OCL presents Beethoven's 9 symphonies
The 2020-2021 season is the last under the artistic direction of Joshua Weilerstein. For the occasion, the conductor and the OCL offer the public the complete Beethoven symphonies in four free concerts at Salle Métropole from September 4 to 12, 2020.
"The nine symphonies are at the heart of any orchestra's repertoire, yet their level of difficulty and the intense concentration and physical effort they require make them a formidable and exhilarating quest that we're looking forward to pursuing together," enthuses Joshua Weilerstein. The 2020-2021 season - his last at the helm of the Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne - opens with this challenge: the complete Beethoven symphonies given free of charge at the Salle Métropole during four concerts in one week, from September 4 to 12.
Prestigious guests
Over the course of the season, the orchestra will welcome many distinguished guests, including pianists Fazil Say, Sir András Schiff, Chick Corea and Nelson Goerner, cellists Truls Mørk, Alban Gerhardt and Nicolas Altstaedt, violinists Christian Tetzlaff and Julian Rachlin, bass Mikhail Petrenko and conductors Ton Koopman, Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider, Hannu Lintu and Bertrand de Billy.
OCL on tour
The orchestra will also be touring Switzerland and Europe, performing at the Amsterdam Concertgebouw, the Festival de Pâques d'Aix-en-Provence, the Festival de Musique de Menton, the Festival International de Musique de Besançon and the Auditorium Parco della Musica in Rome.
Bébé Concerts and great classics for children
Building on the growing success of its children's concerts, this season the OCL is turning its attention to the forgotten members of this budding audience: the very young. On February 17, 2021 at 10am, 11:15am and 5pm, children aged 0 to 5 and their parents can enjoy a concert designed especially for them. On the program: a privileged musical moment, listening time alternating with moments of interaction and a rare closeness with the musicians, who invite themselves into the heart of the audience. For older children, this year's Concerts Découvertes offer the chance to (re)discover Le Petit Prince, Le Carnaval des Animaux and Un Conte de Noël by Charles Dickens.
Antony Ernst, new Executive Director
The OCL Board of Trustees announced in December 2019 that current Executive Director Benoît Braescu would be stepping down at the end of July, to be replaced by Antony Ernst. A musicologist and playwright by training, Ernst has held numerous positions in the classical world, most recently as Director of the Royal Danish Orchestra.
