We are delighted to share with you this special episode, Piano Talks: A Conversation With Keyboard Trust. The Keyboard Trust has nurtured the artistry and careers of hundreds of talented young pianists, bringing them to the world stage. What does it take to become a great artist? And what does it take to nurture one? […]

Meet the young Vietnamese artist Loc Duong, who won the Humanity and Culture Award in the NTD International Figure Painting Competition. His first-ever oil painting “Unmoved” has been very popular and made many people feel at peace. He decided to take on the challenge of oil painting as he believes in the mission of NTD’s International […]

Presenting an inspiring story from award-winning painter Lauren Tilden. Her painting “Birds of the Air, Grass of the Field” won the Bronze Award from the NTD International Figure Painting Competition in 2019. “Working on that painting was a reminder to me not to worry. There is more to life than the issue you are facing […]

Saint Bridget (Birgitta) of Sweden is one of the six patron saints of Europe. She lived in the 14th century just when the plague hit Europe and received divine revelations. She never backed down from speaking the truths that had come to her, and even lectured the Swedish king and the Pope on their sins and misbehaviors. We’ll tell the intriguing […]

Besides being the baroque era’s greatest organist and composer, and one of the most productive geniuses in the history of Western music, Bach was also a theologian whose expression of inspiration was music. Nearly three- fourths of his 1,000 compositions were written for use in worship, and Bach’s deep religious faith could be found even […]

Scholars agree that the ancient Greeks laid the foundation for Western civilization in various areas, including art, science, theater, and democracy. In the center of all of this was a man who would become one of the most well-known Greeks throughout time, and maybe one with the greatest influence on our thinking in the Western […]

Saint Hildegard was not only a nun, poet, and musician, but also a divinely inspired philosopher who observed the patterns in our universe, from microcosm to macrocosm. She had remarkable visions, and was consulted by kings, emperors, noblemen, and the clergy. Hildegard wrote theological, botanical, and medicinal texts and there are more surviving chants by […]

Award-winning original paintings, canvas wraps, and prints are now available for purchase. We are delighted to present a selection of oil paintings by talented artists from NTD’s International Figure Painting Competition. The NTD International Figure Painting competition is a groundbreaking effort to pave a path for humankind to return to truly fine art. Its mission, “Pure Truth, Kindness, […]

Award-winning original paintings, canvas wraps, and prints are now available for purchase. We are delighted to present a selection of oil paintings by talented artists from NTD’s International Figure Painting Competition. The NTD International Figure Painting competition is a groundbreaking effort to pave a path for humankind to return to truly fine art. Its mission, “Pure Truth, Kindness, […]

We are delighted to share with you Piano Talks’ special episode featuring major Russian-born pianist and conductor Vladimir Feltsman. Feltsman debuted with the Moscow Philharmonic at the age of 11 and attracted attention from the West at an early age as a prodigious talent. In 1979, because of his growing discontent with the restrictions on artistic freedom […]

We are delighted to share with you Piano Talks’ special episode featuring major Russian-born pianist and conductor Vladimir Feltsman. Feltsman debuted with the Moscow Philharmonic at the age of 11 and attracted attention from the West at an early age as a prodigious talent. In 1979, because of his growing discontent with the restrictions on artistic freedom […]

Male voice choir SangKam performing “You’ll Never Walk Alone” in Hamar municipality, Norway, arrangement by Ingunn Solem. SangKam is a Male Voice choir currently 46 members strong from Hamar, Norway. It was established by conductor Erland Dalen in September 2019; the name is a combination of the words ‘Song’ and ‘Kam’ (as in comrade/buddy). Credit: […]

We are delighted to share with you Piano Talks’ special episode featuring the Hermitage Piano Trio. These spectacular artists have been garnering multiple Grammy Award nominations with such performances that can take your breath away. It’s our pleasure to have the Hermitage Piano Trio perform for us in the beautiful seaside city of Newport. Piano Talks is a […]

Full Episode We are delighted to share with you Piano Talks’ special episode featuring the Hermitage Piano Trio. These spectacular artists have been garnering multiple Grammy Award nominations with such performances that can take your breath away. It’s our pleasure to have the Hermitage Piano Trio perform for us in the beautiful seaside city of Newport. Piano Talks […]

