Program

This is the 6^th time the BPO has been chosen to perform this prestigious gala concert.

The second orchestral suite " l'Arlésienne" is an extract from the incidental music written by Georges Bizet to accompany the work of the same name by Alphonse Daudet. Inspired by local folklore, the audience is guided through the "pastoral", "intermezzo", "minuet" and "farandole" movements.

It goes on with the Hymn for Europe, an extract from the 4^th movement of Beethoven’s 9^th symphony. This “Ode to Joy” is a call for kinship among all peoples that the composer came across in the work of the humanist Schieler.

In the Concerto for Trumpet, the audience will then discover or rediscover the folkloric overtones of the work written by the most famous Armenian composer, Alexander Aroutounian.

This anniversary concert celebrating the signing of the Treaty of Rome will close with the renowned Symphonie Fantastique by Hector Berlioz, a monumental and revolutionary masterpiece for his time.