Composer

British baritone Rodney Earl Clarke captured every heart when he starred in the Halle’s Christmas Concert a couple of years ago. We couldn’t wait to bring him back, so here he is with a sack full of treats for the festive period, including operatic and Hollywood favourites, as well as some chestnut-roasting seasonal classics. Our master of ceremonies is genial conductor Stephen Bell, who’ll be taking us through a roll call of Christmas hits from Tchaikovsky and Rimsky-Korsakov and heartwarming movie music from Home Alone to Frozen. And as it’s Christmas you can enjoy some good old-fashioned audience participation singing along with White Christmas and trying to keep up with the reindeer in Leroy Anderson’s Sleigh Ride.

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The Hallé Christmas Concert

Royal Concert Hall Nottingham

Dahlia String Trio & friends play César Franck's Piano Quintet and Beethoven's String Quartet op 132!

Modne Mesterværker: Franck & Beethoven

Unitarisk Kirkesamfund

Enjoy a wonderful brunch plate in the Foyer of the Music House while you are entertained by classical musicians on the Café Stage.

Classical Mornings

Musikhuset Aarhus

When PCMS last presented the renowned Juilliard Quartet with pianist Marc-André Hamelin, in 2019, a prolonged ovation followed a glorious interpretation of Dvořák’s Piano Quintet in A Major. “This was a performance, above all, of high polish and efficiency” (Philadelphia Inquirer). For their return appearance, the Juilliard and Hamelin—an artist known the world over for his unrivaled blend of consummate musicianship and radiant technique—unite for César Franck’s mammoth Piano Quintet in F Minor, a work that roils with passion and searing emotional intensity.

Juilliard Quartet Marc-André Hamelin, piano

Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts

Local favorites Steve and Allison Martin join HSO for festive selections from The Nutcracker, Leroy Anderson’s classic Sleigh Ride, “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas,” and some of the Martins’ favorite songs, including “The Prayer,” “O Holy Night,” and “Ave Maria.”  Rounding out the family-friendly concert will be the audience favorite “Christmas Singalong,” full of well-known holiday carols! Steve and Allison are well known in West Michigan, having sung on opera stages and musical productions locally and around the country.  Allison received her Masters of Music from Michigan State University.  Steve holds a doctorate and master’s in music from Michigan State University.  He has taught at the college level and is now Director of Music and Fine Arts at Memorial Drive United Methodist Church in Houston, Texas.

Home for the Holidays 2025 Matinee: Steve & Allison Martin

West Ottawa High School Performing Arts Center

From the eventful French premiere of Body Cosmic to the relaxed classicism of César Franck, this concert opens up the palette of styles, with the diabolical Brahms' Concerto as pièce de résistance, magnified by Janine Jansen's infallible bow.

Orchestre de Paris / Klaus Mäkelä

Philharmonie de Paris

This artist is simply incredible! In recent years, Jaeden Izik-Dzurko has collected first prizes at international piano competitions like other people collect stamps. He won three in 2022, and two more in 2024 – and those are just the most important competitions. To say that the Canadian is a magnificent pianist seems almost an understatement: Up and down the country, the press and audiences praise his outstanding technique, the depth of his interpretations, and his charisma. We will be hearing more from Jaeden Izik-Dzurko, that's for sure. And soon, at ProArte: At the Elbphilharmonie, the pianist will present sophisticated and virtuosic works from Bach to Scriabin.

Discover Talent: Jaeden Izik-Dzurko / Piano Recital

Elbphilharmonie Hamburg

This Welsh pianist may not be a household name in America, but his semi-annual performances on the series are highly-anticipated by pianophiles and music lovers alike. Williams brings his virtuosic technique and soulful phrasing in a wide-ranging program.

