Thibaut Garcia

To celebrate the New Year, the Orchestre National de France, conductor Yutaka Sado, and guitarist Thibaut Garcia take us to Spain through the works of Rimsky-Korsakov, Bizet, Joaquín Rodrigo, and María Rodrigo.

Satoshi Makino is a genius classical guitarist. One day, he meets journalist Yoko Komine. They become attracted to each other, but Yoko Komine has a fiancé.

The show, recorded on December 16 and televised on France 5 on February 5, provides a different perspective on the international pop star. For the performance, MIKA was invited by the sumptuous Royal Opera of Versailles and accompanied by the Symphony Orchestra of the Royal Opera of Versaille, conducted by Stefan Plewniak. Throughout the production, MIKA was joined onstage by prestigious guests such as the “Gospel for 100,” pianist Vincent Bidal, cellist Gautier Capuçon, classical guitarist Thibaut Garcia and countertenor Jakub Józef Orliński.

Guitar prodigy Thibaut Garcia performs his album El Bohemio in Rouen's sublime Chapelle Corneille. A Latin-flavoured concert paying tribute to Paraguayan composer Agustín Barrios Mangoré.