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Klaus Mäkelä fait son cinéma dans Ravel et Saint-Saëns avec l'Orchestre de Paris

Klaus Mäkelä dirige l'Orchestre de Paris
© Mathias Benguigui
Yunchan Lim, Klaus Mäkelä et l'Orchestre de Paris
© Mathias Benguigui
By Pierre Michel, 06 June 2025
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“Cette volonté de tout tourner vers le spectaculaire est fort dommageable”
Reviewed at Philharmonie de Paris: Grande salle Pierre Boulez, Paris on 5 June 2025
Programme
Ravel, Le Tombeau de Couperin
Rachmaninov, Piano Concerto no. 4 in G minor, Op.40
Saint-Saëns, Symphony no. 3 in C minor "Organ Symphony", Op.78
Performers
Orchestre de Paris
Klaus Mäkelä, Conductor
Yunchan Lim, Piano
Lucile Dollat, Organ
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Camille Saint-SaënsKlaus MäkeläLe Tombeau de CouperinLucile DollatMaurice RavelOrchestre de ParisPiano Concerto no. 4 in G minor, Op.40Sergei RachmaninovSymphony no. 3 in C minor "Organ Symphony", Op.78Yunchan Lim
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Né dans une famille de musiciens, Pierre suit un cursus varié au sein du Conservatoire de Meudon, entre piano (DEM) et contrebasse, récital et orchestre, classique et jazz. Aujourd'hui ingénieur dans la gestion et l'analyse de données, il fréquente très assidûment les salles de concert de la région parisienne pour consolider et approfondir sa passion pour la musique classique. Pour ne pas manquer ses prochains articles, rendez-vous sur son compte Instagram ricerc_art.