Concerts and Master Classes

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1 SUMMER SEASON 2015 Concerts and Master Classes From August 2 nd to August 22 nd,

2 Without music, life would be a mistake. Friedrich Nietzsche 2 3

3 Professor Jean Bonvin President «Music has been the language of life par excellence throughout the ages, unfettered by time and space.» Committed as always to the pursuit of excellence, the Crans-Montana Classics 2015 summer edition will offer prestigious musical encounters with the Valaisian Alps in the background. From 2nd to 15th August, internationally renowned orchestras and top-tier soloists, world famous teachers and young prodigies will be bringing the most beautiful pages in the classical repertoire to life on the Haut-Plateau for the pleasure of music-lovers. For the fourth consecutive year, led by Maestro Shlomo Mintz, young musicians will have a unique opportunity during the Master Classes to learn from the greatest violin teachers in the world. Passion, the search for excellence and the desire to surpass oneself are essential elements of the Master Class philosophy of Shlomo Mintz and his colleagues Zakhar Bron, Hagaï Shaham and Cihat Askin. As part of this exceptional learning opportunity, the young soloists will also perform during the free «off» concerts, creating enriching and stimulating experiences that are shared every year with a wider and appreciative audience. A first on the Haut-Plateau: comic opera Master Classes will be held with the actor and stage author Jérôme Deschamps, who has been Artistic Director of the Paris Opéra Comique since The Crans-Montana Classics team is looking forward to welcoming you to the Haut-Plateau in August and would like to take this opportunity to warmly thank its patrons, sponsors and friends for their unwavering loyalty and generous support. Maestro Shlomo Mintz Artistic Director In a world of turbulence and conflict it is more than ever the responsibility of each and every one of us to promote culture and the arts, which are forces for harmony and peace. In the life of a musician, serving the great composers is an immense privilege and sharing musical emotions with the audience is an immense joy. But I also feel that passing on the love of music to future generations is a noble mission, a natural commitment and an important duty. This is why I place so much importance on the influence of the Crans-Montana Master Classes, which have encountered huge success from the beginning thanks to prestigious teachers such as Zakhar Bron, Victor Danchenko, Hagai Shaham, Cihat Askin, David Cerone and Sungsic Yang. My hope is that from year to year the financial resources of Crans-Montana Classics will enable it to welcome a growing number of candidates emerging from the major international violin competitions. Over the years I have had the good fortune to lead many Master Classes on all the continents and to share my passion for the violin and for music with young virtuosos. Today I take a certain pride in contributing in my own way to promoting the image of Crans-Montana throughout the world. 4 5

4 THANK YOU CONCERTS AUGUST 2 nd 2015, 8.30 PM, Centre de Congrès Le Régent Orchestra Filarmonica Italiana Conductor : Giancarlo de Lorenzo Violin : Shlomo Mintz AUGUST 8 th -11 th -14 th 2015, 8.30 PM, Hotel Royal Concerts of the Master Classes participants AUGUST 12 th 2015, 8.30 PM, Chapelle St-Christophe Hagai Shaham & Family AUGUST 15 th 2015, 8.30 PM, Centre de Congrès Le Régent Silesian Chamber Orchestra Conductor: Shlomo Mintz Soloists : Shlomo Mintz, Cihat Askin and Hagai Shaham With the participation of Master Classes students AUGUST 21 st 2015, 8 PM, Hotel Royal Concert of the Paris Opéra Comique AUGUST 22 nd 2015, 8 PM, Guarda Golf Hotel & Residences Concert of the Paris Opéra Comique MASTER CLASSES FROM AUGUST 5 th TO 14 th, 4 PM - 7 PM, Hotel Royal (except Sunday, August 9 th ) Violin Master Classes With the participation of : Shlomo Mintz - Zakhar Bron - Hagai Shaham - Cihat Askin Our heartiest thanks to our generous patrons and sponsors for their exceptional support FROM AUGUST 18 th TO 20 th, 5PM - 6PM, Hotel Royal Master Classes of the Paris Opéra Comique With the collaboration of Jérôme Deschamps, Director of the Paris Opéra Comique A foretaste of the Winter Season FRIDAY, JANUARY 1ST, 2016, 5 PM, Centre de Congrès Le Régent New Year s Gala Concert Cameristi della Scala, Milan (65 musicians) 7

