Cristian Măcelaru Conducts Saint-Saëns, Fauré and Scriabin

Be there for a live musical gathering at Munich’s Odeonsplatz in the company of two of the classical stage’s brightest lights! Maestro Lorenzo Viotti, at the helm of the Munich Philharmonic, and virtuoso pianist Yuja Wang invite us to join them at the world-famous open-air venue, beginning the festivities with an electrifying rendition of Rachmaninov's poignant Piano Concerto No. 2. The ensemble then unveils a Spanish-inflected program: Rimsky-Korsakov's Capriccio Espagnol leads into Chabrier's España, a "rhapsody for orchestra," before Ravel's perennially beloved Boléro, an undisputed masterpiece of orchestration, ends the concert with flair. Live Concert, performed and aired Friday, July 9, 2021.

After ten years of loyal service at the helm of the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, Mikko Franck is flying off to new musical horizons. Before bidding farewell, the conductor and the ensemble offer us a final concert, featuring pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet.

To celebrate the New Year, the Orchestre National de France, conductor Yutaka Sado, and guitarist Thibaut Garcia take us to Spain through the works of Rimsky-Korsakov, Bizet, Joaquín Rodrigo, and María Rodrigo.

2025 marks 150 years since the birth of Maurice Ravel. To honour the musical legacy of this immensely influential composer, Cristian Măcelaru and the Orchestre National de France join forces with Beatrice Rana.

The Orchestre National de France, conducted by Cristian Măcelaru, perform Brahms Symphony No. 1 and Beethoven’s Violin Concerto with Frank Peter Zimmermann as soloist.

Released as a memorial for the great Russian cellist Mstislav Rostropovich, who passed away on 27 April 2007, this DVD contains one bonafide cello concerto, the Schumann Cello Concerto in A minor, and two tone poems with prominent cello parts, Ernest Bloch's Schelomo and Richard Strauss' Don Quixote. Rostropovich mastered the Schumann in several famous recordings. Here, conducted by Leonard Bernstein, he provides a splendid performance. Featuring his trademark powerful technique, smooth legato and crisp vibrato, the Romantic roots of the concerto are never hidden for long, despite the relatively cool playing of the Orchestre National de France.

Conducted by Stéphane Denève with the talent of pianist Lise de la Salle, the Orchestre National de France celebrates the New Year through Bernstein, Gershwin, Bizet and Offenbach.

Every year, Radio France shines a spotlight on contemporary creation through its Présences Festival. This is a genre that is being explored today by the Orchestre National de France.

The French National Orchestra, conducted by musical director Cristian Macelaru, performs French repertoire from Berlioz to Offenbach in a festive concert.

Renowned Argentinian cellist Sol Gabetta goes in search of French virtuoso Lise Cristiani who was one of the first women to play the instrument professionally.

For the 13th edition of the Concert de Paris, at the foot of the Eiffel Tower, the Orchestre national de France, the Choeur and Maîtrise de Radio France, conducted by Cristian Măcelaru, along with leading international soloists, will perform a program with a Brazilian flavor, in celebration of the Brazil-France 2025 season.

To close France Music Week, an international music week organized from June 16 to 21 by the Ministry of Culture and the National Music Center, we invite you to join us on Saturday, June 21 at 9:10 p.m. in the heart of the Louvre Museum grounds, in the Carrousel gardens, for the Fête de la Musique concert presented by Daphné Bürki and Mohamed Bouhafsi.

Argentinian cellist Sol Gabetta made her Philharmoniker debut at the 2014 Easter Festival in Baden-Baden with Edward Elgar’s Cello Concerto, the final great work of the composer. The orchestra and conductor also performed the prelude to Wagner’s Lohengrin, György Ligeti’s orchestral piece Atmosphères and Igor Stravinsky’s Le Sacre du Printemps, a work which is entirely focused on the future and pushes the boundaries of classical music in terms of sound, rhythm and energy.

A summit meeting at the Philharmonie de Paris: the Orchestre de Paris joins forces with conductor Klaus Mäkelä and soloists Sol Gabetta and Willard White for a concert dedicated to Dmitri Shostakovich and William Walton.