Llŷr Williams, piano Union College

Union College

Violinist Benjamin Beilman has built an international audience of listeners enthralled by his golden tone, impeccable technique, and magnetic musicianship. Truly a violinist’s violinist, Beilman excels at whatever he plays, from classic to contemporary, with equal appeal. Partnering with Beilman for this special concert is pianist Gloria Chien, a long-time presence at CMS and one of today’s most sought-after collaborators.

An Evening with Benjamin Beilman and Gloria Chien

Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts

HCO 2025-26 Season Concert 2

St. Paul’s Church

Live from the Jack, Joseph, and Morton Mandel Concert Hall at Severance, COYO's 2025-26 season welcomes you back for an exciting new series of performances by this critically acclaimed ensemble.

COYO Autumn Concert

Severance Music Center

Henry Lewis is a pianist known for his original and thoughtful approach, performing internationally as both a soloist and chamber musician.

Henry Lewis piano

The Bridgewater Hall

French music is a matter close to Simon Gaudenz's heart – and at the same time, it forms a repertoire that is still too rarely the focus of attention in Germany. Its magic lies in its subtle distance: sounds like fleeting scents, shimmering plays of color, transparency, and rhythmic precision create soundscapes of enchanting beauty. In this spirit, André Caplet's delicate cantata "Tout est lumière" resonates, as does Ernest Chausson's heartfelt "Poème" and Maurice Ravel's concert rhapsody "Tzigane" – masterfully interpreted by Tianwa Yang.

Thursday concert № 3 »Parfums de lumière«

Volkshaus Jena

At just 18 years old, Russian pianist Alexandra Dovgan has a career that has already taken her all over Europe and as far away as Buenos Aires and Detroit. A protégé of Grigory Sokolov, who predicted "a great future" for her , she stands out with a sound of incredible beauty and precision, served by an authentic personality. After the darkest and most passionate of Schubert's last three sonatas, she takes on Franck's Prelude, Chorale and Fugue , a combined homage to Bach and Liszt, then to the young Prokofiev - just 21 years old - who wrote a 2nd Sonata already tending towards modernism.

Alexandra Dovgan

Philharmonic Hall of Liege

BNY Classics showcases unforgettable performances by your Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, featuring timeless masterpieces, thrilling premieres, and renowned guest artists.

Grimaud Plays Gershwin

Heinz Hall for the Performing Arts

1st Academic Concert 2025/26

Gewandhaus

In addition to being a composer, César Franck was a renowned organist. This comes through brilliantly in his only Symphony, as he builds up to powerful climaxes throughout the work, pulling out all the stops on the way.

Franck's Symphony

Arts Centre Melbourne

2018 WINNER OF THE GENEVA INTERNATIONAL MUSIC COMPETITION

Dmitry Shishkin

The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center

"33 percent of the effect of Psycho was due to the music," said legendary director Alfred Hitchcock.  Enjoy Hitchcock's timeless thriller projected on the big screen as the South Dakota Symphony Orchestra performs Bernard Hermann's spine-tingling score live.

Psycho: Film + Orchestra

Washington Pavilion

Born without a right hand, Nicholas McCarthy is a champion of left-hand alone repertoire, and joins the MSO to perform Ravel’s unique concerto.

Impressions of Paris

This concert opens with a fresh take on the story of resurrection with lush layers of colorful sound evoking a cinematic feel. Resurrexit by Mason Bates will take you on a mystical pilgrimage with shimmering exotic tonalities that give way to contemplation and dramatic stirrings of rebirth. César Franck’s Symphonic Variations is a masterpiece of collaboration between piano and orchestra celebrating the interplay of poetic musical voices. Christopher Taylor’s virtuosic artistry is a perfect fit for this intimate and lyrical work. Gustav Mahler’s Symphony No. 2 is one of the most profound and transformative works ever. Written over six years, it journeys from a somber funeral march to a luminous vision of resurrection and renewal. Mahler once described this symphony as “my whole life in one work.” Themes of struggle, hope, and transcendence will bring us to a glorious reassurance of light in our lives.