The Gulf Stream is one of the most powerful tidal currents on the planet. It warms our coastlines in winter and harbors billions of species. To get to know the famous current better, we slipped into its wake, heading across the North Atlantic. Fishermen, scientists, fish farmers, sailors—these are the men and women who work, […]

Brazil is a giant that’s too often reduced to its wild samba, its magical football, and its endless beaches. But behind this fantasy lurks an economic colossus and agricultural titan, a force of the future that is already playing a major role in this burgeoning 21st century. To get a better look at this country, […]

To meet today’s nomads. Film director Sibylle d’Orgeval crosses Kyrgyzstan, from the capital Bishkek to Lake Issyk Kul. Then, through the mountains and high pastures where the shepherds live, she’ll head for the south of the country. She’ll also cross the Trans-Alay mountains on her way to Tajikistan in the Western Pamirs, populated by the […]

No sooner had they arrived in Mexico than the Spanish settlers discovered silver. They then constructed a road 3,000 km (about 1,900 miles) long to transport the silver extracted from the mines northward, then toward the West. A road full of hopes and riddled with pitfalls and dangers, this is the road director Christophe Cousin […]

Arriving in Africa, the plane lands at night. As you step outside, you’re enveloped in the damp heat, setting off into a night of car horns, dust, and headlights. To get your bearings, you impatiently wait for the morning, when the sun rises and you can finally discover the city. The director brings us along […]

Ethiopia and the Horn of Africa are a unique land of mystery, a geographic area that was the scene of great explorations and shipwrecks disasters. Even today, this part of the world fascinates us. Along the Rift Valley, the director explores this land and experiences its transformations. About Mythical Roads: Whether remote or packed with […]

“The road of Livingstone” is a long journey in the footsteps of the British explorer David Livingstone on the Zambezi River from its mouth in Mozambique to the Victoria waterfalls at the border of Zambia and Zimbabwe. The roads along the Zambezi River are rare and difficult, and elephants, crocodiles, and hippopotamus stay the masters […]

In the lands of southern Africa, we find one of the world’s oldest peoples: the Bushmen—hunter-gatherers, nomads with a tragic destiny, and today nearly extinct. When the first Europeans entered at the Cape, the Bushmen and their cousins, the Khoi, fled them and migrated ever northward. In this episode, we will follow in their footsteps […]

In this episode, we follow a big imaginary loop and make it come to life, a circuit of more than 3,200 kilometers, the Trans-Laponia, a road without night. During this circuit, we discover some unusual lifestyles along the shores of the Barents Sea and of the Baltic. In Turku, we meet Jenna and her tango gang, […]

In this episode, we will explore New Zealand, also called Aotearoa, the land of the long white cloud. This documentary takes us to this beautiful island, which was formerly uninhabited, then colonized by the Maori People 1,000 years ago. About Mythical Roads: Whether remote or packed with tourists, recent or old, famous or forgotten, certain […]

For almost half a century, Europe was forcibly divided into east and west by the Iron Curtain, a border stretching from the Barents Sea to the Black Sea. For 40 years, the Iron Curtain has been the symbol of division between people—2 sides, 2 blocks. In the middle lay a frontier of wire mesh, walls, […]

The Tariq al-Sultani—Road of Kings—winds its way 1200 kilometers along the mountains that separate the Dead Sea from the desert high plateaus. It follows the old route of the Hebrews led by Moses. The Bible refers to this road for the first time. In this episode, we will cross the Edom Region, Jordan, and Syria […]

In the middle of the 19th century, British people declared that Mount Everest is the highest summit in the world. Tenzing Norgay, a Sherpa mountaineer, was the first man who reached the roof of the world, together with Edmund Hillary in 1953. In this episode, we will follow in the footsteps of Tenzing Norgay and […]

The thin ridge that links the two Americas is a miniature world. It concentrates a lot of diversities, more than we can imagine in any other region in the world. During the journey, we will follow the Inter-American Highway from Panama City to the Isthmus of Rivas in Nicaragua. This is the narrowest ridge of […]

The second part of the trip will take us from Memphis, the home of founders and establishers of Blues, to New Orleans, accompanied by Ladell McLin, a young bluesman. Memphis is also the symbol of black emancipation in America, with the tragic end of Martin Luther King, Jr. in the famous Lorraine Motel. This road […]

