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Inspired by Clara Schumann’s encounter with several of her female contemporaries, Franco-Belgian soprano Marianne Croux, together with Pierre and Théo Fouchenneret, explores a Romantic Europe torn between passionate fervour and modernist dazzle.
The flamboyant Cameron Carpenter takes on two musical monuments daringly arranged by himself: Mussorgsky’s phantasmagorias and Bach’s Goldberg Variations, the alpha and omega of his oeuvre.
Orchestrated by Les Musiciens du Nil, an illustrious Egyptian ensemble with a dazzling repertoire, this concert immerses us in the atmosphere of evening celebrations in a village in the Luxor region, far from the touristic spread of sameness.
Accompanied here by two female soloists, the prestigious National Arab Music Ensemble of the Cairo Opera performs an anthology of Umm Kulthum’s greatest songs, bringing out their nuance in stunning resplendence.
Jordi Savall performs Mozart’s Mass in C minor, a monument of sacred music which, while partly influenced by the works of Bach and Handel, possesses a supernatural beauty belonging solely to the Austrian composer.
From a recital by an Aphrodite on the eve of Valentine’s Day, one might expect a classic ode to romantic love, but singer Aphrodite Patoulidou has something else in mind.
The suppleness of Elsa Dreisig's voice, matched by the art of sign singing, works wonders in this program devoted to French melody. Fauré's Amours du Poète rub shoulders with the alchemies of Ravel whose Quartet we can also enjoy.
William Christie directs two titans of sacred music: Mozart’s Litaniae Lauretanae, described by Albert Einstein as ‘a marvel of art and youth’, followed by Harmoniemesse, one of Haydn’s most imposing compositions.
After their acclaimed musical journeys Berberio on Berio and 3ACH on Bach, the chamber ensemble Revue Blanche and Zonzo Compagnie team up again for a new show, this time on Ravel.
After their acclaimed musical journeys Berberio on Berio and 3ACH on Bach, the chamber ensemble Revue Blanche and Zonzo Compagnie team up again for a new show, this time on Ravel.
La Valse is one of Maurice Ravel’s most striking orchestral inspirations. Between two equally colourful works by Strauss and Manuel de Falla, Ibrahim Maalouf pays tribute to the French composer with his Trumpet Concerto.
Uniting the vocal and orchestral forces of which he is the artistic heart and soul, Philippe Herreweghe celebrates solidarity, with Beethoven’s symphony inspired by Schiller’s Ode to Joy and Austrian composer Hanns Eisler’s pacifist oratorio Against the War.
In honour of the 150th anniversary of the death of Bizet—who perished at just 36, never knowing the enormous success that awaited Carmen—Adèle Charvet and Florian Caroubi perform a selection of the composer’s melodies.
Composed by Pierre Boulez at age 26, Polyphonie X caused a riot when it premiered at the Donaueschingen Festival in 1951, deemed radical and later withdrawn by the composer. Today, we rediscover the visionary dimension of this little-known score.