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With classic and contemporary music, electro, rock, dub and not to forget traditional French music and French pop... Lyon has music and concerts to suit all tastes!
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By Isabelle

Romeo and Juliet
Auditorium de Lyon - Orchestre national de Lyon
Just a few days before Valentine’s Day, Romeo and Juliette, and Beauty and the Beast are coming to L’AO (the Lyon Auditorium), in the company of two...
The Australian Pink Floyd Show
L'Amphithéâtre
The Australian Pink Floyd Show is the first group dedicated to the music of Pink Floyd to have left the pub live music circuit to tour stadiums.
Saint-Saëns - Symphony No. 3
Auditorium de Lyon - Orchestre national de Lyon
An emotional experience is guaranteed with the Third Symphony by Saint-Saëns, which is deeply rooted in the identity of the Lyon National Orchestra...
Wintower Festival
Halle Tony Garnier
The Wintower Festival is back! The summer season’s only just ended, it’s already time to tidy away our swimming costumes and pull on our scarves… but...
Don Quixote
Auditorium de Lyon - Orchestre national de Lyon
Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider swaps the conductor’s baton for the violin and, accompanied by two other hugely talented musicians, shares the role of soloist...
Renaud Capuçon
Auditorium de Lyon - Orchestre national de Lyon
Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider pays tribute to the power of Beethoven, while Renaud Capuçon reveals to us the face of the beautiful Alice in Elgar's Violin...
Mahler, Symphony No. 3
Auditorium de Lyon - Orchestre national de Lyon
Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider explores the symphonies of Mahler with the monumental third. This enchanting story of the Creation will see the mezzo-soprano...
L’Arpeggiata
Auditorium de Lyon - Orchestre national de Lyon (ONL)
Two mythical couples: Orpheus and Eurydice; Tancredi and Clorinda. Based on these two major works by Monteverdi, L’Arpeggiata and Christina Pluhar...
Irish Celtic - The Path of Legends
L'Amphithéâtre
In this new show, the charismatic and humorous Irish landlord Paddy Flynn sets a new challenge for his son Diarmuid. He must set off in search of...
Reperkusound
Double Mixte
The festival Reperkusound has become a standard-bearer of electronic, contemporary, urban and ground-breaking music.
Tharaud - Kidjo
Auditorium de Lyon - Orchestre national de Lyon
The star Beninese singer Angélique Kidjo and pianist Alexandre Tharaud bring together their two musical worlds to speak to us of love. This is a...
Jazz Day in Lyon
Lieux divers
Concerts, jam sessions, film screenings, exhibitions, and many more. Jazz Day is 24 hours of jazz in Lyon, Vienne, Saint-Etienne, and other places...
Emanuel Ax
Auditorium de Lyon - Orchestre national de Lyon
The genius of Beethoven set the bar very high for following generations. Happily, Mendelssohn and Brahms were able to rise to the challenge: the...
Händel, Il trionfo del Tempo e del Disinganno
Auditorium de Lyon - Orchestre national de Lyon
A partner ensemble of L’AO (the Lyon Auditorium), Les Nouveaux Caractères presents Il trionfo del Tempo e del Disinganno, Handel’s first oratorio....
Daphnis and Chloe
Auditorium de Lyon - Orchestre national de Lyon
An artist, said Maurice Ravel, must “create the beauty that comes from the heart”. Steven Isserlis and Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider explore this beauty in an...
Hommage à Piazzolla (Tribute to Piazzolla)
Auditorium de Lyon - Orchestre national de Lyon
Carried along by the captivating sounds of tango, the Lyon National Orchestra (ONL) takes its audience to the working class neighbourhoods of Buenos...
Nuits Sonores
Lieux divers : Le Sucre, La Sucrière, Les anciennes usines Fagor-Brandt
"Nuits sonores" is a French festival entirely dedicated to electronic and independent music and the innovative cultures, visual and digital, which has...