Louis XIV at twilight

Cortot Room

Under the direction of General Music Director Vladimir Jurowski, the Bavarian State Orchestra will perform three European works from the fin de siècle to the 1920s, which, in their contrasts, reflect the upheavals of the early 20th century. Sergei Rachmaninoff’s symphonic poem The Isle of the Dead , inspired by the haunting gloom of Arnold Böcklin’s painting of the same name, will be contrasted by Maurice Ravel’s Piano Concerto in G major, with which Italian pianist Beatrice Rana will make her Bavarian State Opera debut. The concerto, perfectly formed in classicism, embodies the radiant optimism of the 1920s with elements of blues and jazz. Richard Strauss’ Also Sprach Zarathustra stands between the melancholy of the afterlife and the affirmation of life: first performed in 1896 at the end of the 19th century, this tone poem, rich in contrast and unresolved in its conflicts, already points the way to what is to come. The modernity of the composition, which was expected with suspicion and received with astonishment in its time, is demonstrated not least by its use in Stanley Kubrick's monumental film 2001: A Space Odyssey , which in turn points far into the future.

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Guest concert of the Bavarian State Orchestra

Queen Elisabeth Hall

Philharmonie Luxembourg

Cité de la Musique

Master and student can exchange strange secrets. "Don't be afraid to raise your head if you want attention," Tchaikovsky once said to the worried Taneyev. Did Taneyev, in turn, pass on this advice to the young Rachmaninov? Surely, if we are to believe the outbursts of the First Symphony of the young Sergei, whose career owes much to this rigorous teacher. We rediscover Taneyev through his cantata Saint John of Damascus , a fusion of Bach's style and the folkloric and religious roots of his country. Like a bridge between 19th- and 20th-century Russia.

Rachmaninov, Symphony No. 1 / Stanislav Kochanovsky

Maison de la Radio et de la Musique

It was a close call for American Gabriella Smith to pursue a career in marine biology rather than composition – it's no coincidence that her music references flora and fauna. Nature also inspires Dvořák in a serene Eighth : "At dawn, he wanders through the fields, moors, and forests surrounding the hamlet. It is in their intimacy that his musical ideas are born," noted his first biographer. This contrasts sharply with Shostakovich's First Concerto , completed in the midst of Stalinist terror, performed by the young Ukrainian Dmytro Udovychenko and his compatriot Oksana Lyniv for their National debuts.

Dvořák, Symphony No. 8 / Oksana Lyniv

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The conclusion of the Rachmaninov cycle coincides with the simultaneous debuts at the National of the Italian Daniele Rustioni and the Russian Alexandra Dovgan, 18 years old, new star of the piano: child's play for her than the (numerous) pitfalls of the Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini , where the brilliance must not mask the lugubrious reverse. Manfred , a false symphony of its author, takes Berlioz as its model, a disheveled theater which will not fail to displease a maestro of this caliber, accustomed to the greatest opera pits.

Rachmaninov / Tchaikovsky - Daniele Rustioni

A brief glance at Frank Peter Zimmermann's discography is enough to sum up the breadth of the repertoire of this musician blessed by the gods who, on his successive Stradivarius, has interpreted almost everything in violin literature, its pillars as well as its rare territories, with the same fluid, singing, natural and unemphasized playing. This is to say how lucky we are to hear such a master return to the masterpiece he most often revisited, the radiant Beethoven Concerto . Before the National and Cristian Măcelaru lift us to the heights of Brahms's Premiere .

Beethoven, Violin Concerto / Frank Peter Zimmermann

A recording of the concert Hector Berlioz - Requiem will be made, directed by Stéphane Aubé, produced by the Opéra national de Paris with the support of the Orange Foundation, sponsor of the Paris Opera's audiovisual broadcasts, for a live broadcast on Friday 22 May 2026 at 8:00pm on Paris Opera Play, the Paris Opera's streaming website.