Piano Talks is a TV series hosted by celebrated pianist Janara Khassenova, the artistic adviser and jury member of NTD’s International Piano Competition. Piano Talks presents an intimate experience with classical music while offering insights into the greatest composers alongside exclusive repertoires from NTD’s International Piano Competition. Its mission is to promote traditional arts of pure […]

The first part of our trip will take us from Chicago, whose blues is part of the city’s cultural heritage, to Memphis, accompanied by Ladell McLin, a young bluesman. Chicago has attracted a lot of musicians, such as Muddy Waters, Willie Dixon, Buddy Guy, and others. Today, the city still offers bluesmen the opportunity to […]

In this episode, we will explore the Vietnam of today, from the Mekong Delta to the magnificent Halong Bay, via Ho Chi Minh City, also known as Saigon—the largest city in Vietnam that also attracts a lot of tourists. We will discover the hidden faces of a secret country, between opening and withdrawal. About Mythical Roads: […]

Piano Talks is a TV series hosted by celebrated pianist Janara Khassenova, the artistic adviser and jury member of NTD’s International Piano Competition. Piano Talks presents an intimate experience with classical music while offering insights into the greatest composers alongside exclusive repertoires from NTD’s International Piano Competition. Its mission is to promote traditional arts of pure […]

By following the flowering of the trees, the Path of Flowers crosses Japan from Kyushu to Hokkaido. The route offers about 250 varieties of cherry trees that nourish the Japanese soul. In Japan, the legendary meeting place of tradition and modernity, everything is possible: from the poetry of cherry blossom to the science of creating […]

Award-winning original paintings, canvas wraps and prints are now available for purchase.  We are delighted to present a selection of oil paintings by talented artists from NTD’s International Figure Painting Competition. The NTD International Figure Painting competition is a groundbreaking effort to pave a path for humankind to return to truly fine art. Its mission, “Pure Truth, Kindness […]

Piano Talks is a TV series hosted by celebrated pianist Janara Khassenova, the artistic adviser and jury member of NTD’s International Piano Competition. Piano Talks presents an intimate experience with classical music while offering insights into the greatest composers alongside exclusive repertoires from NTD’s International Piano Competition. Its mission is to promote traditional arts of pure […]

From the sandy beaches in Saint-Louis to Timbuktu, they are many means of transport to cross Senegal: buses, a canoe to cross the River Niger, some walking, and the most common method here, the cart. There are few villages on this route: Borko, where people live in harmony with caymans, Gao and its economic decline, […]

As elsewhere in the Arabian Peninsula, which the Romans called Happy Arabia, Oman has seen decades of prosperity thanks to oil revenues. From Muscat, the capital of the Sultanate, to Sana’a and Aden in Yemen, the desert is approaching, the mighty mountains are giving way to the sands, the spirit of the world is breathing. […]

Award-winning paintings, canvas wraps and prints are now available for purchase.  We are delighted to present a selection of oil paintings by talented artists from NTD’s International Figure Painting Competition. The NTD International Figure Painting competition is a groundbreaking effort to pave a path for humankind to return to truly fine art. Its mission, “Pure Truth, Kindness and […]

Piano Talks is a TV series hosted by celebrated pianist Janara Khassenova, the artistic adviser and jury member of NTD’s International Piano Competition. Piano Talks presents an intimate experience with classical music while offering insights into the greatest composers alongside exclusive repertoires from NTD’s International Piano Competition. Its mission is to promote traditional arts of pure […]

Patagonia: 3,000 kilometers from Buenos Aires, and far away from everywhere. Patagonia’s beauty goes hand in hand with its wild and inhospitable environment. At the end of the journey, Ushuaia, nicknamed the “End of the World,” unfolds like a picture postcard from a somewhat icy seaside town. About Mythical Roads: Whether remote or packed with […]

Piano Talks is a TV series hosted by celebrated pianist Janara Khassenova, the artistic adviser and jury member of NTD’s International Piano Competition. Piano Talks presents an intimate experience with classical music while offering insights into the greatest composers alongside exclusive repertoires from NTD’s International Piano Competition. Its mission is to promote traditional arts of pure […]