Primal Light

Overture Center for the Arts

Jon Kimura Parker & Valentin Radutiu

Alice Pratt Brown Hall

Noon Concert: Chamber Music for Piano and Strings

UC Berkeley Department of Music

Rachmaninoff's Second Piano Concerto

Carson Center for the Performing Arts

The church in Rosenow, built in the mid-19th century in the neo-Gothic style, provides an idyllic setting for the "Young Elite" concert series and performances by promising young artists. Violinist Jeremias Pestalozzi has long been one of these artists. Born in 2005, he began playing the violin at the age of five and was later accepted as a junior student at the Munich University of Music and Performing Arts. Accompanied by Magdalene Ho, winner of the 2024 International German Pianist Award, the current student of violin virtuoso Julia Fischer presents a multifaceted program featuring classics of the violin repertoire.

YOUNG ELITE Jeremias Pestalozzi

Dorfkirche Rosenow

Daniel Hope & GNPQ

Garth Newel Music Center

Between Wednesday 13 – Saturday 23 August, Chetham’s International Piano Summer School brings world class and legendary musicians to a vibrant, supportive community in central Manchester. Alongside lectures, open lessons and opportunities to develop new skills, you can discover a daily programme of recitals from world-class performers.

Chetham’s International Piano Summer School 2025 – Day Five

The Stoller Hall

Concert "PARIS I"

Schloss Moritzburg

Sometimes you just have to meet the right people: In the case of pianist Roman Borisov, it was thanks to his kindergarten teacher that he was introduced to the legendary piano teacher Mary Lebenzon at the Novosibirsk Conservatory at the age of four, who accompanied him musically until 2020. The lessons paid off, as he won several important competitions and awards as a child. In 2022, Roman Borisov won first prize at the Kissinger KlavierOlymp as the youngest participant – causing a sensation in the piano world. With his natural stage presence and his intuitive yet highly focused interpretations, he is currently securing his place in the world of classical music. In our "Excellent!" series, he will make his debut at the Rheingau Music Festival this year with an impressive program.

Roman Borisov, piano

Schloss Johannisberg

Prominent visit to Güstrow: The LJO performs with the Vienna Philharmonic’s principal harpist Anneleen Lenaerts.

The Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania State Youth Orchestra

Ernst-Barlach-Theater

Soloist concert Dueñas · Malofeev

Mozarteum Foundation

“This program delves into the legends and myths of violin lore via the three-sided conversation between violin, violinist, and composer. We kick off this journey with a solo violin sonata composed by the namesake of the violin I now play, the Belgian virtuoso Eugène Ysaÿe. The Devil’s Trill Sonata is the virtuosic consequence of a Faustian pact between Tartini and his violin teacher—the devil himself. Franz Schubert gushed “I have heard an angel sing” after attending a sold-out performance in Vienna by Niccolò Paganini on his famed “Cannone” Guarneri del Gesù. The second half of the concert features more earthly pursuits in the form of two wedding gifts. César Franck dedicated his famed sonata to his longtime collaborator and friend Eugène Ysaÿe on his wedding day (you can’t miss the church bells in the finale). For my own nuptials last summer, my groomsman and musical best friend, composer Chris Rogerson, presented me with this Arietta.”

Benjamin Beilman, violin, and Gloria Chien, piano

Menlo School Campus

Winner of the 2024 Leeds International Piano Competition and recipient of the Dame Fanny Waterman Gold Medal, 25-year-old Canadian pianist Jaeden Izik-Dzurko has been celebrated by audiences, critics, and composers alike for his communicative power, refined technical command, and artistic maturity. Do not miss this virtuoso’s riveting program of piano masterpieces! 

TSM presents Jaeden Izik-Dzurko

The Royal Conservatory of Music

Part storytelling, part live music, The Nightingale Project is a wholly unique narrated concert experience. Accompanied by two acclaimed musicians and the projection of over 100 historical photographs, author Thomas Wolf recounts the life of Lea Luboshutz, the first internationally known female violinist, her incomparable Stradivarius violin (the “Nightingale”), and her multi-generational musical family, of which he is a member. The fascinating narrative tells the story behind his award-winning book, The Nightingale’s Sonata, revealing the family’s personal stories while sketching the history of classical music in the twentieth century.

