Performing Arts
Father John Misty (SoirÉe de Poche)
At Soirées de Poche, we’re particularly fond of artists who can adapt to the situation and use their discomfort in a creative fashion. In this respect, Father John Misty is a leader in the field: for proof, just look at the way he’s broken with TV convention each time he’s appeared on the Letterman ...
Forever Pavot at the Binic Festival
Inrocks say that his latest album is "psychedelic, cinematic ... a great dream machine". Forever Pavot is an enigmatic character who sings in French and whose melodies plunge you into atmosphere known but ever new : Ennio Morricone, John Barry or Pink Floyd. A delicious concert in the sweetness of s...
Francesco Cavalli : Il teatro di Sensi
The Cappella Mediterranea Ensemble, created in 2005 by Leonardo García Alarcón is taking on a challenge: to play 27 unpublished scores from Francesco Cavalli, in the famous Scuola Grande di San Rocco, Venisce, Italy.
Born in February 1602 in Lombardy, Francesco Cavalli started as a singer, then he ...
Frustration at the Binic Festival
Album after album, concert after concert, Frustration conquered the audience with its rock electro cold guitar atmospheres. The band is carried away by the exceptional voice and charisma of Fabrice, a singer that Ian Curtis would have not denied! A band to follow for sure !
The Binic Festival:
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Gustav Malher, des Knaben Wunderhorn (l’Orchestre National d’Ile de France)
Mahler draws on the collection « Des Knaben Wunderhorn » traditional German poems to create orchestral songs and voice and piano settings.
Their succession creates a sort of cycle, mini-tales made of childish wonder and philosophical outlook on the world. The composer was fascinated by these “liede...
Haendel, Messiah
Handel's Messiah was composed in less than a month, in 1741, after a succession of operas. Wishing to renew the genre of the oratorio, Handel now features the heroes of history, literature and religious texts. In England, the Messiah is such a success that the liturgical piece becomes a national eve...
HIRUNDO MARIS, Songs of South and North
Hirundo Maris is Latin for “sea swallow” and, like that bird’s nomadic flight, harpist Arianna Savall’s quintet – part early music ensemble, part folk group – drifts on musical currents between Norway and Catalonia.
In reference to the connections between the traditions that sea facilitated, this...
In an Italian Garden / William Christie
ln an Italian Garden is a celebration of Christie’s great passion, ltalian lyric works from the 16th to 18th centuries, to be performed by instrumentalist of Les Arts Florissants and six outstanding young singers chosen from his master-class academy, Le Jardin des Voix. The first half of the concert...
Italian Modernity: Pauline Buet & David Violi
Pauline Buet (cello) and David Violi (piano) play Ferruccio Busoni, Mario Castelnuovo Tedesco and Giuseppe Martucci.
Born into a family of musicians, Pauline Buet received an education based on the pleasure of playing, listening and discovering repertoires. These watchwords informed her career choi...