5 Sunday August 2 nd 2015, 8.30 pm Centre de Congrès Le Régent ORCHESTRA FILARMONICA ITALIANA Giancarlo de Lorenzo, conductor Maestro Shlomo Mintz, violin Ludwig van Beethoven Violin concerto in D major, op. 61 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Symphony N 38 in D major «Prague», K.504 Saturday, August 8 th 2015, 8.30 pm Tuesday, August 11 th 2015, 8.30 pm Friday, August 14 th 2015, 8.30 pm Hotel Royal FREE CONCERTS of the Master Classes participants Aged 11 to 26 all participants of the Master Classes 2015 have a very high musical level and will enchant their audience with their freshness and virtuosity. They all are laureates from international competitions. Since its creation 30 years ago, the Orchestra Filarmonica Italiana (OFI) has performed all over the world. The orchestra s 45 musicians play a wide and unusual repertoire, ranging from symphonic works, choral and chamber music to contemporary music productions. Tickets prices : CHF 80.- / CHF 50.- / CHF

6 Wednesday, August 12 th 2015, 8.30 pm Chapelle St-Christophe HAGAI SHAHAM & FAMILY Hagai Shaham, violin Efrat Schechter Shaham, flute Noga Shaham, violin Michael Shaham, violin Sander Sittig, piano Works by Telemann, Leclair, Bartok, Achron, etc. Hagai Shaham and his family will bring a breath of fresh air to the Crans-Montana audience. Hagai Shaham, world-renowned violinist and professor of the Master Class 2015, will perform with his wife and two of his children on Wednesday, August 12th, 8.30pm at Chapelle St. Christophe. A musical family for a family concert! Tickets prices : CHF 40.- / CHF 20.- Saturday, August 15 th 2015, 8.30 pm Centre de Congrès Le Régent SILESIAN CHAMBER ORCHESTRA Conductor : Shlomo Mintz Soloists : Shlomo Mintz, Cihat Askin and Hagai Shaham With the particiption of the Master Classes students Antonio Vivaldi The Four Seasons Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Concertone in C major, K.190/186E Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Sinfonia concertante in E-flat major, K.364/320d L Orchestre National de Chambre de Silésie is internationally renowned through the richness of its repertoire. On the occasion of many worldwide tours, its musicians had the opportunity to work together with the greatest soloists and to impress their audience with their passion, their enthusiasm and their great creativity. Tickets prices : CHF 80.- / CHF 50.- / CHF

7 VIOLIN MASTER CLASSES Wednesday, 5 th - Friday, August 14 th pm - 7 pm - except Sunday, August 9, Hotel Royal Professors : MASTER CLASSES The violin Master Classes are aimed at winners of important international competitions. Launched in 2012, they are highly successful and attract a large and enthusiastic audience. This success is primarily due to an internationally renowned team of teachers, such as Zakhar Bron, Hagai Shaham and Cihat Askin, who respond to Maestro Shlomo Mintz s invitation. Shlomo Mintz (USA / Israel) August 5, 10 and 14 Zakhar Bron (Russia) August 6 and 8 Hagai Shaham (Israel) August 11 and 13 Cihat Askin (Turkey) August 7 and 12 Accompanied on the piano by : Alvin Moisey, Sander Sittig 12 13

