Presences Festival 2023

Bach’s St John Passion from Hamburg’s Elbphilharmonie with the NDR vocal ensemble and Concerto Köln conducted by Klaas Stok.

A dance retelling of Bach's masterpiece by German choreographer Sasha Waltz.

There were 27, now there are just three: The final of the 2025 Leipzig Bach Piano Competition.

An encounter between piano and dance in a former foundry.

The Orchestra Philharmonique de Radio France celebrates contemporary music, conducted by Kent Nagano.

The Hradec Králové Philharmonic performs music by Brahms and Dvořák, conducted by Stanislav Vavřínek.

The French National Orchestra, conducted by musical director Cristian Macelaru, performs French repertoire from Berlioz to Offenbach in a festive concert.

Jazz revelation Samara Joy has her Parisian audience spellbound.

This rising star of French music returns to her album ‘La symphonie des éclairs,’ acccompanied by the Orchestre National de Lyon.

A concert filled with fervour from the neoclassical piano maestro.

Sullivan Fortner, Peter Washington and Marcus Gilmore bring New Orleans to Chantilly.

Josman's most loved cult tracks performed by the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France.

Between gentle madness and emotion, the brilliant Mac DeMarco on stage at the Gaîté Lyrique.

The incandescent Jehnny Beth brings her ravenous love of life to Paris' Gaîté Lyrique.

How can we have more fulfilling sex? Ronja von Rönne meets couples and singles who have reinvented their sexuality.

From queer cake sitting to sex positive tasting evenings, Tracks finds out about food and sexuality.

In Brussels, the Commission is hoping for a fresh start in relations with Hungary.

How can we age well? Ronja von Rönne trys to find out by talking to chimney sweep Norbert Skrobek, who is close to retirement and Monika Gutte who defies age with a zest for life

They are reclaiming their bodies and freely expressing their sexuality: A focus on sex positive popstars in contemporary culture.

When Lolo's father is diagnosed with cancer, everything goes off the rails in this darkly funny story of family infighting.

A performance of Khatchaturian’s virtuosic violin concerto and Stravinsky’s ground-breaking The Rite of Spring.

Paris city hall is pursuing a green traffic policy: Less cars, more bicycles. But not everybody is pleased.

Using the latest technology, researchers are discovering the bright colours of ancient Greek art and architecture.