Conductor Raphaël Merlin leads a programme that juxtaposes Béla Bartók’s visceral Cantata Profana with Mendelssohn’s Psalm 42 and Violin Concerto, framed by Bartók’s Rhapsody No.1. Under Pierre Fouchenneret’s incandescent bow and the choral force of Ensemble Aedes, soloists Anne-Laure Hulin, Istvan Horvath and Attila Mokus give voice to themes of metamorphosis, longing and the wild. The performance favours dense, arborescent textures, luminous orchestral colors and an intimate dialogue between violin and choir, evoking forested landscapes and elemental renewal.