Season 2021 - 2022

Manon

Jules Massenet

The most popular of Massenet's operas performed by the duo Vannina Santoni and Saimir Pirgu under the baton of Daniele Rustoni. 

Christian Tetzlaff, Leif Ove Andsnes

Dvořák, Grieg, Bartók

Musical harmony in Slavic lands for the violin of Christian Tetzlaff and the piano of Leif Ove Andsnes.

Die Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen

Jérémie Rhorer, Diana Damrau

Sumptuous Straussian symphonic overture with the Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen and the soprano Diana Damrau.

Orchestre de chambre de Paris

French Bœuf de rentrée !

The Orchestre de chambre de Paris is back for another year of fun and sharing.

Benjamin Bernheim

Chausson, Duparc, Brahms, Britten, Bridge

THE French tenor of the hour in the intimacy of the recital with a romantic and nostalgic program.

Trio Wanderer

Schubert's Last Journey I

Wanderer Trio opens this season's Sunday Morning Concerts cycle on Schubert's Last Journey.

Igor Levit

Bach, Chostakovitch, Beethoven, Prokofiev

Igor Levit performing Bach and Beethoven, his favourite repertoire, and searching for his Russian roots.

Radamisto

George Frideric Handel

A Handelian ode to conjugal love brought to a climax by the magnificent couple Philippe Jaroussky and Marie-Nicole Lemieux.

Pelléas et Mélisande

Claude Debussy

The most intimate love drama in French opera, or the art of pure feeling, revisited by Eric Ruf from the Comédie-Française

Alex Potter, Alexis Kossenko

Bach, Vivaldi

Conductor Alexis Kossenko and countertenor Alex Potter bring Bach and Vivaldi into dialogue.

Nemanja Radulović, Double Sens

Vivaldi, Sedlar, Rimsky-Korsakov

The violinist and his Double Sens ensemble take a musical journey to the four corners of Europe.

Simon Ghraichy

Liszt, Albéniz, Granados

A whirlwind of the senses from Liszt to Granados performed by Simon Ghraichy.

Orchestre National de France

Cristian Măcelaru, Rachel Willis-Sørensen

Beethoven-Strauss mirror programme for the Orchestre National de France and Cristian Măcelaru.

Orchestre de chambre de Paris

Lars Vogt, Alban Gerhardt

Cellist Alban Gerhardt performing the two Saint-Saëns cello masterpieces.

Tanguy de Williencourt

Schubert's Last Journey II

Swan Song in the Schubert / Liszt version by the young pianist Tanguy de Williencourt.

NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester

Alan Gilbert, Renée Fleming

Renée Fleming's elegance in Messiaen and Bruckner's "romantic" invitation.

Il Ritorno d'Ulisse in patria

Claudio Monteverdi

The eternal journey of Ulysses and the sweet patience of Penelope, subtly set to music by the great founder of opera.

Edgar Moreau, Quatuor Tchalik

Schubert's Last Journey III

The multi-awarded cellist Etienne Moreau and the Tchalik Quartet for a Bach - Schubert dialogue.

Nobuyuki Tsujii

Beethoven, Liszt, Chopin

The young Japanese pianist, a star in his country and a rising star on the world stage with Chopin and Liszt.

Eugene Onegin

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

One of the most poignant lyrical «scenes» in the Russian repertoire, revisited by Stéphane Braunschweig and the young conductor Karina Canellakis.

Le Concert d’Astrée

The Concert d'Astrée celebrates its 20th anniversary!

The 20th anniversary of Emmanuelle Haïm's Concert d'Astrée with a host of faithful artists.

Shani Diluka, Pierre Fouchenneret, Natalie Dessay

In Search of Lost Time

Shani Diluka, with Natalie Dessay, sets her metronome to that of In Search of Lost Time.

Kit Armstrong

Machaut, Liszt, Fauré

Liszt in all his splendour by Kit Armstrong.

Anne-Sophie Mutter

Vivaldi, Chin, Mozart

The great Anne-Sophie Mutter with a programme that mirrors her extraordinary career.

Orchestre de chambre de Paris

Hervé Niquet, Shani Diluka, Nicolas Ramez, Florent Pujuila

The Parisian musical atmosphere of the early 20th century is celebrated with Hervé Niquet and the pianist Shani Diluka.

