Lawo participated in the Paris Concert of 14 July

For this event, which was held at the foot of the Eiffel Tower on the occasion of French National Day, An IP infrastructure was used that included three mc²56 audio production consoles from Theirs.

He French National Day It is characterized by the celebration of numerous events throughout the country. For the 13th edition of the Paris concert, Lawo once again provided the IP-based audio infrastructure.

With this solution, which included three mc²56 audio production consoles, responded to the sound and live broadcast needs of French public broadcasters and the Eurovision network. This IP configuration offered optimal audio quality to more than 100.000 on-site attendees and millions of listeners and viewers around the world.

After the edition of 2024, which included the arrival of the Olympic flame to the esplanade of the Hotel de Ville, The traditional Paris Concert returned to its iconic location at the foot of the Eiffel Tower, on the Champ de Mars.

For public address system, Lawo's audio infrastructure was operated by a team of Radio France, directed by Christophe Lukaszewski. In the FOH position, Nadège Antonini was in charge of the orchestral mix and the FOH output using a mc²56 console from 48 faders, while Stéphane Thouvenin took responsibility for the soloists and choruses at a table 32 faders.

Stage monitoring was carried out by Tahar Boukhlifa y Charles Bouticourt. They operated a mc²56 of 32 faders with an extender 16 faders in a two-operator configuration with two independent control surfaces, which guaranteed precise monitoring throughout the entire performance.

The setup included a couple of A__UHD Core audio engines redundant devices shared between all three consoles, with a redundant Ravenna network that integrated FOH and stage. A central HOME management cluster connected, managed and secured all aspects of this live production environment.

Radio France also deployed a mobile unit equipped with a consola mc²66 MkII to produce the clean audio signal for French radio and television, as well as for the Eurovision network. Laurent Fracchia was in charge of the transmission mixing in the mobile unit (Management 5).

The evening was broadcast live on France 2 y France.tv, and simultaneously for EBU-Eurovision in more than ten countries, making it one of the most important classical music events in the world.

A large audience gathered on the Champ de Mars to attend the performances of the French National Orchestra, the Choir and the Master of Radio France, directed by Cristian Măcelaru, together with internationally renowned opera singers and soloists, as Aida Garifullina (soprano), Julie Fuchs (soprano), Bruno de Sá (sopranist), Rihab Chaieb (mezzo-soprano), Benjamin Bernheim (tenor), Florian Sempey (baritone), Gautier Capuçon (cello), House of La Nena (cello), Bomsori Kim (violin), Lutz from Boh (violin) y Saehyun Kim (piano). As is tradition, The concert was followed by a fireworks show from the Eiffel Tower and the Trocadero gardens.