Thierry Escaich à l’orgue: Cityscapes

For him, improvising means «composing in real time»!
As titular organist at Notre-Dame de Paris since 2024, Thierry Escaich is both the custodian of a centuries-old tradition and a bold innovator. This November, he returns to the Philharmonie with a blend of striking improvisations and classics from the repertoire, ranging from the exuberant Romanticism of Charles-Marie Widor to the subtle minimalism of Philip Glass. You will be on the edge of your seat!

The music: Thierry Escaich: Improvisation: Ouverture sur un thème luxembourgeois; Charles-Marie Widor: Toccata (Symphonie pour orgue N° 5); Thierry Escaich: Improvisation: Paris; Sergueï Rachmaninov: Vocalise op. 34 N° 14 (arr. Thierry Escaich); Thierry Escaich: Improvisation: Saint-Pétersbourg; Henry Purcell: «When I am laid» (Dido and Aeneas) (arr. Thierry Escaich); Thierry Escaich: Improvisation: Oxford; Maurice Ravel: Valses nobles et sentimentales (extraits) (arr. Thierry Escaich); Thierry Escaich: Improvisation: Vienne; Astor Piazzolla: Fugata (arr. Thierry Escaich); Thierry Escaich: Improvisation: Buenos Aires; Philip Glass: Mad Rush; Thierry Escaich: Improvisation: New York
The artists: Thierry Escaich (organ)