TSM presents The Nightingale Project

Bosphorus Fantasies – Origin II – Fazıl Say II & Dinner

Bergrestaurant und Lounge Eggli Gstaad

CMS’s summer tradition returns for its tenth anniversary. Get this year’s hottest ticket, featuring beloved chamber music works in the cool atmosphere of Alice Tully Hall. Stay after the performance and get to know the artists in the lobby with a complimentary glass of wine.

Summer Evenings III

Milhaud, Beethoven, Franck

Benaroya Hall

On the occasion of the opening of the Royal Juillet Musical de Saint-Hubert, the OPRL brings with it César Franck's impious knight, a cursed hunter who is one of the darkest heroes of Romanticism. Under the direction of Pierre Bleuse, the Orchestra will also perform the famous "New World" Symphony , with its famous English horn solo, and Richard Strauss's Burlesque (for piano), joined by the faithful Florian Noack who will take on this diabolical concerto movement, marked by the influence of Liszt and Brahms.

July Musical

Basilique de Saint-Pierre et Paul

The star organist is artist in residence at the Neubrandenburg Concert Church and is enthusiastic about the concert organ built by the companies Johannes Klais and Karl Schuke, which she inaugurated in 2017.

Iveta Apkalna solo

Marienkirche, Neubrandenburg

Join Guest Organist Gabrielle McDougall in Overture Hall during the Dane County Farmers’ Market on the Capitol Square to enjoy a FREE organ concert! Bring your family and friends for a relaxing 45-minute free concert. No tickets or reservations are needed and all ages are welcome! Discover more about our Free Farmers’ Market Organ Concert Series.

Free Farmers’ Market Organ Concert: Gabrielle McDougall

Communicating with fiery passion Grieg’s Piano Concerto is imbued with a Nordic quality echoing traditional Norwegian dances and instruments. The striking, opening gesture (perhaps one of the most recognisable in all classical music based upon descending seconds and thirds) is but one sign of how Norwegian folk music was making its impact upon his emerging style. It continues with many attractive themes, a thrilling cadenza and much dazzling originality. The first great thunderbolt to issue from Tchaikovsky’s pen and the best early realisation of his incredible potential, this fantasy overture careens between the tension of the clashing Montague and Capulet houses and the heart-breaking beauty of the protagonists’ love. 

Grieg Piano Concerto

Bristol Beacon

Iveta Apkalna pursues milestones in organ music: Johann Sebastian Bach’s enormous Chaconne, César Franck’s ground-breaking »Prélude, fugue et variation« or Camille Saint-Saëns’ »Danse macabre« which exploits the symphonic sound possibilities of the organ. The titular organist of the Elbphilharmonie complements her solo programme with further pieces, which also showcase »her« instrument in full splendour.

Iveta Apkalna, organ

Two outstanding young musicians give an atmospheric duo recital in the idyllically located Palais im Großen Garten: only last season, the Finnish-Cuban pianist Anton Mejias, born in 2001, won over the festival audience with his piano recital in the same location. Now, he returns with a violin partner, one of the most high-profile violinists of his generation. The American violinist Chad Hoopes, born in 1994, has made a name for himself worldwide with his outstanding talent and brilliant tone. The two young virtuosi have put together a resounding program inspired by the theme of love, in keeping with the Festival’s motto. Fiery finger acrobatics and an enchanting sound blend to create a concert leaving nothing to be desired.

