BR-Klassik (Bayerischer Rundfunk) is the public broadcaster of Bavaria, Germany, streaming live concerts and making them available on demand via its website. Featured performances include the Salzburg Festival, Bayreuth Festival, Bavarian Radio Symphony and Munich Philharmonic.
In their home in Munich, the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra flourished under the baton of Chief Conductor Mariss Jansons, and has recently entered a new era with Sir Simon Rattle. A selection of the main season is live streamed by BR-Klassik.
Tradition, continuity and an impressive repertoire: these are the solid pillars supporting the Bayerische Staatsoper – one of the world’s leading opera houses. In the course of a single season, over 40 operas from four centuries are performed along with ballets, concerts and song recitals.
All of the Berliner Philharmoniker's concerts from the Philharmonie Berlin, the Europakonzert and the Waldbühne concert are broadcast live in the Digital Concert Hall and then shown as a repeat. There is also an archive featuring videos from six decades.
STAGE+ is Deutsche Grammophon's streaming service, presenting livestreamed events from around the globe, concert and opera performances from their archives, as well as new and archived DG and Decca audio releases.
SWR Klassik is the classical music broadcaster of the Southwest German Broadcasting Company (SWR), which runs the SWR Symphonieorchester, based in Stuttgart. A variety of concerts are live streamed and made available on demand afterwards.
The Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra is the orchestra of the Finnish Broadcasting Company (Yle), bassed in Helsinki. FRSO concerts are broadcast live on the Yle Areena and Radio 1 channels and are recorded and shown later on Yle Teema and TV 1.
The Philharmonie de Paris is the foremost complex of concert halls in the capital. Through Philharmonie Live you can watch many of its concerts live and on-demand, with a variety of ensembles, orchestras and genres on offer.
Watch the Paris Opera's greatest operas, ballets and concerts online through their new streaming platform Paris Opera Play.
The Paris-based Maison de la Radio houses the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France who perform under their Chief Conductor Mikko Franck. Its concerts are available to watch for free on the France Musique website and on ARTE Concert.
The Teatro dell'Opera was originally known as the Teatro Costanzi and has staged the world premieres of operas which are benchmarks of the repertoire all over the world. Whilst not currently live streaming, a handful of productions can be watched on Rai's (Radiotelevisione italiana) video platform RaiPlay.
One of the most famous and renowned landmarks in the history of Italian theatre, La Fenice in Venice plays an important role in the history of opera itself. Several of its productions from the last 20 years are available to watch for free on YouTube.
The Sendai International Music Competition is a triennial violin and piano music competition held in Sendai, Japan, presented in association with the Sendai International Music Competition Organizing Committee, City of Sendai and the Sendai Cultural Foundation.
From their home in Montreal, the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal plays under the leadership of Rafael Payare. The orchestra’s regular artistic season features over 100 concerts at the Maison symphonique and other venues.
EMTV (Early Music Television) has a well-stocked live stream calendar of concerts from the Utrecht Early Music Festival and the Early Music Season, available via annual subscription or as pay-per-view. There is also a large archive of past performances.
Amsterdam's legendary concert hall is one of the finest in the world, while its orchestra, the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, enjoys a similarly stellar reputation. The orchestra has a large archive of performances on its website, while the hall has made several available on YouTube.
Several years ago the Bergen Philharmonic, in the west of Norway, started recording its performances. There is now a substantial archive of performances available through BergenPhilLive, and a variety of performances from the main season are live streamed.
The Oslo Philharmonic, formed in 1919, is led by Chief Conductor Klaus Mäkelä, performing more than 130 concerts annually in the Oslo Concert Hall. Many of their concerts are recorded and made available as edited highlights on its YouTube channel.
Sweden's Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, led by Chief Conductor Santtu-Matias Rouvali, produces and presents live and on-demand recordings of its performances through the app GSOPlay, which is available free of charge.
Enjoy music from Konserthuset Stockholm in Sweden for free – world-class performances with the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra, concerts for children and much more. Many of the performances are live streamed, and many more are filmed and made available on demand.
Under the supervision of Opera Europa, and supported by the European Union's Creative Europe programme, OperaVision brings together performances from 30 partners in 17 countries. Watch performances streamed live from the theatre, and on demand for several months thereafter.
Located in New York City, this historic landmark comprises three venues: Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage, Zankel Hall, and Weill Recital Hall. It has its own subscription streaming platform, Carnegie+, and you can find other performances on YouTube.
The New World Symphony, America’s Orchestral Academy, prepares highly-gifted graduates of music programs for leadership roles in orchestras and ensembles around the world.
One of the world's top piano competitions, The Cliburn encompasses the quadrennial Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, the Cliburn International Junior Piano Competition and Festival and the Cliburn International Amateur Piano Competition. Rounds and finals are streamed live on YouTube.
Performing over 140 concerts each year, the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra is one of UK's leading orchestras. BSO Digital Concerts are broadcast live on Wednesday evenings from its home at Lighthouse, Poole in Dorset.
Based in London, the London Symphony Orchestra has a rich catalogue of filmed performances available through various subscription-based broadcast partners and on YouTube. Concerts are usually filmed and made available on demand for a period, although some are streamed live.
Based in Leeds, Opera North regularly tours the North East of England. Their on-demand offering includes the whole of their acclaimed Ring Cycle, conducted by Richard Farnes, as well as with selected other performances available through a variety of broadcast partners.
London-based Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment was formed in 1986 as a group of period instrument players determined to play outside the confines of a chief conductor. The musicians play on instruments and use techniques that would have been familiar to the composers themselves.
The London-based Philharmonia Orchestra, currently led by Principal Conductor Santu-Mattias Rouvali, is not currently streaming concerts, but it has a large archive of performances and other content available to watch on its YouTube channel.
Wigmore Hall, one of the world’s great concert halls, specialises in chamber and instrumental music, early music and song. It is currently live streaming a number of concerts and recitals on its website, and has extensive library of on-demand performances.