Philippe Jaroussky

Handel, Porpora

Philippe Jaroussky in the footsteps of Farinelli and Carestini, two of the greatest castrati in the history of Baroque music.

Wanderer Trio

Schubert's Last Journey IV

The Wanderer Trio following in the footsteps of Beethoven and Schubert.

Theodora

George Frideric Handel

A twilight masterpiece and one of Handel's most moving works, illuminated by exceptional singers.

Orchestre de la Garde républicaine

François Boulanger, Adam Laloum

Adam Laloum in Brahmsian territory and the New World of Dvořák.

The Cunning Little Vixen

Leoš Janáček

Between a fable and an initiatory journey, the adventures of the cunning little vixen brilliantly illustrate Janacek's musical and humanist legacy.

New International Philharmonia Orchestra

Alessandra Vittini, David Bismuth

Alessandra Vittini and her New International Philharmonia Orchestra offer a special program with three summits of Mozart's work.

Orchestre de chambre de Paris

Antje Weithaas

A concert for romantic strings conducted by violinist Antje Weithaas.

Ensemble Matheus

J.-C. Spinosi, S. Piau, M.-N. Lemieux, P. Jaroussky, F. Boesch, M. Abozekry

The Great Lyrical Karaoke presented by Jean-Christophe Spinosi for the 30th anniversary of his Ensemble Matheus.

Evgeni Koroliov

Schubert's Last Journey V

Evgeni Koroliov's Schubertian journey, combining poetry and virtuosity.

Pretty Yende

Mozart, Rossini, Gounod, Donizetti...

Pretty Yende's charm and elegance for a kaleidoscopic programme.

Dialogues

Mats Ek, Emma Portnerl, Sasha Waltz, Jirí Kylián, Crystal Pite, Ohad Naharin

A dream evening of dance with the most prominent choreographers working today

Fazıl Say, Friedemann Eichhorn

Say, Brahms-Dietrich-Schumann, Wagner

The extraordinary journey of the pianist Fazil Say, reflecting his cosmopolitan personality.

Kun-Woo Paik and his friends

Satie, Berlioz / Liszt

Kun-Woo Paik, the "most French of Korean pianists" surrounded by three promising young piano prodigies.

Le Concert Spirituel

Hervé Niquet

The splendour of Charpentier and Handel vs the tenderness of Corelli by Hervé Niquet.

Orchestre de chambre de Paris

Douglas Boyd, Jean-Efflam Bavouzet

Paris-London revisited by Douglas Boyd, Scotland's most Parisian conductor.

Sir András Schiff

Bach

As an incomparable interpreter of the Leipzig Cantor, Sir András Schiff devotes himself to the composer's Well-Tempered Clavier.

Radio Classique Christmas Concert

Orchestre de la Garde Républicaine, François Boulanger

A moment of celebration and togetherness combining classical masterpieces and a selection of the most beautiful Christmas songs.

Pierre et le loup...

Sergei Prokofiev - Young audience

Prokofiev's classic symphonic fairy tale continues to captivate and delight all generations.

La Vie parisienne

Jacques Offenbach

Offenbach's masterpiece for the enjoyment of young and the young at heart with a score as sparkling as the champagne of late 19th-century Parisian parties and fun.

Victor Julien-Laferrière, Alexandre Kantorow

Saint-Saëns, Franck

Cellist Victor Julien-Laferrière and pianist Alexandre Kantorow for a morning of French music.

Happy birthday Marielle Nordmann!

Schubert, Mendelssohn, Beethoven, Tchaikovsky...

A birthday party and harp for Marielle Nordmann's 80th birthday.

Messiah

George Frideric Handel

Handel's Messiah is arguably the most frequently performed oratorio in the history of sacred music.

Orchestre de chambre de Paris

Lars Vogt, Ian Bostridge

An impressionist concert delivered with mastery by the English tenor Ian Bostridge.

Bruce Liu (Liu Xiaoyu)

Chopin

Bruce Liu (Liu Xiaoyu), winner of the 2021 Chopin Competition, will give his first recital here

L'Elisir d'amore

Gaetano Donizetti

With Nemorino's languid arias and Adina's mischievous arias, The Elixir of Love is one of Donizetti's little gems.

Busch Trio

Schubert's Last Journey VI

An almost brotherly trio to combine Schubert and Dvořák on a Sunday morning.

St Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra

Yuri Temirkanov, Boris Berezovsky

The traditional Parisian concert by Yuri Temirkanov and his St Petersburg Orchestra with Boris Berezovsky as soloist.

Fazıl Say

Couperin, Debussy, Ravel, Satie

Fazil Say plays French music from the classicism of Couperin to the impressionism of Ravel and Debussy.

Orchestre de chambre de Paris

Javier Perianes, Clémence de Forceville

An evening of passionate Mozart playing-directed by Clémence de Forceville and Javier Perianes.

Muriel Robin

Et Pof!

Muriel Robin is back doing her cult sketches.

Evgeny Kissin

Bach-Tausig, Mozart, Beethoven, Chopin

A brilliant Beethoven and Chopin programme for Evgeny Kissin's new recital.

Les Fabulettes, Piccolo, Saxo et Compagnie

Young Audience Concert

Piccolo, Saxo et Compagnie enchants the young and the young at heart with Juliette as the narrator.

Philippe Jaroussky, Thibaut Garcia

Dowland, Purcell, Donizetti, Giordani, Rossini, Schubert, Fauré...

Philippe Jaroussky's timbre magnified by the plucked strings of Thibaut Garcia.

Stabat Mater

Giovanni Battista Pergolesi

A masterly score that gave rise to a legend comparable to that of Mozart's Requiem.

Wiener Philharmoniker

Valery Gergiev, Denis Matsuev

Due to a number of covid cases within the orchestra, the Wiener Philharmoniker had to abandon its venue.

Ballet Preljocaj

Winterreise

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

Fazıl Say

Bach

Fazıl Say takes on the Goldberg Variations, the undisputed summit in Bach's immense work.

Requiem

Giuseppe Verdi

Daniele Gatti rejoins the 'National' for Verdi's Requiem, in which the composer has summoned all the expressive forms of the operatic art.

Martin Helmchen

Schubert's Last Journey VII

An inner and poetic contemplation by Martin Helmchen.

Un Rigoletto

from Verdi - Participatory opera

All the darkness and tenderness of Verdi's opera in a version adapted for young audiences, where they will once again be invited to join in the singing.

Francesco Piemontesi

Debussy, Rachmaninov, Schubert

Amidst Debussy and Schubert, Francesco Piemontesi takes on Rachmaninov.

Requiem, Messe de Clovis

Gabriel Fauré, Charles Gounod

Fauré's Requiem and Gounod's rare Messe de Clovis. Two visions of the French sacred repertoire at the end of the 19th century.

Justin Taylor, The Consort

Mozart

Julien Taylor and his friends of the Consort for a morning dedicated to the young Mozart.

L’Olimpiade

Antonio Vivaldi

Jean-Christophe Spinosi continues his exploration of the Red Priest's operatic repertoire with this Venetian L'Olimpiade with a libretto by Metastasius.

Elsa Dreisig

Mozart

The great Mozartian heroines revisited by Elsa Dreisig.

Ensemble Les Surprises

Louis-Noël Bestion de Camboulas, Véronique Gens

The enthusiasm of the Ensemble Les Surprises and the expertise of Véronique Gens for a concert focusing on French tragedy.

Anne Queffélec

Schubert's Last Journey VIII

The discreet but no less talented pianist Anne Queffélec for Schubert's and Beethoven's last sonatas.

Alexandra Dovgan

Schumann, Chopin

The young Russian Alexandra Dovgan is proof that talent does not wait for years to express itself.

A story of women in music

Rita Strohl, Mel Bonis, Lise Borel...

A symbolic date to celebrate women composers through the centuries.

Così fan tutte

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Così fan tutte, a lavish lesson in love revisited by Emmanuelle Haïm and Laurent Pelly.

Orchestre de chambre de Paris

Lars Vogt, Alban Gerhardt

The Paris Chamber Orchestra in the intimate company of cellist Alban Gerhardt.

Emőke Baráth

Handel

The deep beauty of Emőke Baráth's singing guided by her partner Philippe Jaroussky.

Tetzlaff Quartet

Haydn, Beethoven

The violinist Christian Tetzlaff and his eponymous quartet celebrate Haydn and Beethoven.