8 PARTICIPANTS OF THE VIOLIN MASTER CLASSES Leonardo Barbosa (17) Brazil Camille Berthollet (16) Switzerland / France Julie Berthollet (18) Switzerland / France MASTER CLASSES OF THE PARIS OPÉRA COMIQUE From Tuesday 18 th to Thursday 20 th pm -6 pm, Hotel Royal Olivia Doflein (26) Netherlands Jirajet Jesadachet (22) Thailand Jae won Kim (21) South Korea The Opéra Comique, created during the reign of Louis XIV roughly 300 years ago, is one of France s oldest theatrical and musical institutions. Its repertoire is made up of satirical works, including operetta and opera buffa and its greatest successes include works by Gounod, Bizet and Massenet. Under the guidance of the Singing Master at the Opéra Comique academy, Marine Thoreau La Salle, and Jean-Paul Fouchécourt, an emblematic soloist specialised in the comic opera repertoire, five singers from the Academy will have an opportunity to pursue and further the work they have already begun during their training sessions at the Paris Opéra Comique academy. Hikaru Matsukawa (23) Japan Marie-Aude Mellies (11) France / Japan Roman Rechetkine (14) Russia The sessions will be open to the public everyday for one hour. During these Master Classes, the singers will highlight the pedagogical process behind concert productions through the series of works selected for study during their stay in Crans-Montana and listeners will be able to see how acting and singing come together in the comic opera tradition. The participants of these Master Classes : Cécile Achille, soprano Christiane Bélanger, mezzo-soprano Sandrine Buendia, soprano Olivier Déjean, bass-baritone Emma Roijackers (20) Netherlands Solvejg Sulamith Wilding (17) Austria / Switzerland Ekaterina Valiulina (26) Russia 14 15

9 BIOGRAPHIES CONCERTS OF THE PARIS OPERA COMIQUE With the collaboration of Jérôme Deschamps, Director of the Paris Opéra Comique Friday, August 21 st 2015, 8 pm Hotel Royal Comic opera concert followed by a cocktail «Romances et mélodies romantiques» Boieldieu, Schubert, Mozart, David, Berlioz, Monpou, Bizet, Tickets prices : Concert only : CHF 25.- / with cocktail: CHF 75.- Reservation : Crans-Montana Classics contact@cmclassics.ch - Tél Saturday, August 22 nd 2015, 8 pm Guarda Golf Hotel & Residences Comic opera concert with dinner «L âge d or de la mélodie française» Fauré, Duparc, Liszt, Debussy, Ravel, Poulenc, Renard, Dinner concert : CHF (concert, aperitif, three course menu, coffee/tea, mineral water) Reservation: Guarda Golf Hotel & Residences reservation@guardagolf.com - Tel Shlomo Mintz : Critics, colleagues and audiences regard Shlomo Mintz as one of the foremost violinists of our time, esteemed for his impeccable musicianship, stylistic versatility and commanding technique alike. Born in Moscow in 1957, he immigrated to Israel with his family two years later, where he studied the violin with Ilona Feher. At the age of 14, he made his concert debut with the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra and at the age of 16 he made his debut in Carnegie Hall with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, under the patronage of Isaac Stern. Since then he regularly appears with the most celebrated orchestras and conductors on the international music scene. In the 2012/2013 Season, he celebrated his 50th anniversary on stage with a concert with the National Orchestra of France in the Champs Elysées Theatre among other festivities. Shlomo Mintz has been a jury member of several important international competitions including the Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow and the Queen Elisabeth International Music Competition in Brussels. He was President of the Jury of the International Henryk Wieniawski Violin Competition and the Sion Valais International Violin Competition and was at the same time the Artistic Director of the International Music Festival Sion Valais. He co-founded the Keshet Eilon International Violin Mastercourse in Israel and remained its patron for over 18 years. Currently he presides over the Munetsugu Angel Violin Competition in Nagoya, Japan and the Buenos Aires International Violin Competition and gives Master Classes all over the world. Mintz frequently appears as a soloist in concerts for Violins of Hope, a project that aims to promote peace through music. 5. In 2010, Jean Bonvin presented the Violins of Hope, all of which came either from concentration camps or survived the Shoah. The instruments now form the basis of a touching exhibition that has had its worldwide opening in Sion.He has won several prestigious prizes including the Premio Internazionale Accademia Musicale Chigiana, the Diapason D Or, the Grand Prix du Disque, the Gramophone Award and the Edison Award. In 2006 he was awarded an Honorary Degree from the Ben-Gurion University in Beersheba, Israel

