Season 2019 - 2020

Don Giovanni

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Mozart’s darkest work, performed by the talented young cast of the Garsington Opera.

St-Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra

Yuri Temirkanov, Beatrice Rana

Yuri Temirkanov and Beatrice Rana into the heart of Romanticism with Rachmaninov and Schumann

St-Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra

Yuri Temirkanov, Boris Berezovsky

Yuri Temirkanov pursues his musical journey across Central Europe with Brahms and Dvořák in the company of Boris Berezovsky.

Giulio Cesare

Georg Friedrich Handel

The love affairs of the Queen of Egypt and the Roman conqueror as penned by Handel. Sumptuous!

Gloria, Dixit Dominus

Antonio Vivaldi - Georg Friedrich Handel

Two of the finest sacred works in the early repertoire infused with the same universal emotion

Orchestre de chambre de Paris

Lars Vogt

Lars Vogt plunges into the heart of the Romantic agony with Mendelssohn and Brahms

Denis Matsuev

Beethoven, Rachmaninov, Liszt...

The Russian titan opens the Beethoven Season at the Théâtre with the legendary Appassionata and Opus 111

Rotterdams Philharmonisch Orkest

Lahav Shani, Nelson Freire

Rising star of the conducting firmament, Lahav Shani, debuts on avenue Montaigne with Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring

Ensemble de la Paix

François-Marie Drieux, Andrea Griminelli, Ji-Yoon Park

An evening of pure Vivaldi with the Ensemble de la Paix, François-Marie Drieux, Andrea Griminelli, and Ji-Yoon Park

Ballet Preljocaj, Angelin Preljocaj

Winterreise

Angelin Preljocaj embraces Schubert’s Winterreise in a new ballet combining graphical and musical elements.

Concerto Köln, Jesús Merino

Bach, Geminiani

The Sunday Morning Concert series opens with the Concerto Köln playing Bach and Geminiani

Palazzetto Bru Zane, 10 years Gala

Saint-Saëns, Gounod, Hervé, Godard...

The Palazzetto Bru Zane, Venice, an institution which specialises in reviving French Romantic music, is celebrating its tenth anniversary

Elias

Felix Mendelssohn

With his celebration of the destiny of prophet Elijah, Mendelssohn makes his own mark in the traditional oratorio genre with great verve.

«Kids dreams» evening

for the benefit of «Les Chevaliers du ciel» association

Evening for the benefit of Les Chevaliers du Ciel association, which works to change the way people look at disability and difference

Stabat Mater

Francis Poulenc

Poulenc’s poignant choral works are among the finest sacred pieces in 20th century repertoire

Belcea Quartet

Complete string quartets Beethoven I

The first in the series of Beethoven’s complete quartets by the Belcea Quartet.

Elīna Garanča

Opera arias, canciones and zarzuelas

Elīna Garanča, peerless mezzo star of major opera stages, is back for a recital of grand repertoire and Spanish canciones.

Der Freischütz

Carl Maria von Weber

This cornerstone of the German Romantic movement puts the supernatural and magic centre-stage to showcase the talents of Laurence Equilbey and Cie 14:20

Adam Laloum, Strada Quartet

Fauré, Brahms

Adam Laloum – one of the most talented thirtysomething French pianists

Orchestre de chambre de Paris

Douglas Boyd, Fazıl Say

All the diversity of talent and curiosity of extraordinary performer Fazıl Say

Los Angeles Dance Project Benjamin Millepied

Made in L. A.

Benjamin Millepied returns to Paris with his L. A. Dance Project company and an evening very appropriately Made in L. A.

Alexandra Dovgan

Beethoven, Bach-Rachmaninov...

An astonishingly precocious performer: believe it or not, young Russian pianist Alexandra Dovgan was born in 2007!

Andreï Korobeinikov

Chopin, Schubert-Liszt, Scriabin...

A journey to the heart of the Romantic keyboard repertoire with exceptionally talented pianist Andreï Korobeinikov

Ernani

Giuseppe Verdi

A lesser-known work by Verdi whose rich writing for orchestra and voices prefigures his greatest compositions.

Belcea Quartet

Complete string quartets Beethoven II

The second in the series of complete Beethoven quartets with the Belcea Quartet.

