Classical Concert Guide: concerts worldwide

The Met Orchestra / Yannick Nézet-Séguin (1)

Tue, 01 Sep 2026 18:00:00 GMT

Philharmonie de Paris (Grande salle Pierre Boulez - Philharmonie)

Opening the season with a flourish, the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra of New York makes a two-night appearance under the baton of its Music Director, Yannick Nézet-Séguin. The first evening is devoted to the radiant world of Richard Strauss.

The Met Orchestra / Yannick Nézet-Séguin (2)

Wed, 02 Sep 2026 18:00:00 GMT

Tickets: €13 – €133

Philharmonie de Paris (Grande salle Pierre Boulez - Philharmonie)

One of the beautiful song cycles, sung by the incomparable Joyce DiDonato, is paired with Mahler’s most Mozartian symphony in this luminous programme by the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra of New York, under the baton of Yannick Nézet-Séguin.

Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra / Santtu-Matias Rouvali

Thu, 03 Sep 2026 18:00:00 GMT

Tickets: €13 – €103

Philharmonie de Paris (Grande salle Pierre Boulez - Philharmonie)

The Concertgebouw Orchestra takes the stage, led by Santtu-Matias Rouvali, a conductor still little known to the French public but hailed as the rising star of Finland’s distinguished conducting tradition.

Orchestre de Paris / Klaus Mäkelä

Wed, 09 Sep 2026 18:00:00 GMT

Tickets: €13 – €78

Philharmonie de Paris (Grande salle Pierre Boulez - Philharmonie)

Returning to Mahler, one of his most beloved composers and enduring inspirations, Klaus Mäkelä opens the 26/27 season with the monumental Third Symphony.

Orchestre de Paris / Klaus Mäkelä

Thu, 10 Sep 2026 18:00:00 GMT

Tickets: €13 – €78

Philharmonie de Paris (Grande salle Pierre Boulez - Philharmonie)

Returning to Mahler, one of his most beloved composers and enduring inspirations, Klaus Mäkelä opens the 26/27 season with the monumental Third Symphony.

Beethoven avant / après (1)

Sat, 12 Sep 2026 18:00:00 GMT

Tickets: €26 – €34

Philharmonie de Paris (Salle des concerts - Cité de la musique)

The Orchestre de chambre de Paris and its Musical Director Thomas Hengelbrock place two symphonic geniuses in counterpoint, in a vibrant exchange in which classical poise meets the first stirrings of romantic boldness.

Beethoven avant / après (2)

Sun, 13 Sep 2026 14:00:00 GMT

Tickets: €26 – €34

Philharmonie de Paris (Salle des concerts - Cité de la musique)

Beethoven’s Symphony No. 7 moves from poignant melancholy to cosmic dance, and Gounod’s Symphony No. 2 responds with keen energy and meticulous writing, its author deeply inspired by his illustrious forebear.

Orchestre de Paris / Robin Ticciati

Wed, 16 Sep 2026 18:00:00 GMT

Tickets: €13 – €68

Philharmonie de Paris (Grande salle Pierre Boulez - Philharmonie)

The powerful, shimmering waters of the Danube and the Vltava—two major rivers of Central Europe—flow through this concert, a mix of Viennese hedonism and depth with Strauss and Beethoven, and epic serenity with Dvořák.

Orchestre de Paris / Robin Ticciati

Thu, 17 Sep 2026 18:00:00 GMT

Tickets: €13 – €68

Philharmonie de Paris (Grande salle Pierre Boulez - Philharmonie)

West-Eastern Divan Orchestra / Daniel Barenboim

Mon, 21 Sep 2026 18:00:00 GMT

Tickets: €13 – €133

Philharmonie de Paris (Grande salle Pierre Boulez - Philharmonie)

Every appearance by Daniel Barenboim is an occasion and an offering. With the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra, which he founded to unite Israeli and Arab musicians around a shared ideal, he offers a programme reflecting the heart of what matters most.

Orchestre de Paris / Christoph Eschenbach

Wed, 23 Sep 2026 18:00:00 GMT

Tickets: €13 – €68

Philharmonie de Paris (Grande salle Pierre Boulez - Philharmonie)

Brahms, a brilliant young pianist nurtured under the guidance of the Schumanns, became the emblem of restrained lyricism, his style so masterful that it was sometimes dismissed as conservative, yet never failing to elevate music to its highest peaks.

