Eine Jagd durch die Pariser Nacht

By Stephan Eckel, 12 February 2018

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Reviewed at Salle Cortot, Paris on 10 February 2018

Dutilleux, Ainsi la nuit

Schoenberg, Verklärte Nacht (Transfigured Night), Op.4

Orchestre de chambre de Paris

Florian Maviel, Violin

Nicolas Alvarez, Violin

Serge Soufflard, Viola

Aurélie Deschamps, Viola

Benoît Grenet, Cello

Livia Stanese, Cello

Chamayou and Bringuier bring Provençal sunshine to La Roque

David Karlin, 20th July

The 43rd edition of the International Piano Festival opens with a Beethoven programme of elegance and grace from Bertrand Chamayou and the Orchestre de chambre de Paris.

****1

A moving tribute to Lars Vogt by the Orchestre de chambre de Paris

Alain Lompech, 4th October

Embraced by Daniel Harding, Ian Bostridge, Christian Tetzlaff, Alban Gerhardt and Paul Lewis, the Parisian ensemble gives an exceptional concert, faithful to Lars Vogt’s way of making music.

*****

Passion and joy from Lars Vogt and Orchestre de chambre de Paris

Chris Garlick, 26th April

An all-Schumann programme at the Philharmonie de Paris, pairing the Second Symphony with his popular Piano Concerto.

****1

La Reine de Chypre claims three tenor victims

Mark Pullinger, 7th June

Richard Wagner, reviewing La Reine de Chypre for the Dresden Abend-Zeitung, praised Halévy's opera as “decidedly the best that has appeared on the Opéra's boards since Meyerbeer's Les Huguenots”. It's impossible not to agree.

***11

Le Parc at Palais Garnier

Alexandra Desvignes, 7th December

The Ballet de l’Opera de Paris performs lust and love in Angelin Preljocaj's Le Parc at the Palais Garnier, Paris.

*****

Heroes and heroines with the Orchestre de Chambre de Paris at the Théâtre des Champs-Elysées

Constance Clara Guibert, 24th September

Concerts with the Orchestre de Chambre de Paris are interesting experiences: attending either a symphony or a chamber concert, you might discover a new way to appreciate what you hear.

***11

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Stephan Eckel

While studying Art History, French and German Literature in Frankfurt/Main and Montpellier, Stephan developed his first interests in theater, opera and dance. This led him to various productions for festivals and opera houses, including the Rheingau Musikfestival 2011, Montpellier Danse 2013, and the Frankfurt Opera. Stephan has a particular passion for 20th century and contemporary opera and dance. After a work experience in Paris for two years, he is now working on his PhD thesis at the University of Cologne.

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