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Description The "Rencontres Internationales Frédéric Chopin" Festival was first organized in 1997 to pay homage to the composer, whose name is intertwined with the house of George Sand. Nowadays, the festival is organized each year and lasts through eight consecutive days of the second half of July. Festival events include concerts, master classes and conferences conducted by experts from all over the world. The Festival always begins with a concert - lecture in the house of George Sand. Young soloists from fine French and foreign musical schools participate in master classes during the week and give a closing concert at the end of the Festival.
Classes and conferences are held at the Théâtre de la Châtre, concerts are held in Nohant.
This year's festival celebrates the 200th anniversary of George Sand's birth. The organizers decided to emphasize the significance of the relationship of George Sand and Chopin for the composer's works. All of his pieces which were composed or completed in Nohant will be performed during this year's eighth edition of Rencontres Internationales Frédéric Chopin.
The Festival will feature eminent pianists who will perform Chopin's best pieces composed in the years of 1840, 1842, 1843, 1844, 1845, 1846 and 1847.
Program Saturday July 17th
Famous ladies
6:00 p.m. Concert-lecture (admission free; park in the estate of George Sand)
Sonia Rykiel will read excerpts from the correspondence of Frederick Chopin and George Sand
Yves Henry will play Frederick Chopin's works composed in Nohant (19th century piano)
8:30 p.m. - Exceptional Recital
Bella Davidovich (pianist) - winner of the 1st Grand Prix at the International F. Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw in 1949.
Sunday July 18th
Chopin at George Sand's - performace of 7 women pianists Crazy women's day in Nohant. Music and texts will evoke 7 summers which Chopin spent in the house of George Sand.
11:00 a.m. - Valentina Igoshina - Chopin's music composed in Nohant in 1839
noon - Marie-Catherine Girod - Chopin's music composed in Nohant in 1841
1:00 p.m. - Lunch in Nohant
3:00 p.m. - Caroline Sageman - Chopin's music composed in Nohant in 1842
4:00 p.m. - Katia Skanavi - Chopin's music composed in Nohant in 1843
5:00 p.m. - Danielle Laval - Chopin's music composed in Nohant in 1844
6:00 p.m. - Xiao-Miei Zhu - Chopin's music composed in Nohant in 1845/46
8:30 p.m. - Musical/Literary Show
Fryderyk Chopin at George Sand's in Nohant
Brigitte Fossey (actress)
Laure Favre Kahn (pianist)
Texts by George Sand - Music by Frederick Chopin
Monday July 19th
Théâtre de La Châtre
10:00 a.m.- 12:30 p.m. - Course conducted by Yves Henry
3:00 p.m. - Exceptional Conference, devoted to Frederick Chopin and George Sand, conducted by Alain Duault, writer and musical critic
Sheep barn in the estate of George Sand in Nohant
8:30 p.m. - Concert Chopin and the cello
Brigitte Engerer (pianist)/ Henri Demarquette (cellist) - all-
Chopin program
Tuesday July 20th
Théâtre de La Châtre
10:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. - Course
3:00 p.m. - Conference "Chopin and Mendelssohn"
Felix, Frederick, Ferdinand, Franz... and Florestan
Brigitte François-Sappey (musicologist)
Sheep barn in the estate of George Sand in Nohant
8:30 p.m. - Recital French Chopin
Alexandre Tharaud (pianist)
Program: Couperin, Chopin, Ravel
Wednesday July 21st
Théâtre de La Châtre
10:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. - Course
3:00 p.m. - Conference Evolution of Chopin's works in various sources
Christophe Grabowsky (musicologist)
Sheep barn in the estate of George Sand in Nohant
8:30 p.m. - Chopin Recital
Philippe Giusiano (pianist)
Thursday July 22nd
Théâtre de La Châtre
10:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. - Course
3:00 p.m. - Conference Pauline Viardot and Turgueniev in Nohant
Alexandre Zwieguelski (conservator at the Turgueniev Museum in Bougival)
Sheep barn in the estate of George Sand in Nohant
8:30 p.m. - Chopin Recital
Cédric Tiberghien
Friday July 23rd
Théâtre de La Châtre
10:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. - Course
3:00 p.m. - Conference George Sand and the musical life of her times
Bertrand Pouradier du Teil (muzykolog)
Théâtre de La Châtre
20:30 - Literary/Musical Show
Evening at Frederick Chopin's - by Bertrand Pouradier du Teil
Xavier Bouchaud (pianist)
Adrien Frasse-Sombet (cellist)
Anne Cosmao (actress)
Program - music by Chopin and Liszt
Texts by George Sand, Delacroix and Heine.
Saturday July 24th
Théâtre de La Châtre
3:00 p.m. - Final Concert featuring young soloists who participated in the festival courses
Shani Diluka
Xavier Bouchaud
Jean-Frederic Neuburger
Artists: Yves Henry ( France ) - piano Xiao-Miei Zhu - piano Valentina Igoshina ( Russia ) - piano Sylvie Delaigue Moins - lecturer Shani Diluka ( Sri Lanka ) - piano Philippe Giusiano ( France ) - piano Marie-Catherine Girod ( France ) - piano Laure Favre-Kahn ( France ) - piano Katia Skanavi ( Russia ) - piano Jean-Frederic Neuburger - piano Henri Demarquette ( France ) - cello Danielle Laval ( France ) - piano Christophe Grabowsky - lecturer Cédric Tiberghien ( France ) - piano Caroline Sageman ( France ) - piano Brigitte François-Sappey ( France ) - lecturer Brigitte Fossey ( France ) - actor Brigitte Engerer ( France ) - piano Bertrand Pouradier du Teil - lecturer Bella Davidovich ( Azerbeijan ) - piano Anne Cosmao ( France ) - actor Alexandre Zwieguelski - lecturer Alexandre Tharaud ( France ) - piano Alain Duault ( France ) - lecturer
