Creating a major orchestra : one baton and an open ear

• Jean-Claude CASADESUS
  Chef de l'Orchestre National de Lille
  

Summary

Northern France is in the throes of recession. Shunned by the musicians of the capital, its budgets shrunk by the State, the musicians of the ORTF in Lille are desperate. A conductor, who has retained a child-like enthusiasm, decides to salvage the sinking ship. From village halls to the most sumptuously decorated concert halls in the world, the Orchestre National de Lille rediscovers the breath of life that its leader brings : the joy of sharing with others and the goal of artistic perfection.

Summary translated from French by B&A CONSEIL.

• The entire article was written by Pascal LEFEBVRE and translated by B&A CONSEIL.

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