Ultra Vomit

Ultra Vomit have been making metal fans laugh for over 20 years with songs like Je collectionne des canards ("I collect ducks") and Evier Metal ("Sink Metal"). An unmissable French metal experience from nauseous Nantes.

Strasbourg 2022

Ultra Vomit have been making metal fans laugh for over 20 years with their novelty songs and sense of the ridiculous.

The foundations of the Philharmonie de Paris better be stable as they take the full impact of a concert by Behemoth, Poland's most famous metal band. As much a visual shock as an aural one, in the purest metal tradition.

Philharmonie de Paris

These Polish metal giants storm the Philharmonie de Paris.

Behemoth

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A trip to Sicily where local people are passionate about protecting the precious flora and fauna of the Mediterranean's largest island.

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Andris Nelsons, Klaus Mäkelä, Riccardo Chailly and Petr Popelka conduct the four movements of the ‘Ninth’ in succession across Europe.

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Pianist Alexandre Kantorow joins forces with the Orchestre National de France.

Cristian Măcelaru conducts Chopin and Prokofiev

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