Event listing: Yannick Nézet-Séguin & Orchestre Métropolitain de Montréal | Philharmonie de Paris: Grande salle Pierre Boulez | Sun 3 Dec 2017 at 16:30

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Philharmonie de Paris: Grande salle Pierre Boulez221 Avenue Jean Jaurès, Paris, Île-de-France, 75019, France

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Programme

Berlioz, Hector (1803-1869)	Les Nuits d'été, Op.7
Saint-Saëns, Camille (1835-1921)	Cello Concerto no. 1 in A minor, Op.33
Dutilleux, Henri (1916-2013)	Trois Strophes sur le nom de Sacher for solo cello (Vivace)
Elgar, Sir Edward (1857-1934)	Enigma Variations on an Original Theme for Orchestra, Op.36
Ravel, Maurice (1875-1937)	Pavane pour une infante défunte

Performers

Marie-Nicole Lemieux	Contralto
Jean-Guihen Queyras	Cello
Orchestre Métropolitain de Montréal
Yannick Nézet-Séguin	Conductor

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Voyages into the unknown: Berlioz’s Les Nuits d’été

Mark Pullinger, 25th February

The background to Berlioz' great song cycle Les Nuits d’été with a musical analysis and playlist

Music of life: Kazuki Yamada on Elgar’s Enigma Variations

Bachtrack, 15th January

The chief conductor of the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra discusses his love and fascination for Elgar’s deeply personal work – and his experiences performing it for the first time.

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As English as roast beef: YNS and OM in Paris

Mark Pullinger, 3rd December

On the last leg of their first international tour, the Orchestre Métropolitain and Yannick Nézet-Séguin fully embraced Elgar after a francophone first half of Berlioz and Saint-Saëns.

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