Beatrice Rana

Chopin, Ravel, Stravinsky

Fate has clearly smiled on young Italian pianist Beatrice Rana

Grigory Sokolov

Mozart, Brahms

The traditional one-off Parisian recital by stellar pianist Grigory Sokolov

Le Nozze di Figaro

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

In this new Marriage of Figaro, Jérémie Rhorer revisits this composer and US film director James Gray makes his first foray into opera

Jerusalem Quartet, Hila Baggio

Schulhoff, Desyatnikov, Korngold

An evening in the Yiddish musical tradition devised by the Jerusalem Quartet and featuring works by Schulhoff, Desyatnikov and Korngold.

Orchestre de chambre de Paris

Constantin Trinks, Carolin Widmann

Constantin Trinks delivers two Beethoven « hits » and Schumann’s Violin Concerto, played to perfection by Carolin Widmann.

Prades aux Champs-Elysées

Mozart, Schubert

Michel Lethiec joins forces with his chamber music friends from the Pablo Casals Festival to celebrate Mozart and Schubert.

Tabea Zimmermann, Javier Perianes

Schubert, Brahms, De Falla, Piazzolla

A world-class viola player and a Spanish grandee pianist travel through Europe from North to South.

Platée

Jean-Philippe Rameau

Rameau’s comedy is an irresistibly seductive French baroque opera gem

Pastorale de Noël

Marc-Antoine Charpentier

Charpentier is one of the subtlest masters of French 17th century musical life

Isis

Jean-Baptiste Lully

A rare piece by Lully which offers further proof of his reputation as an extremely refined writer.

Belcea Quartet

Complete string quartets Beethoven III

The third in the series of Beethoven’s complete quartets with the Belcea Quartet.

Nelson Goerner

Schumann, Brahms, Liszt

This Argentine pianist and Romantic repertoire aficionado reaffirms his expertise with Brahms, Schumann and notably Liszt

Stabat Mater

Giovanni Battista Pergolesi

Two masters of baroque sacred writing explore the same lament in two masterpieces of heightened emotion.

Isabelle Georges

Oh Là Là !

Parisian cabaret star Isabelle Georges returns with her trademark soaring vocals, theatrical delivery and a stunning five-piece band

Orchestre National de France

James Gaffigan, Seong-Jin Cho

Rachmaninov and Prokofiev by American conductor James Gaffigan and South-Korean pianist Seong-Jin Cho

Stabat Mater

Gioachino Rossini

The Stabat genre traversed the centuries. This version by Rossini lacks neither emotional scope nor echoes of his operatic writing.

Secession Orchestra, Clément Mao-Takacs, Marie-Laure Garnier, Eléonore Pancrazi

Strauss, Lehár, Stolz, Liszt...

The waltz in all its guises captures the timeless spirit of Vienna

BJM Dance Montréal

Dance Me - Leonard Cohen

Dance Me is BJM Dance Montréal’s moving and powerful tribute to fellow Canadian Leonard Cohen.

Jakub Józef Orliński

Cavalli, Handel, Boretti, Conti, Hasse

Recitals, Handel operas and a debut album have propelled countertenor Jakub Józef Orliński into the major league

Radio Classique Christmas Concert

Radio Classique Christmas Concert

Share a festive evening of great classical seasonal masterpieces and a selection of the finest Christmas carols

Swan Lake

Kiev National Opera Ballet

The Kiev National Opera Ballet, which captivated Paris last winter with The Nutcracker, is back with that other great classic Swan Lake.

Il Giardino Armonico, Giovanni Antonini

Albinoni, Vivaldi, Legrenzi...

A sunny start to the year with Baroque music from Italy courtesy of Giovanni Antonini and Il Giardino Armonico

Vannina Santoni, Saimir Pirgu

Mozart, Verdi, Donizetti, Gounod...

They were Violetta and Alfredo, two lovers separated only in death, onstage here last winter. This season, they are reunited for a recital of arias and duets, on the theme of love, of course.

Orchestre de chambre de Paris

Douglas Boyd, Stéphanie d’Oustrac

Berlioz celebrated with a new composition by Arthur Lavandier with mezzo-soprano Stéphanie d’Oustrac

Orchestre National de France

Emmanuel Krivine, Julia Fischer

The “National” and its conductor Emmanuel Krivine are in good company with violin virtuoso Julia Fischer

L’Italiana in Algeri

Gioachino Rossini

This foray into the exotic East is an entertainment dished up with humour and virtuosity by the music of a young Rossini

Piccolo, Saxo et Compagnie

Young audience program

This musical tale, written by Jean Broussolle and set to music by André Popp, is as fresh as ever and earthy Juliette is living proof.

