La Symphonie Rêvée - Orchestre Colonne

LA SYMPHONIE RÊVÉE - ORCHESTRE COLONNE Line-up: Conductor: Benjamin LEVY Pianists: Alice POWER, Victor DEMARQUETTE Mezzo-soprano: Lily Berthelemy Winner, Edouard Colonne Competition · Florestan GENOVESI: Cello Orchestre Colonne Pre-concert talk · Julie TERRANTI In partnership with the composition class of Olivier Calmel at the Conservatoire du 12e Programme: LA SYMPHONIE RÊVÉE op.1: MOZART · Symphony No. 41 (1st movement) / BIZET · Symphony No. 1 (2nd movement) / BRAHMS · Symphony No. 3 (3rd movement) / BEETHOVEN · Symphony No. 5 (4th movement) HOLMÈS: Air de Yamina POULENC: Double Concerto for Pianos (2nd movement) RETAILLEAU*: World premiere

The idea? To compose a symphony from the most beautiful movements of great symphonies, chosen for their intensity, their beauty and their power to move. Rather than a simple succession of pieces, this symphony works like a journey: emotions answer one another, contrasts surprise, and the best of the classical repertoire reveals itself in a new light.

This very first Symphonie Rêvée brings together the first movement of Mozart's Symphony No. 41, the second movement of Bizet's Symphony in C, the third movement of Brahms's Symphony No. 3, and the finale of Beethoven's Symphony No. 5, united in a coherent and vibrant orchestral fresco.

To open, Augusta Holmès's Air de Yamina, taken from La Montagne Noire, premiered on 10 February 1895 at the Opéra de Paris by Édouard Colonne. A composer showcased throughout the orchestra's season, Holmès displays remarkable grace and intensity. The second movement of Francis Poulenc's Double Concerto for Pianos, inspired in particular by Mozart's Concerto No. 27, completes the programme in a brilliant dialogue between soloists and orchestra.