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Une 7e de Bruckner transfigurée, avec Esa-Pekka Salonen et le Philharmonia Orchestra

By Julien Hanck, 08 October 2018
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“Bras et mains se lèvent, empoignent la musique et vous emportent”
Reviewed at Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, Paris on 5 October 2018
Programme
Wagner, Tristan and Isolde: Prelude and Liebestod
Schoenberg, Verklärte Nacht (Transfigured Night), Op.4
Bruckner, Symphony no. 7 in E major, WAB 107
Performers
Esa-Pekka Salonen, Conductor
Philharmonia Orchestra
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Julien Hanck
Julien Hanck
Âgé de vingt-trois ans, Julien Hanck suit un parcours atypique. Ce n’est qu’après ses classes préparatoires en mathématiques au lycée Louis-le-Grand qu’il se tourne entièrement vers la musique. Parallèlement à ses études d'ingénieur à l'ESPCI et à son activité au sein de l'association "Le Cercle des Mélomanes" dont il est le fondateur, il joue régulièrement en soliste et en musique de chambre. Pianiste invité des Déconcertants, et désormais directeur artistique de l'ensemble, il assure à Paris la recréation française du Concerto pour piano et cordes d’Alfred Schnittke. Julien collabore également avec Diapason magazine, Jeanine Roze Production, et France Musique, pour lequel il a été producteur de l'émission "été classique" au mois de juillet.