Just in: Dudamel to conduct Notre-Dame reopening

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Notre-Dame de Paris will reopen this weekend, having been restored in just five years after a raging fire destroyed its 800-year-old wooden roof frame and caused its iconic spire to collapse on April 15 2019.

On the afternoon of December 7 2024 the Archbishop of Paris, Laurent Ulrich, will lead the reopening service in the presence of President Emmanuel Macron, as well as heads of state and distinguished guests. This ceremony, which will include the reawakening of the cathedral’s great organ, will be followed by a spectacular concert of pop, rock, world and classical music, designed to share the joy of reopening with an international audience and to thank all those who made the restoration possible.

Among global superstars to take part are Pharrell Williams and Angélique Kidjo, as well as classical luminaries including opera stars Nadine Sierra, Pretty Yende and Benjamin Bernheim, pianists Lang Lang and Khatia Buniatishvili, organist Olivier Latry, violinists Renaud Capuçon and Daniel Lozakovich, and cellist Yo-Yo Ma. Gustavo Dudamel will conduct the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France. The artists will perform either inside Notre-Dame or in the square in front of the building’s western façade, which will be illuminated by a dazzling lightshow.

The entire event will be livestreamed on Deutsche Grammophon’s STAGE+ at 9.30pm CET on Saturday December 7, with repeats at 2am and 12pm CET on Sunday December 8 (available worldwide, except in France, Germany and Australia).

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