Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 3.0)
Pardubice by Prazak; Hindsgavl Castle, Denmark; Palace Hall, Bucharest, by Joe Mabel; Charles V Palace, Granada, by Mark Garrucha; Nikolai Church Potsdam, by Andreas Fränzel; Vevey, Switzerland, by Marek Slusarczyk, via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)
Altes Rathaus Leipzig by Andreas Schmidt, via Leipzig Tourism
Berlin Philharmonie by 96dpi; Tallinn, Estonia, by Huzhead, via Flickr, CC 2.0
Orpheum Theater, Vancouver, courtesy of Orpheum Theater
Sala São Paulo by Tuca Vieira, courtesy of São Paulo Symphony Orchestra
Florans Castle Park courtesy of International Festival of Piano of La Roque d' Anthéron
St. Oswald Church, Regensburg, by Jk1005 (Own work) [GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html) or CC-BY-SA-3.0-2.5-2.0-1.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
KKL Concert Hall, Lucerne, courtesy of Lucerne Festival
Bourgie Hall, Montreal, by Paul Boisvert, courtesy of Montreal Museum of Fine Arts
Smetana Hall, Prague, courtesy of Municipal House Prague
Town Hall, Adelaide, Australia, courtesy of South Australian Tourism Commission
Frankfurt Old Opera House by Sunilgkoshy; Auditorio Nacional de Musica, Madrid; Pärnu Concert Hall; Holy Trinity Church, Neuruppin, Germany, by Botaurus; Maria Bildhausen Convent; Salle Pleyel, Paris; Ulrichshusen, Germany; Paper Mill at Duzniki-Zdroj, Poland; Festival Palace, Santander; Chiemgau; West Cork; Schwetzingen Castle and Rococo Concert Hall; Bridgewater Hall; Old Grand Hall, Frankfurt; Berwald Hall, Stockholm; & Aberdeen Music Hall; Concertgebouw by Amsterdam Municipal Department for the Preservation and Restoraion of Historic Buildings and Sites (bMA); Cite de la Musique; Geneva, Switzerland, by Siqbal, Cheltenham Town Hall by Arpingstone; City Recital Hall, Sydney, by Jason7825; Chiemsee, Germany, by waterborough; Rudolfinum exterior by Che, via Wikimedia Commons