Le Concert de Paris

For the seventh consecutive year, to commemorate Bastille day on July 14, the City of Paris, France Télévisions, Radio France and Électronre Libre Productions offer viewers two exceptional events in one evening: “Le Concert de Paris” and the “Feu d’artifice de la Ville de Paris”, a vibrant fireworks spectacle.

The concert, featuring René Pape as one of the soloists, is scheduled for live broadcast on France 2, France Inter and the EBU-Eurovision on more than ten countries around the world. This is one of the largest classical music events in the world, with 500,000 people at the foot of the Eiffel Tower and millions of television viewers worldwide.

Alain Altinoglu conducts the Orchestre national de France, la Maîtrise and the Choir of Radio France. Joining Mr. Pape are Alexandra Kurzak, Gaëlle Arquez, Jakub Józef Orliński, Roberto Alagna, René Pape, Gautier Capuçon, Khatia Buniatishvili and Xuefei Yang.