The Francis Lai Orchestra, the group of world-famous French composer Francis Lai, will perform in Lithuania for the first time. After the famous group The Francis Lai Orchestra announced the first dates of its 2025 tour The Love Story Show, it became clear that two concerts will be held in our country: on May 9 at the Compensa Concert Hall in Vilnius and on May 10 at the Palanga Concert Hall in Palanga.
During the concert tour "The Love Story Show", the famous group "The Francis Lai Orchestra" will perform the most romantic works of the famous composer and love songs from the films "Un Homme Et Une Femme" ("A Man and a Woman"), "Vivre Pour Vivre" ("To Live for the Sake of Life"), "Love Story" ("Love Story"), "La Bonne Année" ("Happy New Year"), "Les Uns Et Les Autres" ("The Ones and the Others"), "Itinéraire D'un Enfant Gâté" ("The Path of a Spoiled Child"), "Hasards Ou Coïncidences" ("Coincidence or Coincidence") and many others.
The true ambassador of French Romanticism, Francis Albert Lai, was best known for his film scores. Having begun his career with famous French singers Juliette Gréco and Yves Montand, the future composer often accompanied Édith Piaf. Over a career spanning more than forty years, composer Francis Lai wrote music for television programs, composed music for more than a hundred films, and wrote more than six hundred songs that were performed by Elton John, Mireille Mathieu, Édith Piaf, and other prominent music stars.
In 1970, Francis Lai won an Academy Award and a Golden Globe for his score for the film Love Story. The American Film Institute considers the film to be one of the most romantic films of all time, and it is also one of the highest-grossing films of all time. The soundtrack to Love Story reached number 2 on the Billboard album charts, and the film's theme song, "(Where Do I Begin) Love Story," was a hit with Andy Williams. The song has also been performed by Tony Bennett, Shirley Bassey, and other world-famous singers.
Francis Lai composed the music for Perry Como's hit "I Think Of You". Another of his compositions, "Aujourd'hui C'est Toi", is best known in the United Kingdom as the theme song for the long-running BBC TV magazine "Panorama". Francis Lai's music for the erotic films "Emmanuelle 2" (1975) and "Bilitis" (1977) was also very successful. Francis Lai died on November 2008, 7. At the age of 86, the great composer is buried in his hometown of Nice, where he once learned to play the accordion and piano. The legacy of the ambassador of French romanticism is continued to the world by the famous group "The Francis Lai Orchestra".
