This week
Arcadi Volodos
Chopin, Schubert
One of today’s greatest pianists—a magician of sound and a poet at the keys—delivers a programme perfectly attuned to his artistry: the introspective beauty of Chopin and a Schubert sonata imbued with an almost otherworldly poetry.
12/05 at 8:00 pm
Grande salle Pierre Boulez - Philharmonie
Sueurs froides / Alfred Hitchcock
Orchestre national d’Île-de-France - Ben Palmer - Bernard Herrmann
Some director-composer duos are simply inseparable. Bernard Herrmann’s name is inextricably linked to that of Alfred Hitchcock, and nowhere is their symbiotic collaboration more striking than in Vertigo.
12/05 at 8:00 pm
Salle des concerts - Cité de la musique
Orchestre de Paris / Bar Avni
Ava Bahari - Tower, Bizet/Chtchedrine, Chausson, Ravel, Milhaud
Rhythmic energy and dance élan dominate this program of contrasts, which sees Ava Bahari's bow climb the Everest of virtuosos: Ravel's Tzigane.
13/05 at 8:00 pm
Grande salle Pierre Boulez - Philharmonie
Chanter Bach
Les Arts Florissants - Paul Agnew
Les Arts Florissants delve into several of the cantatas Bach wrote during his first year as Cantor in Leipzig, in 1723. For a memorable finale, the audience is encouraged to join in singing a specially prepared encore.
13/05 at 8:00 pm
Salle des concerts - Cité de la musique