French Moods. Tortelier and Kits

Programme

Hector Berlioz
Overture to the opera Benvenuto Cellini 

Édouard Lalo
Cello Concerto in D minor

Ernest Chausson
Symphony in B-flat major, Op. 20

This September, ERSO welcomes back conductor Yan Pascal Tortelier, whose program of French music received wide acclaim in March 2025. Once again, Tortelier will explore the rich world of 19th-century French composers, beginning with the overture to Benvenuto Cellini by Hector Berlioz, a pioneer of modern orchestration. Marcel Johannes Kits will perform a rare gem of the cello repertoire: the concerto by Édouard Lalo. The evening will conclude with one of the best-known works by the short-lived composer Ernest Chausson—his Symphony in B-flat major.