Chad Hoopes & Anton Mejias

Palais im Großen Garten

Cameron Carpenter is the world’s most visible organist, the first ever to be nominated for a GRAMMY Award for a solo album. He holds the 2012 Leonard Bernstein Award, and in 2014, launched his International Touring Organ (ITO)- a first-of-its kind digital organ built to his own design. He is a virtuoso composer/performer who is smashing the stereotypes of organ and classical music. Cameron’s latest album, recorded at the Berlin Konzerthaus includes his own rendition of Bach’s Goldberg Variations as well as Hanson’s Symphony #2, and was released by Universal / DECCA in the fall of 2021. One of his previous releases, ‘All You Need is Bach’ debuted at #1 on the traditional classical charts. Recent highlights include recitals with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the Lucerne Festival, Philharmonie Cologne, Festspielhaus Baden-Baden, Philharmonie Luxembourg, his debut at the Cité de La Musique, Paris and a residency at Konzerthaus Berlin.

Cameron Carpenter

Washington Center Main Stage

Many French composers are renowned masters in the art of playing with musical colours. Among them are Gabriel Fauré and his Belgian contemporary, César Franck, who composed in the French style. Their Piano Quintets stand as pivotal contributions to the chamber music repertoire. During the premiere of Franck's Piano Quintet in f, none other than Camille Saint-Saëns played the piano, while Fauré dedicated his First Piano Quintet to the renowned violinist-composer Eugène Ysaÿe. An intimate concert filled with melodic refinement, subtle textures, and harmonic innovation.

Chamber music: Piano quintets by Franck and Fauré

AMUZ (Festival van Vlaanderen Antwerpen)

### Event Description: Chamber Series: Tom Borrow - The Hallé

**Date and Time:** Saturday, 17 May 2025, 1:00 PM  
**Venue:** Hallé St Peter's, Manchester

**Event Overview:**
Join us for an enchanting afternoon as part of The Hallé’s lunchtime Chamber Series at Hallé St Peter’s. This series offers a unique opportunity to experience performances by talented players and guest artists in an intimate setting.

**Featured Artist:**
- **Tom Borrow, Piano**

**Program:**
Tom Borrow, a former Terence Judd-Hallé Award winner, returns to perform César Franck's Piano Quintet. This major work by Franck is known for its three large-scale movements, which are imbued with dark and turbulent emotional power, unified by a recurring motif.

**Ticket Information:**
- **Full Price:** £16.50 (including fees)
- **Full-time Students:** £8.50

**Additional Information:**
After his acclaimed performances of Beethoven with The Hallé in 2024, Tom Borrow's return is highly anticipated. Don't miss this chance to witness his exceptional talent in a more personal and engaging environment.

**Booking:**
Tickets are available now. Secure your spot for this captivating performance.

**Venue Details:**
Hallé St Peter’s is located in the heart of the resurgent area of Ancoats, providing a home for The Hallé’s rehearsals, recordings, and small performances.

For more information and to book your tickets, visit [The Hallé's official website](#).

Chamber Series: Tom Borrow

Hallé St Peter's

Guest performance Wuppertal | Piano Festival Ruhr

Historische Stadthalle Wuppertal GmbH

John Keane performs a recital of works by Frank, Cassado and Mozart.

Student Degree Recital: John Keane M.M. Cello Recital

University of Maryland

Praised by Classical Guitar Magazine as “having the potential to serve as inspiration for new generations of guitarists to come,” the Beijing Guitar Duo launched their international concert career with a New York debut in Carnegie Hall in 2010.  Beyond their virtuosic techniques, both artists’ approach is one that embodies pure chamber music at its finest: collaboration, organic in-the-moment response, and relinquishing the soloist’s spotlight in service to the ensemble.

Beijing Guitar Duo

War Memorial and Performing Arts Center

French sensuality as part of the Hamburg International Music Festival: Concerts with Alan Gilbert, Leif Ove Andsnes and the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra on May 8, 9 and 11 in the Elbphilharmonie.

IMF: Alan Gilbert & Leif Ove Andsnes

Pulsing, shifting rhythms characterize Adams’ First Quartet. A steady tick of time crackles with high energy. Then we hear Meditation on Providence by Seattle’s own Angelique Poteat and César Franck’s ethereal, passionate sonata — originally conceived for violin, here given by cello.

