L’Ensemble Artifices fait résonner Biber au Printemps des Arts

L'Ensemble Artifices dans la Salle des Franciscains à Nice

By Manon Decroix, 23 March 2026

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“Une expérience sonore riche et habitée”

Reviewed at Théâtre National de Nice: Salle des Franciscains, Nice on 21 March 2026

Biber, Rosary Sonata no. 14 in D major: The Assumption of our Lady

Biber, Harmonia artificioso-ariosa: Partia I

Biber, Harmonia artificioso-ariosa: Partia II

Biber, Harmonia artificioso-ariosa: Partia III

Biber, Rosary Sonata no. 10 in G minor: The Crucifixion

Biber, Harmonia artificioso-ariosa: Partia V

Ensemble Artifices

Alice Julien-Laferrière, Conductor, Violin

Minori Deguchi, Violin

Maguelonne Carnus-Gourgues, Cello, Viola da Gamba

Mathieu Valfré, Harpsichord, Organ

Carles Dorador, Theorbo, Percussion

Steve Reich at 90 celebrated in Liverpool

Pwyll ap Sion, 29th April

A compelling concert at Liverpool’s Tung Auditorium offers a striking Josephine Stephenson’s UK premiere, dazzling John Adams and Steve Reich’s mesmerising Reich/Richter.

*****

Requiem to a troubled genius at the Southbank’s Multitudes

Chris Garlick, 29th April

As part of the Southbank Centre's Multitudes festival, Unnatural Harmony: Sounds of Lee Alexander McQueen offers a multimedia tribute to the life and creative vision of the iconic British fashion designer.

****1

Dazzling Prokofiev from Alim Beisembayev and the RLPO

Peter Connors, 26th April

In an all-Russian programme in Liverpool, Alim Beisembayev gives a breathtaking performance of Prokofiev's fiendishly difficult Second Piano Concerto.

****1

A Evgeny Kissin tour de force in Boston

Kevin Wells, 25th April

Andrey Boreyko makes an impressive debut with the Boston Symphony, where Evgeny Kissin performs in not one, but two piano concertos.

****1

Wretches like us: the LPO’s concert Wozzeck cuts to the quick

Peter Quantrill, 25th April

Beautifully prepared singing and playing brings out the tender side to Berg's modernist classic as part of the Southbank Centre’s Multitudes festival.

****1

Peter Whelan and Carlos Ferreira ignite Brahms and Weber in Dublin

Andrew Larkin, 24th April

Peter Whelan drew rare urgency and transparency from Brahms, while Carlos Ferreira’s lyrical finesse elevated Weber beyond expectation.

*****

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Manon Decroix

Titulaire d'un master de musicologie (Université Nice Côte d’Azur), Manon mène des recherches dans le but d’améliorer la compréhension du poème symphonique romantique. Altiste et professeur d’éducation musicale, elle participe à de nombreux projets de recherche, radiophoniques et pédagogiques en France et à Monaco. Elle se passionne pour les interprétations historiquement informées.

Biber en résonances : l’Ensemble Artifices fait vibrer le Printemps des Arts à Nice