After a decade-long pause, the Orchestre National de France, one of the permanent orchestras of Radio France, will finally travel to America for a great tour from November 7 through 9, 2025. The orchestra will bring French music back to this unique musical stage, helping to strengthen the transatlantic bonds of friendship spanning the history, culture and tradition of United States and France.
Radio France is not only France’s top radio broadcasting group, it’s also a major cultural player for the quality of its programs, the reputation of its musical ensembles, its involvement in multiple artistic events and its active support of artists.
Thanks to its four permanent musical ensembles (Orchestre National de France, Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, Chœur de Radio France and Maîtrise de Radio France), Radio France is now the top concert producer in Europe. In this capacity, it is a protector of cultural legacy and creation.
Through its radio stations – France Musique in particular, with its virtual concert hall at francemusique.com – Radio France is able to broadcast this rich musical legacy worldwide.
Within Radio France, the Orchestre National de France plays the role of ambassador, helping to share France’s symphonic excellence with the world. The US tour, this Fall 2025, helps forward this vocation.
The Orchestre National de France is committed to sharing with audiences in France and all over the world the wealth and diversity of France’s symphonic heritage, while nurturing a long-term relationship with American musical cultures. Radio France and the United State have a long history of friendship by the promotion of the American repertoire and supporting American composers.
Working with pianist Daniil Trifonov (whose career has taken him far and wide, to Paris, throughout France, and to the most prestigious classical music venues in the world), the Orchestre National de France, directed by Cristian Măcelaru, will be playing repertoires that lie at the core of its identity: Maurice Ravel (to commemorate the 150th anniversary of his birth), Elsa Barraine and Camille Saint-Saëns.
The Concerts of the American Tour of Orchestre National de France
•1 | WORCESTER (MA), just outside Boston, at Mechanics Hall, Friday, November 7, 2025 at 8:00 pm
•2 | GREENVALE (NY) at Tilles Center, Saturday, November 8, 2025 at 7:00 pm
•3 | NEW YORK CITY at Carnegie Hall, Sunday, November 9, 2025 at 2:00 pm
• Music program: ELSA BARRAINE Symphony No. 2, CAMILLE SAINT-SAËNS Piano concerto No. 2, MAURICE RAVEL Concerto in G, MAURICE RAVEL Daphnis and Chloé, Suite No. 2, MAURICE RAVEL Bolero, ORCHESTRE NATIONAL DE FRANCE, CRISTIAN MĂCELARU conductor, DANIIL TRIFONOV piano
Support the Orchestre National de France in the United States
The Orchestre National de France have the purpose to diffuse the richness and diversity of France’s symphonic and musical heritage to all audiences, in France and the United States. This tour is only made possible by the strategic support afforded by donors and sponsors. The generous supporters backing reinforces the friendship between the United States and France through the medium of music.
You are interested to support the American tour of Orchestre National de France?* You will be offered a recognition program and exclusive benefits, for both France and the United States, based on your level of contribution. Please contact the team of Radio France: Emmanuelle Imberty emmanuelle.imberty@radiofrance.com and David Pata david.pata@radiofrance.com.
About Radio France
Thanks to the volume and diversity of its music programming, the power of his musical productions, the quality and composition of its ensembles and its support of artists, Radio France is a leading cultural player in France and throughout Europe. Through its musical ensembles, it plays a major role in France and the rest of the world by making culture globally available, protecting and sharing France’s musical heritage, and helping to create a diverse repertoire.
Radio France and music in key figures every year at the Maison de la Radio et de la Musique in Paris: over 60 musical creations, 150 recorded concerts, 60 concerts broadcast live, 200 schedules concerts.
About Orchestre National de France
The Orchestre National de France is the first permanent symphonic orchestra ever to be created in France in 1934. Committed to providing live performances and promoting discovery, it shares its musical excellence and the French sound with audiences throughout the country and the world.
* Givings may be also eligible for advantageous tax deductions in France, or in the United States
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