Orchestre de Paris / Christoph Eschenbach

Thu, 24 Sep 2026 18:00:00 GMT

Tickets: €13 – €68

Philharmonie de Paris (Grande salle Pierre Boulez - Philharmonie)

Richard Wagner / Tristan et Isolde (Acte II)

Fri, 25 Sep 2026 18:00:00 GMT

Tickets: €12 – €79

Philharmonie de Paris (Grande salle Pierre Boulez - Philharmonie)

Jaap van Zweden, the new Music Director of the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, returns to his repertoire of predilection—the music of Wagner.

Orchestre de Paris / Riccardo Chailly

Wed, 30 Sep 2026 18:00:00 GMT

Tickets: €13 – €78

Philharmonie de Paris (Grande salle Pierre Boulez - Philharmonie)

The ill-fated lovers of Verona take centre stage in this Orchestre de Paris concert, conducted by Riccardo Chailly, featuring works by Prokofiev, Tchaikovsky, and Bernstein all inspired by the story of Romeo and Juliet.

Orchestre de Paris / Riccardo Chailly

Thu, 01 Oct 2026 18:00:00 GMT

Tickets: €13 – €78

Philharmonie de Paris (Grande salle Pierre Boulez - Philharmonie)

The Cleveland Orchestra / Franz Welser-Möst

Tue, 06 Oct 2026 18:00:00 GMT

Tickets: €13 – €88

Philharmonie de Paris (Grande salle Pierre Boulez - Philharmonie)

The Cleveland Orchestra, which Franz Welser-Möst has called ‘the most European of American orchestras’, presents a programme of Shostakovich and Strauss, featuring the radiant soprano Golda Schultz.

Orchestre de Paris / Esa-Pekka Salonen

Wed, 07 Oct 2026 18:00:00 GMT

Tickets: €13 – €78

Philharmonie de Paris (Grande salle Pierre Boulez - Philharmonie)

The sunlit Italian charm of Mozart’s sparkling Fourth Concerto meets Mahler’s shattering Chant de la Terre, whose final word, ewig (eternally), rings out as a heartwrenching farewell to life and to music.

Orchestre de Paris / Esa-Pekka Salonen

Thu, 08 Oct 2026 18:00:00 GMT

Tickets: €13 – €78

Philharmonie de Paris (Grande salle Pierre Boulez - Philharmonie)

New York Philharmonic / Gustavo Dudamel (1)

Fri, 09 Oct 2026 18:00:00 GMT

Tickets: €13 – €118

Philharmonie de Paris (Grande salle Pierre Boulez - Philharmonie)

Gustavo Dudamel returns to Paris, this time not with the Simón Bolívar Orchestra or the Los Angeles Philharmonic, but with the New York Philharmonic, as its newly appointed Artistic and Music Director. They present Mahler’s Fifth, a world unto itself.

New York Philharmonic / Gustavo Dudamel (2)

Sat, 10 Oct 2026 18:00:00 GMT

Tickets: €13 – €118

Philharmonie de Paris (Grande salle Pierre Boulez - Philharmonie)

For its second concert, the New York Philharmonic channels the contagious energy and vivid vision of its new Artistic and Music Director, Gustavo Dudamel, in a programme centred around Prokofiev’s Fifth Symphony.

Giuseppe Verdi / Requiem

Sun, 11 Oct 2026 14:00:00 GMT

Tickets: €13 – €93

Philharmonie de Paris (Grande salle Pierre Boulez - Philharmonie)

Verdi’s monumental Requiem transcends the funeral service to create a soaring sonic cathedral. From the thunder of the Dies irae to the whispers of the Libera me, it is a powerful exploration of human passions, between fear and hope.

Un Américain à Paris

Tue, 13 Oct 2026 18:00:00 GMT

Tickets: €13 – €38

Philharmonie de Paris (Grande salle Pierre Boulez - Philharmonie)

An America-themed programme from the Orchestre national d’Île-de-France, juxtaposing Gershwin’s An American in Paris and Bernstein’s Symphonic Dances from West Side Story with Philip Glass’s Violin Concerto No. 1.

Orchestre de Paris / Esa-Pekka Salonen

Wed, 14 Oct 2026 18:00:00 GMT

Tickets: €13 – €88

Philharmonie de Paris (Grande salle Pierre Boulez - Philharmonie)

It certainly takes an artist of Bertrand Chamayou’s exceptional talents to perform both sublime Ravel Concertos consecutively, following Gabriella Smith’s ‘oceanic’ soundworld and one of Bartók’s most expressive scores.

