ROYAUMONT ABBEY
AND PETIT PALAIS
FRANCE 2022
Royaumont Abbey, La Grange-Fleuret Library, Petit Palais Auditorium
5th-13th November 2022
Theme: « German Romanticism from Schubert to Schönberg »
The 2022 session of Lumières d’Europe was held in the heart of Paris, across three iconic venues: Royaumont Abbey, La Grange-Fleuret Library, and the Petit Palais Auditorium. The theme, German Romanticism from Schubert to Schönberg, explored the evolution of Romantic ideals in music, philosophy, and science during the 19th and early 20th centuries.
Guest artists
Claire Désert, piano
Claire Désert entered the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris at the age of 14, and was unanimously awarded a first prize in the piano class of V. Yankoff as well as a first prize in chamber music in the class of J. Hubeau. She was then admitted to the advanced cycle in these two disciplines (chamber music class of R. Pidoux), […] See more
David Grimal, violin
A musician renowned for his intellectual curiosity, his taste for musical adventures and his commitment to society, David Grimal regularly performs on the world’s greatest stages: Tokyo’s Suntory Hall, Philharmonie de Paris, Vienna’s Musikverein, Amsterdam’s Concertgebouw, Berlin’s Konzerthaus […] See more
Diemut Poppen, viola
Diemut Poppen is one of the most outstanding violists of her generation. Born into a well-known musical family in Germany, she started playing the violin at the age of seven, giving her first concerts as a soloist at the age of nine. She learned several instruments, of which the viola became her favorite. […] See more
Gary Hoffman, cello
Gary Hoffman made his debut at the Wigmore Hall in London at the age of fifteen, quickly followed by performances in New York. At the age of twenty-two, he became the youngest faculty appointee in the history of the Indiana University School of Music. After winning the Premier Grand Prix of the Rostropovich International Competition […] See more
Gérard Pesson, composer in residence
Gérard Pesson first studied literature and musicology at the Sorbonne, where he defended a thesis on the Aesthetics of aleatoric music, before entering the classes of Betsy Jolas and Ivo Malec at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris, where he won two first prizes in the analysis and composition classes. […] See more
Scientists
Denis Thouard, philosopher and research director at the CNRS
Conference: « The unattainable absolute, the time of Romanticism (1787-1833) »
Denis Thouard explored the philosophical roots of German Romanticism, delving into the notion of the unattainable absolute as a central theme in both art and philosophy during the Romantic period. See biography
Laurent Pernot, member of the Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres
Conference: « Romanticizing music with E.T.A Hoffmann »
Laurent Pernot illuminated the contributions of E.T.A Hoffmann to Romantic music, examining his profound influence on the aesthetics of the era. See biography
Catherine Bréchignac, physicist, former president of the CNRS and former permanent Secretary of the Academy of Sciences
Conference: « Science in the age of German Romanticism »
Catherine Bréchignac provided an interdisciplinary perspective, exploring the relationship between Romanticism and the development of science during the 19th century. See biography
Studied composers
Participants studied and performed works by some of the most important composers of the Romantic era, each of whom contributed to the vast tapestry of musical innovation:
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- Brahms
- Bruckner
- Le Beau
- Mahler
- Mendelssohn
- Schubert
- Schönberg
- Schumann
- Strauss
- Zemlinsky
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