The Orchestre National de France with conductor Cristian Măcelaru and cellist Sol Gabetta perform a Franco-Russian programme.

Gabriel Fauré – “Dolly” Suite op. 56 (orchestration Henri Rabaud)
Camille Saint-Saëns – Cello Concerto n° 2
Camille Saint-Saëns – Cello Concerto n° 1
Alexander Scriabin – The Poem of Ecstasy

“Ein Heldenleben” (A Hero’s Life) op. 40 by Richard Strauss, performed by the WDR Sinfonieorchester conducted by Cristian Măcelaru at the Kölner Philharmonie.

José Maria Blumenschein, concertmaster

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An evening from the Paris Philharmonie with the French National Orchestra conducted by Cristian Măcelaru . On the programme: Symphony in D minor composed by César Franck. Excerpt from the concert recorded on May 20, 2021 at the Philharmonie de Paris.

The documentary film “Romanian Chamber Orchestra, Music closer to you” – a production that takes place under the sign of emotion and the joy of being together on the same stage.

“Music is and will remain the most direct way to communicate the essence of our emotions.” – Cristian Măcelaru, Conductor of the Romanian Chamber Orchestra

The WDR Symphony Orchestra plays George Enescu’s “Romanian Rhapsody No. 1 op. 11” under the baton of its Romanian principal conductor Cristian Măcelaru on 12.10.2019 in the Cologne Philharmonic Hall.

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For his debut as Chief Conductor, Cristian Măcelaru chose alongside Gustav Mahler’s Symphony No. 4 the contrasting “Te Deum” composed by the Bohemian composer Antonín Dvořák in 1892 on the occasion of the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus’ discovery of America.

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In seiner Videoreihe “Kurz und Klassik mit Cristian Măcelaru” stellt der Chefdirigent Werke aus seinem Konzertprogrammen vor. Den Auftakt bildet Dvořáks “Te Deum”, das auch bei seinem Antrittskonzert erklingen wird.

“Music, dance, paintings – these all have been at the core of human development” – said Cristian Macelaru about Dvořák’s “Te Deum”. He describes the special spirit of Dvořák’s music in his work introduction and invites you to experience feelings together.

WDR Sinfonieorchester announced the 2019/20 season in a press conference in Cologne – conductor Cristian Măcelaru was introduced to WDR patrons and media!

Cristian Măcelaru wird mit Beginn der Spielzeit 2019/2020 der neue Chefdirigent des WDR Sinfonieorchesters. In Rumänien geboren, hat er bisher überwiegend in den USA gearbeitet – mit sehr großem Erfolg. Er freut sich sehr auf die Zusammenarbeit mit dem WDR Sinfonieorchester und auf seine Rückkehr nach Europa, “nach Hause”.

The Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music, America’s longest running festival of new orchestral music, celebrates its 57th season, July 28 – August 11, 2019, with a remarkable women-centric season, featuring a series of relevant and forward-looking commissioned works.

This is the Festival’s third season with Music Director and Conductor Cristian Măcelaru at the helm, and the esteemed conductor continues to push the leading edge at Cabrillo. This year the Festival presents four commissioned works—three world premieres, two US premieres, and eight West Coast premieres.

Leonidas Kavakos plays Shostakovich’s Violin Concerto no. 1, a stark and sombre work full of relentless drama and grim humour. Cristian Măcelaru will complete this all-Russian programme with a tour de force for virtuoso orchestra. And what a work it is: Stravinsky’s formerly scandalous Le sacre du printemps, now a well-established cult masterpiece of modern music.