The appearance of a French palace decorated with numerous lights unfolds. The time is 1784. In the middle of a splendid palace, among the aristocrats adorned with all kinds of jewels, Marie Antoinette appears overwhelmingly.
In Toulouse, Tugan Sokhiev conducts the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra with brio and finesse, performing works by Tchaikovsky and Rimsky-Korsakov. A high-flying Slavic evening.
In 1991, Laurence Equilbey's creation of Accentus revolutionized the world of vocal music. To celebrate its 30th anniversary, the choir, accompanied by a quartet of top-flight soloists, gave a grand concert at the Philharmonie de Paris in March 2023. Mendelssohn, whose choral works are among the jewels of vocal music, was honored.
Continuation and conclusion of Rachmaninov's complete piano concertos: Conducted by Dima Slobodeniouk, Mikhail Pletnev and the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France perform concertos Nos. 3 and 4.
Mikhail Pletnev and the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France embark on an ambitious musical adventure: performing all of Rachmaninov's piano concertos. They begin with concertos Nos. 1 and 2, conducted by Dima Slobodeniouk.
“A timeless hero: Robin Hood” is a musical commissioned by the Petruzzelli Theater in Bari and staged in 2023. Designed for a wide audience, including children and young people, it combines elements of musical theater and opera, recounting the adventures of Robin Hood with music by Michele dall'Ongaro and libretto by Vincenzo De Vico.
John Nelson conducts the Orchestra and Choir of the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Handel's Messiah. Soprano, Sara Blanch; mezzo-soprano, Sasha Cooke; tenor, Krystian Adam; bass, Alex Esposito. Choir master, Andrea Secchi.
Giovanni Sollima premieres a suite by Como-based cellist and composer Umberto Pedraglio, which involves the use of special sculptural cellos: cellos made of aluminum, silk, cardboard, plastic, hay, and an invisible cello.
The Rai National Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Michele Gamba, Giulio Pelligra, and Markus Werba, the Turin Teatro Regio Choir, and Maestro Coro Ulisse Trabacchin perform pieces by Giacomo Puccini: Capriccio sinfonico; Le Villi. Preludio e Tregenda; Messa a quattro voci for soloists, choir, and orchestra.
Squid bring the full knotty force of their writhing rock to a willing audience in Paris for Echoes with Jehnny Beth. This English group wear their experimentation loud and proud, introducing a touch of rural weird into their sprawling sound with latest album O Monolith.
Cristian Măcelaru and the Orchestre National de France invite Alexandre Kantorow to play Chopin's Piano Concerto No. 2. A concert also featuring music by Prokofiev.