The Inca Trail begins in Lima, the capital and largest city of Peru, and continues into the Amazonian jungle. Peru is packed with amazing cities to discover: Oroya, Ayacucho, Cusco, Machu Picchu, Alti Plano, and Shintuya, among others. They are sustaining the legends thanks to their history, their landscapes, and their culture. About Mythical Roads: […]

Award-winning original paintings, canvas wraps and prints are now available for purchase.  We are delighted to present a selection of oil paintings by talented artists from NTD’s International Figure Painting Competition. The NTD International Figure Painting competition is a groundbreaking effort to pave a path for humankind to return to truly fine art. Its mission, “Pure Truth, Kindness […]

From Leh, the capital of Ladakh, to Benares in the valley of the Ganges, the route crosses the Himalayan Mountains at an altitude of 5000m. Rancid butter, incense, and petrol are the three distinctive smells of the Himalayas and will follow travelers during their voyage. In a car, the mountainous and woodsy landscape flashes by. […]

Piano Talks is a TV series hosted by celebrated pianist Janara Khassenova, the artistic adviser and jury member of NTD’s International Piano Competition. Piano Talks presents an intimate experience with classical music while offering insights into the greatest composers alongside exclusive repertoires from NTD’s International Piano Competition. Its mission is to promote traditional arts of pure […]

The Danube is the most international river in the world, passing the most countries. From Vienna to its delta on the Black Sea, the Danube flows for a distance of over 2000 km and passes through 10 countries, all bearing witness to 25 centuries of European history, culture, and civilization. From Habsburg Austria to the strains […]

Award-winning paintings, canvas wraps and prints are now available for purchase.  We are delighted to present a selection of oil paintings by talented artists from NTD’s International Figure Painting Competition. The NTD International Figure Painting competition is a groundbreaking effort to pave a path for humankind to return to truly fine art. Its mission, “Pure Truth, Kindness and […]

Alaska has become a major destination for travelers in search of adventure and freedom. From Vancouver to southeastern Alaska, the call of the wild and the wide-open spaces can be irresistible, and the voice of nature is loud and clear. Travelers come to breathe in the pioneer atmosphere, the spirit of adventure, and America’s history. […]

The Amazon River, the largest in the world, has a lot of surprises in store for visiters. From Belem to Tabatinga, passengers aboard ships can laze around and admire the jungle landscape. During their journey, people will make fascinating encounters: young Amazon boatmen who hope to glean a few coins by selling a variety of […]

Piano Talks is a TV series hosted by celebrated pianist Janara Khassenova, the artistic adviser and jury member of NTD’s International Piano Competition. Piano Talks presents an intimate experience with classical music while offering insights into the greatest composers alongside exclusive repertoires from NTD’s International Piano Competition. Its mission is to promote traditional arts of pure […]

Award-winning original paintings, canvas wraps and prints are now available for purchase.  We are delighted to present a selection of oil paintings by talented artists from NTD’s International Figure Painting Competition. The NTD International Figure Painting competition is a groundbreaking effort to pave a path for humankind to return to truly fine art. Its mission, “Pure Truth, Kindness […]

Award-winning original paintings, canvas wraps and prints are now available for purchase.  We are delighted to present a selection of oil paintings by talented artists from NTD’s International Figure Painting Competition. The NTD International Figure Painting competition is a groundbreaking effort to pave a path for humankind to return to truly fine art. Its mission, “Pure Truth, Kindness […]

Watch Full Film ‘Violino’ here Our souls were captivated when we heard the magical sounds of a 300-year-old Stradivarius violin. Where did this ethereal sound come from? Why do we rarely get to experience anything like it nowadays? In searching for the answer, our team of filmmakers started one of the most magical yet enduring […]

When Liu Xitong was asked by a film crew to write four words in Chinese calligraphy, he agreed immediately, heartily, and for reasons the crew did not yet know. Once a famous calligrapher back home in China, Liu had since left the country where the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) persecuted him for his faith. In […]

Classical music is truly a universal language, capable of encompassing the depth, breadth, and color of any culture within its forms. Composer Susan Liu sits down to discuss two of her works and how she blends traditional Chinese music with the language of the classical piano. Repertoires: Glorious Realm Triumph of Goodness Watch Full Program: […]