Orchestre de Paris / Esa-Pekka Salonen

Thu, 15 Oct 2026 18:00:00 GMT

Tickets: €13 – €88

Philharmonie de Paris (Grande salle Pierre Boulez - Philharmonie)

Hector Berlioz / Roméo et Juliette

Wed, 21 Oct 2026 18:00:00 GMT

Tickets: €13 – €78

Philharmonie de Paris (Grande salle Pierre Boulez - Philharmonie)

Romeo and Juliet, once more: following its late‑September programme of Tchaikovsky, Prokofiev, and Bernstein, the Orchestre de Paris now turns to Berlioz’s dramatic symphony inspired by the legendary lovers.

Hector Berlioz / Roméo et Juliette

Thu, 22 Oct 2026 18:00:00 GMT

Tickets: €13 – €78

Philharmonie de Paris (Grande salle Pierre Boulez - Philharmonie)

Johannes Brahms / Un requiem allemand

Fri, 23 Oct 2026 18:00:00 GMT

Tickets: €13 – €78

Philharmonie de Paris (Grande salle Pierre Boulez - Philharmonie)

The great master of early music, Jordi Savall, continues to expand his repertoire: after Beethoven, Schumann, and Mendelssohn, he now turns to Brahms with A German Requiem.

Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden / Daniele Gatti

Mon, 02 Nov 2026 18:00:00 GMT

Tickets: €13 – €88

Philharmonie de Paris (Grande salle Pierre Boulez - Philharmonie)

The great Mahler specialist Daniele Gatti—often heard in this repertoire with the Orchestre national de France—leads the Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden, of which he has been Principal Conductor since the 2024–2025 season, in Mahler’s Tenth.

Chamber Orchestra of Europe / Sir Antonio Pappano

Fri, 06 Nov 2026 18:00:00 GMT

Tickets: €13 – €93

Philharmonie de Paris (Grande salle Pierre Boulez - Philharmonie)

Sharing the key of D minor, two masterworks meet: Brahms’s tempestuous Piano Concerto No. 1, performed by Alexandre Kantorow, and Dvořák’s darkly powerful Seventh Symphony.

Odyssée

Sat, 07 Nov 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Tickets: €13 – €48

Philharmonie de Paris (Grande salle Pierre Boulez - Philharmonie)

Thomas Enhco appears as soloist in the Piano Concerto by the celebrated jazz musician who passed away in 2018, followed by Mahler’s ‘Titan’ Symphony—the masterstroke that laid the cornerstone of his musical language.

Czech Philharmonic / Semyon Bychkov

Sat, 07 Nov 2026 18:00:00 GMT

Tickets: €13 – €73

Philharmonie de Paris (Grande salle Pierre Boulez - Philharmonie)

The Czech Philharmonic, under its Music Director and Chief Conductor Semyon Bychkov, explores its repertoire of predilection—from Smetana to Rachmaninoff’s Symphonic Dances and the Third Concerto featuring soloist Behzod Abduraimov.

Paris Mozart Orchestra / Claire Gibault / Jiajing Lai

Sat, 07 Nov 2026 18:00:00 GMT

Tickets: €26 – €34

Philharmonie de Paris (Salle des concerts - Cité de la musique)

The Paris Mozart Orchestra, long committed to championing the place of women in the arts, is the ideal ensemble to pay tribute to the literary legend George Sand and to trace her rich connections with the musicians of her time.

Liszt, confidences et passions

Sun, 08 Nov 2026 14:00:00 GMT

Tickets: €26 – €34

Philharmonie de Paris (Salle des concerts - Cité de la musique)

A cellist by training, Victor Julien-Laferrière founded the Orchestre Consuelo in 2021, taking its name from George Sand’s heroine, a figure of unwavering devotion to art. The ensemble’s repertoire is firmly rooted in the Romantic era.

Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra / Klaus Mäkelä

Mon, 09 Nov 2026 18:00:00 GMT

Tickets: €13 – €103

Philharmonie de Paris (Grande salle Pierre Boulez - Philharmonie)

A favourite among the young generation of conductors and a familiar presence at the Philharmonie de Paris, Klaus Mäkelä leads the Concertgebouw Orchestra in Mahler’s Seventh, perhaps the least performed of the composer’s symphonies.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart / Messe en ut

Tue, 10 Nov 2026 18:00:00 GMT

Tickets: €13 – €78

Philharmonie de Paris (Grande salle Pierre Boulez - Philharmonie)

Mozart is central in Raphaël Pichon’s repertoire. His version of the composer’s Requiem, alongside other works, was highly acclaimed both in 2019 with Romeo Castellucci and more recently on disc. He now turns his attention to the C Major Mass.

London Symphony Orchestra / Susanna Mälkki

Sat, 14 Nov 2026 18:00:00 GMT

Tickets: €13 – €88

Philharmonie de Paris (Grande salle Pierre Boulez - Philharmonie)

Spanning 45 years of groundbreaking musical creation, this tribute celebrates one of the greatest living composers—a revered figure of American culture and a pioneer of minimalism, whose vibrant music remains unmistakably his own.

