When the Palazzetto Bru Zane group turned its attention to the little-known works of Camille Saint-Saëns in 2015, they were quickly intrigued by the presentation of a series of melodies with orchestra, in the tradition of Berlioz's famous Nuits d'été. How could such a body of work have remained unpublished for so long? Research soon revealed a musical continent that still seems infinite, written by Fauré, Chausson, Massenet, Franck, Gounod as well as Dubois, Hahn and Guilmant. To accompany the return to the repertoire of these intimate pieces, five soloists and the Orchestre de chambre de Paris conducted by Hervé Niquet will perform a selection of "symphonic" melodies with a myriad of nuances.

Adrien Perruchon conducts his Orchestre Lamoureux in a mainly French program, including Henriette Renié’s Concerto en do mineur.

An introduction to the harp, around Renié Concerto en do mineur with Orchestre Lamoureux led by Adrien Perruchon

Alejandro Posada conducts a new Colombian work, Ginastera’s Harp Concerto Op.25 and Tchaikovsky’s 2nd Symphony “Little Russia”

Roberto Gonzalez-Monjas conducts a full French program, including Debussy’s Danses sacrée et profane and Germaine Tailleferre’s Concertino.

Roberto Gonzalez-Monjas conducts a full French program, including Debussy’s Danses sacrée et profane and Germaine Tailleferre’s Concertino.

Roberto Gonzalez-Monjas conducts a mainly Russian festive program, including Glière’s best known work: Harp concerto Op.74!

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Lightheartedness meets Conflict

Klaus Mäkelä conducts three works written in the Soviet Union by composers with very different relationships to the regime: Peteris Vasks from Latvia, Reinhold Gliere from Ukraine, and Dmitri Shostakovich from Russia.

Reinhold Gliere (1875–1956) was born in Kiev and was said to have Belgian, Polish and German roots. In contrast to many of his Russian contemporaries, Gliere turned his back on the West. After 1917, he never left the Soviet Union, but was a frequent traveller to regions such as Siberia and Uzbekistan. His music has a timeless, conservative character, and was very popular in his native country. French harpist Emmanuel Ceysson is the soloist in Gliere’s bubbling, light-hearted harp concert from 1938.

Rodrigo’s Concierto Serenata follows Mendelssohn’s Overture to a Midsummers Night’s Dream. Beethoven 8th in the 2nd half

3 Concertos in one evening: Emmanuel is joined by Denis Bouriakov, the principal flutist of the Los Angeles Philharmonic. This night, conducted by Kevin Rhodes, will prove to be exciting and varied, including music from old Vienna to the 20th Century. Enjoy Mozart’s incredibly beautiful Flute and Harp Concerto and Beethoven’s bouncy and unexpected “Music for a Ballet on Horseback” paired with the French impressionist Debussy. We’ll finish with the rhythmic and percussion-filled Harp Concerto of Argentinian composer Ginastera and Leonard Bernstein’s moving and profound, “Halil” for solo flute and orchestra.