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LondonBerlioz’s ‘The Damnation of Faust’Concert performance

BBC Proms
Berlioz: La Damnation de Faust
Jakob Lehmann; Les Siècles; Maîtrise de Radio France; John Osborn; Véronique Gens

ParisPierre et le loup

© Grégoire Pont
Ravel, Prokofiev
Les Siècles; Nicolas Simon; Grégoire Pont; Emmanuel Bénèche

ParisLes Siècles

© Olivia Kahler
Arancio, Bernstein, Dvořák
Les Siècles; Pierre Bleuse; Rachel Willis-Sørensen; Judith Pisar; Leah Pisar; Philharmonia Chorus

HamburgSol Gabetta

© Kaupo Kikkas
Debussy, Saint-Saëns
Les Siècles; Antonello Manacorda; Sol Gabetta

ParisLes Siècles

© Marco Borggreve
Tchaikovsky
Les Siècles; Maxim Emelyanychev; Patricia Kopatchinskaja

ParisOrphée

© Denis Rouvre
Gluck: Orphée et Euridice
Speranza Scappucci; Ted Huffman; Bertrand Couderc; Les Siècles
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Christof Loy’s understated Werther at the TCE

Benjamin Bernheim (Werther), Marina Viotti (Charlotte) © Vincent Pontet
Massenet’s take on Goethe’s blockbuster novella of unrequited love and suicide is handled with great subtlety by Christof Loy and Marc Leroy-Calatayud. Benjamin Bernheim and Marina Viotti lead a starry vocal cast.
****1
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Shimmering, disjointed: Poppe and Ligeti in Lucerne

Sarah Maria Sun © Manuela Jans | Lucerne Festival
Les Siècles make their Lucerne Festival debut with a slightly uneven Poppe-Ligeti programme, at the heart of which Isabelle Faust nevertheless shines
***11
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Mixed performances in Ligeti and Mozart from Les Siècles

François-Xavier Roth © BBC | Sisi Burn
Three concertos and a symphony made for an unusual but generous programme, but Les Siècles illustrate that versatility can come with mixed blessings. 

***11
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A stunning Barbican debut by Les Siècles

François-Xavier Roth conducts Les Siècles © Mark Allan | Barbican
Marking their 20th anniversary with a celebratory tour, Les Siècles perform French classics at the Barbican under their twinkle-toed founder, François-Xavier Roth. 
*****
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Paris 1913 brought to life by Les Siècles and François-Xavier Roth

François-Xavier Roth conducts Les Siècles © Ryan Buchanan

Two works premiered in Paris in 1913 – Lili Boulanger's Faust et Hélène and Stravinsky The Rite of Spring – excite the Edinburgh International Festival audience... but spark no riots. 

****1
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An exotic banquet to savour from Les Siècles

It was truly magnifique to welcome French period instrument orchestra Les Siècles and François-Xavier Roth to the BBC Proms for a highly perfumed programme of exotic sweetmeats.
*****
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ParisBerlioz: Symphonie fantastique and Lélio

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Berlioz
Les Siècles; Christopher Bell; François-Xavier Roth; Michael Spyres; Florian Sempey; Michel Fau

VersaillesSymphonie n°7 "Apothéose de la Danse"

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Beethoven: Symphony no. 7 in A major, Op.92
Les Siècles; François-Xavier Roth
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The past, the present and the future: Palau de la Música 21/22

The Palau de la Música in Barcelona unfolds a strong programme for 21/22 season featuring some of the best artists from around the world.

Meet the concertmaster: François-Marie Drieux

On the left of François-Xavier Roth, François-Marie Drieux watches over Les Siècles © Mark Allen
We meet François-Marie Drieux, right hand man of François-Xavier Roth in his orchestra Les Siècles.

Debussys wiederentdeckte Première suite d'orchestre

Dank François-Xavier Roth kann man das lange verschollene Werk in den wichtigsten Konzertsälen der Welt hören.