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Ravel, Bolero
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September 2025 | ||||||
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La Seine Musicale celebrates Ravel's 150th anniversary with an emblematic score: Boléro . A testament to the taste of the time for Spain – a dream Spain – but also more intimate because Ravel , born in the Basque country, inherited his taste for Spanish music from his mother.
An impressive orchestral crescendo that transforms very economical musical material (a rhythmic snare drum ostinato and two melodic motifs), the Boléro is the fireworks display of this tribute concert that opens with another page by Ravel , also in the vein of an imaginary exoticism, the rhapsody for violin and orchestra Tzigane , a virtuoso page taking us on a journey to Eastern Europe and performed by the sublime soloist of the Orchestre national d'Île-de-France, Ann-Estelle Médouze .
The concert continues eastward: a stopover in Hungary first, with Bartók 's Music for Strings, Celesta and Percussion , an innovative work with a unique nomenclature displaying a rich timbral palette and rhythmic inventiveness borrowing from folk dances and often syncopated energy. A stopover in Russia then, with Stravinsky 's ballet The Firebird , as magical as it is ferocious, with once again incredible metrical and orchestral imagination.
At the helm, Case Scaglione will be keen to combine dramatic tension and highlight each of these masters of orchestration.
Program and cast
Distribution
National Orchestra of Île-de-France
Case Scaglione, conductor
Ann-Estelle Médouze, violin
Program
Ravel, Tzigane
Bartók, Music for Strings, Celesta and Percussion
Stravinsky, The Firebird – Suite 1919
Ravel, Le Boléro
La Seine Musicale
La Seine Musicale is a music and performing arts center located on Île Seguin an island on the Seine river between Boulogne-Billancourt and Sèvres, in the western suburbs of Paris, France.
Adress: La Seine Musicale, Île Seguin, 92100 Boulogne-Billancourt, France
Auditorium Patrick Devedjian
Nestled like a gem in a case of glass and wood, the Auditorium Patrick Devedjian is the centerpiece of our building. It can accommodate up to 1,150 spectators and is dedicated to acoustic music, featuring the greatest classical ensembles and musicians, foremost among them the resident orchestra: Insula orchestra.
Its appearance is open to interpretation: a bird's nest, a giant liner, "the ball"...
From the outside, its glass facade is protected and powered by a gigantic array of solar panels that moves in synchronization with the sun, overlooking the concrete liner.
From the inside, the 1,150-seat hall awakens our senses. Dedicated to classical music, jazz, and world music concerts, its light blonde wooden ceiling, cardboard tubes, and paper reveal all the secrets of the excellent acoustics of this stage.
Its Acoustics
Studied by the Nagata and Jean-Paul Lamoureux firm to ensure the best possible sound reproduction for the audience. All precautions have been taken to guarantee exceptional acoustics with the precision of a musical instrument.
Its Design
Modular, its vineyard-style arrangement creates a genuine proximity with the audience surrounding the artists. The interplay of lights, the beauty of materials (wood, mosaics, glass), and the 360° panorama are all designed to match the pleasure of the eyes with that of the ears.
Its design aims to create a sense of visual and acoustic intimacy shared between the audience and the musicians. The atmosphere of the hall is warm, with curved wooden walls and ceiling contributing to the hall’s unique sound identity. Access to the hall is provided on three levels by large suspended walkways offering panoramic views of the surrounding landscape. These are connected by large staircases forming a continuous promenade around the hall.
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