Under the inspired direction of Diego Ceretta, principal conductor of the ORT-Orchestra of Florence, the Orchestre National Montpellier transports you from ancient tragedy to the splendors of Rome, from Viennese salons to the pictorial visions of Mussorgsky. The evening opens with the poignant Cede pietati, dolor by Silvia Colasanti, an immersion with expressive textures in the tragic world of Medea. Then Respighi unfolds his Fontane di Roma , a true pictorial symphony where the water games of the Roman fountains gush through the orchestra and where each sound tableau is a celebration of light and movement. After the intermission, Ravel's Valses nobles et sentimentales evoke the elegance of the 19th century in the refined language of the early modernity of the 20th century . Finally, here are Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition . Orchestrated by Ravel, this masterpiece is a veritable sound museum where each piece brilliantly depicts an imaginary canvas.

Pictures at an Exhibition

Diego Ceretta

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Jan 16, 2026

Pictures at an Exhibition · Opéra Orchestre National Montpellier

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Conductor in Pictures at an Exhibition by Mussorgsky

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Conductor in Fontane di Roma by Respighi

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Conductor in Noble and sentimental waltzes by Ravel

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Conductor in Cede pietati, dolor by Colasanti

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