There are several new features at the Philharmonie for its 2017-2018 season Philharmonie

There are several new features at the Philharmonie for its 2017-2018 season Philharmonie

Among the highlights in the hefty, 320-page programme now available at the classical music venue, are concerts by jazz icon Gilberto Gil, as well as Pat Metheny, Emile Parisien and Cécile McLorin.

The Philharmonic orchestra, led by conductor Gustav Gimeno until 2022, will perform Don Giovanni at the Grand Théâtre before embarking on a European tour starting with a guest performance of Verdi’s “Requiem” in Santander and San Sébastien.

It will also dip a toe into the world of film, performing at the Ciné-Concerts series which will feature “On the Waterfront” with the original score by Leonard Bernstein, among others.

Meanwhile, a new concert series for the next season will be “Urban”, a multi-sensory experience combining modern video projection and different musical styles to explore the urban environment.

Among the performers in this series will be the incredible Benjamin Clementine and Nils Frahm.

The Philharmonie will provide a platform for three artists in residence: soprano Anna Prohaska, conductor Paavo Järvi and pianist Jean-François Zygel who will work with the OPL on various shows.

In the same season, the London Symphony Orchestra, under the musical directorship of Sir Simon Rattle, will be orchestra in residence starting September 2017, joined by the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis.

The latter will perform two evening concerts and run a special youth jazz academy project, setting out to find out who is Duke Ellington. The youth programme will expand with new French-language entertainment for 9 to 12-year-olds, joining tried and tested events.

Not forgetting new feature the “Red Bridge project”, in which the venue will work with the Grand Théâter and Mudam to combine music, dance, performance, art and film around Belgian choreographer Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker with dance company Rosas.

Add to that the usual series, such as the "Rainy Days", "Chill at the Phil", "Lunch concerts" and more, it is fair to say the 2017-2018 season is full to brimming with variety.

Copies of the full programme can be collected at the venue or posted to residents who complete the form here. Alternatively, view the programme here.