Joe Hisaishi et le 3D Orchestra : l'East Land à la Philharmonie

By Julius Lay, 12 February 2019

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“comme une main tendue de l'Orient vers l'Occident”

Reviewed at Philharmonie de Paris: Grande salle Pierre Boulez, Paris on 10 February 2019

Hisaishi, East Land Symphony

Hisaishi, Mládí for piano and strings

Hisaishi, Spirited Away Suite

Ai Ichihara, Soprano

3D Orchestra

Joe Hisaishi, Conductor

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Jessica Duchen, 4th June

The Philharmonia, Santtu-Matias Rouvali and Benjamin Grosvenor shine in the recreation of an all-Strauss extravaganza that was conducted in 1947 by the composer himself.

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From the earthy joy of Meistersinger to the sublime textures of Debussy, Daniele Gatti channels the Dresdeners' legendary, layered warmth into an unforgettable evening of pure acoustic luxury.

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Ambition meets the Philharmonie: Peltokoski and Kantorow in Paris

Laurence Vittes, 2nd June

Two prodigies, with a surplus of imagination and more interest in the moment than in creating long arcs of music, join the Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse in Paris.

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Julius Lay

Professeur de formation musicale et de violon à l'Académie Inter-Musicale de Paris, Julius Lay est un musicien éclectique. Etudiant au conservatoire de Marseille, il y obtint son DEM de formation musicale ainsi que son baccalauréat technologique musical (TMD). Il eut son DEM de violon et de musique de chambre -notamment contemporaine- au conservatoire d'Aix-en-Provence. Il est actuellement en classe de composition électroacoustique au CRR de Paris chez Denis Dufour.