Hector Berlioz

The aim of "The Augmented Work" is to introduce each season to a work from the repertoire in an unexpected way, seen and enriched through the prism of a visual artist, an author and a narrator. And there is plenty to say and dream about The Little Mermaid , the famous tale by Hans Christian Andersen. In his adaptation, Zemlinsky plays on the symbol, brushes the depths of the ocean and the sinking of the prince's boat, to better paint and understand the pain of an impossible love.

The Little Mermaid / Thomas Guggeis

Let's not look for any other analogies between Mozart and Zemlinsky than their native land of Austria, and let's set the scene. Mozart returns from Paris when he finds, between two commissions, the time to have fun with this laughing and entertaining double concerto written for his sister Nannerl. 120 years later, Alexander von Zemlinsky, an anxious post-romantic, celebrates the marriage of impossible love and the sea, in this Andersen tale more disturbing than it seems: the powerful river of the orchestra bewitches, and if the shadows of Wagner and Mahler lurk, the poisonous aromas of its harmony belong only to this cursed one.

Mozart, Concerto for two pianos / Arthur & Lucas Jussen

Its lofty vision, its inexhaustible melodic flow and the lively writing of the solo instrument, playing breathlessly for forty-five minutes, have made Elgar's Concerto a touchstone of the cello repertoire. In 1919, it closed the illustrious career of a composer inseparable from the Victorian era. Could his compatriot Anna Clyne have inherited the passion and pomp of this predecessor? His festive Masquerade , written for the Last Night of the Proms, has something to conquer all audiences. It will be another instrumental celebration with the new concerto for orchestra by the royal Thierry Escaich.

Elgar, Cello Concerto / Kian Soltani

Better than a summary, the most exquisite distillation of the Maestrissimo Muti's repertoire. Beneath its Italian airs, the first part offers a platform for France. It was for the Paris Opera that Giuseppe Verdi made his palette blaze in the ballet of the Sicilian Vespers , and it was to the Universal Exhibition of 1878 that Alfredo Catalani, author of the immortal Wally , dedicated the caress of his Contemplazione . After the interval, the thunderbolt of Tchaikovsky's Fourth , the conductor's beloved symphony, a force of destiny in its own right, fell.

Tchaikovsky, Symphony No. 4 / Riccardo Muti

More than 120 musicians from all walks of life take center stage to experience the magic of Viva l'Orchestra! This Fête de la Musique lives up to its name, honoring amateur music like no other: musicians from the Orchestre National de France and the Orchestre des grands amateurs de Radio France join forces in a joyful atmosphere, both friendly and professional, around a bouquet of well-known and lesser-known pieces. Come join them... or applaud them!

Long live the Orchestra! 2026

Two pinnacles of film music, both born in 1938. From his gilded exile in Hollywood, Korngold poured grand, ardent melodies into his sensual orchestrations and magnified the adventures of Errol Flynn, aka Robin Hood. Prokofiev, back in a locked-down USSR, signed with Sergei Eisenstein an epic monument of cinema, whose apotheosis would be the Battle on the Ice sealing the victory of Alexander, Prince of Novgorod. Layers of strings and torrents of lyricism in the West, sordid chords on a barbaric orchestra in the East.

Alexander Nevsky / Omer Meir Wellber

Jusqu’ici, il fallait bien croire Hector Berlioz, qui affirmait avoir détruit cette messe composée à 21 ans, jouée pour la première fois à l’église Saint-Roch. Mais en 1992, par le plus grand hasard, un instituteur en retrouva un manuscrit à Anvers. On allait alors découvrir, dans cette partition généreuse, les signes avant-coureurs du révolutionnaire et les traces des futurs Requiem, Symphonie fantastique et autre Benvenuto Cellini. De vingt ans postérieure, la Troisième Symphonie de Louise Farrenc résume un artisanat et une science des proportions qui lui valurent l’admiration de Schumann… et de Berlioz.

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