Frissons

Mon, 23 Nov 2026 18:00:00 GMT

Tickets: €13 – €38

Philharmonie de Paris (Grande salle Pierre Boulez - Philharmonie)

In a programme to send shivers down your spine: the Orchestre national d’Île-de-France explores the macabre, from Saint-Saëns and Dukas to Thomas Adès, with Rachmaninov’s dark lyricism in between.

Benjamin Britten / War Requiem

Thu, 26 Nov 2026 18:00:00 GMT

Tickets: €13 – €68

Philharmonie de Paris (Grande salle Pierre Boulez - Philharmonie)

A memorial to the fallen, a condemnation of mankind’s war-mongering madness, dedicated to all the victims of all the wars: Britten’s War Requiem stands as one of the towering works of the twentieth century.

11 000 Cordes

Fri, 27 Nov 2026 17:00:00 GMT

Tickets: €40

Philharmonie de Paris (Grande Halle de La Villette)

Georg Friedrich Haas’s 11 000 Saiten is a bold experiment: fifty pianos, each tuned a fiftieth of a semitone apart, together form a ‘piano orchestra’ producing a vast and richly coloured tapestry of sound.

Benjamin Britten / War Requiem

Fri, 27 Nov 2026 18:00:00 GMT

Tickets: €13 – €68

Philharmonie de Paris (Grande salle Pierre Boulez - Philharmonie)

11 000 Cordes

Sat, 28 Nov 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Tickets: €40

Philharmonie de Paris (Grande Halle de La Villette)

11 000 Cordes

Sat, 28 Nov 2026 18:00:00 GMT

Tickets: €40

Philharmonie de Paris (Grande Halle de La Villette)

11 000 Cordes

Sun, 29 Nov 2026 09:00:00 GMT

Tickets: €40

Philharmonie de Paris (Grande Halle de La Villette)

11 000 Cordes

Sun, 29 Nov 2026 15:00:00 GMT

Tickets: €40

Philharmonie de Paris (Grande Halle de La Villette)

Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia / Daniel Harding

Mon, 30 Nov 2026 18:00:00 GMT

Tickets: €13 – €78

Philharmonie de Paris (Grande salle Pierre Boulez - Philharmonie)

Daniel Harding, at the helm of the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia since 2024, continues along his charted course through the 19th- and 20th-century repertoire, with a programme devoted to Brahms and Strauss.

Chamber Orchestra of Europe / Yannick Nézet-Séguin

Tue, 01 Dec 2026 18:00:00 GMT

Tickets: €13 – €78

Philharmonie de Paris (Grande salle Pierre Boulez - Philharmonie)

From the sumptuous Piano Concerto No. 2, in the hands of one of the leading pianists of her generation, to the radiant Symphony No. 2, under the enthusiastic baton of Yannick Nézet-Séguin, two facets of an emblematic Romantic master are revealed.

Orchestre de Paris / Klaus Mäkelä

Wed, 02 Dec 2026 18:00:00 GMT

Tickets: €13 – €78

Philharmonie de Paris (Grande salle Pierre Boulez - Philharmonie)

Alongside Beethoven’s ‘Emperor’ Concerto, performed by Stephen Hough, Klaus Mäkelä weaves a Finnish thread into the programme, conducting Helix and the Lemminkäinen Suite by compatriots Esa-Pekka Salonen and Sibelius.

Orchestre de Paris / Klaus Mäkelä

Thu, 03 Dec 2026 18:00:00 GMT

Tickets: €13 – €78

Philharmonie de Paris (Grande salle Pierre Boulez - Philharmonie)

Hollywood symphonique

Fri, 04 Dec 2026 18:00:00 GMT

Tickets: €13 – €38

Philharmonie de Paris (Grande salle Pierre Boulez - Philharmonie)

The Orchestre national d’Île-de-France celebrates film music as a central part of its repertoire. Under the direction of multi-instrumentalist Bastien Stil, the ensemble evokes the glamour and grandeur of Hollywood’s golden age.

Tourbillon

Sat, 05 Dec 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Tickets: €13 – €48

Philharmonie de Paris (Grande salle Pierre Boulez - Philharmonie)

Following Organ Concerto No. 2 by prolific Polish composer Elżbieta Sikora, the emblem of Romantic orchestral music takes centre stage: Symphonie fantastique, a dazzlingly evocative work that continues to captivate.