John Adams to César Franck

As a composer, Franz Liszt is one of the most innovative musicians of the 19th century and one of the creators of the genre of tone poems, the most famous of which - based on the poetry of Alphonse de Lamartine - can be heard in this symphony concert: "Les Préludes". As a piano virtuoso, Liszt caused astonishment everywhere and this is reflected not least in his particularly complex Piano Concerto No. 2, which takes on downright symphonic features. César Franck also left his audience baffled: his symphony, which was to remain a solitary work in his work, seemed far too idiosyncratic. "Au banan"! - a concert evening whose virtuosity is astonishing.

6th Symphony Concert

Parkhotel Quellenhof Aachen - Premiumhotel Aachen

Join us for the Jackson Symphony Orchestra's 75th Diamond Celebration on April 26, 2025, at 7:30 PM, held at the prestigious Potter Center. This landmark event marks a significant milestone in the orchestra's history, celebrating 75 years of musical excellence and community engagement. The evening promises an unforgettable concert experience, featuring a unique collaboration with esteemed partners including the Jackson School of the Arts, Jackson Youth Symphony Orchestra, Ballet Chelsea, and Jackson Chorale.

The concert will showcase a collage of captivating music, nostalgic videos, and reflections on the orchestra's impactful history. Under the baton of special guests Stephen Osmond, Richard Sherman, Ralph Votapek, and Mitsuru Kubo, the program will span classics to contemporary pieces, highlighting the diversity and spirit of collaboration that defines the Jackson Symphony Orchestra.

The program schedule includes masterpieces such as Johann Strauss, Jr.'s "Fledermaus: Overture," César Franck's "Symphonic Variations," Edward Elgar's "Nimrod from Enigma Variations," and Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's "Finale: Allegro con fuoco from Symphony No.4," among others. The concert will have a runtime of approximately 2 hours.

Before the concert, attendees are invited to a free, interactive lecture at 6:30 PM, offering insights into the evening's program and the opportunity to engage with the music on a deeper level.

Following the concert, the celebration continues with an afterparty sponsored by Rehmann. This event offers a great opportunity to mingle with musicians, guest artists, composers, and fellow symphony fans. The afterparty will feature entry, hors d’oeuvres, and drinks, all included in the $20 ticket price.

Individual tickets for this monumental celebration go on sale September 1st. Don't miss your chance to be part of this historic event, celebrating 75 years of the Jackson Symphony Orchestra's contribution to the arts and community.

75th Diamond Celebration

Jackson College

Lakeway Chamber Players & Friends - Quintet - performing César Franck piano quintet; 2nd piece TBD

Basically Beethoven HALLAM Concerts - April

Central Commons

Inspired by a Company engagement at the Edinburgh Festival and set to an evocative Mendelssohn score, Balanchine’s Scotch Symphony, for a lead couple and a corps de ballet, is a nod to the romantic tradition of ballet. Jerome Robbins’ enthralling Glass Pieces, a perennial favorite in the repertory, moves through moods to rise to a galvanizingly energetic finale. And while Justin Peck is celebrated for his high-energy ensemble works, Belles-Lettres reveals another aspect of his voice, with its series of gently lyrical pas de deux and solos steeped in an air of reflective romanticism.

Innovators & Icons I

Lincoln Center

Emily Yong performs a recital of works by Brahms and Franck.

Student Degree Recital: Emily Yong M.M. collaborative piano recital

The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center

Eleanor Sturm presents her master's recital in collaboration with pianist Alexei Ulitin.

Student Degree Recital: Eleanor Sturm M.M. violin recital

In pursuit of their degrees at SFCM, each student presents a recital that represents their artistry and craft. Student Recitals feature repertoire curated by students with guidance from their faculty instructor. 

