Dudamel dirige le Requiem de Berlioz à Notre-Dame et rend hommage

By Martin Arnaud, 27 March 2014

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“Un écho infini à cet hommage majestueux.”

Reviewed at Notre Dame Cathedral, Paris on 22 January 2014

Berlioz, Requiem "Grande Messe des morts", Op.5

Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France

Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela

Gustavo Dudamel, Conductor

Chœur de Radio France

Celso Antunes, Choirmaster / chorus director

Maîtrise Notre-Dame de Paris

Lionel Sow, Choirmaster / chorus director

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Martin Arnaud

Martin Arnaud graduated from ESSEC Business School, he has worked with various festivals, orchestras and venues including Opéra de Paris, Radio France, Festival Chopin, Festival des Arcs, Institut français du Royaume-Uni, following his passion for classical music.

Gustavo Dudamel conducting Berlioz’s Requiem at Notre-Dame