Sunwook Kim

Beethoven

Sunwook Kim in solo to celebrate the ultimate opus of Beethoven.

Nikolay Lugansky

Beethoven, Franck

Nikolay Lugansky, the quiet force of Russian piano, has an affinity for Beethoven and César Franck.

Orchestre National de France

Cristian Măcelaru, Matthias Goerne

Strauss, Wagner and Matthias Goerne, chemistry at its best.

Sunwook Kim, Clara-Jumi Kang, Edgar Moreau

Tchaikovsky, Shostakovich

The perfect fusion of a trio playing Tchaikovsky and Shostakovich.

Thibault Cauvin

Scarlatti, Albéniz, Piazzolla, Ellington...

Thibault Cauvin, the latest guitar sensation.

City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

Vassily Sinaisky, Patricia Kopatchinskaja

The City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra wished to dedicate this concert in support of the Ukrainian people.

David Kadouch, Guillaume Bellom

Schubert's Last Journey IX

Pianists David Kadouch and Guillaume Bellom bring Schubert, Satie and Stravinsky to life with their four hands.

Malpaso Dance Company

Tabula Rasa, Woman with water, 24 hours and a dog

Paris discovers the young Cuban company Malpaso with its incredible energy thanks to three ballets by Naharin, Ek and Delgado.

Stabat Mater

Antonin Dvořák

This beautiful sacred work ranks with the masterpieces of the genre by Pergolesi, Fauré and Poulenc. All the intimacy of the musician is displayed here with intensity and emotion.

Gérard Depardieu, Gérard Daguerre

Gérard Depardieu, Gérard Daguerre

Gérard Depardieu’s final tribute to the Lady in Black

Le Petit Prince

Young Audience Concert

Saint-Exupéry's classic revisited musically by Marc-Olivier Dupin.

Ariane et Bacchus

Marin Marais

Marin Marais is best known for his viola da gamba catalogue, but he also wrote for opera, including this exciting and rare Ariadne and Bacchus.

Johannes-Passion

Johann Sebastian Bach

The first of the great works Bach composed for Leipzig and one of the highlights of his choral catalogue.

Centenary of the death of Camille Saint-Saëns

D. de Williencourt, J. Ferrandis, C.Julien, V. Dantas, Arthur H

Dominique de Williencourt, master of a fine tribute to Camille Saint-Saëns.

Valentina Lisitsa

Ravel, Rachmaninoff, Chopin

Valentina Lisitsa on Russian soil with Ravel, Rachmaninoff, Chopin.

Thaïs

Jules Massenet

Massenet's work finds here a musical and vocal stage worthy of its sensual and spiritual dimension.

Benjamin Grosvenor

Albéniz, Schumann, Ravel

Benjamin Grosvenor's bold musicality in Albéniz, Schumann and Ravel.

Anna Bolena

Gaetano Donizetti

Anna Bolena, Donizetti's third opus on the tragic fates of the Tudor queens, is a vocal feat that this evening's trio will tackle with great flair.

Saarländisches Staatsorchester

Sébastien Rouland, Simon Ghraichy

Simon Ghraichy's passion for Saint-Saëns and Liszt.

Jakub Józef Orliński

Pérez, Fux, Zelenka, Galuppi...

Countertenor Jakub Józef Orliński takes us on a journey of discovery of some little-known Baroque gems.

Dialogues choreography competition

An evening imagined by Mourad Merzouki

A unique evening to celebrate the dynamism and creativity of a new generation of choreographers

Véronique Gens, Sandrine Piau

Cherubini, Sacchini, Gluck...

A musical portrait of French comic opera by Véronique Gens and Sandrine Piau.

The lyrical voices of Africa

Opera arias and African songs

Opera and traditional African songs for an evening in aid of young African opera artists.

Orchestre de chambre de Paris

Lars Vogt, Antje Weithaas

Beethoven's legacy, the rare Louise Farrenc and the virtuoso violinist Antje Weithaas.

Das Rheingold

Richard Wagner

Das Rheingold and the first meeting with Yannick Nézet-Séguin and the Rotterdam musicians for a complete tetralogy to come.

Giulio Cesare in Egitto

George Frideric Handel

One of Handel's masterpieces by stage director Damiano Michieletto and Philippe Jaroussky, making his Parisian debut in the pit.