Orlando

Georg Friedrich Handel

Handel in all his musical and vocal splendour and a legendary madness scene

Nobuyuki Tsujii

Schubert, Scriabin, Chopin

This young Japanese pianist, who is a star in his homeland and a rising star on the world stage, performs Schubert, Chopin and Scriabin.

Jean-Philippe Collard

Chopin, Fauré, Granados

Pianist Jean-Philippe Collard makes a dazzling return visit to the stage of the Théâtre des Champs-Elysées.

Orchestre de chambre de Paris

François-Frédéric Guy

A complete tour of Beethoven’s piano concertos in one evening with François-Frédéric Guy

Belcea Quartet

Complete string quartets Beethoven IV

The fourth in the series of Beethoven’s complete quartets with the Belcea Quartet

Jonas Kaufmann

Johann Strauss, Robert Stolz, Emmerich Kálmán...

The hugely talented Jonas Kaufmann is an infrequent visitor to Paris, so be sure not to miss this new recital.

Magnificat

C. P. E. Bach, J. S. Bach

The Magnificat, a sublime canticle sung by the Virgin Mary after the Annunciation, in versions by Bach the elder and his son. A musical and spiritual lineage.

Jan Lisiecki

Bach, Mendelssohn, Chopin, Beethoven

A generous helping of Romanticism from young Canadian pianist Jan Lisiecki

Orchestre de chambre de Paris

Nicolas Altstaedt

A Viennese evening from Haydn to Schoenberg in the company of Nicolas Altstaedt

Philippe Jaroussky, Jérôme Ducros

Schubert

We already know that his curiosity extends from the Baroque repertoire to the most contemporary works. This season, Philippe Jaroussky has set himself the new challenge of Schubert’s Lieder.

Euskadi Symphony Orchestra

Robert Trevino, Jennifer Johnston, Corby Welch

The Euskadi Symphony Orchestra and its conductor Robert Trevino perform Ravel and Mahler

Nizhny-Novgorod Soloists Chamber Orchestra, Maxim Emelyanychev

Mozart, Brahms, Haydn

Young Russian piano and conducting prodigy, Maxim Emelyanychev, in a symphony programme

Les Petites Noces

from Mozart - Participatory Opera

Following in the wake of The Barber of Seville and Carmen, it is now the turn of Susanna, Figaro, the Countess, Count and Cherubino to lead audience members young and old in song

Francesco Piemontesi

Schubert, Liszt

The Swiss pianist captures light and shade exquisitely, a quality which will serve him exceptionally well in his performances of Schubert and Liszt

Elsa Dreisig, Jonathan Ware

Strauss, Rachmaninov, Duparc

Young soprano Elsa Dreisig boasts a meteoric career in the intimate art of the recital spanning three different musical worlds

Requiem

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

One of Mozart’s most poignant works, enriched by three centuries of legend and preceded by rare works by his contemporaries.

Elisabeth Leonskaja, Liza Ferschtman, Jakob Koranyi

Schubert Cycle I

Elisabeth Leonskaja is in good company on the first stage of her journey with Schubert with the two trios for piano and strings.

Elisabeth Leonskaja, Frans Helmerson, Streichquartett der Staatskapelle Berlin

Schubert Cycle II

Elisabeth Leonskaja is in good company on the second stage of her journey with Schubert with two quintets echoing the trios of the previous day.

Die Schöpfung

Die Schöpfung

The creation of the universe by the founding father of Viennese classicism

Trio Wanderer, Orchestre de chambre de Paris, Giedrė Šlekytė

Brahms, Beethoven

Trio Wanderer celebrate the Master of Bonn with the Triple Concerto

Evgeny Kissin

Beethoven

A Beethoven masterclass from Evgeny Kissin

Mass in C

Ludwig van Beethoven

The Mass in C preceded the completion of the Missa solemnis by fifteen years, but the musician’s modern and visionary dimension was already apparent.

Adam Laloum

Schubert

Adam Laloum brings all of his sensitivity to bear on Schubert’s last piano sonatas

Roberto Alagna

Caruso programme

Roberto Alagna and Yvan Cassar have devised a Caruso programme brimming with pleasure and virtuosity.

Belcea Quartet

Complete string quartets Beethoven V

The fifth in the series of Beethoven’s complete quartets with the Belcea Quartet

Juditha triumphans

Antonio Vivaldi

Written for all-female voices, this sole surviving oratorio by the “Red Priest” will be conducted by Vivaldi connoisseur Jean-Christophe Spinosi.

Die Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen

Florian Donderer, Christian Tetzlaff

Beethoven performed by violinist Christian Tetzlaff, with one of the big “hits” of the concert repertoire.

