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Angélique Kidjo and Yo-Yo Ma are two musical personalities who could not be more different in their culture and musical «home territories». Both of them, however, routinely cross genre boundaries in their musical practice. Together, they have developed a programme which takes the baroque dance of the «saraband» as its point of departure, using it as a vehicle to travel through time and space. The Iberian and Arabic roots of the saraband will play a role here, as will the fact that the animist religions of the Congo revere a spirit by the name of «Zarabanda». 

For the 6th consecutive year, the Philharmonie is proud to host SOS Villages d’Enfants’ annual Gala Concert on 07.12., in the presence of His Royal Highness the Grand Duke Henri.    

On stage, the Luxembourg Philharmonic will join forces with young conductor Tarmo Peltokoski and the award-winning baritone Taehan Kim to present a rich bouquet of romantic gems by Anton Bruckner and Richard Strauss. What better way to accompany an evening of generosity and sharing?    

All proceeds from sales will support SOS Villages d’Enfants’ various missions in Uzbekistan.

Over the decades, there has hardly been a pianist on whom the press has bestowed more superlatives than him, presumably for the very reason that Grigory Sokolov refuses to make a big deal of his performances. Instead, he lets his virtuosity – which is doubtlessly outstanding – fade into the background while he invites the audience to partake of his profound interpretations of the piano literature currently occupying him: Johann Sebastian Bach and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart will thus be in the spotlight on 10.12. at the Grand Auditorium. The two composers are closely connected, as will be demonstrated by Geneviève Geffray in a French-language conference at 18:45 at the Espace Découverte.

Subdued lighting, a chime of angelic voices, the warm hum of the organ… No, you’re not sitting under the colourful stained-glass windows of one of those charming little chapels that England is so famous for, but in the Grand Auditorium of the Philharmonie! From the restrained longing of Johann Sebastian Bach to the jubilant outbursts of Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy and the sober elation of English composers, the choristers of St John’s College and their organist illuminate this Advent season with a moment of pure joy, between contemplation and celebration.