![]() Young people and education are also of great importance to Cristian Măcelaru. While Covid-19 inevitably created a period of disruption, the 2022-23 season brings high-profile international tours in Europe (Germany & Austria) and Asia (China) with prominent soloists such as pianist Daniil Trifonov and violinist Renaud Capuçon. The Grand Tour comprises concerts all over France, visiting towns and cities that only rarely host symphony orchestras and giving audiences the opportunity to hear repertoire rarely performed outside Paris. In the 2022-23 season Cristian Măcelaru and the Orchestre National de France will celebrate the bicentenary of the birth of César Franck.Ĭristian Măcelaru’s commitment to reaching an ever-wider audience is expressed through the Grand Tour du National, which focuses on France, and the orchestra’s international schedule. Under Măcelaru’s baton the orchestra has also played the music of such French composers as Debussy, Ravel, Fauré, Chabrier, Schmitt, Lalo, Varèse, Messiaen, Dutilleux, Mantovani and Manoury. This was Cristian Măcelaru’s first contribution to the ONF’s discography. 2021 also brought the release, on Warner Classics, of a complete cycle of Saint-Saëns’ symphonies, recorded in la Maison de la radio et de la musique in Paris. Throughout his initial period of tenure he gave pride of place to the great French composer, who died in 1921 Saint-Saëns’ Requiem was the work chosen to bring the centenary programming to an end. ![]() ![]() In September 2020, when Cristian Măcelaru conducted his first concert as Music Director of the Orchestre National de France ➭, he chose music by Saint-Saëns. Through his tenure the orchestra has reaffirmed its defining role in French music, further enhanced its reputation, and developed its relationship with new audiences. PARIS, FR - 15 SEPTEMBER 2022 - Cristian Măcelaru, Music Director of the Orchestre National de France, Sibyle Veil, Présidente-directrice générale (Chief Executive Officer) of Radio France, and Michel Orier, Directeur de la musique et de la création (Director of Music and Cultural Creation) at Radio France, have signed a contract to extend Măcelaru’s tenure as Music Director of the ONF into 2027.Ĭristian Măcelaru has been Music Director of the Orchestre National de France since September 2020. ![]()
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