It is now a well-established tradition: every year, on the French National Day, France welcomes the summer with a large musical gathering at the foot of the Eiffel Tower with stunning fireworks! Conducted by Daniel Harding, and accompanied by the Chorus of Radio France, the orchestra invites the audience around the world and thousands of people on the spot, to experience great arias and famous concert pieces. For this year‘s edition of the Concert de Paris, we welcome Hayato Sumino, Daniel Lozakovich, Corinne Winters, Marina Viotti, Jakub Jozef Orlinski, Farrah El Dibany, Gautier Capucon, Lawrence Brownlee, Adélaïde Ferrière and Masaya Kamei.
The Free Spirit – Carl Maria von Weber
A tireless innovator: Carl Maria von Weber was defined by curiosity, musical expressiveness and an insatiable artistic energy. Soprano Regula Mühlemann, baritone Äneas Humm, composer Jörg Widmann, film composer Rachel Portman and others discuss an artist whose influence extends far beyond the famous Freischütz. Carl Maria von Weber saw the orchestra as a narrative force; he experimented boldly and opened up new musical horizons, the influence of which extends into the modern era and film music. At the same time, his life was marked by upheavals, shaped by illness, financial strain, tireless work and the search for his own artistic language beyond established traditions. “The Free Spirit – Carl Maria von Weber” takes us into the world of a composer who, until his untimely death at the age of 39, worked tirelessly to renew the sound of his time and to give music its own language of expression, thereby opening up a new way of listening for his audience.
Unlimited Miles – Miles Davis at 100
Celebrating the 100th anniversary of the birth of Miles Davis, this dream project brings together an all-star sextet led by pianist and composer John Beasley, who joined Miles Davis’ band in his twenties. Joined by Sean Jones, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Mark Turner, Ben Williams, Terreon Gully, and Beasley, the ensemble interpret Miles’s music with their signature grooves, bold harmonies, and inspired improvisation blending the modal beauty of “Kind of Blue,” the electric fire of “Bitches Brew,” and the funk of “Amandla”.
LSO: Antonio Pappano and Vilde Frang
Norwegian violin virtuoso Vilde Frang joins Sir Antonio Pappano and the London Symphony Orchestra to perform the thrillingly cinematic and sweepingly romantic Violin Concerto by Korngold, which premiered to ecstatic audiences in the hands of Jascha Heifetz in 1947. By the time Korngold had begun his 1945 Violin Concerto, the Austrian composer had scored the soundtracks for fifteen Hollywood films. You’ll hear that cinematic sheen in his wonderful concerto, from its sweeping opening to the helter-skelter hoe-down of the finale. In his Fifth Symphony, Shostakovich proved his music could achieve mass appeal, as Stalin demanded. But beneath its brilliant tunes lies a darker, more sardonic work … The concert begins with Imogen Holst’s, the daughter of Gustav (The Planets), Persephone, a beautifully orchestrated depiction of the mythical character, with hints of Debussy and Ravel in the music. PROGRAM Imogen Holst: Persephone; Korngold: Violin Concerto; Shostakovich: Symphony No 5
Le Gala de Pièces jaunes – The Yellow Coin Concert Event 2026
Some concerts are more than just an event – some concerts turn into a lifelong memory. For the 40.000 people who managed to get hold of a ticket to the Yellow Coins Concert, which sold out within just a few minutes, this experience is one of these memories. International Pop and Classical acts such as Christina Aguilera, G-Dragon, Stray Kids, A$AP Rocky, Gims, Future, Davido, Ibrahim Maalouf and Khatia Buniatishvili deliver a show which is yet unmatched.
Magic Moments of Music – Harnoncourt conducts Monteverdi
L’Orfeo by Claudio Monteverdi is one of the earliest operas. It tells the story of Orpheus and Eurydice, a young couple separated by fate and put to the test once again. In 1975, it was to be performed as faithfully as possible to the original, as it had been when it premiered more than 350 years earlier. First on stage in Zurich and later as a film production in Vienna. A radical vision by Austrian conductor Nikolaus Harnoncourt, directed by star director Jean-Pierre Ponnelle. Harnoncourt brought back the historical sound experience. He meticulously sought out musicians who played period instruments and brought them together to form an ensemble. He succeeded in making the opera not only comprehensible but also captivating. Outstanding singers such as Anna-Lucia Richter, Rolando Villazón, Elsa Benoit, Äneas Humm and also Nikolaus Harnoncourt’s son Philipp comment on the legendary production from 50 years ago. The film is a testament to the artistry of the great musical innovator Harnoncourt.
LSO: Gianandrea Noseda & Seong-Jin Cho
Korean pianist Seong-Jin Cho and the music of Frederic Chopin – could there be a more instinctive pairing? Well, Cho has developed a special rapport with the London Symphony Orchestra, and his previous performances with the LSO’s principal guest conductor Gianandrea Noseda have been received with little short of rapture. Tonight, they rekindle the flame in Chopin’s impassioned Second Concerto; the luminous centrepiece of a concert that opens with Stravinsky’s colourful tribute to Tchaikovsky and ends with the high romance and epic adventure of Borodin’s Second Symphony – music close to the heart of the St Petersburg-trained Noseda. PROGRAM Stravinsky: Divertimento from ‘The Fairy’s Kiss’; Chopin: Piano Concerto No 2; Borodin: Symphony No 2
HK Phil – Tarmo Peltokoski & Lang Lang
Tarmo Peltokoski, Music Director Designate of the HK Phil, leads a captivating Nordic-inspired programme that showcases Finland in both its traditional and cosmopolitan forms. The evening opens with Castor, a dazzling orchestral work by Esa-Pekka Salonen, HK Phil’s Composer-in-Residence for the 2025/26 season and a compatriot and mentor of Peltokoski. The piece is inspired by the twin brothers of Greek mythology, Castor and Pollux. Superstar pianist Lang Lang then brings radiant virtuosity to Grieg’s lyrical Piano Concerto, before the concert concludes with Sibelius’s Lemminkäinen Suite, evoking the mythic heart of Finnish folklore in all its power and poetry. PROGRAM Salonen: Castor; Grieg: Piano Concerto; Sibelius: Lemminkäinen Suite
Anna Lapwood at the Elbphilharmonie
Film music arranged for the Elbphilharmonie Organ. Her enthusiasm is contagious: Anna Lapwood is the new face of an ancient instrument. “I love to surprise people!” exclaims Anna Lapwood. Audiences adore her unconventional approach to playing the organ. Millions of followers watch the 30-year-old British musician on Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube, captivated by her impressive concert arrangements. She repeatedly challenges the classical canon and devotes herself to popular and film music with the same dedication as Bach, Vierne, Poulenc, and contemporary composers. Can she play “Pirates of the Caribbean« on the organ? “Of course,” says the British social media star. At Elbphilharmonie Hamburg she plays a varied program of film music and organ classics, featuring Lapwood‘s own arrangements, cheerful introductions and audience engagement, dramatic organ sounds, and enchanting lighting design.
Virtuoso & Viral
Three young, highly virtuoso musicians are revolutionizing the classical music world with musical freedom, authenticity, and digital communities. Hayato Sumino on the piano, Anna Lapwood on the organ, and Marcin on the guitar successfully win over new audiences for old masters, hereby securing the future of classical music.