09/09/2024 – WORLD PREMIERE OF “TOWARDS THE LIGHT” IN TOULOUSE
On 9 October 2024, Thierry Escaich’s Towards the Light receives its world premiere by the Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse and the Philharmonic Chorus of Tokyo under Kazuki Yamada. This piece, a tribute to Fauré’s Requiem, was commissioned jointly by the Orchestre national du Capitole de Toulouse, the Orchestre de Paris-Philharmonie and the Svetlanov Legacy Charity. The premiere takes place at basilique Saint-Sernin in Toulouse, where it will receive repeat performances on 10 and 11 October. The work will then be played by the Orchestre de Paris and Chœur de l’Orchestre de Paris under Klaus Mäkelä on6 and 7 November at Paris Philharmonie.
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