CONSUMER NEWS
October 2025

Your monthly update on performing arts releases, live streams, previews and specials - directly from the producers. Brought to you by the IMZ International Music + Media Centre, the international business network supporting performing arts through audiovisual media.


AVANT PREMIÈRE 2026

Early Bird Registration Open

IMZ International Music + Media Centre

Secure your Early Bird ticket before 19 October and join us in Berlin from 14-18 February at the Scandic Hotel for four days packed with screenings, talks and networking opportunities.

Submit your Productions

IMZ International Music + Media Centre

Submissions for the Avant Première 2026 Catalogue are now officially open! Don’t miss this chance to showcase your latest work to the key decision-makers at the industry's biggest event.

IMZ NEWS

dancescreen 2025 Jury Confirmed

IMZ International Music + Media Centre

We are delighted to present the experts who will evaluate the outstanding works submitted to this year’s competition in the categories Videodance and Documentary.

IMZ Elects New Board

IMZ International Music + Media Centre

Introducing the IMZ Board + Directorate members elected for the 2026-2028 term.

NEW RELEASES

CD: Ein deutsches Requiem

Accentus Music

A timeless masterpiece – Brahms’ Requiem with Gaechinger Cantorey, Luxembourg Philharmonic and Hans-Christoph Rademann.

Blu-Ray: Galaxymphony - The Final Odyssey

EuroArts Music International

The DR Symphony Orchestra breaks the sound barrier and takes you out into the galaxies — to a place between reality and fantasy.

CD: Galaxymphony - The Final Odyssey

EuroArts Music International

Enjoy the latest Sci-Fi soundtracks with the Danish National Symphony Orchestra on a brand new CD and Digital Audio!

CD: Helden – Leben – Lied

Accentus Music

Heroism in music: Hrůša and the Bamberger Symphoniker unite Strauss, Dvořák, and Glazunov in a powerful orchestral tribute.

CD + Blu-Ray: Kirill Petrenko conducts Arnold Schoenberg

Berlin Phil Media GmbH

The Berliner Philharmoniker demonstrate that in Schoenberg’s music, “heart and brain” – as the composer titled an essay – are in balance.

CD: Lucia di Lammermoor

EuroArts Music International

Lucia di Lammermoor is one of the most iconic works of the bel canto repertoire, showcasing Gaetano Donizetti’s masterful blend of lyrical beauty...

CD: OUT TODAY! Bossa Nova Noites 3-track EP: KARMA

Legacy and Alchemy

Bossa Nova Noites' new EP — featuring Nothing on You (Rainbow Beach Mix), Happiness (Revisited), and Karma — celebrates their landmark U.S. tour.

CD: Weimar 1755

Accentus Music

Rediscovering 18th-century Thuringian music: Bach and Benda with Capella Jenensis and Ælbgut.

VIDEO ON DEMAND

Avishai Cohen: „Ashes to Gold“ – Live in Paris

Deutsche Grammophon GmbH

As part of ECM Explorations series, Avishai Cohen is joined by his band for an unmissable concert from a jazz master at the Philharmonie de Paris.

Semyon Bychkov, Seong-Jin Cho: Ravel & Tchaikovsky

Deutsche Grammophon GmbH

Join this great orchestra live in the historic surroundings of the Rudolfinum in Prague as they open their 130th season.

SF Dance Film Festival Announces 2025 Lineup

San Francisco Dance Film Festival

The San Francisco Dance Film Festival announces its 2025 Festival programming, presented in person and streaming online.

Tesori: Grounded

Deutsche Grammophon GmbH

The most prolific female composer in American theater history, Jeanine Tesori is the two-time Tony Award winner behind a string of Broadway hits.

LIVESTREAMS

met Opera Live in HD – La Bohème

Clasart Classic

The world's most beloved opera, Puccini's La Bohème, in Franco Zeffirelli's visually stunning production – live in cinemas on 8 November.

met Opera Live in HD – La Sonnambula

Clasart Classic

The MET LIVE IN HD season 2025-26 opens on October 18 with Bellini's romantic opera LA SONNAMBULA, directed by Rolando Villazón

SOON ON THE MARKET

Bat Out Of Hell flies into cinemas at Halloween

Stanza Media

Stagescreen's new film of the huge hit show 'Bat Out Of Hell - The Musical' will be released in cinemas in the UK and elsewhere at Halloween.

NEWS

Classical:NEXT Film Showcases Submissions Open

IMZ International Music + Media Centre

Following the success of the first edition, we are once again joining forces to present the IMZ x Classical:NEXT Film Showcases!

Season 25/26 begins at Theater an der Wien

VBW International GmbH

Rossini’s L’occasione fa il ladro premieres at the Kammeroper, while Strauss’ Die Fledermaus returns to its original stage at Theater an der Wien.

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