My ninth season
I am very happy to begin my ninth season as artistic and musical director of the Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte-Carlo.
The orchestra and I have been working and progressing together for eight years, thanks to numerous projects, as interesting as they are varied. We have built a relationship of trust, unique and precious.
In today’s society, where everything tends to be done quickly and “efficiently”, it becomes difficult to build something over time. We took this time and turned it into an invaluable asset.
This new season is rich in repertoires, conductors, soloists and events, and we are happy and proud to offer it to you.
We will welcome the Jussen brothers in residence, whose music is perpetually “alive”, as much as their personality is endearing and dynamic. I collaborated with them several times, and each time, I seemed to discover new music, organic and enriching.
At the start of the season, we will welcome two choirs. We will perform Mahler’s Third Symphony with the CBSO Chorus and Saint-Saëns’ opera L’Ancêtre with the Philharmonic Chorus of Tokyo. These two groups have forged deep ties with me, and I am very happy to welcome them back to the Principality. L’Ancêtre, a little-known opera by Saint-Saëns, was created in Monte-Carlo, and I am confident that its value will be reconsidered with this revival, as for the opera Déjanire, given at the Auditorium Rainier III in 2022, and whose recording released in April 2024 was critically acclaimed.
Other highlights will take place during the season, such as the sublime Also sprach Zarathustra by Strauss, or the homages to Shostakovich and Ravel.
We will continue the series which have proven themselves and are expected by the public: Mozart in Monaco, Ciné-Concerts, Young people & Family and Musical Happy Hour.
The recital series continues its momentum by inviting the best artists of the moment, but also the most promising young people, with an exceptional program.
It is for me an immense pleasure to experience a new musical season in Monte-Carlo and to share it with the public.
I hope that you will also be able to fully experience, with your eyes, your ears and your skin, this “shining present” that all the musicians of the Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte-Carlo and I create together.
Kazuki Yamada
