Le Tombeau de Couperin mixes Baroque inspiration with Ravel’s trademark orchestral color and flair. Louise Farrenc’s Overture No. 1 courses with drama from its grand beginning to its rousing finale. Written when Bizet was just 17 years old, his First Symphony is a stunning display of youthful genius and exuberance.
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Repertoire
Ravel: Le Tombeau de Couperin
Farrenc: Overture No. 1
Bizet: Symphony No. 1
Note: this performance will not include an intermission.
Artists
GRAMMY® Award-winning conductor Cristian Măcelaru is the Music Director Designate of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, a post that commences in the 2024/25 season. He leads his inaugural season as Music Director in 2025/26. Măcelaru holds the titles of Artistic Director of the George Enescu Festival and Competition, Music Director of the Orchestre National de France, Artistic Director and Principal Conductor of the Interlochen Center for the Arts’ World Youth Symphony Orchestra, Music Director and Conductor of the Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music and Chief Conductor of the WDR Sinfonieorchester in Cologne, Germany, where he will serve through the 2024/25 season and continue as Artistic Partner for the 2025/26 season.
In his inaugural season as Artistic Director at the 2023 George Enescu Festival, Măcelaru led the George Enescu Philharmonic, WDR Sinfonieorchester and Orchestre National de France alongside the Romanian Youth Orchestra. The 2023 festival presented more than 100 concerts in six separate series spanning four weeks in five different venues. Some 3,500 guest artists took part, including Martha Argerich, Gautier Capuçon, Yuja Wang, Zubin Mehta, Klaus Mäkela and Sir Simon Rattle. Performances included 39 Enescu compositions, as well as Romanian premieres from composers Tan Dun, John Adams, Jörg Widmann and others. Orchestras from 16 different countries participated, including the Vienna Philharmonic, London Symphony and Concertgebouworkest. In 2024, Măcelaru serves as Artistic Director of the festival’s sister event, the George Enescu International Competition for young artists in Bucharest, Romania, where he also leads masterclasses in conducting.
