What does ONF stand for?

For Gatti, who is music director of the Orchestre National de France, his first performance at Carnegie Hall in 12 years ended on a truly triumphant note.

Petersburg Philharmonic, the BBC Philharmonic, the Orchestre National de France and other leading orchestras across the globe.

Sir Colin Davis, conducting a regenerated Orchestre National de France and the excellent Chorus of Radio France, realized the high-spirited score and story brilliantly.

The four I used for the test were Sir Colin Davis's second Concertgebouw recording (Philips), a remarkably mature performance; Leonard Bernstein's Orchestre National de France disc (EMI), a fiery reading; John Eliot Gardiner's original instruments rendition with the Orchestre Revolutionaire et Romantique (Philips), also an animated reading; and, my favorite, Sir Thomas Beecham's Royal Philharmonic interpretation (EMI), noted for its colorful eccentricities.

Xavier Phillips has performed with a world-class list of orchestras including: Orchestre National de France, Philharmonique de Radio France, Berliner Symphoniker, Houston Symphony, BBC Scottish Orchestra, Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Filarmonica della Scala, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, the Washington National Symphony Orchestra and the New York Philharmonic.

Petersburg Philharmonic, the BBC Philharmonic, the Orchestre National de France and other leading orchestras across the globe.

Mikko Franck conducts the Orchestre National de France, with soloists soprano Nancy Gustafson, bass Franz Hawlata, tenor Wolfgang Millgramm and baritone Donnie Ray Albert.

5: Van Wezel presents Orchestre National de France.