Nine important compositions of Florent Schmitt to be featured in the upcoming 2021-22 concert season by orchestras in Avignon, Detroit, Hamburg, Kyoto, La Coruña, Malmö, Metz, Osnabrück, Paris, Rochefort, Saratoga Springs, Tokyo, Toulouse and Urbana.

June 1, 2021 · by Phillip Nones | in Classical Music, Composers, Instrumental Music | tagged Andreas Hotz, Cristian Macelaru, David Reiland, Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Ensemble Les Apaches, Fabien Gabel, Florent Schmitt, Hakan Hardenberger, Hamburg Symphony Orchestra, Ian Hobson, Julien Masmondet, Legende, Malmo Symphony Orchestra, Orchestre National de France, Orchestre National de Metz, Orquesta Sinfonica de Galicia, Osnabruck Symphony Orchestra, Psalm 47, Psaume XLVII, Reves, Salammbo, Schmitt, Scott Terrell, Sinfonia da Camera, Sinfonietta Shizuoka, Stephane Deneve, Sylvain Cambreling, Tomoya Nakahara, Tragedie de Salome, Wilson Poffenberger | Leave a comment

In a classical music world finally emerging from the COVID-19 crisis, orchestras are beginning again to program “large orchestra” works that had been embargoed due to social distancing requirements. It bodes well for French composer Florent Schmitt’s big, highly colorful scores. The year 2020 was one of several important anniversaries for classical music composers. The […]