ZDF/Arte/ČT/Sony

Jonas Kaufmann – The Sound of Movies

Jonas Kaufmann is an ardent film fan. Now he is showing this passion on stage for the first time. In his new programme ‘The Sound of Movies’, Kaufmann presents film music hits from 80 years of film history.

Beginning in the Germany of the Weimar Republic (ICH KÜSSE IHRE HAND, MADAME), the programme moves on to film music by Nino Rota (WHAT IS A YOUTH?), Leonard Bernstein (WEST SIDE STORY) and John Williams (SUPERMAN) through to scores from the new millennium, such as Hans Zimmer’s soundtrack to GLADIATOR from the year 2000, including classics such as SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN and WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD.

In addition to the music, the concert location is also opulently staged: the Smetana Hall in Prague. Adorned with figurative ceiling paintings and stucco decorations, the Art Nouveau glass dome in particular exudes the flair of the era in which cinema was invented and pictures learned to move.

Recorded on 23 February 2024 in the Smetana Hall in Prague.

Soloist: Jonas Kaufmann (tenor)
Orchestra: Czech National Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Jochen Rieder

Director: Andreas Morell
Assistant directors: Thomas Vogel, Sören Kitzing
Cinematography: Henning Brümmer, Martin Baer, Miroslav Hurt, Tomáš Mach, Jan Malík, Aleš Malý, Vít Pražan, Jiří Škorpil, Daniel Souček, Manuela Wiebach
Lighting: Samuel Jašo, Robert Hozák
Musical recording director: Jakob Händel
Sound engineer: Georg Burdicek
Editing: Uli Peschke, Carola Sultan Keller
Camera Studio: Burhan Oezdahl
Sound Studio: Tom Wudi
Studio equipment: Joseph Reindl
Production management: Franziska Henkel, Štěpánka Holubová
Editorial team ZDF: Jule Broda, Lora Ganeva
Editorial office Česká televize: Markéta Režová
Producer Česká televize: Jiří Hubač, Kateřina Kovářová
Producer Sony Classical: Michael Brüggemann, Per Hauber
Producers: Maria Willer, Bernhard von Hülsen

A production of 3B-Produktion
In co-operation with ZDF, Česká televize and Sony Classical International
In co-operation with ARTE.