Titans Rising: "Femme Fascinante - Claude-Catherine de Clermont"

Titans Rising: "Femme fascinante - Claude-Catherine de Clermont & die Geburt des Air de Cour"

In Claude-Catherine de Clermont's salon, poets, musicians, intellectuals, and courtiers gathered to share their works, recite poems, sing verses with music, and hold intellectual debates. A key influencer, the Countess used her education to promote late 16th-century French cultural creation. The concert focuses on Airs de Cour, accompanied by 4- and 5-part polyphonic chansons. Adrian Le Roy's lute method book features complex lute solos and chansons by Lassus. The concert includes diminutions on Airs de Cour and poetry recitations by the Titans Rising Ensemble.

Titans Rising Ensemble: "Femme fascinante - Claude-Catherine de Clermont und die Geburt des Air de Cour"

In Claude-Catherine de Clermont's salon, poets, musicians, intellectuals, and courtiers gathered to share their works, recite poems, sing verses with music, and hold intellectual debates. A key influencer, the Countess used her education to promote late 16th-century French cultural creation. The concert focuses on Airs de Cour, accompanied by 4- and 5-part polyphonic chansons. Adrian Le Roy's lute method book features complex lute solos and chansons by Lassus. The concert includes diminutions on Airs de Cour and poetry recitations by the Titans Rising Ensemble.

Titans Rising & Attaignant Flötenconsort: "O Magnum Mysterium"

The Titans Rising Ensemble and the Attaignant Consort explore the wonders of Christmas through Renaissance music. Following their June concert, they present the second part of their series with Kultur Büro Elisabeth. The evening begins with a champagne reception at 6 pm, followed by a 30-minute concert at 6:30 pm.

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Rising Stars / Quatuor Agate

Quatuor Agate drew its name from Brahms’ Sextet No. 2, dedicated to the composer’s second love, Agathe von Siebold. For this programme, it pairs Ligeti’s quite Bartókian Quartet No. 1 and Dvořák’s Quartet No. 13, a triumph among his chamber music.

Rising Stars / Matilda Lloyd - Simon Lepper

Rising trumpet star Matilda Lloyd presents a delightful panorama of works and transcriptions—featuring Debussy, Fauré and Ibert alongside the likes of Bozza, one of the most prolific composers for of music for wind instruments.

Jeanine De Bique "Mirrors"

The concert program "Mirrors" explores the same character from two mirroring perspectives. The arias depict key psychological moments of heroines like Agrippina and Cleopatra, set to music by Handel and Graun, among others. These works portray courageous, vulnerable, and passionate personalities. Soprano Jeanine De Bique, known for her bold performances, joins the specialist ensemble Concerto Köln in this musical exploration.

Orchestre de Paris / Klaus Mäkelä

Vocal and orchestral colours are the order of the day in this contrasting program where the shine of the brass contrasts with the impressionist moire, with the added bonus of Poulenc's smiling spirituality and Mussorgsky’s irresistible pictures!

Orchestre de Paris / Daniel Harding

Embark for the banks of the Danube. The evening starts with the voice of Sabine Devieilhe evoking the balls of imperial Vienna. But love later takes a darker turn with Pelleas und Melisande, one of the most accomplished scores by the young Schönberg.