Type: Classical Orchestra
Location: Aix-en-Provence Festival, France
Performed by: The Paris Orchestra
Conductor: Duncan Ward
Year: 2017

In the heart of the enchanting French Festival of Aix-en-Provence, the young English conductor Duncan Ward leads the Orchestre de Paris in a spellbinding performance of Stravinsky’s The Firebird Suite, a work as rich and mysterious as the flames of legend it evokes. The vivid orchestration, rhythmic pulses, and dramatic contrasts perfectly suit Ward’s dynamic energy and the orchestra’s flawless virtuosity. Enjoy this concert that entrances with intimate music in the City of a Thousand Fountains.