Symphonies in 3 Movements Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine & Bar Avni

• Charlotte Sohy (1887 - 1955): Symphony in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 10 "Grande Guerre":
• 1 Sohy: Symphony in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 10 "Grande Guerre": I. Lent - Vif - Modéré 10:55
• 2 Sohy: Symphony in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 10 "Grande Guerre": II. Vif - Lent - Vif 07:48
• 3 Sohy: Symphony in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 10 "Grande Guerre": III. Vif - Plus lent - A tempo 09:07
• Darius Milhaud (1892 - 1974): Chamber Symphony No. 1, Op. 43 "Le Printemps":
• 4 Milhaud: Chamber Symphony No. 1, Op. 43 "Le Printemps": I. Allant 01:41
• 5 Milhaud: Chamber Symphony No. 1, Op. 43 "Le Printemps": II. Chantant 01:27
• 6 Milhaud: Chamber Symphony No. 1, Op. 43 "Le Printemps": III. Et vif ! 01:06
• Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714 - 1788): Symphony No. 1 in D Major, WQ 183/1:
• 7 Bach: Symphony No. 1 in D Major, WQ 183/1: I. Allegro di molto 05:46
• 8 Bach: Symphony No. 1 in D Major, WQ 183/1: II. Largo 01:42
• 9 Bach: Symphony No. 1 in D Major, WQ 183/1: III. Presto 02:57
• Igor Stravinsky (1882 - 1971): Symphony in 3 Movements, K073:
• 10 Stravinsky: Symphony in 3 Movements, K073: I. Overture - Allegro 10:00
• 11 Stravinsky: Symphony in 3 Movements, K073: II. Andante Interlude 06:30
• 12 Stravinsky: Symphony in 3 Movements, K073: III. Con moto 06:19
• Total Runtime 01:05:18

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Winner of the 2024 La Maestra competition in Paris and recipient of four additional prizes, conductor Bar Avni is pursuing a very promising career. Born in Israel, she first studied percussion before turning to conducting. She counts Yoav Talmi, Barbara Hannigan and Ayelet Geva as mentors and has assisted conductors such as Gustavo Dudamel, Klaus Mäkelä and Myung-Whun Chung. Avni is known for her desire to seek out programmes that are off the beaten track. This is evident in her first recording with the Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine, which combines the music of Charlotte Sohy, Darius Milhaud, Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach and Igor Stravinsky. The programme opens with Sohy’s symphony ‘Grande Guerre’, which was composed in 1914 but only premiered in 2019. Milhaud composed his first of six Petites Symphonies in 1917 while he was secretary to Paul Claudel, French ambassador to Brazil. C. P. E. Bach’s sparkling symphony composed in 1775 precedes the final work by Stravinsky, his first major work composed after he moved to America around 1940, a Symphony in Three Movements... Three movements: the common thread running through the works on this symphonic journey.

Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine
Bar Avni, conductor

Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine
Heir to the Orchestre de la Société Sainte-Cécile founded in 1850, the Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine boasts some 100 musicians and is one of France’s most prestigious orchestras. A full member of the Opéra National de Bordeaux, the ONBA offers a vast symphonic season in Bordeaux, summer concerts and chamber music through its “soloist formations”. It also accompanies lyrical and choreographic performances, while multiplying its social activities and those aimed at young audiences. The ONBA fulfills its regional and national mission, playing regularly outside its walls, in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region as well as in numerous concert halls and festivals (Chorégies d’Orange, Philharmonie de Paris, Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, Salzburg Festival, Festival de la Chaise-Dieu, Festival de Montpellier…). His latest recordings have received critical acclaim: Pelléas et Mélisande (conducted by Pierre Dumoussaud), “Figaro? Sí! – Rossini” with baritone Florian Sempey (conducted by Marc Minkowski), tenor Pene Pati’s first CD (conducted by Emmanuel Villaume, Diapason d’or), Robert Le Diable (conducted by Marc Minkowski) and Mythologies (music by Thomas Bangalter, conducted by Romain Dumas).

The Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine is financed by the Bordeaux City Council, with the support of the Ministry of Culture and the Aquitaine Regional Council.

Bar Avni
won first prize at the 2024 La Maestra competition in Paris, awarded by an illustrious jury chaired by Natalie Stutzmann. An undisputed laureate, Bar Avni swept all the competition’s awards, also winning the Orchestra Prize, the Arte Prize, the Echo Prize, and the Prize of French Concert Halls and Orchestras. For the next two years, she is a fellow of the La Maestra Academy. Subsequently, her work garnered significant interest, and invitations were immediately extended by several major international orchestras. Avni’s astute and creative programming, combined with her clear yet elegant conducting style, makes a strong impression on all who encounter her.

Bar Avni is currently the Principal Conductor of the Bayer Philharmoniker, a position she has held since 2021. She is the first woman to hold this position in the orchestra’s 120-year history. She is deeply committed to promoting new young talent and has worked closely with the Bayer team to design a number of exciting projects in music education, a subject particularly close to her heart.

A classical percussionist by training, the Israeli conductor first performed with leading orchestras in her home country. Her desire to conduct then led her to Tel Aviv, where she studied with Yoav Talmi, later becoming Assistant Conductor of the Israel Chamber Orchestra under Talmi’s direction. She continued her studies with Martin Sieghart in Graz and Ulrich Windfuhr in Hamburg. In 2017/18, Avni served as Assistant to the General Music Director, Peter Kuhn, at the Bergischer Symphoniker, and in 2021, she became the youngest laureate and fellow of the International Kurt Masur Institute.

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