Georg Friedrich Haendel / Le Messie

Sat, 05 Dec 2026 18:00:00 GMT

Tickets: €13 – €73

Philharmonie de Paris (Grande salle Pierre Boulez - Philharmonie)

Emmanuelle Haïm—founding director of the Concert d’Astrée—has cultivated a decades-long companionship with Handel’s music. She leads the baroque ensemble in a vibrant new interpretation of The Messiah.

Zarathoustra

Mon, 07 Dec 2026 18:00:00 GMT

Tickets: €13 – €48

Philharmonie de Paris (Grande salle Pierre Boulez - Philharmonie)

The Orchestre Français des Jeunes, a true training ground for aspiring orchestral musicians from conservatories across France, performs under the baton of its new Music Director, Kristiina Poska, appointed in 2025.

Orchestre de Paris / Orchestre du Conservatoire de Paris / Klaus Mäkelä

Wed, 09 Dec 2026 18:00:00 GMT

Tickets: €13 – €68

Philharmonie de Paris (Grande salle Pierre Boulez - Philharmonie)

A programme defined by depth and liturgical solemnity, where a Messiaen meditation on the mystery of resurrection serves as a prelude to one of the high points of late Romanticism, imbued with aesthetic and spiritual idealism.

Orchestre de Paris / Orchestre du Conservatoire de Paris / Klaus Mäkelä

Thu, 10 Dec 2026 18:00:00 GMT

Tickets: €11 – €28

Philharmonie de Paris (Grande salle Pierre Boulez - Philharmonie)

Olivier Messiaen — Et exspecto resurrectionem mortuorum Anton Bruckner — Symphonie n° 7

Symphonie Alpestre

Fri, 11 Dec 2026 18:00:00 GMT

Tickets: €12 – €69

Philharmonie de Paris (Grande salle Pierre Boulez - Philharmonie)

Following his season-opening concert with the Concertgebouw Orchestra, Finnish conductor Santtu-Matias Rouvali returns to the Philharmonie, this time taking the podium with the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France.

Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra / Lahav Shani

Sun, 13 Dec 2026 16:00:00 GMT

Tickets: €13 – €113

Philharmonie de Paris (Grande salle Pierre Boulez - Philharmonie)

Following their performance at the Philharmonie de Paris in November, Martha Argerich, Lahav Shani, and the Rotterdam Philharmonic return for a concert devoted to Beethoven and Bruckner.

Orchestre de l’Opéra national de Paris / Thomas Adès

Mon, 14 Dec 2026 18:00:00 GMT

Tickets: €13 – €93

Philharmonie de Paris (Grande salle Pierre Boulez - Philharmonie)

In a programme spanning Thomas Adès’s Violin Concerto, a Ravel masterpiece, and Elgar’s eloquent First Symphony, three seemingly distinct musical worlds converse, revealing subtle, hidden correspondences.

Orchestre de Paris / Alan Gilbert

Wed, 16 Dec 2026 18:00:00 GMT

Tickets: €13 – €68

Philharmonie de Paris (Grande salle Pierre Boulez - Philharmonie)

From Joshua Bell’s bow springs a mythical Scotland, shrouded in mist and melancholic beauty, before the orchestra carries us into one of the most profound and tormented works in the symphonic repertoire: Mahler’s Sixth.

Orchestre de Paris / Alan Gilbert

Thu, 17 Dec 2026 18:00:00 GMT

Tickets: €13 – €68

Philharmonie de Paris (Grande salle Pierre Boulez - Philharmonie)

Portrait d’orchestre

Thu, 07 Jan 2027 18:00:00 GMT

Tickets: €13 – €68

Philharmonie de Paris (Grande salle Pierre Boulez - Philharmonie)

In this new project by Aurélien Bory, an unprecedented video installation, combined with set design, draws the portrait of the orchestra's musicians. Faces becomes the scene where the variety of relationships to music takes flesh.

Portrait d’orchestre

Fri, 08 Jan 2027 18:00:00 GMT

Tickets: €11 – €28

Philharmonie de Paris (Grande salle Pierre Boulez - Philharmonie)

Ludwig van Beethoven — Symphonie n° 3 « Eroica »

Portrait d’orchestre

Sat, 09 Jan 2027 18:00:00 GMT

Tickets: €13 – €68

Philharmonie de Paris (Grande salle Pierre Boulez - Philharmonie)

Éternels

Thu, 14 Jan 2027 18:00:00 GMT

Tickets: €13 – €38

Philharmonie de Paris (Grande salle Pierre Boulez - Philharmonie)

Lambert Wilson and the Orchestre national d’Ile-de-France explore the Romantic ideal of the hero, from Beethoven’s Promethean and humanistic Symphony No. 3, ‘Eroica’, to Richard Strauss’s Death and Transfiguration.

