Souvenir De Florence – École Normale De Musique De Paris, Plaine-Monceaux

About this event

This chamber music concert spotlights the string sextet, a form Tchaikovsky called “incredibly difficult” for its demand of six independent, perfectly blended voices. Guest violinist Carolin Widmann joins five principal players of the Orchestre de chambre de Paris for an intimate afternoon at Salle Cortot. Just two days after performing Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto, Widmann returns to collaborate with the orchestra’s leaders in a program that pairs 20th‑century modernism with Romantic brilliance. A brief “Clés d’écoute” introduction opens the event, offering the audience listening keys and context before the music begins. Together, the ensemble explores the expressive range of the sextet—from intense rhythmic drive to luminous cantabile.