Classical music is truly a universal language, capable of encompassing the depth, breadth, and color of any culture within its forms. Composer Susan Liu sits down to discuss two of her works and how she blends traditional Chinese music with the language of the classical piano. Repertoires: Glorious Realm Triumph of Goodness Watch Full Program: […]

We are delighted to present a selection of oil paintings by talented artists from NTD’s International Figure Painting Competition. The competition’s mission, “Pure Truth, Kindness and Beauty,” has inspired many artists to recognize their responsibility in creating art with traditional values. Award-winning Paintings Original artworks, canvas wraps and prints are available for purchase. All net proceeds will go toward supporting the artists and NTD’s […]

We are delighted to present a selection of oil paintings by talented artists from NTD’s International Figure Painting Competition. The competition’s mission, “Pure Truth, Kindness and Beauty,” has inspired many artists to recognize their responsibility in creating art with traditional values. ​Award-winning Paintings Original artworks, canvas wraps and prints are available for purchase. All net proceeds will go toward supporting the artists and NTD’s […]

We are delighted to present a selection of oil paintings by talented artists from NTD’s International Figure Painting Competition. The competition’s mission, “Pure Truth, Kindness and Beauty,” has inspired many artists to recognize their responsibility in creating art with traditional values. ​Award-winning Paintings Original artworks, canvas wraps and prints are available for purchase. All net proceeds will go toward supporting the artists and NTD’s […]

We are delighted to present a selection of oil paintings by talented artists from NTD’s International Figure Painting Competition. The competition’s mission, “Pure Truth, Kindness and Beauty,” has inspired many artists to recognize their responsibility in creating art with traditional values. ​Award-winning Paintings Original artworks, canvas wraps and prints are available for purchase. All net proceeds will go toward supporting the artists and NTD’s […]

We are delighted to present a selection of oil paintings by talented artists from NTD’s International Figure Painting Competition. The competition’s mission, “Pure Truth, Kindness and Beauty,” has inspired many artists to recognize their responsibility in creating art with traditional values. ​Award-winning Paintings Original artworks, canvas wraps and prints are available for purchase. All net proceeds will go toward supporting the artists and NTD’s […]

We are delighted to present a selection of oil paintings by talented artists from NTD’s International Figure Painting Competition. The competition’s mission, “Pure Truth, Kindness and Beauty,” has inspired many artists to recognize their responsibility in creating art with traditional values. ​Award-winning Paintings Original artworks, canvas wraps and prints are available for purchase. All net proceeds will go toward supporting the artists and NTD’s […]

Just the mention of Russian music conjures up sounds of Rachmaninoff’s piano works. But despite this iconic imagery, Rachmaninoff was a man out of place and out of time, writing about a memory of Russia that no longer existed from across the world, in a Romantic style that was already lost.  Repertoires: Lilac, Rhapsody on […]

Chopin was the most pianistic of composers, hardly writing for any other instrument. He took small pieces and movements like the scherzo, ballade, etude, and turned them into full masterworks for piano. Some say that if the piano did not exist, the poetic Frederic Chopin would have invented it.  Repertoires: Etudes Op.10 No.10  Etudes Op.10 […]

Bach always presents an interesting challenge for pianists, as he wrote for a completely different keyboard instrument. Vladimir Feltsman teaches works by JS Bach: a prelude and fugue from The Well Tempered Clavier, as well as the Bach-Busoni Chaconne. “To have, let’s say beauty of the tone, or whatever sound colors, it’s not  a technical […]

The Chaconne movement of Bach’s Partita No. 2 for solo violin is iconic, and has been adapted and arranged many times throughout musical history. Jaram Kim performs the movement and sits down with our host for a discussion about the work before we hear the romantic Bach-Busoni transcription of the Chaconne for piano. Repertoires: Bach: […]

Late Beethoven is unique and groundbreaking, and Victor Rosenbaum explicates on Beethoven’s Sonata No.31 in A-flat Major, one of his last sonatas. “Our inner struggle, our inner striving and that voice is moving up one half step.That’s the smallest interval that exists in piano. And in music as in life, sometimes the smallest step is […]

Beethoven’s music is anything but static, and neither was the composer’s mind. We begin the series by meeting a young Beethoven, with a rarely heard piece that he used to introduce himself back in the day, soon to develop into the image of the genius we all remember.  Repertoires : 24 Variations on “Venni Amore” […]