Li-Jen Lily Wang, viola - Second Year Master's Recital

San Francisco Conservatory of Music

This recital is given in partial fulfillment of the degree Master of Music. Tatum Hodgson is a student of Desmond Hoebig.


Tatum Hodgson, Cello

In pursuit of their degrees at SFCM, each student presents a recital that represents their artistry and craft. Student Recitals feature repertoire curated by students with guidance from their faculty instructor.

Jaimie Yoon, violin - First Year Master's Recital

Pre-College Student Recital: Shiven Aggarwal, tenor

Violin virtuoso Elizabeth Pitcairn returns to Livermore to perform Tchaikovsky’s thrilling Violin Concerto, playing her legendary 1720 Red Mendelssohn Stradivarius. The concert concludes with one of the most deeply spiritual and exciting symphonies of the Romantic era, Cèsar Franck’s Symphony in D minor. Join us for an evening loaded with virtuosity and beautiful familiar melodies.

Livermore-Amador Symphony Romantic Masterpieces

Livermore Performing Arts Center

Brahms’ wonderful Piano Concerto No.2 is timeless and unforgettable, and acclaimed pianist Inon Barnatan returns to the Town Hall stage for this mountainous work.

Romantic Brahms

Auckland Town Hall

This recital is given in partial fulfillment of the degree Master of Music. Jizheng Lin is a student of Ivo-Jan van der Werff.

Jizheng Lin, Viola

Studio Recitals feature students who all study with the same faculty instructor. These young artists represent their studio with a program curated by their teacher. 

Chen Zhao Violin Studio Recital

Join us for an unforgettable evening with the Philharmonia Orchestra at the prestigious Auditorio Nacional de Música de Madrid on Wednesday, 2nd April 2025, at 19:30h. This remarkable concert is part of the Serie Barbieri for the Ibermúsica 2024-2025 season, showcasing a program that promises to enchant and inspire.

**Program Highlights:**
- **Saint-Saëns:** Concierto para piano núm. 5
- **Debussy:** Rapsodia para clarinete
- **Franck:** Sinfonía en Re menor

**Featuring Talented Artists:**
- **Orchestra:** Philharmonia Orchestra
- **Conductor:** Santtu-Matias Rouvali
- **Piano Soloist:** Javier Perianes

**Event Details:**
- **Date:** Wednesday, 2nd April 2025
- **Time:** 19:30h
- **Venue:** Auditorio Nacional de Música de Madrid
- **Season:** Ibermúsica 2024-2025, Serie Barbieri

**Ticket Information:**
Tickets are available starting from 45€, inclusive of 10% VAT but exclusive of handling fees, which will be applied at the time of payment. Secure your seats early to enjoy this magnificent performance.

**Additional Information:**
Please note that the concert will start promptly at 19:30h, and late entry will not be permitted. Ibermúsica reserves the right to modify the program if necessary. In the event of artist unavailability, a substitute of equal or superior quality will be sought. Concert cancellations, under exceptional circumstances, will be the only cause for ticket refund or exchange.

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Enjoy exclusive benefits, including preferred seating, flexible payment options, and free cancellation. Pre-order your season subscriptions now and ensure you don't miss any of the action.

For more information and to purchase tickets, please contact us at 34 91 426 03 97, available Monday to Thursday from 10h to 18h, and Friday from 10h to 14h.

Don't miss this extraordinary musical journey with the Philharmonia Orchestra under the baton of Santtu-Matias Rouvali, featuring the talented Javier Perianes. Add this event to your calendar and share the experience with friends and fellow music enthusiasts.

Philharmonia Orchestra - B10

National Music Auditorium

Fresh from our concert in London on Sunday 30 March, our Principal Conductor leads the Philharmonia on a three-day tour to three beautiful Spanish cities.

Joined by solo pianist Javier Perianes, plus our Principal Clarinet Mark van de Wiel in Madrid, we perform music by Saint-Saëns, Stravinsky, Debussy and Franck.

