In this new interview, Bernard Fournier presents Charles Koechlin to us, the progressive composer who made a mark on his time, as much by his music as by the ideas which he stands for.

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The production of Ciboulette at the Opéra Comique which saw resounding success in February 2013, will rerun on the stage of Salle Favart in April 2015. A DVD of this production came out in September 2014, co-produced by FRA Musica / Opéra Comique, and has just won the Grand Prix de l'Académie Charles Cros.

Georges Aperghis follows the cycle of Études for orchestra, started in 2013, with two new pieces. In this way, the composer dives back into orchestral writing from which he had strayed over the years. Each of these short pieces allows him to deal with specific material, which he attempts to exploit in the most successful way possible.

Following a commission by the Orchestre national de Belgique to write a piece on the theme of the First World War, Benoît Mernier, with whom we started a collaboration in 2013 for his opera La Dispute, has completed his first concerto for violin.

In this first interview of our series dedicated to the 'French Touch' in orchestral music, the conductor Jean-Claude Casadesus gives us the honour of speaking about his relationship with French music, which he defines in a few words as “refinement, elegance, contained emotion […], modesty”.

Off TV team was introduced into the workshop of Pascal Dusapin, who for this occasion, agreed to speak to us about the projects which will keep him busy in 2015.

Pascal Dusapin introduces his orchestra piece Reverso (solo no.6).

"From our Repertoire" is a blog category featuring knowledgeable commentary on works from our diverse catalogues. We will introduce you on a regular basis to not only the best-known compositions but also to niche works that we think deserve a little more attention. This time:  Messiaen’s Poèmes pour Mi.

Conductor and composer Laurent Petitgirard will conduct the premiere his new orchestral piece, Solitaire, with the Orchestra Colonne in his last concert at Salle Pleyel on 14th December.