La lumière de Bruckner : Jordan sort l’Opéra de Paris de la fosse

By Tristan Labouret, 22 October 2018

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“La mémoire de Philippe Jordan lui permet d’avoir une formidable hauteur de vue”

Reviewed at Philharmonie de Paris: Grande salle Pierre Boulez, Paris on 19 October 2018

Bruckner, Symphony no. 8 in C minor, WAB 108

Orchestre de l'Opéra national de Paris

Philippe Jordan, Conductor

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***11

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****1

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****1

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*****

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***11

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Laurine Mortha, 23rd February

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*****

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Tristan Labouret

Musicologue diplômé du CNSMD de Paris, Tristan Labouret collabore avec de nombreux artistes et institutions musicales (Printemps des Arts de Monte-Carlo, Orchestre national d'Île-de-France, Opéra Orchestre National Montpellier, festivals de musique de chambre de Deauville, Just Classik Festival…), menant des activités de médiation à destination de tous les publics. Ex-altiste toujours passionné par les répertoires chambristes et symphoniques, il occupe depuis 2018 le poste de rédacteur en chef de la partie francophone de Bachtrack.