Howard Shore – Special weekend in Paris 2023
On May 12, 13 & 14, 2023, Radio France will be presenting three concerts of Howard Shore’s music at Maison de la Radio et de la Musique in Paris, France, in the presence of the composer.
Promotional video:
Friday, 12/5/2023 – 20h – The Lord of the Rings – SYMPHONIC CONCERT (Auditorium)
The first part of this triptych devoted to Howard Shore will allow those who are unaware of this aspect of his activity to become acquainted with the concert works of the composer, author of a fanfare for organ and a concerto for guitar, which will have its French premiere. Those familiar with The Lord of the Rings universe will have the pleasure, in the second part, of rediscovering the vast soundscapes imagined by Howard Shore for this monument of heroic fantasy.
Program – HOWARD SHORE:
- Fanfare for Organ and Brass (2008) (concert work, French premiere)
- The Fly (1986), music for the film The Fly by David Cronenberg
- The Naked Lunch (1992), music for the film The Naked Lunch by David Cronenberg
- The Forest, concerto for guitar and orchestra (concert work, French premiere)
- The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring for symphony orchestra and choir (2001), music from the film The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring by Peter Jackson
Artists:
- Miloš – Guitar
- Karol Mossakowski – Organ
- Stéphane Guillaume – Alto Saxophone
- Jiyoung Kim – Soprano
- Cyril Verhulst – Tenor
- Maîtrise de Radio France / Morgan Jourdain – Choirmaster
- Chœur de Radio France / Lionel Sow – Choirmaster
- Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France / Ludwig Wicki – Conductor
With the support of Gucci, BNP Paribas Foundation, Covéa Finance, and the Orange Foundation. This concert will be broadcast live on France Musique.
https://www.radiofrance.fr/francemusique/grille-programmes?date=12-05-2023
More information and tickets (waiting list):
https://www.maisondelaradioetdelamusique.fr/evenement/concert-symphonique/le-seigneur-des-anneaux-0
Saturday, 13/5/2023 – 20h – Cronenberg – CHORAL MUSIC (Studio 104)
If the metaphor of the fly’s eye could be used to define Howard Shore’s varied talents, this concert will be another striking illustration. What universe could be more different than David Cronenberg’s Crash and Arnaud Desplechin’s Esther Kahn? In this second part, an A Cappella mass, sung by the Radio France Choir, will tell us a little more about this versatile composer.
Program – HOWARD SHORE:
- Crash (1996), music for the film by David Cronenberg (French premiere)
- Ed Wood (1994), music for the film by Tim Burton
- Esther Kahn (2000), music for the film by Arnaud Desplechin
- The Brood – The Shape of Rage (1979) music for the film Chromosome 3 by David Cronenberg
- Mass for a cappella choir (2018) (concert work, French premiere) *
Artists:
- Lydia Kavina – Theremin
- Chœur de Radio France / Lionel Sow – Conductor *
- Le Balcon / Mike Schäperclaus – Conductor
This concert will be broadcast on May 25 on France Musique:
More information and tickets (5-26 €):
https://www.maisondelaradioetdelamusique.fr/evenement/concert-symphonique/cronenberg
Sunday, 14/5/2023 – 16h – Eastern Promises – SYMPHONIC CONCERT (Auditorium)
David Cronenberg’s “Eastern Promises” is in the program, but this concert is also worthwhile for all of Howard Shore’s works which will have a French premiere. Works that show the composer’s attachment to instruments (the cello, the piano) and demonstrate how his music knows how to live its life independently of any image.
Program – HOWARD SHORE:
- Concertino from Eastern Promises (2007), music for the film Eastern Promises by David Cronenberg (French premiere)
- The Song of Names, suite for violin and orchestra (2019), music from the film The Song of Names by François Girard (French premiere)
- Mythic Gardens concerto for cello and orchestra (2012) (concert work, French premiere)
- Ruin and Memory, concerto for piano and orchestra (2010) (concert work, French premiere)
Artists:
- Raphaëlle Moreau – Violin
- Henri Demarquette – Cello
- Jean-Paul Gasparian – Piano
- Orchestre Philharmonique De Radio France / Bastien Stil – Conductor
This concert will be broadcast on June 29 on France Musique:
More information and tickets (10-67 €):
https://www.maisondelaradioetdelamusique.fr/evenement/concert-symphonique/les-promesses-de-lombre-0
More information about this special weekend dedicated to Howard Shore in Paris:
https://www.maisondelaradioetdelamusique.fr/howard-shore-lhomme-facettes-0
