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Orchestre de Paris / Klaus Mäkelä

Saariaho, R. Strauss, López, Dusapin, Scriabine
Symphonic Concert
Grande salle Pierre Boulez - Philharmonie
Duration: about 1h45 with 1 intermission

Program

Distribution

Kaija Saariaho
Asteroid 4179 : Toutatis
Richard Strauss
Ainsi parlait Zarathoustra
Jimmy López Bellido
Aino
Création *
Intermission
Pascal Dusapin
A Linea
Création **
Alexandre Scriabine
Poème de l'extase
Orchestre de Paris
Klaus Mäkelä , conducting

The Philharmonie de Paris dedicates these concerts to the memory of the German pianist and conductor Lars Vogt, who passed away on Monday 5 September.



Exemplifying Pythagoras’ theorem of a ‘music of the spheres’, this concert draws us into a cosmic journey, between philosophy, celestial poetry, and spiritual imagining—and unveils a new orb with the premiere of a work by Jimmy López.

Loosely inspired by Nietzsche’s famous work, Thus Spoke Zarathustra magnifies the orchestra with its eight superbly orchestrated sections, grandiose solemnity, and monumental span. The metaphysical quality of its music is echoed in Scriabin’s messianic Poem of Ecstasy, imbued with the influence of Wagner and Debussy—a synaesthetic and religious vision culminating in the fantastic conclusion. Pascal Dusapin’s sometimes violent and highly visual artistic universe questions the notion of sound space in A Linea, premiered here alongside a brand-new piece by Peruvian composer Jimmy López, one of the most exciting talents of the young generation. Finally, one need only close one’s eyes to abandon oneself to the celestial poetry of Kaija Saariaho’s Asteroid 4179, composed in homage to Gustav Holst’s The Planets

* Aino by Jimmy López Bellido is commissioned by the Orchestre de Paris / Philharmonie de Paris, Royal Concertgebouworkest, and Chicago Symphony Orchestra (through the generous support of the Helen Zell Commissioning Programme).

** A Linea by Pascal Dusapin is commissioned by the Orchestre de Paris / Philharmonie de Paris.

Karina-Canellakis

Grande salle Pierre Boulez - Philharmonie

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Getting here

Porte de Pantin station
Paris Underground (Métro) Line 5
Tram 3B 

Address

221 avenue Jean-Jaurès, 75019 Paris

To leave after this concert

taxi G7