The other major events of the year

  • Printemps des Arts de Monte-Carlo Festival
    March 2025
  • Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters
    April 2025
  • Monaco E-Prix
    May 2025
  • Top Marques Monaco
    May 2025
  • Formula 1 TAG Heuer Grand Prix de Monaco
    May 2025
  • The Monte-Carlo Television Festival
    June 2025
  • Monaco Energy Boat Challenge
    July 2025
  • Monte-Carlo Summer Festival
    July 2025
  • Art Monte-Carlo
    July 2025
  • Grimaldi Forum Monaco Summer Exhibition
    July 2025
  • Concerts at the Prince's Palace of Monaco - OPMC
    July 2025
  • Herculis EBS
    July 2025
  • Monaco Classic Week - La Belle Classe
    September 2025
  • Monaco Yacht Show
    September 2025

Concerts at the Prince's Palace of Monaco - OPMC

Monaco prepares to celebrate classical music with a series of prestige concerts in 2025. The programme for this year is a blend of the traditional and the modern, featuring international soloists and youthful talents in two illustrious settings, the Prince’s Palace and the Grimaldi Forum. Legendary and up-and-coming conductors will take audiences on a thrilling musical journey of discovery.

An exceptional music event is coming to the Principality!

The Cour d’Honneur at the Prince’s Palace will be the venue for five prestige concerts featuring the talents of acclaimed international artists and young prodigies. Music lovers can look forward to performances by world-renowned soloists including Daniel Lozakovich, David Fray, and Sergey Khachatryan, alongside the talented pianist brothers Lucas and Arthur Jussen.

The line-up celebrates diverse musical generations with legendary conductors such as Charles Dutoit and Lawrence Foster, along with the OPMC’s own artistic director Kazuki Yamada. Two promising young conductors, Tianyi Lu and Emmanuel Tjeknavorian, will bring a breath of fresh air to proceedings.

And the highlights of this 2025 festival will be a unique concert in an alternative venue: the Grimaldi Forum. Conducted by Kazuki Yamada, the Liverpool Oratorio, a spectacular collaborative work created by Paul McCartney and Carl Davis, will be performed with the participation of the prestigious CBSO Chorus.

This unmissable musical event promises to inspire audiences with a sense of wonder and emotion!

A truly unique stage

During the summer, the Monte-Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra performs at the Prince’s Palace in the royal courtyard, the Cour d’Honneur.

The idea came about in 1959, in the reign of Prince Rainier III, reviving a Grimaldi tradition for patronage of the arts and music in particular that dates back to the 18th century. At that time, the Princes of Monaco regularly “gave music” in the Palace courtyard for the benefit of their people.

Several names were considered:  the Musical Weeks of the Palace of Monaco, the Festival of the Palace of Monaco, Musical Receptions at the Palace of Monaco, Musical Evenings of the Palace of Monaco, International Music Evenings at the Palace of Monaco....

The eventual choice was:  "Les Concerts du Palais Princier de Monaco" or "Concerts at the Prince's Palace of Monaco".

On the orders of Prince Rainier III, the Palace services were tasked with organising all aspects of the concerts and everything relating to the audience: admission, seating, flooring, and so on. 

Over the years, the Monte-Carlo Philharmonic has become somewhat famous for these concerts, and critics now consider it to be among Europe's leading symphony orchestras.

A memorable and exclusive moment to be experienced in the legendary residence of the Princes of Monaco.

 

About the Monte-Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra

Thanks to its ability to juggle both tradition and modernity, the Monte-Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra plays a leading role by performing major symphonic works, reviving rare and contemporary pieces, and producing lyric and choreographical creations. The Orchestra works in collaboration with the Compagnie des Ballets de Monte-Carlo, the Opera and the Printemps des Arts. It also organises cinema-themed concerts, with internationally renowned cinematographic works such as Walt Disney’s Fantasia, or Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings.

The Orchestra travels regularly to take part in major festivals overseas or to perform in every part of the globe. Its ambition is to establish itself as one of the world’s foremost international orchestras.

Under the presidency of H.R.H. the Princess of Hanover, the Monte-Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra is supported and championed by H.S.H. Prince Albert II. 

History 

A nascent orchestra first began to take shape in 1856. It gradually attracted more and more artists from Paris, eventually forming the Orchestra du Nouveau Cercle des Étrangers (literally the “New Foreigners’ Circle Orchestra”). The Orchestra then took the name “Orchestre National de l’Opéra de Monte-Carlo” in 1958. It adopted the name it bears today in 1980, and has since enjoyed a prominent place on the international musical stage.

The Monte-Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra launched its own “OPMC Classics” label in autumn 2010. These recordings received several awards from the musical press.

Some leading artistic and musical directors have left an indelible mark on the history of the OPMC, including  Igor Markevitch, Gianluigi Gelmetti, and Kazuki Yamada, who has been with the orchestra since 2016.

To find out more about Concerts at the Prince’s Palace of Monaco

https://www.opmc.mc/