The programme chosen for the opening of the auditorium in Bordeaux included The Gliding of the Eagle in the Skies

On Thursday evening, the Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine inaugurated the new auditorium in Bordeaux. Under the direction of conductor Kwamé Ryan, the programme chosen for the official opening of the orchestra's new venue included Peter Eötvös' work The Gliding of the Eagle in the Skies, commissioned by the Basque National Orchestra as part of the Tesela project. The programme notes explained that "the piece was commissioned by our friends and neighbours at the Basque National Orchestra on the occasion of the symphony orchestra's 30th jubilee."

Over the years the two orchestras have developed a close relationship. Since 1983 the Basque National Orchestra has performed for audiences in Bordeaux, and the Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine has performed in San Sebastian, Bilbao, Vitoria and Pamplona as part of the BNO's regular season concert programme.

11 and 12 April, the Basque National Orchestra's will headline the stage at the Bordeaux auditorium. The Basque National Orchestra will perform for the first time at the recently opened Bordeaux auditorium on April 11th and 12th. The concert will be conducted by Carlo Rizza and feature piano soloist Luis Fernando Pérez.