Éclats John Adams (1)

Fri, 15 Jan 2027 18:00:00 GMT

Tickets: €13 – €73

Philharmonie de Paris (Grande salle Pierre Boulez - Philharmonie)

In honour of John Adams’s 80th birthday, the British conductor presents three emblematic works by the world’s most performed American composer, whose music brims with rhythmic intensity and rich orchestral colour.

Éclats John Adams (2)

Sat, 16 Jan 2027 18:00:00 GMT

Tickets: €13 – €73

Philharmonie de Paris (Grande salle Pierre Boulez - Philharmonie)

The second concert in honour of John Adams’s 80th birthday features three of his classic works and culminates with his latest piano-and-orchestra piece, featuring its premiering soloist, Víkingur Ólafsson.

Chostakovitch 10

Tue, 19 Jan 2027 18:00:00 GMT

Tickets: €13 – €68

Philharmonie de Paris (Grande salle Pierre Boulez - Philharmonie)

Mozart’s Sinfonia Concertante, elegant and carried by a delightful blend of woodwind tones, offers the serenity needed to face Shostakovich’s sprawling musical narrative laden with drama and sarcasm, a hidden reckoning with Stalinism.

Chostakovitch 10

Wed, 20 Jan 2027 18:00:00 GMT

Tickets: €13 – €68

Philharmonie de Paris (Grande salle Pierre Boulez - Philharmonie)

Chicago Symphony Orchestra / Klaus Mäkelä (1)

Thu, 21 Jan 2027 18:00:00 GMT

Tickets: €13 – €153

Philharmonie de Paris (Grande salle Pierre Boulez - Philharmonie)

Klaus Mäkelä conducts the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, where he will take up the post of Music Director in September 2027. In this first of two consecutive evenings, he pairs Sibelius with Shostakovich.

Chicago Symphony Orchestra / Klaus Mäkelä (2)

Fri, 22 Jan 2027 18:00:00 GMT

Tickets: €13 – €153

Philharmonie de Paris (Grande salle Pierre Boulez - Philharmonie)

For this second concert with Klaus Mäkelä at the helm of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, the young Finnish conductor directs Mahler’s Ninth—a profound and colossal work by a composer he deeply admires.

Guests: the Menda Scholarship Laureates

Sat, 23 Jan 2027 17:00:00 GMT

Tickets

Théâtre National de l'Opéra Comique

Thanks to a generous bequest from a patron, the Opéra-Comique and the Fondation de France have awarded five scholarships a year to young solo singers since 2020 and will continue to do so until about 2035. These scholarships are granted on the basis of both social criteria and artistic excellence. Recital by invitation.

L’âme romantique

Mon, 25 Jan 2027 18:00:00 GMT

Tickets: €13 – €38

Philharmonie de Paris (Grande salle Pierre Boulez - Philharmonie)

Shin Kim — The Adventure of Mr. Suzuki Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — Concerto pour cor n° 4 Johannes Brahms — Symphonie n° 4

Blomstedt 100

Wed, 27 Jan 2027 18:00:00 GMT

Tickets: €13 – €68

Philharmonie de Paris (Grande salle Pierre Boulez - Philharmonie)

Few programmes could better showcase the artistry of the legendary Herbert Blomstedt than Haydn’s final symphony, the crowning work of the Classical master, and a Sibelius masterpiece from the peak of his lyrical richness and subtle modernism.

Blomstedt 100

Thu, 28 Jan 2027 18:00:00 GMT

Tickets: €13 – €68

Philharmonie de Paris (Grande salle Pierre Boulez - Philharmonie)

Orchestre de Paris / Bar Avni

Wed, 03 Feb 2027 18:00:00 GMT

Tickets: €13 – €58

Philharmonie de Paris (Grande salle Pierre Boulez - Philharmonie)

After their first collaboration in May 2026, the Orchestre de Paris welcomes back conductor Bar Avni, laureate of La Maestra 2024, to lead an entirely 19th-century programme, featuring Midori as soloist.

Orchestre de Paris / Bar Avni

Thu, 04 Feb 2027 18:00:00 GMT

Tickets: €13 – €58

Philharmonie de Paris (Grande salle Pierre Boulez - Philharmonie)

Éblouissant

Sat, 06 Feb 2027 13:00:00 GMT

Tickets: €13 – €48

Philharmonie de Paris (Grande salle Pierre Boulez - Philharmonie)

The enchanting sound waves of Radiant Circles, the youthful effervescence and powerful lyricism of Rachmaninoff, and one of the most beloved symphonies of the Romantic repertoire—a shimmering programme of contrasts.

