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L'oratorio d'Arthur Honegger bénéficie de la direction intelligente d'Alain Altinoglu et d'un formidable casting de chanteurs et de comédiens, évitant le piège de la surenchère orchestrale et sonore.

Castellucci s'approprie le mystère musical de Honegger et Claudel dans un spectacle stupéfiant, servi par la fabuleuse comédienne Audrey Bonnet. 

L’Opéra de Lyon montre avec une nouvelle et révolutionnaire mise en scène de Romeo Castellucci le dépouillement radical d’une figure-symbole souvent soumise aux récupérations idéologiques ; la direction congéniale de Kazushi Ono sublime l’œuvre d’Arthur Honegger et de Paul Claudel, en en préservant la spiritualité mystérieuse

Pour l’Orchestre Français des Jeunes, dont les effectifs sont renouvelés chaque année, ce concert à la Cité de la Musique était le dernier de la saison, après un mois de travail estival et deux tournées en France et en Europe. Le temps de la scène fut donc également, pour les jeunes musiciens, celui des adieux ; mais ils furent de ceux qui réjouissent, la ferveur du moment se conjugant au plaisir du jeu.

Pour cette œuvre si particulière, la salle de la Halle aux Grains était poussée dans ses retranchements physiques, ouvrant l’arrière-scène, son balcon, et la fosse à orchestre afin d’accueillir presque deux cents musiciens.

The Czech Philharmonic's impassioned performance of Honegger's dramatic oratorio marks an historic milestone in Prague. 

Maria João Pires gives a soporific, lacklustre performance of Beethoven’s Third Piano Concerto, while the Festival Strings Lucerne transform Honegger’s Pastorale d'été into a riveting ambient moodscape and bring pristine clarity to the Pastoral Symphony. 

El barítono Andrè Schuen ofreció una idiomática interpretación de los Kindertotenlieder de Mahler con la Sinfónica de Galicia, obra que se complementó con una emotiva versión de la Sinfonía litúrgica de Honegger y un expresivo Concierto de Tarrodi.

For the new season's curtain-raising programme, Seattle Symphony finds reassurance in milestones from its history led by Conductor Emeritus Ludovic Morlot.

A live Swiss concert performance of Abel Gance's La Roue spotlights a forgotten gem of modernist cinema – and an Arthur Honegger score. 

Maxime Pascal leitet einen inspirierenden Abend über die französische Nationalheilige.

A fascinating programme of opera and dance to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the Baltic Opera House. 

In Boston, an inventive program of Ravel, Honegger and Milhaud explores the Parisian musical melting pot of the 1920s and 30s.

Featuring the clear-voiced and assured soprano Mary Bevan, Bliss’ Rout seemed less dated than others in this performance.

Conductor Emeritus Ludovic Morlot chose a thought provoking and unusual program for his first return to the Benaroya stage since 2019.

How do you envisage spending your 93rd birthday? Herbert Blomstedt joined the Bamberg Symphony for a programme of Honegger and Brahms. 

Eleven conductors get to strut their stuff in an eclectic programme in Pärnu. 

Krieg, Kälte, Tod: Beim Konzert des Ensemble Resonanz mit Asmik Grigorian stockt einem der Atem.

After blazing new trails abroad, the Czech Philhamonic keeps its hometown fans happy with a rousing return to form.

Riccardo Muti offers a non-interventionist approach in a concert showcasing a great orchestra on golden form.

Stéphane Denève and the RCO gave a powerful, meticulously prepared performance of Honegger’s dramatic oratorio about Joan of Arc.

Ein technisch perfektes Tonhalle-Orchester unter Lionel Bringuier fesselt mit Honegger und einem umwerfenden Klavierkonzert Brittens.

Ein vielschichtiger Konzertabend mit dem Koninklijk Concertgebouworkest, der aktuelle Werke aus der Zeit um den zweiten Weltkrieg wirkungsvoll kombiniert.

Boston's Odyssey Opera performs a rarity: Arthur Honegger's Jeanne d’Arc au bûcher, a dramatic oratorio inspired by medieval mystery plays. 

Das Rundfunkorchester, der BR-Chor und Howard Arman eröffneten „Paradisi Gloria“ in der Herz-Jesu-Kirche München mit umjubeltem Konzertprogramm von Caplet, Milhaud und Honegger.

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

A religious-themed program made for a particularly moving Easter weekend concert from Dutoit and the CSO, highlighted by the serenity of Fauré’s Requiem.

Annedore Neufeld ist eine hervorragende Chordirigentin und leitete einen Abend mit schöner Ensembleleistung, der auf Weihnachten einstimmt.

Vladimir Jurowski led the London Philharmonic Orchestra on a musical trip around Europe, North Africa and the Middle East.

Academy Award-winning actor Marion Cotillard's portrayal of Honegger's Joan of Arc was curious, exultant, yet unflinching. 

Lapland Chamber Orchestra debuts at the Proms with a brilliant performance ranging from unusual classical pieces such as Sibelius’s intimate and tender Rakastava to disturbing contemporary pieces by Birtwistle and Davies. 

Regeneration is currently at the heart of everything that goes on inside the beautifully preserved Charlton House. Built between 1607 and 1612 by Sir Adam Newton, the building and its grounds remain a fine example of Jacobean domestic architecture.

When I collected my ticket for this evening’s Late Mix concert in Hall Two of The Sage Gateshead, I was somewhat surprised to see it marked as unreserved seating. A computer glitch, I thought, until I walked into the hall and found that the usual rows of seats in this small, in-the-round auditorium had been replaced with café-style tables and chairs.

The short life and terrifying death of Joan of Arc are the subject of Arthur Honegger’s Jeanne d’Arc au bûcher ("Joan of Arc at the Stake"), a curious masterpiece of an oratorio dating from 1938. The nearly-forgotten work received a well-deserved resurrection by Marin Alsop and the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra at Carnegie Hall on Saturday night.

Oliver Knussen has taken the BBC Symphony Orchestra on some interesting journeys during his relationship with them, as both composer and conductor. Of all these journeys, Prom 19 surely ranks among the most fascinating. Under Knussen’s masterful conducting, the orchestra and Claire Booth gave us a scintillating if sometimes overwhelming exhibition of six intense early Twentieth Century works.

Leif Ove Andsnes founded the Risør Festival only nine years ago, but it's already an important part of the European calendar. Risør is unique because it's a musicians' festival. Everyone gets together in this small Norwegian town, no matter how famous they are. This atmosphere's great for chamber music, so the Wigmore Hall is an ideal second home for Risør in London.