Berlioz : La damnation de Faust

Conducted by the brilliant Lithuanian conductor Mirga Grazinyte-Tyla, the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France brings back to life one of the lesser-known works by the great symphonist Anton Bruckner.

Haydn's oratario "The Creation", by La Fura dels Baus company. Recorded at the Seine Musicale.

To celebrate the New Year, the Orchestre National de France, conductor Yutaka Sado, and guitarist Thibaut Garcia take us to Spain through the works of Rimsky-Korsakov, Bizet, Joaquín Rodrigo, and María Rodrigo.

Condemned to wander between earth and heaven, a peri, daughter of a fallen angel and a mortal, embarks on a long journey to the East to earn her entry into paradise... Insula orchestra, conducted by Laurence Equilbey, and Accentus, led by choir director Albert Horne, bring Robert Schumann's romantic oratorio to life.

Conducted by Stéphane Denève with the talent of pianist Lise de la Salle, the Orchestre National de France celebrates the New Year through Bernstein, Gershwin, Bizet and Offenbach.

Founded in 2012 by Laurence Equilbey, the Insula Orchestra performs on period instruments and experiments with new concert formats. In summer 2018, the French conductor and her ensemble will present a little-known work by Mozart at the Parisian cultural center La Seine Musicale: the incidental music to "Thamos, King in Egypt". In 1773, the author Tobias Philipp Freiherr von Gebler asked his fellow Freemason Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart to compose incidental music for his heroic drama "Thamos, King of Egypt". The boy wonder composed two choruses and five interludes for the play, which took up the Egyptian theme popular in the 18th century.

Leonard Bernstein and George Gershwin, arguably the two leading composers of 20th-century America, set the tone for this festive concert with the Orchestre national de France and young virtuoso pianist Lise de la Salle, conducted by Stéphane Denève. Chapters: - Leonard Bernstein - Candide (ouverture) - George Gershwin - Rhapsody in Blue - George Gershwin - Un Américain à Paris

The Philharmonie de Paris celebrates its tenth anniversary and invites Klaus Mäkelä and Gustavo Dudamel to perform a concert of changing colours, from modernism to impressionism, with works by Boulez, Beethoven, Poulenc, Moussorgski and Ravel.

Under the baton of Lithuanian conductor Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla, the Radio France Philharmonic Orchestra performs works by Lili Boulanger, Romualdas Gražinis and Anton Bruckner.

A summit meeting at the Philharmonie de Paris: the Orchestre de Paris joins forces with conductor Klaus Mäkelä and soloists Sol Gabetta and Willard White for a concert dedicated to Dmitri Shostakovich and William Walton.

Every year, Radio France celebrates contemporary music with Présences Festival. The Radio France Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Kent Nagano takes over the Philharmonie de Paris to perform works by Thomas Lacôte, Unsuk Chin and Yann Robin. Chapters: -- Jean-Sébastien Bach / Thomas Lacôte - Ricercare a 6, extrait de l'Offrande musicale -- Yann Robin - Requiem Æternam - Monumenta II

Canadian soprano and conductor Barbara Hannigan conducts and sings with the French Radio Orchestra in a sensual programme celebrating the city of lights: gay Paris. Mezzo-soprano Julia Dawson, tenor Ziad Nehme and bass-baritone Douglas Williams also perform. Programme: Igor Stravinsky – Pulcinella Kurt Weill – Youkali Jacques Offenbach - La Gaîté parisienne

Lyrical virtuosity, unbridled fantasy and light comedy: an evening of Jacques Offenbach and carefree celebrations with soprano Patricia Petibon and tenor Cyrille Dubois.