The Venetians @ Vivoin Festival

After ten years of loyal service at the helm of the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, Mikko Franck is flying off to new musical horizons. Before bidding farewell, the conductor and the ensemble offer us a final concert, featuring pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet.

Radio France, with the support of Lambert Wilson, Anne Sila and Gabriel Yared, pays tribute to the great film composer Francis Lai with a journey through his work, from A Man and a Woman to Black Eyes.

Under the baton of Pascal Rophé, the Radio France Philharmonic Orchestra performs Luciano Berio's Sinfonia and Mahler's Fünf frühe Lieder, after introducing us to Bára Gísladóttir's sea sons seasons.

Conductor Riccardo Minasi, flutist Emmanuel Pahud and the Radio France Philharmonic Orchestra join forces for a concert dedicated to Mozart, Schubert and Mendelssohn.

Rufus Wainwright has composed a requiem in memory of those lost to the Covid-19 pandemic. This ode to life uses the full power of the Radio France Philharmonic Orchestra and features actress Meryl Streep.

2025 marks 150 years since the birth of Maurice Ravel. To honour the musical legacy of this immensely influential composer, Cristian Măcelaru and the Orchestre National de France join forces with Beatrice Rana.

The Orchestre National de France takes to the stage at the Théâtre des Champs-Elysées for a special concert conducted by Andris Poga and dedicated to Mozart and Bruckner. The evening will feature the virtuosity of pianist David Fray in a Mozart concerto, followed by the symphonic grandeur of Bruckner.

Mikko Franck, the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France and violinist María Dueñas join forces for a concert dedicated to Anton Webern and Felix Mendelssohn. An encounter with Mendelssohn's magnificent Violin Concerto at its centre.

Barbara Hannigan conducts the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France performing works by György Ligeti and Igor Stravinski.

Mikko Franck invites counter-alto Marie-Nicole Lemieux, the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France and the Maîtrise de Radio France to perform works by Dutilleux, Mahler and Strauss.

With more than 120 performances a year, Yuja Wang lives a nomadic lifestyle. Travelling the world, two extra small trolley suitcases carry the essentials for a two week trip: dresses, shoes, iPad, iPod, and Smartphone. The 27-year-old Yuja leads a new generation of pianists who can comfortably play anything thanks to phenomenal technique and healthy self-confidence. Even so, she stands squarely in the tradition of great piano virtuosi, offering much more than just technical wizardry alone...

Julia Fischer sublimates Brahms's Violin Concerto alongside the Orchestre National de France, conducted by Cristian Măcelaru. An eclectic programme that also highlights works by Elsa Barraine and Claude Debussy.