Programme

A Roman
Hol day

Iveta Apkalna & Gustavo Gimeno
Grand Auditorium
Fri

  • Iveta Apkalna playing the organ on stage
    ©: Kristaps Anskens
  • The Luxembourg Philharmonic with Gustavo Gimeno posing in front of the Philharmonie Luxembourg
    ©: CG Watkins

What you’ll hear and see

The music

  • Claude Lenners out of the blue (création, commande du Ministère de la Culture)
  • Ottorino Respighi Feste romane
  • Francis Poulenc Concerto pour orgue, orchestre à cordes et timbales
  • Charles-Marie Widor Bis: Toccata (Symphonie pour orgue N° 5)
  • Ottorino Respighi Pini di Roma

The artists

  • Luxembourg Philharmonic
  • Gustavo Gimeno conducting
  • Iveta Apkalna organ

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Enhance your experience

Artist talk

Conversation in German

About «résonances»

Your wanderlust is running high, even though summer is not far behind?

Join the Luxembourg Philharmonic as it travels to the Eternal City. You will be guided in music by the melodies of Ottorino Respighi, who built a sonic monument to the city in the symphonic poems of his Roman trilogy. Afterwards, Iveta Apkalna will shine in Francis Poulenc’s playful Concerto for Organ, Strings and Timpani. In addition, there will also be the world premiere of Claude Lenners’ Out of the blue to celebrate.



The concert will be recorded by radio 100,7 and broadcast live and on 05.02.2025.

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