Die Frau ohne Schatten

Richard Strauss

A fascinating and complex work born of the fruitful collaboration between Strauss and his librettist Hofmannsthal, this Frau calls for an exceptional artistic team of the calibre assembled here.

Rotterdams Philharmonisch Orkest

Yannick Nézet-Séguin

The Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra reunites with Yannick Nézet-Séguin for Mahler’s Fifth Symphony.

Truls Mørk, Håvard Gimse

Cello Grand Week-end I

Truls Mørk being ill, the opening concert of the great cello weekend is canceled.

Victor Julien-Laferrière, Justin Taylor, Jonas Vitaud

Cello Grand Week-end II

The cello in all its guises in five instalments: part two with Victor Julien-Laferrière, one of the most brilliant young cellists of the French school.

Alexander Kniazev, Andreï Korobeinikov

Cello Grand Week-end III

The cello in all its guises in five instalments: part three with Alexander Kniazev, a star of the Russian school.

Shani Diluka

Beethoven & Improvisations

A journey to the East in the company of Beethoven with pianist Shani Diluka and Indian musicians Mehboob Nadeem and Mitel Purohit

Pablo Ferrández, Luis Del Valle

Cello Grand Week-end IV

The cello in all its guises in five instalments: part four with the next generation of emerging artists and one of its most promising performers, Spanish cellist Pablo Ferrández

Sheku Kanneh-Mason, Isata Kanneh-Mason

Cello Grand Week-end V

The cello in all its guises in five instalments: the fifth and final instalment with young British cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason, whose talent was showcased at last year’s Royal Wedding.

Petite Messe solennelle

Gioachino Rossini

The last masterpiece by Rossini, who had abandoned operatic composition. However, inspiration is not wanting in this “final sinful indulgence of old age”.

Wiener Philharmoniker

Andris Nelsons

A Beethoven masterclass from the Vienna Philharmonic and Andris Nelsons: from the legacy of Haydn to the Third or “Eroica”.

Wiener Philharmoniker

Andris Nelsons

A Beethoven masterclass from the Vienna Philharmonic and Andris Nelsons: the bliss of the Fourth and Fifth are the pinnacle of Romanticism

Fidelio

Ludwig van Beethoven

An orchestral masterclass from Beethoven and a moving hymn to love and liberty

Wiener Philharmoniker

Andris Nelsons

A Beethoven masterclass from the Vienna Philharmonic and Andris Nelsons: the Pastoral Sixth and the shock of the Seventh

Wiener Philharmoniker

Andris Nelsons

A Beethoven masterclass from the Vienna Philharmonic and Andris Nelsons: the lively Eighth and the monumental Ninth

Alexander Melnikov, Andreas Staier

Schubert

Alexander Melnikov and Andreas Staier demonstrate their close rapport in dazzling Schubert for four-hands.

Poznań Philharmonic Orchestra

Łukasz Borowicz, Rafał Blechacz

A tribute to Polish music past and present with conductor Lukasz Borowicz and pianist Rafal Blechacz.

Ensemble Les Surprises

Purcell in love

The Ensemble Les Surprises takes us on a journey of love with Purcell

Pinocchio

Young audience program

A version of the adventures of Pinocchio in which music, drama and graphic illustrations combine to create a truly poetic universe.

Renée Fleming, Evgeny Kissin

Brahms, Liszt, Duparc, Debussy

Concert cancelled

Roberto Devereux

Gaetano Donizetti

An opera steeped in passion with ambitious Queen Elisabetta and Roberto, the archetypal Romantic hero. A tragic historical canvas handled magnificently by David McVicar

Elena Galitskaya, Michel Portal, Michel Dalberto

Schubert, Brahms

The clarinet is in the spotlight in the works of Brahms and Schubert, with maestro Michel Portal, pianist Michel Dalberto, and Russian soprano Elena Galitskaya.

Johannes-Passion

Johann Sebastian Bach

The earlier of Bach’s two Passions, which already demonstrates his perfect mastery of the balance between solo arias and choral parts

Acanthe et Céphise

Jean-Philippe Rameau

Rameau’s inspired handling of drama and colour inform this neglected heroic pastorale revived by Les Ambassadeurs

Philharmonia Orchestra

Esa-Pekka Salonen, Rebecca Nelsen

Esa-Pekka Salonen is at the helm of the Philharmonia Orchestra for Mahler’s swansong Ninth Symphony.