Münchner Philharmoniker / Lahav Shani

Sat, 06 Feb 2027 18:00:00 GMT

Tickets: €13 – €123

Philharmonie de Paris (Grande salle Pierre Boulez - Philharmonie)

The imperial bow of Anne-Sophie Mutter, a defining voice on the violin for more than forty years, brings to life Brahms’s beloved Violin Concerto, before the hall resounds with the grandeur of Schubert’s most majestic symphony.

Orchestre de Paris / James Gaffigan

Wed, 10 Feb 2027 18:00:00 GMT

Tickets: €13 – €58

Philharmonie de Paris (Grande salle Pierre Boulez - Philharmonie)

Gabriel Fauré — Pelléas et Mélisande (Suite) Francis Poulenc — Concerto pour orgue Claude Debussy — Prélude à L'Après-midi d'un faune Alexandre Scriabine — Poème de l'extase

Orchestre de Paris / James Gaffigan

Thu, 11 Feb 2027 18:00:00 GMT

Tickets: €13 – €58

Philharmonie de Paris (Grande salle Pierre Boulez - Philharmonie)

Gabriel Fauré — Pelléas et Mélisande (Suite) Francis Poulenc — Concerto pour orgue Claude Debussy — Prélude à L'Après-midi d'un faune Alexandre Scriabine — Poème de l'extase

Titan

Fri, 12 Feb 2027 18:00:00 GMT

Tickets: €12 – €69

Philharmonie de Paris (Grande salle Pierre Boulez - Philharmonie)

A flamboyant programme, from the rhythmic vitality of Adams to Williams’s new concerto paying tribute to three giants of jazz—with the great American pianist Emanuel Ax as soloist—before culminating in Mahler’s visionary first symphony.

Carte blanche à Thomas Enhco

Fri, 12 Feb 2027 18:00:00 GMT

Tickets: €28 – €39

Philharmonie de Paris (Salle des concerts - Cité de la musique)

For his carte blanche with the Orchestre de chambre de Paris, pianist Thomas Enhco blends jazz and classical worlds with a tightrope walker’s fearless poise, shining effortlessly in both.

Orchestre national du Capitole de Toulouse / Tarmo Peltokoski

Mon, 15 Feb 2027 18:00:00 GMT

Tickets: €13 – €58

Philharmonie de Paris (Grande salle Pierre Boulez - Philharmonie)

Bruckner’s Fifth Symphony with the Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse under its Music Director Tarmo Peltokoski—one of the most brilliant young conductors to burst onto the international scene in recent years.

Atlantic

Sat, 20 Feb 2027 13:00:00 GMT

Tickets: €13 – €48

Philharmonie de Paris (Grande salle Pierre Boulez - Philharmonie)

A captivating panorama of American music, in which Gershwin and the increasingly celebrated works of composer Florence Price resonate alongside the famed ‘New World’ Symphony, premiered in New York in 1893.

Daniil Trifonov / Berliner Barock Solisten

Sat, 20 Feb 2027 18:00:00 GMT

Tickets: €13 – €78

Philharmonie de Paris (Grande salle Pierre Boulez - Philharmonie)

After juxtaposing Beethoven’s youthful voice, revealed by Daniil Trifonov, with his mature mastery, explored by the Berliner Barock Solisten, the programme culminates with Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, the most inventive of the Cantor’s sons.

Avant-scènes

Sat, 20 Feb 2027 18:00:00 GMT

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Philharmonie de Paris (Salle des concerts - Cité de la musique)

With the support of the Meyer Foundation, the Avant-Scènes shine a light on several young soloists making their Parisian orchestral debut.

À nos amours

Tue, 23 Feb 2027 18:00:00 GMT

Tickets: €26 – €34

Philharmonie de Paris (Salle des concerts - Cité de la musique)

The Orchestre national d’Île-de-France, conductor Georg Köhler, and fragrance designer Erich Berghammer unite for an ‘olfactory concert’, blending music and scent into an exhilarating multisensory journey that renews the listening experience.

Felix Mendelssohn / Elias

Thu, 25 Feb 2027 18:00:00 GMT

Tickets: €13 – €68

Philharmonie de Paris (Grande salle Pierre Boulez - Philharmonie)

If Mendelssohn achieved one remarkable feat with Elijah, it was to draw cries of admiration from Berlioz himself! Small wonder: with its sumptuous harmonies and richness, the score remains a masterpiece of the Romantic oratorio.