Find out more about the repertoire and programme for each concert by viewing the links below.

Philharmonia: Spain tour with Santtu-Matias Rouvali

Teatro de la Maestranza

Auditorio de Zaragoza

Three French composers rub shoulders in this captivating Sunday afternoon concert.

Debussy’s sensuous Rhapsody for clarinet and orchestra is an opportunity to savour the skill of Mark van de Wiel, Principal Clarinet of the Philharmonia Orchestra since 2000.

Santtu conducts French masterpieces

Southbank Centre

Yuanxin Chen, collaborative piano - First Year Master's Recital

Beethoven + MacDowell

Riverview Theatre

Kerson Leong, described by the Toronto Star as “not just one of Canada’s greatest violinists but one of the greatest violinists, period,” performs a dynamic program of sonatas by Poulenc, Fauré, Boulanger, and Franck. 

This concert is made possible by the Olympia Philharmonic Society and the Hennings-Fischer Foundation. This evening is also generously supported by The Jackson Family, in honor of Seth Novatt, for the career development opportunities given by him to outstanding young music talents at the Colburn School.

Colburn Presents: Kerson Leong, Violin

Colburn School

SFCM’s Faculty Artist Series is presented as an annual concert series featuring SFCM faculty in performance. This series showcases our world-class faculty to our community and audience members in personally curated repertoire.

FAS: Dimitri Murrath, viola & Julio Elizalde, piano

Hannah Schafer, violin - Senior Recital

The great pianist Christian Blackshaw, a Bourgie Hall regular, will join OM chamber musicians to perform three of the most beautiful pieces for small ensembles by Mahler, Franck and Dvořák.

Christian Blackshaw in quintet

The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts

Sinfonia Toronto violist Jacob Clewell and pianist Sasha Bult-Ito present an exciting afternoon recital of beautiful music for violin, viola and piano followed by a reception 

The Ezra Duo Recital

The Music Room, Hart House

Paul Vermel Young Artist Award Winner

Forest View Educational Center

The stage is set for our favourite organist, who is also in great demand on the international scene: In the last organ concert of this season, Christian Schmitt will play our large concert hall organ – accompanied by our solo flutist Daniela Koch and our deputy solo violist Branko Kabadaić. The concert begins with a fascinating etude for organ pedal, which Christian Schmitt premièred in Zurich in 2023 – and about which the composer Maximilian Schnaus writes: »The musical idea illuminates the peripheral areas of the organ sound and the peripheral areas of our perception.« Liszt studied Bach’s organ works and passions intensively, particularly during his time in Weimar – and his affection for this Baroque master found intimate expression in the Andante »Aus tiefer Not«, written in 1859. Paul Hindemith wrote this touching funeral music on a concert tour in London on 21 January 1936 within a few hours after King George V had died there on the previous day. Bach’s masterful Sonata in G major captivates with its skilful interweaving of voices between the two instruments. For César Franck, it was clear: »Mon orgue? – C'est un orchestre!« And that is exactly how his magnificent musical creations sound – including the »Grande pièce symphonique«, completed in 1862, which even bears the required orchestral gesture in its title. Tōru Takemitsu, the cosmopolitan and influential composer from Japan, created an almost revolutionary work in 1971 with his flute piece »Voice« – because the human voice is included here in an interesting way. To wrap things up, the concertino by Cécile Chaminade, written in 1902, impresses with its breathtaking virtuosity, passionate gestures, shimmering harmonies and yearning melodies.

Composer

César Franck

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Feb 28, 2026

French Voyage · Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra

Feb 28, 2026

Songs About Love · Pasadena Conservatory of Music

Mar 1, 2026

Sunday Matinee · Odense Symphony Orchestra

Past events

Dec 17, 2025

The Hallé Christmas Concert · Theatre Royal & Royal Concert Hall

Dec 15, 2025

Modne Mesterværker: Franck & Beethoven · Østerbro Koncertforening

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