Lawo consoles provided the audio infrastructure for this year’s Concert de Paris, held July 14 at the foot of the Eiffel Tower as part of France’s National Day celebrations. The company says its IP-based setup — including three mc²56 mixing consoles — ensured high-quality sound for more than 100,000 attendees and millions of viewers and listeners via French public broadcasters and the Eurovision network.
Now in its 13th year, the classical music event returned to the Champ de Mars after the 2024 edition, held at the Hôtel de Ville, to welcome the Olympic flame.
A team from Radio France, led by Christophe Lukaszewski, managed the public address mix. At front-of-house, Nadège Antonini mixed the orchestra using a 48-fader mc²56, while Stéphane Thouvenin handled the soloists and choirs on a 32-fader version. Tahar Boukhlifa and Charles Bouticourt handled stage monitoring, using a two-operator 32-fader mc²56 setup with a 16-fader extender.
All three consoles shared a redundant pair of A__UHD Core audio engines, supported by a redundant Ravenna network linking FOH and stage. A central HOME management cluster handled connectivity, control and security.
The concert was broadcast live on France 2 and france.tv, and simulcast in more than 10 countries by EBU-Eurovision. Performers included the Orchestre National de France, the Chœur and Maîtrise de Radio France, and a lineup of international soloists, led by conductor Cristian Măcelaru.
Radio France also used an OB truck equipped with an mc²66 MkII to produce the broadcast mix for French radio and TV and the Eurovision network. Laurent Fracchia was responsible for the audio mix in Régie 5.
France 2 reported a domestic television audience of 2.9 million, in addition to listeners on France Inter and international networks. The concert concluded with a fireworks display from the Eiffel Tower and the Trocadéro gardens.
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