Medici Arts
Medici Arts One name: Medici Arts One field of expertise: the independent production and distribution of audiovisual programs in the field of performing arts and documentaries. One self-imposed standard: forward thinking excellence. One belief : that the future of classical music on television and online will be served by two prestigious production companies: EuroArts in Berlin and Idéale Audience in Paris supported by a strong international distribution network. One ambition ; the integration of all available media: internet, television, DVD and CD to promote on the widest possible scale, the talents of the musicians and film directors who work with Medici Arts. Television Medici Arts represents a catalogue of 1,500 hours of programmes with 50 new films produced every year, including concerts and operas, portraits of great musicians and documentary films. These films benefit from television partnerships at the highest level, such as Arte, NHK, ZDF, PBS and the BBC, and have received worldwide acclaim - an Emmy Award for “Daniel Barenboim and the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra”, and the Gramophone Award and FIPA d’Or for “Richter, the Enigma”. Medici Arts also publishes and distributes the works of some of the greatest masters of documentary films: Johan van der Keuken, Alexandre Sokourov and Frederick Wiseman. In 2008, Larry Weinstein’s film “Arturo Toscanini in His Own Words”, which will include previously unpublished archive films and documents, will be one of the great music events of the year alongside great filmed concerts conducted by Claudio Abbado, Sir Simon Rattle and Gustavo Dudamel. DVD Medici Arts has already issued over 200 DVDs and plans to release 60 new titles every year. Within its catalogue, there are several already legendary series, such as “Classic Archive” presenting legendary performances from the major stars in classical music (Callas, Richter, Oïstrakh, Rubinstein, Rostropovitch), “Juxtapositions”, which throws light on the great composers of modern times (Mahler, Boulez, Carter, Messiaen, Pärt), the films by Bruno Monsaingeon, which explore the souls of world class musicians (Gould, Richter, Menuhin, Anderszewski), and “The Art of…” series, which reveals and illustrates the expertise of great conductors, singers, pianists and violonists. Medici Arts has also developed unique partnerships with the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Claudio Abbado and the Lucerne Festival Orchestra, and Daniel Barenboim, who have all entrusted Medici Arts with the filming of their concerts. CD Medici Arts is proud to represent a CD catalogue of unparalled audio archives consisting of BBC Legends (220 titles from the BBC's own archive from 1938 to 1992), the Royal Opera House Heritage series (the official Covent Garden opera archives from the early 1950s to 1997) and the mid-price Medici label which includes archive material licensed from the major European broadcasters, EMI Classics. The Medici Masters label includes live recordings sourced from a number of European archives and taken from the original master tapes, featuring artists such as Otto Klemperer, Erich Kleiber, Clara Haskil, the Amadeus Quartet, Robert Casadesus, Friedrich Gulda, Ferenc Fricsay and Dmitri Mitropoulos amongst others. The sound restoration and quality of the recordings have been acclaimed throughout the world by critics and music lovers alike, winning numerous awards. The BBC Legends, Medici Masters and Royal Opera House Heritage Series catalogue can be viewed at mediciarts. Medici Arts will also feature a label hosting new artists for new projects. Internet Medici Arts will launch www.medici.tv on 30 April 2008. This new site will be the focal point for the company’s expertise, with its various platforms representing the future of classical music and documentary films. Medici Arts is the first producer to offer the public a complete music festival live: the Verbier Festival, filmed in July and August 2007. The success of this project was phenomenal, with 150,000 individual viewers who watched 30 concerts of which 17 were live webcasts. These 150,000 viewers, from 173 countries, watched a total of 1 million videos. www.medici.tv will offer access to the Medici catalogue on VOD (video on demand), a unique environment for all lovers of classical music and documentary films, on webTV as well as numerous live concerts. Medici Arts comprises a team of 50 people around the world (USA, Germany, France and the United Kingdom) committed every day to developing the company. ......................................................