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Ouverture de fête au Festival international de Colmar avec Stéphane Degout, Alain Altinoglu et la Monnaie

Stéphane Degout, Alain Altinoglu et l'Orchestre Symphonique de la Monnaie
© FIC - Bertrand Schmitt
Alain Altinoglu et l'Orchestre Symphonique de la Monnaie
© FIC - Bertrand Schmitt
Alain Altinoglu et l'Orchestre Symphonique de la Monnaie
© FIC - Bertrand Schmitt
By Jean-Pierre Rousseau, 08 July 2024
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“L'émotion atteint des sommets”
Reviewed at Eglise Saint-Matthieu, Colmar on 5 July 2024
Programme
Wagner, Lohengrin: prelude to Act 1
Mahler, Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen
Franck, Symphony in D minor, Op.48
Performers
La Monnaie Symphony Orchestra
Alain Altinoglu, Conductor
Stéphane Degout, Baritone
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Jean-Pierre Rousseau
Jean-Pierre Rousseau
Jean-Pierre Rousseau a été successivement producteur responsable des émissions musicales à la Radio Suisse Romande (à ce titre co-fondateur de l'émission de critique de disques "Disques en Lice" en 1987), directeur de France Musique, directeur général de l'Orchestre Philharmonique Royal de Liège, directeur de la musique de Radio France puis directeur du Festival Radio France Occitanie Montpellier jusqu'en juillet 2022. Il a régulièrement participé aux émissions de critique de la RTBF, de France Musique, et collaboré à Forumopera. Il tient un blog qui lui permet d'exprimer sa passion pour les musiciens d'aujourd'hui et d'hier.