Nemanja Radulovic, Laure Favre-Kahn, Michel Vuillermoz

Beethoven, Tolstoy

Nemanja Radulovic and Michel Vuillermoz engage in dialogue with Beethoven and Tolstoy

Roméo et Juliette

Charles Gounod

Burning passion and ardent embraces in this Shakespeare tragedy featuring two of the most intense roles in the French repertoire. Gounod scales epic heights.

Orchestre de chambre de Paris

Douglas Boyd, Jean-Guihen Queyras

Jean-Guihen Queyras’s cello: from the Romanticism of Saint-Saëns to the modernity of Boulez

Boris Berezovsky

Ravel, Debussy, Stravinsky, Prokofiev

The mirror game between the Russian and French repertoires by Boris Berezovsky

Serse

Georg Friedrich Handel

Handel’s rarely performed Serse championed here by highly promising singers Emily D’Angelo and Jakub Józef Orliński. 

Belcea Quartet

Complete string quartets Beethoven VI

The sixth and final concert by the Belcea quartet performing Beethoven’s complete Quartets.

Matthäus-Passion

Johann Sebastian Bach

The St Matthew Passion, in which Bach gives full expression to his splendour and maturity

Moscow Stanislavsky Ballet Theatre

Ekman, Bourmeister, Preljocaj

CANCELED

Lukas Geniušas, Signum Quartett

Bach, Rimsky-Korsakov, Ginastera...

CANCELED CONCERT

Bluebeard’s Castle

Béla Bartók

CANCELED CONCERT

Missa solemnis

Ludwig van Beethoven

CANCELED CONCERT

Orchestre de chambre de Paris

François-Frédéric Guy

CANCELED CONCERT

Gérard Depardieu, Gérard Daguerre

Depardieu sings Barbara

CANCELED CONCERTS

Benjamin Grosvenor

Beethoven, Liszt

CANCELED CONCERT

Saarländisches Staatsorchester

Sébastien Rouland, Simon Ghraichy

CANCELED CONCERT

Prades aux Champs-Elysées

Beethoven

CANCELED CONCERT

Yundi

Chopin

CANCELED CONCERT

Emőke Baráth, Anthea Pichanick, Philippe Jaroussky, Emiliano Gonzalez Toro

Monteverdi, Cavalli, Sances...

CANCELED CONCERT

Arcadi Volodos

Liszt, Schumann

Due to illness, Arcadi Volodos has to postponed his concert on Monday 4th of May

New International Phiharmonia Orchestra

Alessandra Vittini, François Doublier

CANCELED CONCERT

Orchestre de chambre de Paris

Antoine Tamestit

CANCELED CONCERT

Matthias Goerne, Jan Lisiecki

Beethoven

CANCELED CONCERT

Tous en chœur !

Gounod, Verdi, Fauré, Brahms...

CANCELED CONCERT

L’Orfeo

Claudio Monteverdi

CANCELED CONCERT

Fazıl Say

Say, Beethoven

CANCELED CONCERT

Orchestre de chambre de Paris

Andrea Marcon, Francesco Piemontesi

CANCELED CONCERT

Philippe Jaroussky

Vivaldi, Handel

CANCELED CONCERT

Requiem, Messe de Clovis

Gabriel Fauré, Charles Gounod

CANCELED CONCERT

Alessandro

Georg Friedrich Handel

CANCELED CONCERT

Aleksandra Kurzak

Verdi, Leoncavallo, Puccini, Dvořák...

CANCELED CONCERT

Elisabeth Leonskaja

Beethoven, Chopin, Schumann, Schubert

CANCELED CONCERT

L’Incoronazione di Poppea

Claudio Monteverdi

CANCELED

Nikolaï Lugansky

Beethoven, Franck

CANCELED CONCERT

Rafał Blechacz

Bach, Beethoven, Franck, Chopin

CANCELED CONCERT

Nemanja Radulovic, Double Sens

Rimsky-Korsakov, Sedlar, Vivaldi

CANCELED CONCERT

Elena Bashkirova

Beethoven, Schumann, Beethoven-Liszt...

CANCELED CONCERT

David Fray

Mozart, Schubert, Beethoven

CANCELED CONCERT

Sunwook Kim

Beethoven

CANCELED CONCERT

Modigliani Quartet, Nicholas Angelich, Marie-Agnès Gillot, Jremy Demester

Modigliani Quartet, Nicholas Angelich, Marie-Agnès Gillot, Jremy Demester

CANCELED CONCERT

Psyché

Ambroise Thomas

CANCELED CONCERT

La Folle Soirée de l'Opéra

Grand concert Radio Classique

CANCELED CONCERT

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