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

Hilary Hahn’s French odyssey of refinement and fire in Dublin

Andrew Larkin, 14th May

Two technical mishaps punctuate the evening, but Hilary Hahn maintains poise throughout a French programme crowned by a finely judged, deeply expressive performance of Fauré.

****1

Frank Dupree's Liverpool debut has the audience crying out for more

Glyn Mon Hughes, 14th May

A concert celebrating the 250th anniversary of the USA saw Liverpool audiences treated to a sumptuous Copland as well as a symphony as well as a barn-storming performance of Gershwin and Duke Ellington, performed by Frank Dupree who was making his debut with the RLPO.

*****

Energetic Currentzis and Utopia at the Elbphilharmonie

Mengguang Huang, 12th May

From Berg’s crystalline intimacy to Dionysian Mahler, Teodor Currentzis and Utopia defy orchestral tradition with standing musicians, spatial acoustics and an emotional intensity that breathes new life into the concert life.

****1

Petr Popelka delivers a thrilling opening for Prague Spring

Frank Kuznik, 12th May

With Petr Popelka on the podium, the Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra brings a native feel and colorful exuberance to a cultural icon.

****1

Korngold and Mahler from Ray Chen, Vasily Petrenko and the RPO

Roy Westbrook, 12th May

Few violin concertos soar from the first bar as Erich Korngold’s does, especially as in Ray Chen's high-wire account at the Royal Albert Hall.

****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.