This summer, from 1er On July 15, a very special Chambord Classical Music Festival awaits the public, with no fewer than five orchestras on the program for this 12th edition.
Nevertheless, the festival remains faithful to its desire to travel through the history of music, from medieval accents to contemporary creations by the Cairn ensemble, and features talented young groups such as the Trio Metral and internationally renowned figures such as Renaud Capuçon. This edition will once again be an opportunity to discover different parts of the estate, notably through the reissue of the ambulatory performances of the Castle in Music, as well as an exhibition-concert by Vanessa Wagner among the paintings in Lionel Sabatté, or even the Pastoral Symphony with Beethoven blending into the ideal setting in the heart of the Chambord forest.
Focus on some highlights of the program…
Tuesday, July 4 at 20 p.m. with Vanessa Wagner
At the center of the artist Lionel Sabatté exhibition, festival artistic director Vanessa Wagner will perform her first recital in a truly unique setting. The exhibition is open to the public in small groups. Invited to gather around the piano or in the other large rooms topped by the splendid coffered vault on the second floor, the public will be able to contemplate the works in the artist's presence, following the pianist's chosen compositions to inspire an intimate dialogue. It will undoubtedly be one of the most memorable evenings of the festival...
Wednesday, July 5 at 20 p.m. with the Trio Talweg
The members of Talweg are performers, improvisers and insatiable travellers, and form a piano trio that reconnects cultures and more modern musical styles, offering freedom and freshness to the great repertoires. Journey to the End of the Night is a walk through the romantic music of three very important composers: Schumann and his impetuous Trio No. 1, Liszt with Don't be sad who succeeded in arranging one of his own masterpieces for solo piano as a trio, and finally Schubert, whom the Romantics consider their precursor, whose Trio No. 2 marked an aesthetic revolution for which Schumann was able to declare that it was "a celestial apparition falling furiously upon the musical world."
Thursday, July 6 at 20 p.m. with Château en musique
Castle in Music is a free musical stroll, during the visit of the castle, with three recitals by three different artists. In sometimes unusual places, we will find flautist Marion Ralincourt in her original adaptations of works by Bach and Reich, which she brilliantly combines; a complete and distinguished artist as one of the future greats of the piano, Tanguy de Williencourt, will embellish the places with notes from works by Liszt and Schubert; the virtuoso guitarist Gaëlle Solal, will bring with passion and enthusiasm a program of Brazilian popular music. The opportunity to (re)discover this magical castle, captivated by the talents of these three great musicians, far from the summer crowds.
Sunday, July 9 at 20 p.m. with Paris Mozart Orchestra
This extraordinary evening invites you to experience several unique musical experiences, driven by beauty. The Paris Mozart Orchestra will open with The Garden in Motion, a melologue composed by Alexandra Grimal based on the thoughts of landscape gardener Gilles Clément, embodied by Suliane Brahim. Then, from the center of the double helix staircase, the notes of Refuge, for solo saxophone, composed again in Chambord by Alessandra Grimal during her residency. The evening will take place in the presence of Gilles Clément, who came to discover the work he inspired, and will conclude with the Piano Concerto No. 23 of Mozart and his famous Adagio bringing together the Paris Mozart Orchestra and Vanessa Wagner.
Wednesday, July 12 at 20 p.m. with Renaud Capuçon and Guillaume Bellom
Renaud Capuçon is honoring us with his participation in the Festival for the second time. Committed to sharing his knowledge, the internationally renowned violinist champions a new generation of young performers with whom he identifies, such as pianist Guillaume Bellom.
The two accomplices will come together at Chambord to perform four great sonatas for violin and piano that have profoundly marked the history of music: one of the best sonatas of the young Mozart, then just an orphan, who infuses it with all his melancholy; the most popular and poetic piece by Beethoven, called Spring; Debussy's last great work considered a "musical marvel", and for the grand finale, Ravel's last chamber score which was an important turning point in his work.
Saturday, July 15 at 20 p.m. with the Centre-Val de Loire/Tours Regional Symphony Orchestra
Almost every edition of the Music Festival has a tradition… the closing concert with the talented Orchestre Symphonique Région Centre-Val de Loire/Tours. Thanks to the quality of its musicians, the originality and diversity of its programming, it has acquired a reputation in France and internationally and is today recognized as one of the best French orchestras. Under the direction of cellist Sébastien Rouland, it will once again demonstrate this with a high-quality program beginning with Siegfried Idyll Wagner. This will be followed by the two greatest symphonies in the repertoire, one of Schubert's most painful The Unfinished, Then Pastoral by Beethoven, a wonderful hymn to nature... which can be found at Chambord in its ideal setting.
Useful information
12e Chambord Festival Edition
From July 1st to 15th, from 9am to 18pm / Domaine national de Chambord 41250 Chambord / Accessible via the A10 motorway or the Gare d'Austerlitz from Paris / Full price €16 / Reduced price €13,50 / Free entry for children under 25 / www.chambord.org
André Tirlet
