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The Arts Intel Report

A Cultural Compass
For the World Traveler
A Cultural Compass
For the World Traveler

Orchestre de Paris / Klaus Mäkelä

Sept 6–7, 2023
191 Bd Sérurier, 75935 Paris, France

Opening a new season, the wunderkind maestro from Norway and his magnificent Orchestre de Paris explore the revolutionary ferment among Russian composers circa 1910. On tap: Stravinsky’s balletic puppet’s-tragedy Petrouchka; Rachmaninov’s cradle-to-grave choral symphony The Bells, to verse by Edgar Allan Poe; and Prokofiev’s Piano Concerto No. 1, in its time so avant-garde that critics screamed. Bertrand Chamayou takes the solo part originally played by the composer. Unspecified video enhancements have been announced. —Matthew Gurewitsch