The Orchestre National de Bretagne (ONB) is a French symphony orchestra. Previously named the "Orchestre symphonique de Bretagne", it obtains the national label in October 2019. Before April 2012, it was simply called "Orchestre de Bretagne".

History

Founded in 1989 to make up for the lack of symphonic concerts in the Brittany region, it is composed of 44 musicians. Its activity is divided between the opera season of the and the concerts it gives throughout the region, in France and abroad.Orchestre National de Bretagne
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since 2015. The general manager is Marc Feldman. In early 2015, the Orchestre National de Bretagne launched its own record label.

Repertoire

* ''L'Orchestre se lâche'' : the musical universe is vast and diverse, the ONB includes this diversity in its season such as a symphonic work by

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and his son Chris. File:Dan Ar Braz et l'OSB - TNB Rennes 03.jpg, Projet Taliesin 2015 with

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and Dan Ar Braz Birkin Gainsbourg Symphonique Brest 12.jpg, ''Gainsbourg Symphonique'' with

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in 2017

Recordings

* Beethoven – ''Concerto pour piano n°1 rondo'' * Schumann – ''Concerto pour piano allegro affettuoso'' * Haydn – ''Concerto pour violoncelle Moderato'' * Ropartz – ''Pêcheur d’Islande les danses'' * Tanguy – ''Portraits XXI Intrada'' * Jean Cras – ''Mélodies avec orchestre'' * Didier Squiban – ''Symphonie Bretagne'' * Didier Squiban – ''Symphonie Iroise'' * Serge Prokofiev – ''

Peter and the Wolf ''Peter and the Wolf'' ( rus, Петя и Bолк, r="Pétya i volk", p=ˈpʲetʲə i volk, links=no) Op. 67, a "symphonic fairy tale for children", is a musical composition written by Sergei Prokofiev in 1936. The narrator tells a children's s ...

'' / Perig Hag Bleiz * Mozart – ''Concertos n°9 and 20'' * Louise Farrenc – the complete symphonies (3 symphonies)

References

External links

* {{portal bar, Classical Music, France French orchestras Brittany