From the sarcastic music of The Nose, to his limpid final symphony featuring quotes from Rossini and Wagner, to his striking orchestration of Schumann’s Cello Concerto—a tribute to the multiple facets of Shostakovich.
The nervous virtuosity of Burleske places Richard Strauss firmly among the masters of concertante works for piano. In counterpoint, his autobiographical A Hero’s Life, full of twists and turns, stands out as one of his orchestral triumphs.
Jörg Widmann’s Con brio pays homage to Beethoven’s luminous and spirited penultimate symphony, which in some ways is a throwback to Mozart, whose Sinfonia Concertante is an ode to wind instruments.
Mahler’s ‘Song of the Night’ Symphony contains some of the Austrian composer’s finest inspirations: this sweeping nocturnal poem never ceases to fascinate, with its mysterious twists and turns and its darkly sensual lyricism.
A play of mirrors featuring composers of the present engaging with those of the past: Webern pays tribute to Bach, Adès to Couperin, and Eötvös to Mozart, whose delightful ‘Haffner’ Symphony is the programme finale.
Since 2015, the adventures of the facetious Émile, by author Vincent Cuvellier and illustrator Ronan Badel, also exist as a musical tale. Orchestrated by Marc-Olivier Dupin, this colourful show is performed by Guillaume Marquet.
The Great Dictator was Charlie Chaplin’s first talking picture—a clear-sighted, satirical warning at the outset of the Second World War. Timothy Brock and the Orchestre National d'île-de-France are fascinated with the original score Chaplin composed for the film.
The Great Dictator was Charlie Chaplin’s first talking picture—a clear-sighted, satirical warning at the outset of the Second World War. Timothy Brock and the Orchestre National d'île-de-France are fascinated with the original score Chaplin composed for the film.
After Beethoven’s brillant Leonore Overture No. 3, the Orchestre National d’Île-de-France performs two major choral works, Fanny Hensel’s feverish Hiob and Schubert’s Mass No. 5, which it took him three years to write.
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