Hommage poignant à Clara Schumann au Festival Présences Féminines

By Manon Decroix, 17 March 2019

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“une interprétation langoureuse et poétique”

Reviewed at Musée national de la Marine, Toulon on 16 March 2019

Schumann C., Die stille Lotusblume, Op.13 no.6

Schumann C., Romance in D flat major, Op.22 no.1

Schumann C., Er ist gekommen in Sturm und Regen, Op.12 no.1

Schumann C., Sie liebten sich beide, Op.13 no.2

Schumann C., Romance in B flat major, Op.22 no.3

Loulou Carré, Dancer

Éléonore Pinet Bodin, Dancer

Laetitia Volcey, Soprano

Élise Bertrand, Violin

Pierre Gasnier, Piano

L'esprit des lieux souffle au Nohant Festival Chopin

Alain Lompech, 27th July

Mise en valeur des talents de trois jeunes pianistes pour clôturer l'édition 2022 du festival.

***11

When time stands still: the Philharmonia revisits Strauss

Jessica Duchen, 4th June

The Philharmonia, Santtu-Matias Rouvali and Benjamin Grosvenor shine in the recreation of an all-Strauss extravaganza that was conducted in 1947 by the composer himself.

****1

Staatskapelle Dresden’s sonic alchemy at the Elbphilharmonie

Mengguang Huang, 2nd June

From the earthy joy of Meistersinger to the sublime textures of Debussy, Daniele Gatti channels the Dresdeners' legendary, layered warmth into an unforgettable evening of pure acoustic luxury.

****1

Ambition meets the Philharmonie: Peltokoski and Kantorow in Paris

Laurence Vittes, 2nd June

Two prodigies, with a surplus of imagination and more interest in the moment than in creating long arcs of music, join the Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse in Paris.

****1

Jurowski marks Hans Werner Henze’s centenary at the Elbphilharmonie

Mengguang Huang, 31st May

Vladimir Jurowski and the Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin deliver a lean, razor-sharp exploration of captivity and survival, balancing Beethoven’s and Brahms’ structural clarity against the devastating, high-fidelity distortion of Henze’s Ninth Symphony.

****1

Kissin, Bell and Isserlis: remembrance and loss at Carnegie Hall

Edward Sava-Segal, 31st May

Solomon Rosowsky, Shostakovich and Tchaikovsky form a matinee programme whose deeper connections gradually came into focus.

****1

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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.