Performer: Les Dissonances

David Grimal captures the rhapsodic nature of Chausson and Ravel's scores, but how well does the conductor-less approach work in non-concertante scores? 

How vital is a conductor? At Paris' Salle des concerts – the Philharmonie's second hall – Les Dissonances provided answers. 

Après Le Havre et avant Dijon, Les Dissonances donnaient ce mardi leur premier concert parisien de la saison à la Philharmonie, avec une éblouissante Symphonie nº 4 de Beethoven. 

Richard Tognetti, David Grimal and Daniel Hope, three well-known violinists who also lead chamber orchestras, provide fascinating insights into the changing musical landscape today and the challenges of being both performers and leaders.