Calendar
2022-23 themes
Mini-festivals on a theme, genre, musician, instrument or geographic area—with concerts, conferences, shows and family workshops, etc.
Weekend
Uzbekistan weekend
16 - 17 september
Uzbekistan is known for its mythical cities Bukhara and Samarkand, the symbols of the silk road, in an era when caravans loaded with precious fabrics, spices and fruits travelled this route, creating a junction between China, India and Persia.
Weekend
Uzbekistan weekend
16 - 17 september
Nuit blanche
1st october
A night of exploring the relationship between music and nature through contemporary repertoire, pioneers in acoustic ecology and performative experiments.
Nuit blanche
1st october
Fela Anikulapo-Kuti
8 - 16 october
In conjunction with the Fela Kuti exhibition at the Philharmonie de Paris, a cycle of concerts and shows celebrating the inventor of Nigerian Afrobeat, a mix of jazz, groove, funk and eruptive trance.
Fela Anikulapo-Kuti
8 - 16 october
Weekend
Modern Jazz Quartets weekend
10 - 13 november
The quartet format is part of the history of jazz. Joining a soloist with piano-bass-drums rhythm, the jazz quartet has produced some of the finest pieces in the genre.
Weekend
Modern Jazz Quartets weekend
10 - 13 november
Animal musicians
16 - 25 november
By turns mimicked, celebrated, distorted, romanticised, and mocked, animals have inspired countless musicians.
Animal musicians
16 - 25 november
Holidays
16 - 23 december
The Philharmonie dons its holiday best with a joyful Christmas-themed programme for all ages.
Holidays
16 - 23 december
‘Les six’ at the cabaret
26 - 29 january
In 1916, Jean Cocteau brought together six young composers from the Paris conservatory. Dubbed ‘Les Six’, this soon famous group made the cabaret Le Bœuf sur le toit its haunt.
‘Les six’ at the cabaret
26 - 29 january
Weekend
Organs weekend
18 - 19 february
The king of instruments comes in all forms and finds its place in all musical landscapes—alone, in dialogue with the orchestra, and even played by a choir.
Weekend
Organs weekend
18 - 19 february
Weekend
Ligeti 100 weekend
3 - 5 march
In honour of the centenary of his birth, a look at Ligeti’s inspirations, from Bartók to African polyrhythm.
Weekend
Ligeti 100 weekend
3 - 5 march
New wave
6 - 11 march
Each year, artists from the young generation perform at the Philharmonie de Paris as musicians, composers and opera singers.
New wave
6 - 11 march
San Francisco
9 - 12 march
In this mythical West Coast city, Esa-Pekka Salonen has brought new impetus and innovation to orchestral music, making each concert an experience.
San Francisco
9 - 12 march
Weekend
Indonesia weekend
17 - 19 march
A weekend dedicated to the multicultural archipelago of Indonesia, featuring gamelans of Java and Bali accompanying dances, masks and puppets, and Javanese and Balinese shadow puppet theatre, wayang kulit.
Weekend
Indonesia weekend
17 - 19 march
Weekend
Amateurs, you say ? weekend
2 - 4 june
With infectious enthusiasm, amateurs gather at the Philharmonie for a weekend festival of concerts.
Weekend
Amateurs, you say ? weekend
2 - 4 june
Boulez biennial
12 april - 3 may
The refined and luminous music of Pierre Boulez in dialogue with that of Mozart, Debussy and Berlioz.
Boulez biennial
12 april - 3 may
Basquiat
14 to 23 april
In conjunction with the Basquiat exhibition at the Philharmonie de Paris, this concert cycle reflects his rich relationship with music, from be-bop to hip-hop, which played an important role in his prodigious output.
Basquiat
14 to 23 april
Weekend
Space weekend
13 - 14 may
Sounds recorded by NASA mixed with voice and strings, by composer Terry Riley. Images from the Hubble telescope set to music by Eric Whitacre. Music inspired by space.
Weekend
Space weekend
13 - 14 may
Weekend
Futurism weekend
19 - 21 may
Visions of the future, from Fritz Lang’s Metropolis to a dialogue between the Zombie Zombie’s electropop and Philippe Druillet’s illustrations.
Weekend
Futurism weekend
19 - 21 may
Wynton Marsalis
10 - 14 june
As artistic director of the world-class Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, Wynton Marsalis defends a certain idea of jazz: exacting yet festive, modern but close to its roots. Here, the New York ensemble joins forces with the Orchestre de Paris.
Wynton Marsalis
10 - 14 june
Days Off
Days Off festival is coming back for a thirteenth edition taking place at the Philharmonie de Paris and in the Cité de la musique between the 29th of June and the 8th of July.
Days Off