Philharmonie de Paris

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The Philharmonie de Paris pulls out all the stops

The Philharmonie de Paris is back with a bang, with a line-up of great conductors. On the 6th and 7th of September 2020, Yannick Nézet-Séguin opens the ball with the Philadelphia Orchestra (and a fine programme with, in particular, the soprano Angel Blue, the revelation of Gounod’s Faust at Bastille). On the 8th and 9th, […]

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Thierry Escaich victim of Putin !

The Philharmonie de Paris, like all Western concert halls, has cancelled the visit of the pro-Putin Russian conductor Valery Gergiev. A prestigious replacement has been found for the performances on 16 and 17 May 2022 with Daniele Gatti who will conduct the Münchner Philharmoniker. A few programme changes have been made, including the cancellation of […]

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The new Cheffe de Paris:

The final of the second edition of the international La Maestra competition, which took place on Sunday 6 March 2022 at the Philharmonie de Paris, crowned Anna Sulkowska-Migon, a young Polish chef aged 26. Her compatriot Joanna Natalia Slusarczyk won second prize ahead of the Spanish Beatriz Fernandez Aucejo. Congratulations and best wishes for success […]

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Raphaël Pichon’s Holy Trinity:

On Saturday 19, Sunday 20 and Monday 21 February 2022, lovers of Bach’s music will be in Paris in the Grande Salle Pierre Boulez of the Philharmonie for one of three concerts. Raphaël Pichon and the Pygmalion ensemble performs three oratorios devoted to the great Christian festivals (Christmas, Easter, Ascension) completed by the St John […]

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Women conductors are back in force

Following the success of the first edition, La Maestra International Competition for Women Conductors is back from 3 to 6 March 2022 at the Philharmonie de Paris. The jury for this second edition will be chaired by Deborah Borda, General Director of the New York Philharmonic. At the end of the competition, 3 conductors will […]

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Roberto Alagna in love

14 February is indeed the celebration of lovers, which will be celebrated in music and in style at the Philharmonie de Paris. In the Grande Salle Pierre Boulez, Aleksandra Kurzak and Roberto Alagna, a couple on stage as well as in private life, will sing arias and duets from operas by Puccini, Ponchielli, Verdi, Charpentier, […]

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Women only at the Philharmonie de Paris

From 3 to 6 March 2022, the talents of tomorrow will meet the audience at the Philharmonie de Paris, where the second edition of the major international competition for female conductors, La Maestra, will be held. Fourteen candidates have been selected from 202 conductors of 48 nationalities from all five continents. The aim of this […]

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Habemus directoribus:

Just arriving at the  Philharmonie de Paris as Principal manager (since 1 November 2021), Olivier Mantei will not leave his previous position as director of the Opéra Comique  unoccupied for long. On 21 October, “on the proposal of Roselyne Bachelot-Narquin, Minister of Culture, the President of the Republic decided to appoint Louis Langrée as director […]

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Symphony and opera at the Philharmonie de Paris

The Orchestre de Paris does not give up and offers its live concerts on Philharmonie Live. Recorded without an audience, performances will then be available free of charge until 18 May 2021. A symphonic programme on Wednesday 18 November 2020 at 8.30 pm, the famous Australian conductor Simone Young (replacing Klaus Mäkelä who is unable […]