It is again at the Halle aux grains, the headquarters of an orchestra of the Capitole de Toulouse, in top form now for several years, that we will have the opportunity to discover 117:2c, Benjamin Attahir’s latest work dedicated to the ensemble and its conductor Tugan Sokhiev. A first-rate opportunity to look back with the young French composer, now present in the best concert halls in the world, on his "historic" companionship with the Toulouse orchestra.

Centenary of the disappearance of the French composer

A universal knowledge, an unfailing inspirational creativity, courage in the face of personal hardships: we could list endlessly the list of unique qualities belonging to Camille Saint-Saëns and his art that make of the French composer, undoubtedly the most famous in the world, a figure that strongly challenges us to this day. The year will offer, one century after the disappearance of this icon from the Durand catalogue, a unique opportunity to rediscover a corpus that is not only limited to repertoire works, the famous Carnival des Animaux, the Violin Concerto, Samson et Dalila or the Organ Symphony.
One could not imagine better ambassadors than the Canadian musicologist Sabina Ratner, author of the composer's Thematic Catalogue of his Complete Works, and many of the greatest musicians of the contemporary scene, from François-Xavier Roth to Kent Nagano, not to mention Olivier Latry, Marc-André Hamelin and Steven Isserlis. Find them now in the exclusive publication that these authors and artists wished to develop exclusively for the Editions Durand-Salabert-Eschig, the first Act of a topicality surrounding Saint-Saëns... To be continued ! 

Proof, if ever such a thing were possible, of Oscar Bianchi's creative imagination and his particular talent for bringing together distant sound worlds, will be given next February with the premiere at the Sochi international winter festival (WIAFS) of a concerto for electric guitar and orchestra, Etoile, by the Belgian guitarist Nico Couck and the Novaya Rossiya orchestra conducted by Yuri Bashmet. Come discover the work on 23rd February.

It is in Japan that we will find a major French composer, Alexandre Desplat and his chamber opera En Silence, co-signed with the director Solrey. The Lucilin Ensemble will present, with its usual integrity, the work on January 18 in Kyoto and January 25 in Kanagawa, alongside an original cast.

Meet the creators of this landmark publication, Edmond Lemaître and Denis Herlin, before soon being able to discover on the stage a Pelléas et Mélisande more authentic than ever!

It is within the ever-fertile framework of the musical season of the Méjan in Arles next 7 April that the Vocello cycle, combining the cello of Henri Demarquette with the voices of Sequenza 9.3, skillfully conducted by Catherine Simonpietri, will be enriched with a new work, a Magnificat signed Jean-Frédéric Neuburger. Faithful to the cellist and his instrument, the young composer, also a prodigious pianist, will not fail to surprise the Arles public with the radical vigour of his writing and the flamboyance of his creativity.

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We have shared a great deal with music in recent weeks, a great comfort to us all. We now invite you to discover a text - published exclusively by the eminent Canadian magazine Circuit on its website.

In this fast-paced transcription of a talk given during the North American premiere of Waves (duet for organ and orchestra), Pascal Dusapin delivers with his customary generosity, to an undoubtedly eager audience, nothing less than an "aesthetic" in his usual style, embodied and powerful. Something to read over and over!

Agility, a capacity to adapt, resilience: the symphonic orchestras that stand alongside the Durand Salabert Eschig editions have always demonstrated these qualities to present the vast palette of the orchestral repertoire to an ever-growing audience. The string orchestra, with deep and warm tones and endless expressive possibilities, has a promising future on the stage. Dive right now into the most seductive works of our contemporaries, descendants inspired by the masterful works of Mozart, Brahms and Tchaikovsky for string orchestra!

Over a century ago, a completely new repertoire appeared, that of the work for instrumental ensemble.

Situated halfway between chamber music and the large orchestra, capable of bending, like the former, to the most precise detail and, like the latter, possessing a uniformity of colour, the young ensemble, born in a time of austerity (already!) amidst great conflict, had to grow far beyond its initial promises.

Dedicated ensembles, such as the famous Intercontemporain Ensemble and its numerous international equivalents, have now excelled in the defense of this repertoire both on stage and on recordings, of which we offer you a carefully chosen selection.