An exclusive event for members of the Edinburgh International Festival. Members are invited to enjoy a working rehearsal for the trailblazing period orchestra Les Sicles, ahead of their evening concert.
Period orchestra Les Sicles search for new light in Stravinskys The Rite of Spring and Lili Boulangers Faust et Hlne. Les Sicles performs music from across the centuries on instruments appropriate to the time it was written. Founded in 2003 by world-renowned conductor Franois-Xavier Roth, the orchestra is a trailblazer in historical performance from the 19th and 20th centuries, shining a searching new light on music both much loved and unfamiliar. Roth has directed the orchestra at concerts and festivals all over the world, where its been hailed for its strongly individual playing and its vivid sonic flavours.
International Festival Members are invited to enjoy a working rehearsal with the orchestra, ahead of their evening concert.
Les Sicles
Franois-Xavier RothConductor
Vronique GensSoprano
Julien BehrTenor
Jean-Sbastien BouBaritone
Lili BoulangerFaust et Hlne
StravinskyThe Rite of Spring