The Call of the Night | Principal horn Jean-Pierre Dassonville on Benjamin Britten’s ‘Serenade’

La Monnaie's Principal horn player has a thing for Benjamin Britten's ‘Serenade for tenor, horn and strings’. The music has fascinated him since childhood and even provided the soundtrack to the birth of his first son. During the concert ‘Enigma Variations’ (May 17), he will perform the work on stage at Bozar, partly on a natural horn. How this instrument differs from the ‘modern’ version and what is so exceptional about Britten's score Jean-Pierre explains to you himself in this video.
CONCERT 'ELGAR: ENIGMA VARIATIONS'
THOMAS ADÈS
Overture ‘The Tempest’, op.22 (2003-04)
BENJAMIN BRITTEN
Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings, op.31 (1943)
EDWARD ELGAR
Variations on an Original Theme ‘Enigma Variations’, op.36 (1899)
Conductor ALAIN ALTINOGLU
Tenor ED LYON
French horn JEAN-PIERRE DASSONVILLE
La Monnaie Symphony Orchestra
Production LA MONNAIE
Coproduction BOZAR MUSIC
In co-production with Shelter Prod and Prospero MM Productions, with the support of Taxshelter.be and ING
With the support of the Belgian Federal Government's Tax Shelter
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[@JeanClaudeWelche]

Bravo Jean-Pierre. Quel plaisir de t'entendre jouer et parler !

[@lecomtedominique420]

Superbe présentation Jean Pierre, beaucoup de succès et sincères félicitations pour ta brillant carrière.