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Carnegie Hall Presents

Orchestre National de France

Sunday, November 9, 2025 2 PM Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage
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Cristian Măcelaru, Daniil Trifonov
Cristian Mǎcelaru by Ben Knabe, Daniil Trifonov by Dario Acosta
Orchestre National de France performs an all-French program in its Carnegie Hall debut under Cristian Mǎcelaru. Pianist extraordinaire Daniil Trifonov joins in two quintessential piano concertos: Saint-Saëns’s enormously influential Second; and Ravel’s Piano Concerto in G Major. The latter is a true, unapologetic crowd-pleaser—“a genuine concerto, that is, a brilliant work, clearly highlighting the soloist’s virtuosity”—said Ravel, who openly modeled it after Saint-Saëns’s precedent for entertainment. This matinee concert also includes Ravel’s lush Daphnis et Chloé Suite No. 2, and the compact Second Symphony by Elsa Barraine—a shockingly underperformed composer who was heavily involved in the French Resistance’s Front National des Musiciens.

Performers

Orchestre National de France
Cristian Mǎcelaru, Music Director and Conductor
Daniil Trifonov, Piano

Program

BARRAINE Symphony No. 2, "Voïna"

RAVEL Piano Concerto in G Major

SAINT-SAËNS Piano Concerto No. 2

RAVEL Daphnis et Chloé Suite No. 2


Encores:

DEBUSSY "Reflets dans l'eau" from Images I (Daniil Trifonov)

RAVEL Boléro

Event Duration

The printed program will last approximately 100 minutes, including one 20-minute intermission.
This concert is made possible by a leadership gift from Mrs. Veronica Atkins.

At a Glance

This richly varied concert presents French works from the 19th and 20th centuries. Elsa Barraine’s Symphony No. 2 is a powerful, compact wartime work from the mid-20th century by a neglected master. Much better known are Saint-Saëns’s Piano Concerto No. 2 from 1868, a virtuosic tour de force, and Ravel’s Piano Concerto in G, which combines the Saint-Saëns sparkle with Ravel’s love of jazz, a form he accurately predicted would become an important international language. Concluding the program is Ravel’s Daphnis et Chloé Suite No. 2, one of the most atmospheric and colorful pieces of the early 20th century.

Bios

Cristian Măcelaru

Grammy Award–winning conductor Cristian Măcelaru is music director of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, music director of the Orchestre National de France, artistic director of the ...

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Daniil Trifonov

Grammy Award–winning pianist Daniil Trifonov is a solo artist, champion of the concerto repertoire, chamber and vocal collaborator, and composer. Combining consummate technique with ...

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Orchestre National de France

The Orchestre National de France is both an established authority and a dynamic force in the interpretation of French music. Its international tours have made it a flagship for French ...

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