10 BIOGRAPHIES Zakhar Bron, born in Uralsk, is well known the world over as a phenomenal violin pedagogue and an inspiring performer. Prize-winner of the Henryk Wieniawski International Violin Competition of Poznan, Poland, and the Queen Elisabeth International Music Competition of Belgium, Zakhar Bron has performed throughout Europe, the ex-ussr and Japan with major orchestras conducted by such eminent maestros as Mariss Jansons, Arnold Katz and Justus Franz. He has given countless seminars and master classes all over the globe and has been praised time and time again for his approach to teaching that is centred on the student and totally immersed in his art. His students have included the likes of Vadim Repin, Maxim Vengerov and Natalia Prischepenko. Zakhar Bron settled in Cologne 1997 and currently teaches in Zurich, Cologne, Madrid and Interlaken. Hagai Shaham : Hailed for his thrilling virtuosity, lustrous tone and profound artistic expression, Hagai Shaham is recognized as one of the most exciting Israeli violinists. In 1985 he joined Isaac Stern and Pinchas Zukerman in a gala concert at Carnegie Hall in honor of Maestro Stern s 65th birthday. He later performed at Carnegie Hall as soloist with Zubin Mehta and the Juilliard Orchestra. Hagai performed with leading orchestras including the Royal Philharmonic, the BBC Philharmonic, the Symphonies Orchestras of Singapore, Taipei, Shanghai, Seoul, St. Gallen and São Paulo, among many others. In 2006, he performed at the Israel Philharmonic s 70th anniversary celebrations with Zubin Mehta and Misha Maisky. Hagai s awards include first prizes at the Munich ARD, Israel Broadcasting Authority, Kornhauser and Clairmont competitions and scholarships from the America-Israel Cultural Foundation. Hagai studied with Ilona Feher in Israel, and later in the US with Emanuel Borok, Arnold Steinhardt and the Guarneri Quartet. He recorded over 30 CDs which received great critical acclaim for Hyperion, Nimbus, Decca, Chandos, EMI, Champs Hill, Biddulph, Naxos and Avie, who released his rendition of Mozart s Concertante with Shlomo Mintz and the English Chamber Orchestra. Hagai Shaham is a professor at Tel Aviv University, Artist in Residence at Stony Brook University, NY and co-founder of the Ilona Feher Foundation. Cihat Aşkın, born in Istanbul 1968, begins to play the violin at the age of 11, gives his first recital at the age of 12 and is able to play all Paganini Caprices before he is 15. With an extraordinary talent and disciplined study, he graduates from Prof. Ayhan Turan s class with success. He completes his Master s and Doctoral degrees in London at the Royal College of Music and at the City University. Upon his arrival, he was appointed as Associate Professor in 1998 and Professor in 2006, at Istanbul Technical University (ITU). Under the same roof, he has been carrying on his academic and artistic activities since 1998, as the founder and co-chair of MIAM (Advanced Research Music Center). Askin is currently the Director of Turkish Music State Conservatory of ITU, since October Apart from being a performer who has shared the stage with famous artists, Askin made musical arrangements for violin and various instruments, film soundtracks, radio and TV recordings. He worked with Warner Classics and CPO. In 2004, he realized an educational project called «Cihat Askin and Little Friends», which aims to support young talents and develop violin education throughout Turkey and received Year s Classical Music Event award held by Andante 2011 Donizetti Classical Music Awards. He served as a faculty member during at Keshet Eilon Violin Master Classes in Israel. Among his many prizes may be mentioned, Menuhin and Flesch. He is granted the Foyer des Artistes Award in 2002 and the J. F. Kennedy Centre for the Performing Arts - Gold Medal award in Alvin Moisey lives in London, where he fulfills teaching commitments at the Royal College of Music, London College of Music and Imperial College. Since winning first prize in in 1989 he has performed as both soloist and chamber musician throughout Europe, the USA and the Middle and Far East, giving recitals everywhere from New York s Carnegie Recital Hall, the Louvre in Paris and London s Wigmore Hall to the Sultan of Oman s private palace in Muscat. He has worked with many of the world s most outstanding young violinists, including Sayaka Shoji, Paul Huang, Charlie Siem, David Garrett and Vadim Gluzman, and has also appeared alongside such distinguished artists as Ida Haendel and Shlomo Mintz in concert halls in London, Geneva and Tel-Aviv