Felix Mendelssohn / Elias

Fri, 26 Feb 2027 18:00:00 GMT

Tickets: €13 – €68

Philharmonie de Paris (Grande salle Pierre Boulez - Philharmonie)

Beethoven 7

Fri, 05 Mar 2027 18:00:00 GMT

Tickets: €12 – €79

Philharmonie de Paris (Grande salle Pierre Boulez - Philharmonie)

Saehyun Kim, the brilliant 18-year old winner of the 2025 Long-Thibaud Competition, is the soloist in one of the repertoire’s most endearing concertos, before Myung-Whun Chung takes on the jubilant rhythmic verve of Beethoven’s Seventh Symphony.

Bach au cinéma

Fri, 05 Mar 2027 18:00:00 GMT

Tickets: €26 – €34

Philharmonie de Paris (Salle des concerts - Cité de la musique)

From Jean-Luc Godard to Jonathan Demme, Bach’s music has infused some of cinema’s most iconic works. In this exceptional evening, image and music intertwine, casting fresh light on the Cantor’s enduring dramatic power.

Juliette et Roméo

Sat, 06 Mar 2027 09:00:00 GMT

Tickets: €16

Philharmonie de Paris (Grande salle Pierre Boulez - Philharmonie)

Popular, passionate, rhythmic, rap sets fire to the universal and timeless tragedy of Romeo and Juliet. The voice and the orchestra, as one heart beating, embody in the feminine this story of rebellion and love, as set to music by Prokofiev.

Philharmonia Orchestra / Esa-Pekka Salonen

Sat, 06 Mar 2027 18:00:00 GMT

Tickets: €13 – €93

Philharmonie de Paris (Grande salle Pierre Boulez - Philharmonie)

A commanding Germanic programme, pairing one of Beethoven’s most masterful symphonies with one of Strauss’s orchestral triumphs, in which his instrumental imagination and brilliance soar to their peak.

Paris Classique

Sat, 06 Mar 2027 18:00:00 GMT

Tickets: €26 – €34

Philharmonie de Paris (Salle des concerts - Cité de la musique)

The brass quintet offers the musicians of the Orchestre national d’Île-de-France a chance to celebrate two centuries of trailblazing women of brass.

Atout Cordes

Wed, 10 Mar 2027 18:00:00 GMT

Tickets: €20 – €28

Philharmonie de Paris (Salle des concerts - Cité de la musique)

The splendour and boundless versatility of the strings serve a programme of sombre intensity, exploring the depths of musical expression and its secret kinship with the dramas of human existence and history.

Atout Cuivres

Fri, 12 Mar 2027 18:00:00 GMT

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Philharmonie de Paris (Salle des concerts - Cité de la musique)

Paul Dukas — L'Apprenti sorcier Henri Tomasi — Fanfares liturgiques

Le Conservatoire national supérieur de musique et de danse de Paris

Sun, 14 Mar 2027 15:00:00 GMT

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Théâtre National de l'Opéra Comique

Three outstanding pianists from the CNSMDP perform all of Maurice Ravel's piano works in the Foyer, which he frequented so devotedly.

Giuseppe Verdi / Le Trouvère

Tue, 16 Mar 2027 18:00:00 GMT

Tickets: €13 – €73

Philharmonie de Paris (Grande salle Pierre Boulez - Philharmonie)

Having made Verdi a particular focus in recent seasons, Le Cercle de l’Harmonie continues its exploration of his repertoire with Il trovatore—a darkly passionate tale of love, jealousy and revenge in medieval Spain.

Orchestre de Paris / Klaus Mäkelä

Wed, 17 Mar 2027 18:00:00 GMT

Tickets: €13 – €68

Philharmonie de Paris (Grande salle Pierre Boulez - Philharmonie)

After a brilliant performance of Belshazzar’s Feast in 2023, Klaus Mäkelä returns to Walton with the Viola Concerto, featuring soloist Antoine Tamestit, in counterpoint to Brahms’s Tragic Overture and flamboyant Third Symphony.

Orchestre de Paris / Klaus Mäkelä

Thu, 18 Mar 2027 18:00:00 GMT

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Philharmonie de Paris (Grande salle Pierre Boulez - Philharmonie)

Boston Symphony Orchestra / Andris Nelsons / Lang Lang (1)

Fri, 19 Mar 2027 18:00:00 GMT

Tickets: €13 – €178

Philharmonie de Paris (Grande salle Pierre Boulez - Philharmonie)

The immensely popular Lang Lang begins his complete cycle of Beethoven’s concertos with the first—an alternately dreamy and biting masterpiece—before the Boston Symphony and Andris Nelsons unleash the magic of The Firebird.