Romantic, fantastical, travel-inspired

Piano recital by Jean-Frédéric Neuburger

Franz Schubert, Sonata in A major, D. 664
Juliette Dillon, Fantastic Tales of Hoffmann (excerpts)
Claude Debussy, 3 Preludes: The Hills of Anacapri, La Puerta del Vino, Ondine
Robert Schumann, Kreisleriana, op.16

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Every year, our festival is delighted to welcome a leading contemporary pianist.

An international talent, Jean-Frédéric Neuburger – a virtuoso instrumentalist steeped in literature, an intense composer enamoured with the colours of sound – invites us on an inspired journey: love in Schubert, imaginary vistas in Debussy, and the phantasmagoria of the romantic universe of the German writer E.T.A. Hoffmann. These are the tender reveries and exalted fervour of Schumann’s Kreisleriana. They are the surprise of a few hallucinatory pieces taken from Juliette Dillon’s Tales of Hoffmann. Taken by cholera in 1854 at the age of 30, she is one of those composers who were once acclaimed but then erased from the forgetful memory of ‘matrimoine’, now rediscovered in history’s treasure trove.

Lieu : Le Grenier à Sel, Honfleur - plus de détails sur le lieu

Tarif plein : 40€

Etudiants et demandeurs d'emploi : 20€

Jeunes - 18 ans : 5€

Quand : Vendredi 31 juillet à 19h

Durée : 1h30

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THE AGENDA

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4 PM: MUSICAL WALK - "THE EXCESS OF THE STEP"

Accompanied by four musicians, experience a unique sound walk in the woods, punctuated by your steps and the sounds of nature.

IN DETAIL

Lieu

Welcome to the salt storehouse

Built in the 17th century using stones from the city's old ramparts, the Honfleur Salt Warehouses conceal within them a treasure of astonishing architecture. Entering these immense buildings is to gaze up at a spectacular timber frame, designed by shipwrights to perfectly replicate an upturned ship's hull. In the dim light of these impressive spaces, one can almost smell the pungent scent of salt and hear the distant murmur of sailors on long voyages. Once used to store the precious "white gold" essential to cod fishing expeditions, these monuments now offer a space of raw and austere beauty. The atmosphere is solemn and majestic. The silence that pervades these centuries-old oak beams envelops the visitor, transforming this place of labor and memory into an exceptional setting where the maritime soul of Normandy resonates. The Honfleur Salt Warehouses were built in 1670 to store up to 10,000 tons of salt, essential at the time for preserving fish and collecting the salt tax. Of the three original buildings, two have survived. Listed as Historical Monuments, they are famous for their impressive oak timber frame, built like the hull of a ship, and today host exhibitions, concerts, and cultural events.

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Born in 1986, Jean-Frédéric Neuburger studied at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris, where he earned five first prizes in the piano class of Jean-François Heisser, as well as in chamber music, accompaniment, improvisation, and composition. He then studied composition in Geneva, notably with Michael Jarrell and Luis Naón. As a solo pianist, he has performed with leading orchestras worldwide, including the Berlin Philharmonic, the New York Philharmonic, the San Francisco Symphony, the Boston Philharmonic, the Philadelphia Orchestra, the NHK Symphony Orchestra, and the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, as well as at the most prestigious festivals (La Roque d'Anthéron, Lucerne Piano Festival, Verbier, Menton, Auvers-sur-Oise, Klavier-Festival Ruhr, etc.). He also performs regularly with the Modigliani Quartet and in chamber music. Winner of numerous international prizes (Long-Thibaud Competition, London International Piano Competition, José Iturbi International Piano Competition, Spain), he distinguished himself in 2006 by winning first prize at the Young Concert Artists New York competition, which launched his international career. Also an organist and composer, his works have been performed by the Boston Symphony Orchestra, the Radio France Philharmonic Orchestra, the Orchestre de Paris, the Singapore Symphony Orchestra, and the Gürzenich Orchestra Cologne, under the direction of conductors such as Jonathan Stockhammer, Pascal Rophé, François-Xavier Roth, Alexander Briguer, and Christoph von Dohnányi. He has received the Nadia and Lili Boulanger Prize from the French Academy of Fine Arts and the Hervé Dugardin Prize from SACEM. He was nominated in 2019 for Composer of the Year at the Victoires de la Musique Classique awards. His album "Live at Suntory Hall," featuring a remarkable interpretation of Liszt's Sonata, received a "Choc" award from Le Monde de la Musique, and recently, his recording of Stockhausen's "Mantra" garnered unanimous critical acclaim, earning a Diapason d'Or and a "Choc" award from Classica magazine. Among his upcoming projects is an album of Hoffmann's Tales, transcribed for piano by Juliette Dillon and Robert Schumann.

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