Hisaishi Symphonique

Hisaishi Symphonique

For health reasons, Joe Hisaishi will not be able to conduct the concerts of the French tour with the Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine. He will be replaced by conductor Barbara Dragan. The Philharmonie de Paris and the Opéra National de Bordeaux are in discussion with Joe Hisaishi about rescheduling in the coming seasons. Heir to the great masters of Japanese cinema, with some 129 film scores to his name, Joe Hisaishi is surely Japan’s most famous composer.

Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal / Rafael Payare

Charismatic Venezuelan conductor Rafael Payare takes the stage at the Philarmonie de Paris with the Montreal orchestra he has led as music director since 2022—joined by his regular collaborator and artistic comrade, pianist Daniil Trifonov.

Orchestre symphonique Simón Bolívar / Gustavo Dudamel

For his second concert conducting the Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra, Gustavo Dudamel presents a transatlantic repertoire, with Gabriela Ortiz and Gonzalo Grau in counterpoint to Tchaïkovsky and Ravel.

Orchestre symphonique Simón Bolívar / Gustavo Dudamel

Gustavo Dudamel returns to the podium of the Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra with which he made his conducting debut in his adolescence, for two consecutive evenings—the first with the women’s and children’s choirs of the Orchestre de Paris.

Zaho de Sagazan Symphonique

Zaho de Sagazan Symphonique

Orchestre symphonique de Montréal / Daniil Trifonov / Rafael Payare

Quiet, shy, introverted: Daniil Trifonov often seems to be from another world. And perhaps he reveals this world in every one of his concerts. Because when the native Russian now living in New York sits down at the piano, an incomparable magic unfolds, eliciting sounds and feelings from his instrument that seem to defy rational explanation. It is fitting that he plays Robert Schumann’s highly romantic piano concerto in this ProArte concert. With Hector Berlioz’ intoxicating Symphonie fantastique, the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal presents the instrumental counterpart to Schumann’s introverted soundscapes in the second half of the concert.

Igor Levit / Berliner Barock Solisten

When Igor Levit takes his seat at the keyboard, one thing is for sure: you’ll hear the pieces on the programme as never before. The German-Russian pianist makes his very own mark, often as unexpected as it is brilliant, on every work he plays, whisking even veteran repertoire warhorses into the here and now. In this concert Levit is accompanied by the Berliner Barock Solisten in music by two composers who can be described without exaggeration as pinnacles of music history: Johann Sebastian Bach and his son Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach. The most famous of the Bach sons made a no less illustrious career for himself than his father, and was admired by fellow composers like Mozart, Beethoven and Haydn. In this cleverly thought-out programme, Levit and the Berlin ensemble create a father-son dialogue along entirely modern lines.

Dresden – Prag – Wien

Known as the "Bohemian Bach," Baroque master Jan Dismas Zelenka made his career at the Dresden court. Conductor Václav Luks considers him Bach's equal. This concert presents Zelenka alongside works by Pisendel, Weber, and Koželuh. Czech early music specialist Luks frames the program with Zelenka and Leopold Koželuh, who succeeded Mozart at the Salzburg court. Koželuh's works are reminiscent of Beethoven and Schubert. Clarinetist Sharon Kam performs Weber's Clarinet Concerto No. 2.