Inspired women composers, little-known connections, a story to hear all over again!
A one-of-a-kind piano recital! This artistic project, in partnership with the Médiathèque musicale de Paris, is organized by the Conservatoire municipal du 10e arrondissement Hector Berlioz. The famous composer, along with his contemporaries, is being celebrated through the institution’s 2025-2026 cultural season. The originality of this concert, which gives pride of place to the piano, lies in its program combining well-known works with original compositions. Cello and voice will join the notes played by the piano on certain melodies. Marginalized women composers In the 19th century, composing music was a field mainly reserved for men, leaving little room for women composers. Often denied training and little recognized by their contemporaries, their artistic ambitions were limited by the social norms of the time, which largely confined them to the family sphere. A major figure of French Romanticism, Hector BERLIOZ, like many of his contemporaries, moved in a world where women composers were widely marginalized. Yet several of them, whether contemporaries or close to his circle, managed to make their voices heard and achieve a degree of success. This musical program will therefore highlight the connections between Hector BERLIOZ and some of these women, concluding with a tribute by composer and pianist Guillaume PROD’HOMME, who will revisit Berlioz’s world through an original work composed for the occasion: Hector et la fantastique symphonie. Musical program: 1) Hector BERLIOZ: Marche hongroise (from La Damnation de Faust) Juliette FRAYSSE, piano 2) Fanny MENDELSSOHN: Mélodie Eros KARAYEL, piano 3) Louise FARRENC: Mélodie en la bémol majeur Adélaïde TRESMONTANT, piano 4) Hector BERLIOZ / Franz LISZT: L'idée fixe S.395 (Andante amoroso after a melody by Hector BERLIOZ) Adélaïde TRESMONTANT, piano 5) Louise BERTIN: Romance (from her opera La Esmeralda) Manon CHAUVIN, voice & Adélaïde TRESMONTANT, piano 6) Clémence DE GRANDVAL: Sérénade pour violoncelle et piano Anasthase MALESEVIC, cello & Adélaïde TRESMONTANT, piano 7) Mel BONIS: Desdemona (from Femmes de légende) Adélaïde TRESMONTANT, piano 8) Guillaume PROD’HOMME: Hector et la Fantastique Symphonie (8 pieces for piano) Labyrinthe, by Clémence FREMONT Le temps qui passe, by Thalia LAVERGNE Nos rêves d'enfants, by Elyo GENDRE GANNE Où est passé Hector? by Waël BOULAGLHEM and Ulysse MARTIN Hector se balade, by Ayline DE BAZILLAC Harriet et Hector, by Thalia LAVERGNE Dies irae, by Hadrien RAMOUNI L'idée fixe, by Norgyun VERCAMER With the participation of: Students from the piano classes of Michaël NGUYEN, Guillaume PROD’HOMME, Angelina JAMIN, Morgane LE CORRE, Eric VIDONNE, and Georges EL DACCACHE. The voice classes of Maguelone PARIGOT, and Michaël NGUYEN’s chamber music classes.
Source: paris.fr — photo: AI