Boléro de Ravel / Casse Noisette / Le Lac des Cygnes / L’Arlésienne de Bizet (extraits)

LE BOLERO DE RAVEL The Boléro is the most performed classical music work in the world, with a performance every 15 minutes.

LE BOLERO DE RAVEL

The Boléro is the most performed classical music work in the world, with a performance every 15 minutes. When it was created, the composer had given the copyright to his gardener without anticipating its success with the general public. This work is the archetype of the ostinato. The melody is taken up in turn by the different instruments of the orchestra over a rhythmic percussion pattern. THE NUTCRACKER

The Nutcracker, Tchaikovsky's ultimate ballet, follows directly in the footsteps of his previous works: imbued with the spirit of the fairy tale, blending fantasy and enchantment, driven by a constant concern for dramatic unity. All served with dazzling mastery and symphonic inventiveness. SWAN LAKE

Inspired by Nordic tales and legends whose main motif is the curse of a metamorphosis into a swan (Musaüs's The Stolen Veil, Grimm's The Six Swan Brothers, Andersen's The Wild Swans, etc.), Swan Lake is more broadly part of themes that run through all of Romanticism: mad love and death, infinite desire, dreams, the fantastic. The Orchestre Hélios is a professional musical ensemble based in Paris, founded in 2015 by Paul Savalle with the aim of disseminating classical music to a wide audience, in emblematic heritage venues. The orchestra is committed to an approach combining artistic excellence, accessibility, and the promotion of cultural heritage. Composed of professional musicians from major French and European ensembles, the Orchestre Hélios tackles an extensive repertoire, ranging from baroque masterpieces to great romantic works, as well as major works from the sacred and symphonic repertoire. The programmes are designed to offer the public an immersive musical experience, highlighting both the richness of the works performed and the exceptional acoustics of the venues that host them. The Orchestre Hélios is distinguished by its establishment