Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France
Guided by composer and conductor Pierre Boulez in the 1970s, the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France evolved into a versatile group whose repertory includes a good deal of contemporary French music. Beginning in the 1980s, the orchestra has been a spawning ground for conductors, not all of them French, who have gone on to international careers.
What is now the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, or in English the Radio France Philharmonic Orchestra, was founded in 1937 in Paris, under the auspices of the Radiodiffusion Française national radio network. Its original name was the Orchestre Radio-Symphonique, and its first conductor was Rhené-Baton (René-Emmanuel Baton), who led the group until he died in 1940. The group limped through World War II with Eugène Bigot as the conductor; there were pauses as musicians were stranded in Paris while the group came under the control of the collaborationist French government in Vichy. After the end of World War II, the orchestra was re-formed; Bigot remained the music director until 1965, and the group gave performances at the Salle Érard and the Théâtre des Champs Élysées. In 1960, the orchestra was renamed the Orchestre Philharmonique de la Radiodiffusion Française, and in 1964, it became the Orchestre Philharmonique de l'ORTF. The name was changed again, to Nouvel Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, in 1975, and at that time, it was reconceptualized, with input from Boulez, as an ensemble that could handle many kinds of contemporary music. The orchestra assumed its present name in 1989. Conductors have included Charles Bruck (1965-1970), Marek Janowski (1989-2000), Myung-Whun Chung (2000-2015), and Mikko Franck, whose contract has been extended through 2025. In addition to performances at the Maison de la Radio in Paris, the orchestra performs at the new Philharmonie de Paris.
The Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France has recorded some 20 albums since the mid-1990s when Chung stimulated the orchestra's recording program. Many have involved contemporary French music, but the group has also performed popular repertory such as music by Bizet, Dukas, and Offenbach on the album French Spectacular (1998). The Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France has recorded for Virgin Classics, Aeon, and Deutsche Grammophon, where the group released the album Paris, with violinist Hilary Hahn, in 2021.
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Pascal Dusapin - Morning In Long Island
Myung-Whun Chung, Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France
Klassiek - Released by Universal Music Division Decca Records France on 1 jan. 2013
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Georges Bizet : La Jolie fille de Perth
June Anderson, Alfredo Kraus, Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, Georges Prêtre
Klassiek - Released by Warner Classics on 22 mei 2009
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Mozart: Piano Concertos No. 21 & No. 24
Jean-Claude Pennetier, Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, Christoph Poppen
Concertmuziek - Released by Mirare on 24 mrt. 2017
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Poulenc: La musique de chambre
Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France
Klassiek - Released by Universal Music Division Decca Records France on 1 jan. 2002
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Bizet: Carmen
Andrea Bocelli, Marina Domashenko, Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, Myung-Whun Chung
Klassiek - Released by Decca Music Group Ltd. on 1 jan. 2010
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Oscar Strasnoy : Œuvres pour orchestre (Orchestral Works)
Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, Susanna Mälkki, Dima Slobodeniouk
Symfonische muziek - Released by AEON on 25 mrt. 2013
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Messiaen: Et exspecto resurrectionem mortuorum / Lutoslawski: Concerto for Orchestra
Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, Myung-Whun Chung
Klassiek - Released by Decca Music Group Ltd. on 18 mei 2009
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Lalo & Coquard: La Jacquerie
Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, Choeur de Radio France, Patrick Davin
Volledige opera's - Released by Bru Zane on 2 sep. 2016
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Liszt: Radio France Live Concerts
Sylvie Carbonel, Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, Mark Starr
Klassiek - Released by Skarbo on 7 okt. 2016
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Donatoni: In cauda, Portrait, & Duo pour Bruno
WDR Rundfunkchor Köln, Elisabeth Chojnacka, WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln, Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, Arturo Tamayo
Klassiek - Released by Stradivarius on 14 jul. 1999
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Stroppa: Upon a Blade of Grass
Orchestre philharmonique de Radio France / Peter Eötvös / Pierre-Laurent Aimard
Klassiek - Released by Densité 21 - Radio France on 1 jan. 2009
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Pierné: Les enfants à Bethléem (Live)
Maîtrise de Radio France, Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, Michel Lasserre de Rozel
Klassiek - Released by Warner Classics on 22 dec. 2023
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Paysages de conte
Denis Levaillant, Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France
Klassiek - Released by DLM on 25 okt. 2017
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Lalo-Concertos pour violon
Jean-Pierre Wallez, Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, Kazuhiro Koizumi
Klassiek - Released by Universal Music Division Decca Records France on 1 jan. 2002
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Pécou: Symphonie du jaguar; vague de Pierre
Ensemble Zellig, Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France
Klassiek - Released by harmonia mundi on 9 feb. 2010
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Maresz: Zig-Zag études
Orchestre philharmonique de Radio France / Pascal Rophé
Klassiek - Released by Densité 21 - Radio France on 24 feb. 2014
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Mantovani: Six pièces pour orchestre
Orchestre philharmonique de Radio France / Pascal Rophé
Klassiek - Released by Densité 21 - Radio France on 24 feb. 2014
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Dioscures - Ephémères - Le Souffle d'Iris
Pierre-Yves Artaud, Philippe Graffin, Pascal Post, Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, Bruno Ferrandis
Klassiek - Released by Naxos on 1 okt. 2001
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Roméo et Juliette
Valérie de La Rochefoucauld, Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, Myung-Whun Chung
Sprookjes en vertellingen - Released by Didier Jeunesse on 15 okt. 2009
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Milhaud: Introduction et marche funèbre, La mort d'un tyran & Le château de feu (Mono Version)
Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, Darius Milhaud, Charles Bruck
Divers - Released by BNF Collection on 1 jan. 1957
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Carole Farley Sings Richard Strauss: Capriccio and Daphne Closing Scenes
Carole Farley, Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, José Serebrier
Opera - Released by Chandos on 1 apr. 1985
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