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Fabien Gabel showcases his French music bona fides, while Katia and Marielle Labèque offer a trademark Philip Glass concerto with the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal. 

In Miami, Isabel Leonard bewitches in Ravel’s Shéhérazade, while Stéphane Denève and the New World Symphony conjure up atmospherics galore in Roussel and Schmitt ballet scores. 

JoAnn Falletta and the Buffalo Philharmonic showcase the rich diversity of four compelling 20th century works composed just 15 years apart, including Elgar's Cello Concerto, played by Asier Polo. 

Outstanding performances of two Florent Schmitt scores anchor a winning concert by the Orchestre National de France at the Maison de la Radio. 

The French conductor leads a “Salome-centric” concert high on drama and color, joined by Nicolas Altstaedt in presenting a cello concerto new to American audiences.

JoAnn Falletta and the Buffalo Philharmonic take an exotic journey into the orientalist world of Florent Schmitt, while Konrad Skolarski thrills in Rachmaninov's Second Piano Concerto.

In Québec, Fabien Gabel, the OSQ Chorus and Orchestra present two rarely heard psalms while soprano Karina Gauvin brings absolute magic to the music of Ravel and Schmitt.

A concert featuring noteworthy choral works by Gabriel Fauré and his students Florent Schmitt and Lili Boulanger brings the fascinating musical milieu of turn-of-the-century Paris to life.

Coming full circle, Bill Barclay brings his adaptation of Shakespeare’s Antony and Cleopatra featuring Florent Schmitt’s opulent musical score to the Virginia Arts Festival, led by the conductor whose recording started it all.

JoAnn Falletta and the Buffalo Philharmonic present impressive French fare from Florent Schmitt and Germaine Tailleferre, along with a beloved violin concerto that’s a staple of the repertoire.

In Milwaukee, Fabien Gabel pairs a Classical concerto with brilliant orchestral showpieces by Bernstein, Ravel and Florent Schmitt.

Like Sibelius, Florent Schmitt was another composer of great longevity. This concert saw an opportunity to hear his Symphony No. 2 paired with Sibelius' Symphony No. 3, with two piano pieces by Ravel and Franck in the middle.

Juho Pohjonen tackles the Prokofiev First Piano Concerto with real aplomb, but big thrills also come from a "French trio" of compositions by Debussy, Ravel and Florent Schmitt.

Fabien Gabel and the Orchestre Symphonique de Quebec present inventive and colorful musical pictures by Schmitt, El-Khoury, Honegger, Zappa and Richard Strauss.

Twenty-first century Stockholm or fin de siècle Paris? Works by Ravel, Debussy and Schmitt take the audience back to the times of the French avant-garde.

Nezet-Seguin and his Philadelphians convey the brilliance and sophistication of France's undisputed "golden age" of classical music with works by six Parisian composers.

In the glut of Shakespeare400 celebrations, the BBCSO and Sakari Oramo plumped for one of the more obscure works, based on one of the less popular plays.

The Garth Newel Piano Quartet presented a "French Feast" of delectable chamber works by Ravel, Chausson and Florent Schmitt that was a gastronomical as well as musical triumph.

Polish premières of two important French choral works featured Jean-Luc Tingaud and the Krakow Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus in idiomatic performances.

From Liszt and Albeniz to Florent Schmitt and Paul Bowles, the Invencia Piano Duo delights with an eclectic and rewarding program of music familiar and rare.

The Cleveland Orchestra under guest conductor Lionel Bringuier perform two Ravel works, the Saint-Saëns First Cello Concerto with Gautier Capucon, and the brilliant La tragédie de Salomé by Florent Schmitt.

Florent Schmitt's Antoine et Cléopâtre given a rare performance by the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra. 

José Rafael Pascual-Vilaplana dirigió la Banda Simfònica Portuguesa y Banda Municipal de Barcelona en un concierto con el estreno absoluto de Memoria de la isla verde, de José María Sánchez-Verdú.

Tout au long d'un programme original en forme de florilège de courtes pièces, le pianiste allemand a montré l’étendue de sa technique remarquable sans que cela tourne à la démonstration inutile.

Au seuil de l'année du centenaire de la mort de Fauré, le pianiste canadien a livré un récital exceptionnel, aussi riche en sonorités que naturel dans la conduite du discours.

El trompetista Håkan Hardenberger interpretó el concierto de Tomasi bajo la dirección de Fabien Gabel.

Alain Altinoglu feierte als designierter Chef des hr-Sinfonieorchesters einen gelungenen Einstand mit französischer Fin-de-Siècle-Musik

Bizet, Ravel et La Tragédie de Salomé de Florent Schmitt à l’honneur au Festival Musique française

Étoiles d’un soir, les solistes de l’Orchestre de Paris dévoilaient ce jeudi leurs infinies couleurs, dans un programme bigarré dédié à la musique de ballet.  

Difficile de reprocher à cette entrée en matière une quelconque prévisibilité. Loin des passages obligés, du « grand » répertoire et des pages viennoises auxquelles s’attelle plus volontiers le Philharmonique en ce mouvementé début de saison, l’ONF se restreint avec ce concert d’ouverture à la musique française.

Todo en la noche del jueves fue celebración, ante la inauguración de la nueva temporada de la Real Filharmonía de Galicia, que este año celebra su 20 aniversario.