In 1959, His Serene Highness Prince Rainier III and the orchestra’s musical director, Louis Frémaux, inaugurated a summer season which, other the years, has become a major event for music lovers from all over the world.

Summer 2009 : 2 concerts to celebrate the 50th  anniversary of the concerts at the Prince’s Palace.

1^st concert : BERNSTEIN , TCHAIKOVSKY, DVORAK (75’) :

• Leonard Bernstein : On the town : 3 dance Episodes
• Piotr Ilitch Tchaïkovsky : « Romeo & Juliette » ouverture fantaisie, d’après Shakespeare
• Anton Dvorak : Concerto pour violon & orchestre in B minor, opus 104

Conducted by Yakov Kreizberg

Cello : Marie-Elisabeth Hecker

2nd concert :  BEETHOVEN (69’) :

- Ludwig van Beethoven : symphonie N°9 in D minor, opus 125

Conducted by Yakov Kreizberg

Performers: Camilla Nylund (Soprano), Jane Irwin (Alto) Pavol Breslik (Tenor), Davis Wilson-Johnson (Bass), Czech Philarmonic Choir of Brno