11 Sander Sittig studied at the Amsterdam Conservatory with Jan Wijn. After winning prizes at several international piano competitions he embarked on a career that took him all over Europe, often as a partner of famous violinists such as Shlomo Mintz, Ilya Grubert or Liza Ferschtman. Sander Sittig performs regularly for radio and television. His recitals are famous for his lively and informative talks. He is a regular performer at the theatrical youth concerts of the Concertgebouw-based Oorkaan Company and is a pianist of the International Holland Music Sessions and the Sion International Violin Competition as well as of several other master classes and summer academies. Last year, he accompanied the violinists Cihat Askin, Hagai Shaham and Shlomo Mintz during concerts of «Violins of Hope» in Charlotte (USA). Sander Sittig lives in Amsterdam and teaches at the Rotterdam Conservatory. The Orchestra Filarmonica Italiana (OFI) was founded about 30 years ago and features a vast repertoire of melodramatic, symphonic, choral and chamber music, but also more contemporary and less mainstream productions, OFI is above all characterized by the many-sidedness of its interpretations. The symphonic and opera production performed by OFI is very substantial: it includes the most famous and consolidated Italian popular tracks, but also a less usual repertoire and contemporary titles. OFI is - among other things - famous for a tour of Italian music in Belgium and the Netherlands, with the aim of spreading the national culture with the approval of the Italian Government. OFI has collaborated with worldwide renowned orchestra leaders. However, he also likes to approach the audience directly with projects that highlight the orchestra s extreme flexibility and modernity. OFI was involved in the formation of an orchestra of members of the YouTube community, in Chosen by the London Symphony Orchestra to represent Italy with the National RAI Orchestra from Turin and in cooperation with the most important orchestras from 23 countries around the world, OFI showed the ability of its musicians with the creation of audio-visual tutorials intended for the general public. In consideration of the numerous calls by the major opera houses and theaters of national tradition, Orchestra Filarmonica Italiana represents today one of the greatest orchestras on the market in terms of ductility, quality and flexibility. 20 The Silesian Chamber Orchestra (SCO) was established in 1981 by Professor Jan Wincenty Hawel, composer and conductor, who was its artistic manager for many years. At present the orchestra operates under the leadership of Robert Kabara, a virtuoso of violin and a conductor who mastered his skills under the supervision of maestro Jerzy Maksymiuk. The SCO s repertoire includes the great classics of chamber music as well as music that is not often played. Invited to numerous festivals and periodical music events, such as: the Festival Murten Classics, the Festival des Voutes - Sud-Vendée, Schubertiade, the Schloss Eyb, International Music Festival in Rialp, the International Music Festival in Český Krumlov, the Festival in Łańcut, the Chamber Music Festival Silesian Quartet and its Guests, or the Festival Music in Old Krakow. The SCO has also performed in the most prestigious concert halls of Europe - the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, the Sala Verdi in the Milan Conservatory and the Konzerthaus in Berlin, among others. The SCO has performed with many prestigious artists such as Ivan Monighetti, Bruno Canino, Kevin Kenner, Garrick Ohlsson and Krzysztof Jakowicz among many others, and played under the baton of distinguished conductors such as Paul Esswood, Jerzy Maksymiuk, Miroslaw J. Blaszczyk, etc.. The SCO has made numerous recordings and some of them have been nominated to the Fryderyk award. Jean Bonvin was President of the International Music Festival Sion Valais from 2001 to Former senior international civil servant, he devoted his career to economic and diplomatic relations. Notably, he was President of the OECD Development Centre in Paris until 2000, professor of international economic relations at the Universities of Paris, Lille and Lausanne. Specialising in development issues, he founded the Faculty of Economic and Social Sciences of Burundi, of which he was Dean. For many years Jean Bonvin was also a member of the International Committee of the Red Cross in Geneva. Today he is part of several scientific committees and is also special advisor to the government of the People s Republic of China. 21

