A French Feast

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Why Ravel’s La Valse is the most performed work in the world

Tristan Labouret, 5th January

Our statistics for 2022 show that the French composer's work has dethroned the great hits of classical music. Is this a one-off triumph or the start of a lasting dominance? We explain...

A visit to the French Embassy for the RSNO

Imogen Phoebe Webb, 7th February

The RSNO, with Gilbert Varga and Daniel Müller-Schott, paint a quintessentially French picture. Would it have been welcome at the Salon?

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