The late French composer Pierre Henry was among the pivotal forces behind the development of musique concrète, becoming the first formally educated musician to devote his energies to the electronic medium. His final work Dracula was originally…

The unique encounter of a masterwork and its consummate performer... The sheer size of this work (over an hour of music) and the boldness of its conception make it the historical pinnacle of all the literature for piano. It parallels J.S. Bach’s…

So, what is this “Arod”? A forgotten composer, a mythical city, a mysterious acrostic? In fact, the Arod Quartet chose as their tutelary figure a horse imagined by Tolkien in The Lord of the Rings. A symbol of strength and ardor. The Quartet was born…

The 2025 Rencontres Musicales d'Évian pay tribute to Maurice Ravel 150th birthday with an all-star lineup performing the complete set of Ravel's highly spirited, kaleidoscopically colourful chamber music! This volume brings violin virtuoso Renaud…

Some men. Some women. No characters and lots of engagement. This profoundly intimate creation, which is inspired by the eponymous essay by Nancy Huston, Reflets dans un œil d’homme (Reflections in the Eyes of a Man), invites the spectator to share…

Take a pianist and composer from today's jazz scene, a curious musician constantly on the lookout for new experiences. Put him in the presence of soloists from the Ensemble Intercontemporain for a stimulating improvisation session. Then leave them to…

- Richard Strauss (1864–1949): Ständchen, Op. 17 No. 2 Serenade (arr. Walter Gieseking); Till Eulenspiegel, Op. 28 (arr. Édouard Risler) - Leopold Godowsky (1870–1938): Studies after Chopin’s Studies: No. 47 Badinage; No. 28 Study in Octaves; No. 22…

To close its year-long tribute to Camille Saint-Saëns, Trio Zadig went to Cuba to play his programme from the Orpheus album.

In 1994, 54-year old José Van Dam undertook to play the role of Scarpia in Puccini's Tosca for the first time, a part that he had refused repeatedly in the past. In April 1995 in Liège, the singer met again with stage director Nicolas Joel for the…