Last season, the Orchestre National de Lille performed the world premieres of two remarkable works by Alex Nante: his Piano Concerto and the Sinfonía del cuerpo de luz, which was nominated for the Victoires de la Musique Classique. Bringing this season to a close, our Composer-in-residence has written Mysterium, an intensely devout work that highlights his preoccupation with the spiritual.

To perform this eagerly anticipated world premiere the orchestra will be joined by the Hauts-de-France Regional Choir. Mysterium is echoed in Mahler’s Symphony No.4, one of the composer’s most exquisitely beautiful yet curious works. Radiant and concise, it looks at the joys of childhood through melancholic eyes. This music, “which laughs and cries”, will be the led by the brilliant English conductor, Ben Glas.