12 Marine Thoreau La Salle, pianist and Singing Master trained at CNSMDP, has studied with A. Grappotte, A. Le Bozec, E. Olivier, E. Guiomar and N. Dang. She is regularly invited to perform singing-piano recitals and to play at various chamber music concerts (Festival des Nouveaux Talents-Villerssur-Mer, Czech-Paris Centre, Ravel-Saint-Jean-de-Luz Academy, midday Concerts at the Sorbonne-Paris, Semaine du Son). She has also accompanied I. Poulenard on her Middle East tour and M.-N. Lemieux live on France Culture. Marine Thoreau La Salle is also often invited to perform by the Massy Opera, the Radio-France choir and the Centre for Baroque Music in Versailles. Jean-Paul Fouchécourt has gained international recognition with his portrayals of the title role of Platée by Rameau, Arnalta in L incoronazione di Poppea by Monteverdi, the Four Servants in The Tales of Hoffmann by Offenbach, Ouf 1 er in L étoile de Chabrier and the Husband in the Mamelles de Tirésias by Poulenc. His singing style combines sensitivity, elegance of both musicality and diction with wit and a strong stage presence, which naturally make him the perfect choice for many character roles. He has performed in Covent Garden, the New York Metropolitan Opera, the Paris-Bastille Opera, in addition to the festivals in Aix-en-Provence, Saito Kinen (Japan) and at the BBC Proms. He has been invited to perform by many prestigious orchestras such as the Saito Kinen Orchestra, the Boston Symphony Orchestra, the Orchestre National de France, the London Philharmonic Orchestra, the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, under the baton of renowned conductors such as Charles Dutoit, Sir John Eliot Gardiner, Valery Gergiev, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Seiji Ozawa, Antonio Pappano, Sir Simon Rattle. 22 TICKETS Points of sale tickets : Crans-Montana Tourism & Congress Av. de la Gare 22, Montana and Route des Mélèzes 28 (Régent), Crans - at the venue one hour before the concert Telephone info : +41(0) Youth Special : Remaining tickets 30 minutes before the concert begins will be offered to students, apprentices and children at the exceptional price of CHF 10. Location of Concerts and Master Classes Centre de Congrès le Régent, Route des Mélèzes 28 Chapelle St-Christophe, Rue Centrale Hotel Royal, Rue de l Ehanoun 10 Guarda Golf Hotel et Residences, Route des Zirès 14 MEMBERSHIP OF CRANS-MONTANA CLASSICS FRIENDS I wish to become a member! Last name First name Street Post code Town Country Telephone Annual fee Bronze Lyra from CHF 100 individual / 150 couple Silver Lyra from CHF 400 individual / 500 couple Golden Lyra from CHF individual / couple Platinum Lyra from CHF individual / couple Diamond Lyra from CHF Crans-Montana Classics Friends President : Christian Barras Tel. +41(0) amis@cmclassics.ch Banque Raiffeisen des Communes du Haut-Plateau, Crans-Montana IBAN CH

13 Committee Professor Jean Bonvin, President Véronique Lindemann, Treasurer Charlotte Aubaret-Schumacher, Secretary Christian Barras, Member Honorary President Gaston Barras Artistic Director Maestro Shlomo Mintz President of the Friends of Crans-Montana Classics Christian Barras Executive direction Véronique Lindemann CERCLE DES AMIS Soutenez Crans-Montana Classics, devenez membre! - amis@cmclassics.ch Artistic coordination & Master Classes organization Belén Alonso-Monedero Communication Advisor Catherine Duport ASSOCIATION CRANS MONTANA CLASSICS c/o Altitude Immobilier Rue Centrale Crans-Montana - Switzerland Tél. +41 (0) Mobile +41(0) contact@cmclassics.ch Graphic design and photography : Chab Lathion Webmaster: fioralis Sàrl Tickets : Booking Corner 24

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