Classic en Provence: 4 days of classical music at Lou Calen from September 14 to 17
Welcome to Classic en Provence – four days of classical music at Lou Calen. The Fanny Mendelssohn Artists have prepared an innovative programme to fit the unique atmosphere of the hotel surrounded by nature and steeped in history. Be it during a musical breakfast at the Jardin Secret or a concert in the conservatrory – the five musicians will enchant you with their talent and musical ability: Dorothea Schupelius and Matthias Well on violin, Jelizaveta Vasiljeva on piano, Tamas Palfalvi on trumpet and Vera Karner on clarinet.
Four days of classical music
The Fanny Mendelssohn Artists have prepared an innovative programme to fit the unique atmosphere of the hotel surrounded by nature and steeped in history.
Thursday, September 14
17h : Jazz et Bach
Venue: Lou Calen gardens
Duration: 1 hour
Combined programming
Friday, September 15
15h : Riviera my love Cote d’Azur
Venue: Didier’s wine bar
Durée : 1 heure
› M. Ravel: Sonata for violin and piano No. 2, 2nd movement- Blues
› F. Poulenc: Clarinet Sonata 2nd and 3rd movement
› Jerry Bock: To Life – Klezmer
› J. P. Rameau: Gavotte
› C. Saint-Saens: The swan from Carnival of the animals
› C. Saint-Saens: Triptyqué III. Joveuseté for violin and piano
› J. Massenet: Meditation Thais
› Garou: Belle from Notre Dame de Paris
› E. Piaf: La vie en rose
19h : From our Roots
Venue: Le Tailleur de bière (indoor)
Duration: 1 hour
› B. Bartok: Romanian Folk Dances
› J. Brahms: Hungarian Dances No. 1 & 5
› G.P.Telemann: Kanone sonata No.1
› E. Elgar – La Capricieuse, op.17
› E. Darzins: Valse Mélancolique
› Danny Boy – Celtic melody
› G.P. Telemann – Excerpts from Solo Fantasy No. 2
› Rachmaninoff: Solo for piano
› German Folksong – Guter Mond, Du gehst so stille
Saturday, September 16th
16h : From the Movies
Venue: Lou Calen gardens
Duration: 1 hour
› N. Rota: Theme from Godfather
› G. Gershwin: Summertime
› D. Schostakovich: Valse op. 97a
› J. Goldsmith: Chinatown
› J. Hisaishi: Moving Castle
› H. Mancini: Moon River
› J. Williams: Schindler’s list
› L. Bernstein: Westside Story – America
› Bela Kovacs: Shalom eichem
› C. Gardel: Por una cabeza
› H. Mancini: Pink Panther
› The Beach Boys: God only knows everyone
19h : Lou Calen Classics
Venue: La Verrière
Duration: 1 hour
› G. Ph. Telemann: D major sonata
› L. van Beethoven: Kreutzer Sonate
› F. Chopin: Two valses from op. 62
› D. Shostakovich: Valse No. 3
› S. Profokjev: Exerpts from Romeo & Juliet
› L. van Beethoven: Romanze in F-Dur
› D. Schostakovich: Valse Op. 97.a
› B. Bartok: Contrasts -Trio, 3rd movement
› J.S. Bach: Air, Suite No. 3, BWV 1068
Sunday, September 17
13h : Déjeuner musical
Venue: LE RESTAURANT JARDIN SECRET
Duration: 2 hours
Un programme amusant, tout en délicatesse, le temps d’un déjeuner gourmand au restaurant Jardin Secret.
Menu en trois plats, tarif hors boisson.
17h : Dance me to the end of love
Venue: La Verrière
Duration: 1 hour
› E. Korngold: Excerpts from suite Much ado about nothing, op.118
› L. Zeppelin: Stairway to heaven
› L. Cohen: Dance with me to the end of love
› A. Khachathuryan: Dance
› H. Mancini: Moon River
› E. Elgar: Salut d’amour
› F. Kreisler: Liebesleid
› F. Kreisler: Excerpts from three Old Viennese Dances
› L. Dubrovay: Valse and Scherzo
› Joe Dassin: Es si tu n’existais pas
The five young talents
Dorothea Schupelius
After graduating from Yehudi Menuhin School in England, she studied at the Royal College of Music, London, and at the Musikhochschule Lübeck. Dorothea finished her studies in spring 2021 and is now a trainee in TV journalism at the Axel Springer Academy. 2022 she received as a duo with Jelizaveta Vasiljeva (piano) the “Fanny Mendelssohn Förderpreis”.
Jelizaveta Vasiljeva
The talented Latvian pianist is scholarship holder of the "Yehudi Menuhin Live Music Now” association. Jelizaveta received her bachelor degree in 2019 and is now pursuing her master degree at the Musikhochschule Lübeck with Professor Christian Ruvolo. 2022 she received as a duo with Dorothea Schupelius the “Fanny Mendelssohn Förderpreis”. The duo‘s debut CD “#Wunderkammer” will be released on 16th of September 2022.
Tamás Pálfalvi
The Hungarian exceptional talent stands out as one of the most innovative and creative trumpeters of his time. He is the first “Fanny Mendelssohn Förderpreis” winner and was also awarded as ECHO Rising Star 2017/18. Tamás performs in the most important concert halls and festivals in Europe and worldwide. In 2019 he was appointed the youngest professor for trumpet at the Franz Liszt Music Academy.
Vera Karner
Born in Vienna, clarinettist Vera Karner has won several internationa competitions such as the Cibulka Competition (2018) or the Fanny Mendelssohn Förderpreis (2016). Together with ensembles like the Chelsea Festival strings, Vera Karner has performed at some of the most important concert halls and festivals. This year she has been appointed principal clarinet of the Symphonieorchester Osna-brück.
Matthias Well
Matthias completed his violin studies in Munich in 2015 and has been pursuing his master’s degree in chamber music since 2016. He was awarded among other prizes the Fanny Mendelssohn Förder preis in 2017 in addition to other prizes together with his Duo twoWell. Apart from his career as a soloist, Matthias is very dedicated to chamber music and writing musical arrangements.
The Fanny Mendelssohn Förderpreis
Since 2015, the Fanny Mendelssohn Förderpreis annually awards young classical musicians for their innovative concepts. Financing a debut album entirely according to the award winner‘s ideas is only part of the support provided by the eponymous sponsorship association. The young musicians are supported in the long term with performance opportunities where they can also pursue their solo ambitions, such as at the annual “Festival of the Award Winners“ at the famous Elbphilharmonie Hamburg.
This year the award winners decided to expand the concept of joint performances with an alternating cast and have joined forces with selected FMFP finalists under the name “Fanny Mendelssohn Artists“. Together they form a new ensemble of top-class classical soloists that is ready to delight audiences with creative programs and unlimited possibilities for ever new ensemble constellations.
An event in partnership with:
Maison Mirabeau
Stephen and Jeany Cronk left London with their children in 2009 to pursue their inspirational dream to move to Provence and make some of the region‘s most excellent Rosé Wines, followed by their glamorous pale pink Gin. Cotignac is the family‘s home, as well as the location for the gorgeous Maison Mirabeau Lifestyle boutique.
Cotignac Immobilier
Sophie Carrère has been managing the Cotignac Immobilier agency since 2007. Lawyer and bilingual in English, she has worked in Paris, New York and now Cotignac. Cotignac Immobilier is a reference for local and foreign customers
