(Schedule of events)

For decades now, Elisabeth Leonskaja has been among the most celebrated pianists of our time. Her almost legendary modesty still makes her somewhat media-shy today. Yet as soon as she walks out on the stage, audiences can sense the force behind the fact that music is and always has been her life’s work. She dedicates her recital to Mozart, Berg and Brahms.

Happy birthday Marielle Nordmann !

For the benefit of «Coup de pouce humanitaire» and «Notes en Couleurs»
Almost 80 years old, Marielle Nordmann still conceives her concerts as a meeting. She is a celebrated harpist, her charm and grace make the joy of thousands of music lovers around the world. But its originality is elsewhere: this great "professional" forgets, when she plays, the implacable regularity of her metronome to follow the beat of her heart. Come to wish her a happy birthday.

Once upon a time Beethoven

As a magnificent storyteller, Erik Orsenna accompanies this concert dedicated to Beethoven and his sonatas with two great musicians, cellist Henri Demarquette and pianist Michel Dalberto.

An active chamber musician, Alexei Volodin has a long-standing collaboration with chamber partners as the radiant cellist Sol Gabetta.

With panache !

Intense reflection and expressive insight are among the attributes cultivated by Seong-Jin Cho, qualities apt to connect with audiences at the deepest levels of imagination and emotion. The young South Korean pianist performs for his 1rst recital here Schumann, Szymanowski and Chopin’s works. 

The rising piano star

Kit Armstrong is a triple talent – a pianist, composer and organist. For his Parisian concert, he designed a special program dedicated to Machaut, Fauré and Liszt. 

Edgar Moreau’s cello and Sunwook Kim’s piano harmonize perfectly at each of their recitals. They will perform Debussy, Rachmaninov and Chopin sonatas for cello and piano.

Next recital on February 4

The pianist, conductor and composer Mikhail Pletnev is an “all-round” musician who defies categorization. Rare on stage those past years, he comes back for a unique recital dedicated to Schubert’s Sonatas and Tchaikovski’s Seasons.

A so young and so mature trio

Edgar Moreau’s cello and Sunwook Kim’s piano harmonize perfectly at each of their recitals. This time, it is with the violinist Clara-Jumi Kang that they will celebrate Music through two Trio for violin, cello and piano one of Tchaikovsky the other of Shostakovich.

Next Clara-Jumi Kang & Sunwook Kim’s recital on February 9

The pianist Sunwook Kim enjoys musical conversations, especially with German violinist of Korean origin Clara-Jumi Kang. They will perform a series of sonatas for violin and piano by Beethoven Franck and Respighi without forgetting the sublime Elegiac Poem by Ysaÿe.

Next Sunwook Kim piano recital on March 4

The Great Violin Week-End I

Vadim Repin opens the Great Violin WE before passing the baton to a new generation of international cellists and pianists.
Fiery passion with impeccable technique, poetry and sensitivity are Vadim Repin’s trademarks. With his fellow countryman Andrei Korobeinikov they will perform a series of sonatas.
What a splendid way to launch this Great violin WE!

The Great Violin Week-End II

First Prize, 2019 Queen Elisabeth Violin Competition, American violinist Stella Chen has been lauded for her “phenomenal maturity” and “fresh and spontaneous, yet emotionally profound and intellectually well-structured performance”. No doubt she will, with pianist Albert Cano Smit make her debut performance at The TCE a great moment. 

The Great Violin Week-End III

Celebrated worldwide as one of today’s leading violinists, Arabella Steinbacher has been praised as the “queen of the evening” for her “brilliant playing”, “extraordinary sound” and “softly blossoming tone”.

The Great Violin Week-End IV

Tell and touch:  this is what music is for Young Eva Zavaro. In 2018, She won the Vadim Repin Prize for Mozart’s best performance. For her first recital at the TCE, she chose Franck, Tchaïkovski and Ravel’s works. 

The Great Violin Week-End V

A protégée of Mstislav Rostropovich and Seiji Ozawa, described as “a magnetic presence” and “a constantly fascinating sound technician” (New York Classical Review), Alena Baeva is fast emerging as one of the finest violinists of her generation. She designed a program showing the extent of her repertoire from Beethoven to Waxman.

Sunwook Kim came to international recognition when he won the prestigious Leeds International Piano Competition in 2006, aged just 18, becoming the competition’s youngest winner for 40 years, as well as its first Asian winner. Since then, he has established a reputation as one of the finest pianists of his generation. In this recital, Sunwook Kim will perform 4 gems from Haydn, Schubert, Prokofiev and Chopin.

100% Bach

The outstanding Polish pianist Piotr Anderszewski is described as ‘technically accomplished and uncommonly probing’ by The New York Times. He has gained a cult following with his thoughtful performances. He designed a Bach program for this unique recital.

Sparkling

French pianist David Fray approaches music very seriously. His performances of works by Schubert are musically refined and technically elegant, searching out the meditative qualities of the music. 

EL AMOR Y LA MUERTE

Acclaimed French pianist with Mexican and Lebanese background, Simon Ghraichy is renowned for his unique personal style defined with rich, diverse cultural influences. He is appreciated by peers for his irreproachable virtuosity and remarkable artistic taste, as well as by less experienced listeners for his uninhibited personality and charisma. 

Piano aux Champs-Elysées

Nikolaï Lugansky is a pianist of extraordinary depth and versatility. He will explore the rich textural romantic tapestry of Beethoven Sonata, Debussy and Rachmaninov works. 

Konzertmeister first concert

It is a rare opportunity to listen to Guy Braunstein, 1st violin of the Berliner Philharmoniker, and   the best performers of the orchestra for a Mozart program of string quintets and clarinet.

Konzertmeister’s 2nd concert

Guy Braunstein 1st violin of the Berliner Philharmoniker will conduct and perform with the best performers of the orchestra, Mozart’s quartet for piano and strings, then Schumann’s quintet for piano and strings. Another occasion to listen to the accomplice duo formed by Sunwook Kim and Edgar Moreau.

Alexander Melnikov developed his career-long interest in historically informed performance practice early on. Considered as the heir of Sviatoslav Richter, the Russian pianist will perform Debussy’s Preludes and Berlioz-Liszt’s Fantastic Symphony.

With her multi-faceted playing described as “dazzling”, Valentina Lisitsa is at ease in a vast repertoire ranging from Prokofiev to Rachmaninov.

Charismatic!

Denis Matsuev’s impeccable playing is captivating. For the launch of the piano recital season, he presents a program dedicated to Haydn and Schubert Sonatas then to Chopin and Stravinsky pieces.

With his extraordinary pianistic talents, Fazıl Say has been touching audiences and critics alike for more than twenty-five years, in a way that has become rare in the increasingly materialistic and elaborately organized classical music world. Concerts with this artist are something different. They are more direct, more open, more exciting, they go straight to the heart. Bach’s Goldberg Variations are surely the steepest challenge for any pianist and a pure joy for Fazil Say. 

With his distinctive combination of integrity, unique style, surpassing linguistic expressiveness, deep musical insight and assured artistic instinct paired with his charismatic and captivating personality, Christian Zacharias has made a name for himself not only as one of the world’s leading pianists, but also as a musical thinker. He will perform Haydn and Beethoven’s sonatas.