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Sakari Oramo takes the reins for his first Last Night of the Proms, alongside dazzling violinist Janine Jansen and the BBC Symphony Orchestra.

As the audience assembled in Roy Thomson Hall on Wednesday, nothing seemed out of the ordinary. Members of the orchestra were taking their seats on the stage, getting ready to tune their instruments. However, anyone paying close attention to the setting would have seen a fixture hanging high above the stage.

Au Concert de Paris, les stars de la musique classique se sont succédées devant les caméras de télévision, sous la Tour Eiffel. Pour de beaux moments, malgré la lourdeur des paillettes du 14 juillet.

Les musiciens du Wiener Cello Ensemble 5 + 1 ont pris au mot le thème annuel du Gstaad Menuhin Festival : “Pomp in music”. Au programme, des arrangements plein de faste, dont l’oeil profite autant que l’oreille.