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Une fête à Louxor
Philharmonie de Paris, Espaces éducatifs (Paris)
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A nocturnal music session enjoyed lying down in darkness, lending itself to relaxation and meditation. Alexandre Tharaud and his guests transport the audience to the brink of dreams.
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.
A nocturnal music session enjoyed lying down in darkness, lending itself to relaxation and meditation. Alexandre Tharaud and his guests transport the audience to the brink of dreams.
With a nod to the prelude and variation forms—a fondness for which Beethoven and Chopin share with Fauré—fellow pianist and composer Lucas Debargue gathers this trio of keyboard geniuses in a programme boasting two major sonatas as its main act.
Over the years, the Orchestre de Paris has developed a close artistic partnership with American conductor Karina Canellakis, who counts French cellist Jean-Guihen Queyras among her preferred soloists in the concerto repertoire.
Over the years, the Orchestre de Paris has developed a close artistic partnership with American conductor Karina Canellakis, who counts French cellist Jean-Guihen Queyras among her preferred soloists in the concerto repertoire.
The label-defying, socially engaged, iconoclastic and eclectic artist Olga Neuwirth is the Festival Présences 2025 guest of honour, and flanked by Luciano Berio and Michaël Levinas.
In Plenum / Anima, a performance celebrating connection, on- and off-stage partners Olivier Latry and Shin-Young Lee take turns and share duets at the Philharmonie de Paris organ, while Idio Chichava, Benjamin Millepied, and Jobel Medina interpret their music through danse.
In Plenum / Anima, a performance celebrating connection, on- and off-stage partners Olivier Latry and Shin-Young Lee take turns and share duets at the Philharmonie de Paris organ, while Idio Chichava, Benjamin Millepied, and Jobel Medina interpret their music through danse.
In Plenum / Anima, a performance celebrating connection, on- and off-stage partners Olivier Latry and Shin-Young Lee take turns and share duets at the Philharmonie de Paris organ, while Idio Chichava, Benjamin Millepied, and Jobel Medina interpret their music through danse.
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.
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.
Rising to prominence on the New York scene in the 1990s, and a regular guest at the Philharmonie de Paris, Brad Mehldau is one of the most lyrical and intimate voices in contemporary jazz. With After Fauré, he confirms his affinity with the classical repertoire.
The fiery pianist Khatia Buniatishvili possesses not only talent but also the rare gift of charisma. At ease in the spotlight, her exuberance, showmanship and communication skills have won her a wide audience.
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.
Belle Époque Paris springs to life in the music of Ravel and Stravinsky—a repertoire long championed by the Orchestre de Paris, and now illuminated with new brilliance under the baton of its musical director Klaus Mäkelä.
A programme pairing Ravel and Stravinsky, from the poetry of childhood to the raw beauty of pagan Russia. Finnish conductor Klaus Mäkelä and the Orchestre de Paris shine a light on three landmark symphonic works of 20th-century French music.
Disco legend Cerrone’s sense of rhythm and skilful arrangements have set dancefloors on fire around the world. With this collaborative concert, he transforms his iconic tracks in a symphonic odyssey with the Scoring Orchestra.
The spectacular and unabashedly extravagant form of choreographic expression known as waacking—a cousin of voguing—is here on full display, in all its facets, with a prolonged intensive disco-funk battle interspersed with shows and jam sessions.
A central figure of the new French Touch, Paris DJ and producer Dabeull delivers an electro-disco-funk cocktail as shimmering as it is energizing. A seasoned hedonist, performing here at the head of a large entourage of musicians, he sets the concert hall alight.
