PLUS VITE, PLUS HAUT, PLUS FORT

CONCERT EVENT

PLUS VITE, PLUS HAUT, PLUS FORT

To join in with the universal spirit of the Olympic Games, what could be better than a concert where works by French, English and German composers stand side by side? And here, without competition, it goes without saying …

"Citius, altius, fortius": faster, higher, stronger. This was the motto that Pierre de Coubertin envisioned for the modern Olympic Games. This year, as France welcomes the games once more, it was important for us to join in with this great sporting and human event. For the occasion, Pierre Ruscher offers us the world première of his Citius Altius Fortius, whose name alone hints at the work's link with this great sporting event. As well as revealing its première, this concert will also allow us to rediscover one of our best violinists, Renaud Capuçon, in Medelssohn's (quite deservedly) famous Violin concerto. As for the Enigma Variations, what better way to pay tribute to the music of our friends from across the Channel?

Pierre Ruscher Citius Altius Fortius                                                                                                              
World première, commissioned by the Nice Philharmonic Orchestra                                                                 
Felix Mendelssohn Violin concerto No. 2 in E minor, op. 64                                                                                               
Edward Elgar Enigma Variations, op. 36