Target of obscurantism, music and musicians pay tribute to the victims of the attacks which struck Paris and the Batacalan on November 13, 2015. Prevented this year by the Covid epidemic, concerts by the Paris Chamber Orchestra and by rock group Queens of the Stone Age airs online on Friday for the fifth anniversary of the tragedy, which claimed the lives of 130 people.
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The project around the Paris Chamber Orchestra was born from the solicitation of the parents of one of the victims of the Bataclan.
The ensemble will play an original creation,
Il fait novembre en mon soul
by the Franco-Lebanese composer and poet Bechara El-Khoury, as well as
Mozart's Paris Symphony
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After the tragic death of her son, a mother approached the Fondation de France, which she knew about the New Sponsors action.
The order for a musical work has gradually become essential,
”explains Bruno Messina, director of the Berlioz festival, in a statement, who made the link between all the components.
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From the first meeting, my role as mediator within the New Sponsors consisted in supporting parents towards the fulfillment of this wish: a work of art for the memory
", he continues.
Recorded at the start of the week without an audience, confinement requires, and captured by France Musique at the Philharmonie de Paris, the performance will be broadcast on Friday at 8:30 p.m. as part of the commemorations of the City of Paris, on the Philharmonie Live website and application and Arte Concert.
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For us, it was essential to bring this anniversary date to life with a creation around music,
" José Correia, head of Arte Concert programming, commented to AFP.
A unique concert and call for donation
Queens of the Stone Age, for its part, would like to encourage its fans - and others - to make a donation to two charities: The Nick Alexander Memorial Trust (in tribute to a victim who worked with the group Eagles of Death Metal), which provides musical equipment for disadvantaged communities in the United Kingdom, and Life for Paris, which helps victims of attacks and their families in an attempt to rebuild themselves.
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The group will broadcast a previously unseen acoustic concert on their YouTube channel at 6 p.m. on Friday, recorded in Tasmania during their last world tour in 2018.
Queens of the Stone Age frontman Josh Homme is a close friend of the Eagles of Death Metal, the band that performed at the Bataclan on November 13, 2015.
