The haunting atmosphere and enchanting melodies of Schubert’s Symphony No. 8 — his “Unfinished” Symphony — always cast a hypnotic spell. Why didn’t he ever complete the work? Explore this puzzling mystery as you experience Schubert’s symphony of light and shadow.

Rachmaninoff & Schubert

Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center

Mendelssohn’s Scottish Symphony is a musical journey through the misty landscapes and ancient ruins of Scotland. Inspired by the composer’s travels, the symphony captures the rugged beauty and haunting mystery of the Highlands in a way that is both deeply personal and universally enchanting. Opening the program, Adolphe’s Underneath the Sheen envisions the movement of light through the canopy of the redwood forest, and Lise de la Salle joins for Chopin’s intimate and poetic Second Piano Concerto.

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Mendelssohn Symphony No. 3

Cincinnati Music Hall

It’s always a treat when Lise de Salle returns to the RWCMD – after, all, this is a pianist whom Gramophone described as “a talent in a million”! Today, she whirls us from Cardiff to Paris, travelling in the footsteps of Mozart, Liszt and Ravel in a concert inspired by the mystery, the brilliance and the sheer romance of the City of Light.

Steinway International Piano Series: Lise de la Salle

Bute Park

With Liszt and Bruckner, the Antwerp Symphony Orchestra unites two titans of Romanticism. Franz Liszt revolutionized piano playing, dazzling audiences with his virtuosity and sparking ‘Lisztomania.’ The brilliant Lise de la Salle, known for her technical mastery and fiery temperament, is the perfect interpreter of his works. Anton Bruckner expanded the symphony orchestra’s horizons, crafting harmonically rich and grandiose compositions. His Fourth Symphony, the ‘Romantic,’ evokes medieval chivalry, complete with forest hunts and gallant knights. Under the baton of Eliahu Inbal, the Antwerp Symphony Orchestra brings these romantic masterpieces to life in all their splendor.

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Queen Elisabeth Hall

TivoliVredenburg

A fascinating journey through 20th-century music awaits us for this concert, which begins with the disturbing Tombeau de Nelligan by Quebec composer Jacques Hétu. Commissioned a little over 30 years ago by the Orchestre symphonique de Québec, the piece pays tribute to the poet Émile Nelligan, who profoundly influenced Quebec literature.

Rachmaninov's Second Concerto

Grand Théâtre de Québec

In fitting fashion, the orchestral concert series at the Graz Music Association begins with a world premiere of Marcus Nigsch's Festmusik (Festive Music). Not only are the Graz Philharmonic celebrating an anniversary this year, but the wonderful Stefaniensaal in the Graz Music Association is also celebrating its 140th anniversary! A perfect match between hall and orchestra, which once again ensures special listening moments in this concert. Lise de la Salle's interpretation of Ludwig van Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 4 is followed by Richard Strauss's symphonic poem " Ein Heldenleben" (A Hero's Life) , with which Vassilis Christopoulos provides a counterpoint to the musical story of the anti-hero Till Eulenspiegel in this year's opening concert of the Graz Opera.

1st Music Association Concert

Stefaniensaal

In the mid-19th century, Russia emerged as an independent culture on the musical map of Europe. Mikhail Glinka, the "Father of Russian Music," made a decisive contribution to this through his operas and instrumental works – his overture to Ruslan and Ludmila is one of the outstanding examples of brilliant orchestral music. Decades later, the country's leading symphonist was Pyotr Tchaikovsky, whose emotionally profound Symphony No. 5 of 1888 is arguably one of the most significant achievements in the field of orchestral music. A certain symphonic character is also inherent in Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 1, a work of both concentrated and effective composition from his virtuoso period around 1800.

Symphony Concert II

Bebelplatz

Guest performance in Kempten

Theater in Kempten

Guest performance in Aalen "I want to sing with it"

Stadthalle Aalen

Guest performance in Dortmund

Konzerthaus Dortmund

In 2017, French pianist Lise de la Salle made her jubilant debut at Konserthuset Stockholm with a recital in the Main Hall. Now she returns as soloist with the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra in Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 20, one of his most beloved piano concertos.

Mozart Piano Concerto No. 20

Stockholm City Hall

For the transition to 2024, Paris sets the tone! But a dream Paris, reinvented by George Gershwin, who brings out four horns from An American in Paris , a summary of his stay in the capital in the 1920s. All this between the blues themes that galvanize his Rhapsody and the gallops of Offenbach revisited by Manuel Rosenthal in a maddening medley of Parisian gaiety. The evening began with the irreverent overture to Candide by Bernstein, inspired by Voltaire: another story of an American in Paris.

The Grand Tour of the National

Maison de la culture d'Amiens

Grand Théâtre de Provence

When Lise de la Salle takes the intimate Little Hall of the Royal Danish Music Hall, it is with an international career that has for more than two decades placed her among the most significant pianists of our time. With intensity, elegance and technical prowess, she creates a piano playing with great impact that elevates the music with both precision and presence.

Lise de la Salle

Lille Sal Musikhuset

Prolific composer Camille Pépin opens the concert with Les eaux célestes (2019): here she paints fluid, ethereal soundscapes, where the orchestra seems to float between sky and sea. Then comes Rachmaninov and his celebrated Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini (1934). Twenty-four variations, including the inevitable eighteenth, where piano and orchestra converse in a romantic whirlwind tinged with irony. A major figure of American minimalism, John Adams draws from his opera Doctor Atomic (2005) a one-movement symphony about the creator of the atomic bomb: a taut piece, poised between anguish and cosmic contemplation. Finally, Ravel and Suite No. 2 from Daphnis et Chloé , an absolute masterpiece of ballet and an explosion of orchestral colors. From water to the atom, from ancient dance to modernity: an evening without borders.

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Events

Upcoming events

Nov 15, 2026

Lise de la Salle · Musikhuset Aarhus

May 21, 2027

Beyond borders · Opéra Orchestre National Montpellier

Past events

22 - 24 Oct, 2026

Rachmaninoff & Schubert · Dallas Symphony Orchestra

17 - 18 Apr, 2026

Mendelssohn Symphony No. 3 · Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra

Future and recently performed repertoire

Piano in Piano Concerto No. 1 by Liszt

Antwerp Symphony Orchestra

Piano in Piano Concerto No. 1 by Beethoven

Staatskapelle Berlin

Piano in Piano Concerto No. 1 by Rachmaninoff

Dallas Symphony Orchestra

Piano in Twelve Variations on "Ah vous dirai-je, Maman" by Mozart

Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama

Piano in Piano Concerto No. 20 by Mozart

Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra

Piano in Valses nobles et sentimentales by Ravel

Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama

Piano in Doctor Atomic by Adams

Opéra Orchestre National Montpellier

Piano in Réminiscences de Don Juan by Liszt

Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama

Piano in Rondo in D major by Mozart

Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama

Piano in Fantasia No. 3 by Mozart

Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama

Piano in Piano Concerto No. 2 by Chopin

Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra

Piano in Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini by Rachmaninoff

Opéra Orchestre National Montpellier

Piano in Barcarolle No. 4 by Fauré

Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama

Piano in Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major by Beethoven

Oper Graz

Piano in Barcarolle No. 5 by Fauré

Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama

Piano in Daphnis and Chloe Suite No. 2 by Ravel

Opéra Orchestre National Montpellier

Piano in The Celestial Waters by Pépin

Opéra Orchestre National Montpellier

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