10 festivals sur les traces des compositrices

Le festival Cordes en ballade en 2018 à Aubenas

By Clara Leonardi, 17 June 2021

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“le paysage des festivals de musique classique commence – enfin – à se féminiser”

Lawrence Dunn, 17th December

From Buxtehude, Bach and Handel, to contemporary composer Liza Lim, we take a tour of the myriad forms of composers’ handwriting and calligraphy – and how music makes itself on the page.

Birgit Nilsson Prize awarded to Festival d’Aix-en-Provence

Bachtrack, 21st May

Classical music’s most lucrative award, of $1 million, has been given to the prestigious French summer opera festival, in particular recognition of Kaija Saariaho’s opera Innocence.

Catharsis and shelter: inside Fabrice Murgia’s Seasons

Bachtrack, 10th October

Director Fabrice Murgia talks about Seasons, a new production for La Cité Bleue using music and film, creating portraits of imaginary residents of La Cité universitaire in Geneva.

The most literary of all composers: Hélène Grimaud on Robert Schumann

Jessica Duchen, 20th March

The virtuoso pianist talks about Schumann’s Piano Concerto, and her fascination with the wider literary and musical world of the Schumanns.

Trauma and polyphony: Saariaho’s Innocence comes to Amsterdam

David Grundy, 7th September

Dramatising the aftermath of a mass shooting in Finland, Innocence explores violence, trauma and collective responsibility. Co-librettist Aleksi Barrière speaks about one of Kaija Saariaho’s last major works.

Eight women composers to watch

Lawrence Dunn, 8th March

A playlist presenting a multiplicity of musics from eight women composers from around the world, with premieres in 2023.

Clara Leonardi

Formée au Conservatoire de Metz, Clara Leonardi y obtient son DEM de violon et son prix de Perfectionnement de quatuor à cordes. Elle s’implique aujourd’hui dans plusieurs orchestres amateurs parisiens en parallèle de ses études de commerce et fréquente assidûment les grandes salles parisiennes. Passionnée par le répertoire des compositrices, elle est aussi la co-fondatrice de ComposHer, un média en ligne dédié aux femmes dans la musique classique.

Les Variations de Clara : 10 festivals sur les traces des compositrices