Monthly Archives: August 2026

Five orchestral works by Florent Schmitt to be featured in 2026-27 concert season programs presented in Bochum, Bordeaux, Buffalo, Liège, Minneapolis, Pau, St. Petersburg-Clearwater and San José.

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For afficionados of Florent Schmitt’s music, the upcoming 2026-27 season of orchestral concerts will include Schmitt compositions that are both familiar and rare.  In addition to one of Schmitt’s acknowledged “biggest hits” La Tragédie de Salomé, the featured repertoire includes several works that don’t show up on concert programs very often — Antoine et Cléopâtre and […]

Pianist Peter Donohoe talks about the music of Florent Schmitt and recording the composer’s stunning Symphonie concertante (1932).

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“Florent Schmitt’s music is very extravagant and complex, and he often wrote for immense forces — the Symphonie concertante being a prime example. Overall, the piece possesses a very powerful originality …” — Peter Donohoe, English pianist On October 30, 2025, English pianist Peter Donohoe joined the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra and its conductor emeritus Yan […]