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Maurice Ravel : portraits
Philharmonie de Paris, Salle de conférence (Paris)
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"A trickle of youth": Schumann's phrase about Mendelssohn's A Midsummer Night's Dream has not aged a day. And then we have the Elgar's Concerto, entrusted to the bow of Frank Peter Zimmermann, where magic is met by mystery…
"A trickle of youth": Schumann's phrase about Mendelssohn's A Midsummer Night's Dream has not aged a day. And then we have the Elgar's Concerto, entrusted to the bow of Frank Peter Zimmermann, where magic is met by mystery…
Pure symphonic ecstasy, with two monuments in the canon that demand a fully engaged, inventive and visionary orchestra—here, the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France under the baton of he who served as its musical director from 2000 to 2015.
A passionate programme from Orchestre Pasdeloup, with an anthology of 19th- and 20th-century works and a new piece by Béchara El-Khoury, with soloists François Dumont on piano and Arnaud Nuvolone on violin.
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.
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.
András Schiff in his own garden, exploring with relish Bach’s Triple Concerto for flute, violin and harpsichord and the enchanted paths of two of Mozart’s most awe-inspiring piano concertos.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The mischievous charm of Janáček's opera-pantomime, the apparently improvised virtuosity demanded of Tchaikovsky's cello, not forgetting the nobility and grandeur of one of Beethoven's most beautiful pages… a program that’s sure to please!
The mischievous charm of Janáček's opera-pantomime, the apparently improvised virtuosity demanded of Tchaikovsky's cello, not forgetting the nobility and grandeur of one of Beethoven's most beautiful pages… a program that’s sure to please!
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.
