Agenda

American jazz legend Wynton Marsalis is not only a virtuoso trumpeter, a celebrated bandleader and composer, but also a fervent advocate for American culture. He is also the first musician to win multiple Grammy Awards in both the jazz and classical music categories. About a decade ago, Wynton Marsalis composed a concerto for violin in four movements, in collaboration with and at the request of Nicola Benedetti, the world-renowned Scottish violinist. The first movement is imbued with dreamy sweetness, but the dream quickly turns into a nightmare and ends with a march that harks back to ancient times. The ensuing scherzo is particularly fierce and reminiscent of Prokofiev. The third part, intensely sorrowful, echoes with blues accents. It is followed by a finale that plunges the listener into the heart of America, overflowing with optimistic vital energy. The title of Marsalis' Fourth Symphony, ‘The Jungle’, refers to New York City, the most organic, cosmopolitan and densely populated metropolis in the world. In this hour-long opus, the musician blends jazz, blues, big band, and classical music to evoke in six movements a portrait reflecting the cultural ferment and frenetic pace of human activity in New York City. Under the direction of David Robertson, the Belgian National Orchestra is joined by the musicians from the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, Wynton Marsalis's New York big band.

Pour ma part, j'aurai le plaisir de partager la scène avec mes collègues de piano, harpe et déclamation sur des oeuvres de Bizet et Beeftink. Pour les autres professeurs... C'est une surprise !

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An immense orchestra, a four-part choir, two soloists and instruments in the wings... Mahler did not skimp on the scale of the forces in this work, commensurate with the breadth of his message. His Second Symphony suggests that death is nothing, that man can surpass his mere mortal condition. From the sombre opening funeral march, wrenched from the bowels of the earth, to the final apotheosis, this "Resurrection" (first performed in Berlin in 1895) transports us to the very heart of post-romantic music. Gergely Madaras returns to Mahlerian storms and takes over from the composer, who presented the work in Liège on 22 January 1899, conducting his music outside German-speaking countries for the first time.

Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition is a brilliant example of descriptive music, combining scenes of real life with the fantasy of fairy tales. Presenter Adèle Molle joins the OPRL to take you into the heart of these picturesque tableaux. It's a real trip to the museum, where you'll find "the ballet of chicks in their shells", "the hut on chicken’s legs" and much more! Follow the guide!