Over and above the many concerts it gives in the Auditorium, the Orchestre national de Lyon extends its influence throughout the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Region, in France and abroad by regularly performing in regional, national and international concert halls and festivals, and by organising international tours.
Festivals 2026
L’ONL aux Nuits de Fourvière
Camille Symphonique
Lyon (69)
L’ONL au festival de la Chaise-Dieu
Schubert / Bruckner
La Chaise-Dieu (43)
Saison 2026/2027
L’ONL à l’Atrium
Musiciens de l’ONL
Tassin-la-Demi-Lune (69)
L’ONL à La MC2
Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider / Vilde Frang
Grenoble (38)
L’ONL à La Grange au lac
Rachmaninov / Sibelius
Évian (74)
L’ONL à l'Opéra de Dijon
Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider
Dijon (21)
L’ONL au Bozar de Bruxelles
Mozart / Chostakovitch
Bruxelles (Belgique)
INTERNATIONAL TOURS
Les tournées internationales font partie intégrante de la stratégie artistique de l’Orchestre national de Lyon, depuis de nombreuses années. Elles contribuent à maintenir sa visibilité et son positionnement parmi les meilleurs orchestres français.
International tours have been an integral part of the artistic strategy of the Orchestre national de Lyon for many years. They help maintain its high profile and its rank among the top French orchestras.
2023 SPAIN
The ONL’s tour in Spain
2020 RUSSIA
The ONL’s first tour in Russia
2019 CHINA
– 11,250 concert-goers
– 7 cities – over 23,800 kms covered
– 104 people transported (musicians and technical team)
– 85 press articles
2018 GERMANY & THE NETHERLANDS
– Over 8,500 concert-goers
– 6 cities – over 3,650 kms covered
– 104 people transported (musicians and technical team)
2017 GERMANY & THE NETHERLANDS
10 concerts, 10 cities (including Berlin, Leipzig, Frankfurt, Cologne, Munich and Utrecht)
2017 UNITED STATES
9 concerts, 8 cities (including New York/Carnegie Hall and the East Coast)
2016 JAPAN
7 concerts, 5 cities (including Nagoya, Osaka and Tokyo)
2015 SPAIN
2014 EASTERN EUROPE
Vienna and Bratislava
2014 JAPAN
10 concerts, 9 cities (including Nagoya, Osaka and Tokyo)
2013/2014 CHINA
5 concerts, 5 cities (including Canton, Shanghai and Beijing)
2009 NETHERLANDS & UNITED KINGDOM
2007 AUSTRIA & JAPAN
2002 GREAT BRITAIN
The ONL’s first invitation to the BBC Proms
1986 UNITED STATES & CANADA
The ONL’s first tour in the United States and Canada
1979 CHINA & JAPAN
The first European symphony orchestra to go to China
1976 GREECE, BULGARIA & ROMANIA
The ONL’s first European tour