Presences Festival 2023

Bach’s St John Passion from Hamburg’s Elbphilharmonie with the NDR vocal ensemble and Concerto Köln conducted by Klaas Stok.

A dance retelling of Bach's masterpiece by German choreographer Sasha Waltz.

There were 27, now there are just three: The final of the 2025 Leipzig Bach Piano Competition.

An encounter between piano and dance in a former foundry.

The Orchestra Philharmonique de Radio France celebrates contemporary music, conducted by Kent Nagano.

The French National Orchestra, conducted by musical director Cristian Macelaru, performs French repertoire from Berlioz to Offenbach in a festive concert.

The magic of Christmas meets Hollywood: John Williams performed by the Radio France Philharmonic Orchestra.

When Sarah McCoy puts her fingers on the keys of a keyboard, magic happens

Jazz revelation Samara Joy has her Parisian audience spellbound.

This rising star of French music returns to her album ‘La symphonie des éclairs,’ acccompanied by the Orchestre National de Lyon.

A concert filled with fervour from the neoclassical piano maestro.

Josman's most loved cult tracks performed by the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France.

Sullivan Fortner, Peter Washington and Marcus Gilmore bring New Orleans to Chantilly.

Between gentle madness and emotion, the brilliant Mac DeMarco on stage at the Gaîté Lyrique.

How can we have more fulfilling sex? Ronja von Rönne meets couples and singles who have reinvented their sexuality.

A complex feeling that is both problematic and useful, the latest research on boredom.

They are reclaiming their bodies and freely expressing their sexuality: A focus on sex positive popstars in contemporary culture.

How can we age well? Ronja von Rönne trys to find out by talking to chimney sweep Norbert Skrobek, who is close to retirement and Monika Gutte who defies age with a zest for life

Paris city hall is pursuing a green traffic policy: Less cars, more bicycles. But not everybody is pleased.

Plastic waste at sea is being colonised by bacteria. How will this affect marine ecosystems?

Children and young people look to adults as role models, usually their parents, but they also are influenced by their peers.

Why are friendships so important for children's personal development? And what do they mean in the digital world?

Using the latest technology, researchers are discovering the bright colours of ancient Greek art and architecture.  

From queer cake sitting to sex positive tasting evenings, Tracks finds out about food and sexuality.