ALBUMBartók: Concerto pour orchestre - Concerto pour altoOrchestre National de Lille, Alexandre Bloch & Amihai Grosz
Albums by Orchestre National de Lille
ALBUMBartók: Concerto pour orchestre - Concerto pour altoOrchestre National de Lille, Alexandre Bloch & Amihai Grosz
ALBUMSo Romantique !Cyrille Dubois, Orchestre National de Lille & Pierre Dumoussaud
ALBUMPoulenc: La voix humaineVéronique Gens, Orchestre National de Lille & Alexandre Bloch
ALBUMPierné: Ramuntcho & Cydalise et le chèvre-pied SuitesOrchestre National de Lille & Darrell Ang
ALBUMSaint-Saëns: Le carnaval des animaux - Poulenc: Double ConcertoDuo Jatekok, Orchestre National de Lille, Lucie Leguay & Alex Vizorek
ALBUMMahler: Symphony No. 7Orchestre National de Lille & Alexandre Bloch
ALBUMEnchantéeMarie Oppert, Orchestre National de Lille & Nicholas Skilbeck
ALBUMRavel, Valse & Rapsodie Espagnole I Attahir, Adh-DhorOrchestre National de Lille, Alexandre Bloch & Patrick Wibart
ALBUMBelle époqueAnnelien van Wauwe, Orchestre National de Lille & Alexandre Bloch
ALBUMChausson: Poème de l'amour et de la mer & Symphonie, Op. 20Véronique Gens, Orchestre National de Lille & Alexandre Bloch
Artist Biography
An ambassador of French music, L'Orchestre National de Lille has committed to sharing classical music through community outreach and performing throughout France and abroad. The orchestra regularly invites guest performers and conductors from throughout the world and has issued more than 30 recordings.
L'Orchestre National de Lille was founded as the Orchestre philharmonique de Lille in 1976, giving its first concert in January of that year. The orchestra's founding followed the dissolvement of the Orchestre de l'ORTF de Lille in 1974. Its founding came through an agreement between the government of the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region and its first music director, conductor Jean-Claude Casadesus. The orchestra took its current name in 1980 after it received government sponsorship. The ONL has performed throughout the region since its inception, visiting more than 250 communes in Hauts-de-France, in addition to its regular concert schedule at the Auditorium du Nouveau Siècle, the orchestra's permanent home. Casadesus remained in his role as the music director until 2016, when Alexandre Bloch took over the position. In 2018, Bloch's contract was extended until 2024.
The ONL has recorded for the Alpha, Deutsche Grammophon, Warner Classics, and Naxos labels, among others. The main recording output of the orchestra has been on the standard French repertoire, including recordings of works by Ravel, Saint-Saëns, and Offenbach. The ONL has also recorded non-French works, including albums of music by Mahler and Strauss. The ONL had a pair of releases on Alpha in 2019: Chausson's Poème de l'Amour et de la Mer and Symphonie Op. 20 and an album of music by Ravel and Benjamin Attahir. In 2020, the ONL accompanied Marie Oppert on her album Enchantée.
Along with its busy performing and recording schedule, the ONL has also built several outreach programs catering to children and students, as well as dedicated workshops for people with disabilities. ~ Keith Finke