Colmar International Festival : carte blanche to Alain Altinoglu

" The largest classical music festival in Alsace. "

Conductor : Alain Altinoglu cello : Edgar Moreau clarinet : Nicolas Baldeyrou mezzo-soprano : Nora Gubisch Violin : David Moreau viola : Gérard Caussé Piano : Jérémie Moreau piano : Paloma Kouider Double Bass : Lorraine Campet percussions : Camille Baslé flute : Magali Mosnier Violin : Mairead Hickey cello : Louis Rodde To close this 2023 Festival in style, Alain Altinoglu had the idea of inviting a few musician friends to share a festive moment of music. A concert in the form of fireworks: hits and stars! From Schubert's famous Trout to Rimsky-Korsakov's Flight of the Bumblebee, from Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker to Saint-Saëns's Carnival of the Animals, we are invited to take a journey through the most beautiful musical landscapes, with such prestigious artists as Gérard Caussé on viola, the Moreau brothers (cello, violin and piano), Nora Gubish (mezzo-soprano), Paloma Kouider, Louis Rodde and Mairead Hickey of the Trio Karénine, Magali Monnier on flute, Lorraine Campet on double bass or Camille Baslé (percussion) and Nicolas Baldeyrou (clarinet) - with our artistic director swapping his baton for the piano! Program Franz Schubert: Quintet in A major known as "The Trout": Tema e variazioni - Andantino (Charlotte Julliard, Edgar Moreau, Loraine Campet, Alain Altinoglu) Robert Schumann:The Prophet Bird, extract from Scenes from the Forest (Alain Altinoglu) Franz Schubert:Die Taubenpost (The Passenger Pigeon) D 965a, extract from Swan Song (Nora Gubisch, Alain Altinoglu) Johannes Brahms:Lied (Nora Gubisch, Gérard Caussé, Alain Altinoglu) Johannes Brahms : Quartet for piano and strings n°1 in G minor opus 25 : Rondo alla zingareze (presto) (Trio Moreau, Gérard Caussé) Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky:Trepak (Russian Dance), extract from The Nutcracker (Nicolas Baldeyrou, Alain Altinoglu) Sergei Rachmaninoff:Romance, for piano 6 hands (Paloma Kouider, Jérémie Moreau, Alain Altinoglu) Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov :The Flight of the Bumblebee (Nicolas Baldeyrou, Loraine Campet, Louis Rodde,... ) Ernest Chausson : " Le temps des lilas ", extract from Poème de l'amour et de la mer (Nora Gubisch, Trio Karenine, Gérard Caussé, Alain Altinoglu) Francis Poulenc:Sonata for flute and piano (Magalie Mosnier, Alain Altinoglu) Camille Saint Saens : Le Carnaval des animaux (Charlotte Julliard, David Moreau, Gérard Caussé, Edgar Moreau, Loraine Campet, Magali Mosnier, Nicolas Baldeyrou, Camille Baslé, Jérémie Moreau, Paloma Kouider, Alain Altinoglu)