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2013/14 season: our favourites pics + giveaway!

Hiromi (photo: Sébastien Grébille)

You may have noticed that there is always a photographer at a Philharmonie concert. Sometimes he is hidden in the control room, sometime he moves discreetly around the Grand Audiorium or the Salle de Musique de Chambre to capture the best moments. Right after the concert or the next morning our press officer Fränz sends a selection of pictures to the press. We might even publish a few on our Facebook page. We never forget about those great pics but to be honest we don’t get to use them very often.

So Fränz has picked his favourites for you to have a look at one more time. Have a good look, there’s a giveaway at the end of this post!

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Time well wasted #30

17 looks behind the scene at the Royal Opera House

Although we had a blast at the “End-of-season party” last Friday, we were not really done with the 2013/14 season. In fact, we still have two concerts taking place tonight (the OPL’s “Operconcert am Summer” and Regenorchester XV – join us if you can!). But then… Then we’ll be on holiday! Well, sort of: some maintenance work will be done and the ticket office will remain open until July 28. What we’re trying to tell you is that you’ll have to learn how to waste your time wisely on your own in the next few weeks. We know you can do it! So for the last time this season: here are a few good links! More

Compositeur en résidence: the making-of!

Yesterday we said goodbye to our composer in residence. Now we’re ready to let you take a sneak peek behind the scenes! The hands who sewed the Tchaikovsky puppet, the scripts and of course, the things that didn’t work out… You’ll see it all in this short video! More

Compositeur en résidence: the making-of!

Yesterday we said goodbye to our composer in residence. Now we’re ready to let you take a sneak peek behind the scenes! The hands who sewed the Tchaikovsky puppet, the scripts and of course, the things that didn’t work out… You’ll see it all in this short video! More

Goodbye, Piotr!

In our last episode, Piotr’s life takes an unexpected dramatic turn as he reveals his inner feelings to our female protagonist.

The farewell was clearly inspired by Tchaikovsky’s Eugen Onegin. And what a coincidence! It will be performed by the OPL for their “Operconcert am Summer” on July 11th. Tickets are available online and through our ticket office (+352 26 32 26 32).

Time well wasted #29

DJ QBert: 2 hours before the EOSP

My head is full of the End-of-season party. In fact, my ears are too because the soundcheck is taking place in the Foyer as I write. And in case you’ve never noticed, all the offices at the Philharmonie open onto the Foyer. I don’t know why I bothered to close my window, it doesn’t make any difference. It’s like when you try to fool your stomach with a glass of water at 11:00, hoping it will make you forget that you’re already hungry. In both cases, it’s not unbearable (DJ QBert is good!), it just makes it harder for you to concentrate. So I better stop here before I write something that makes even less sense than usual. More