Messa di Gloria

Giacomo Puccini

A brilliant work written with passion and which allows us to delve into the most intimate and spiritual side of Puccini.

Jan Lisiecki

Chopin

A generous Chopin concert for the young Canadian pianist Jan Lisiecki.

Orchestre des Champs-Elysées

Philippe Herreweghe, Magdalena Kožená, Andrew Staples

Mahler's Das Lied von der Erde, a moving work of humanity with Magdalena Kožená and Andrew Staples.

Michael Spyres

Mozart, Spontini, Rossini, Donizetti...

A rare display of double tessitura in this 'baritenore' recital by Michael Spyres.

Te Deum

Marc-Antoine Charpentier

Charpentier and Purcell where the art of the French Grand Motet and the English ode as in a mirror. 

Quatuor Belcea

Schubert, Shostakovitch

The Belcea Quartet performs one of the masterpieces of Schubert's chamber repertoire.

Jakub Józef Orliński, Michał Biel

Fux, Purcell, Czyż, Karłowicz, Handel...

Jakub Józef Orliński - the phenomenon of the young generation of countertenors.

Grigory Sokolov

Beethoven, Brahms, Schumann

The traditional and much awaited Parisian recital of the pianistic oddball Grigory Sokolov.

Hulda

César Franck

In this rare Hulda, the musician rediscovers all the lyricism so characteristic of his symphonic and chamber works.

Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden

Christian Thielemann

Bruckner's final masterpiece by Christian Thielemann and the Staatskapelle Dresden.

Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

Sir András Schiff

Austro-Hungarian pianist Andreas Schiff performing Beethoven's famous Emperor Concerto.

Zoot Symphonic Orchestra

L. Margue, N. Saidi, N. Codjia, D. Paycha

A young band for three symphonic pieces at the crossroads between jazz and classical music

Orchestre de chambre de Paris

François-Frédéric Guy

The pianist François-Frédéric Guy continues his exploration of musical filiations.

Tribute to Nicholas Angelich

Brahms, Schubert, Messiaen, Rachmaninov...

Massenet, Chostakovitch, Brahms, Schubert, Messiaen, Rachmaninov

Nelson Goerner

Chopin, Debussy, Albéniz, Schumann

Nelson Goerner's elegance in performing Chopin, Debussy and Albéniz.

Wiener Philharmoniker

Andris Nelsons

Andris Nelsons combines Viennese tradition with Russian modernity.

Scènes et Chœurs d'opéras

Borodine, Tchaikovsky, Bizet, Verdi, Boito...

An evening with more than 300 choristers performing the most beautiful opera arias and choirs.

Elena Bashkirova

Schumann, Beethoven / Liszt

The piano of Elena Bashkirova and the art of poetic classicism.

Bertrand Chamayou

Messiaen

Bertrand Chamayou goes head to head with Messiaen for one of the pinnacles of modern French piano.

Sumi Jo, Florian Sempey, Ki-Up Lee

Rossini, Gounod, Massenet, Donizetti...

Sumi Jo, a big name in world peace.

Image China Concert

Junping Qian, Gan Guo, Chiyan Wong, Erminie Blondel, Zhiquan Lu

China Arts and Entertainment Group presents an « Image China » concert devoted to modern and traditional Chinese music.

La Vestale

Gaspare Spontini

Spontini was celebrated in his time by the general public and many composers. La Vestale, at the crossroads of styles, is of imperial flamboyance.

David Fray

Schubert

David Fray is back with Schubert and the infinite poetry of the Impromptus.

La Folle soirée de l’Opéra Radio Classique

Opera arias

Another Folle Soirée event devoted to opera organised by Radio Classique.

Frank Braley, Cyrielle Ndjiki Nya, Agnès Letestu, Vincent Chaillet, Quatuor Modigliani

Dvořák, Chausson, Duparc, Turina, Ravel

A beautiful encounter between chamber music and dance by the Modigliani Quartet.

Orchestre de chambre de Paris

H. Niquet, V. Gens, H. Guilmette, J. Dran, T. Christoyannis, E. Ceysson, X. Phillips, C. Tiberghien

The French melodies of joy brought to life by the Palazzetto Bru Zane and a fine vocal group.

Akram Khan Company

Xenos

Akram Khan’s latest solo, at once gripping humanity, tragic and poetic, like this immense performer.

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