CONCERT
"Magic of Love"
The triumph of classical music in the heart of Paris
Cultural Association "Ad Libitum", Fondation of social initiatives PEACE and Harmony, International association of Peace Fondations
and the Light of Valaam Foundation http://valaamfond.ru invites you to visit the private concert "Magiс of Love".
Our concert will be dedicated to restoration of the Notre Dame de Paris.
Ad Libitum Association will send part of the funds raised from the concert for the restoration of the church.
Paris, France
The 5th of December, 2019
ABOUT US
Association “Ad libitum”
is a French-Russian organization of people united by the desire to create and strengthen cultural ties between our countries, with a power of music.
Association “Ad Libitum” began its activities in 2010 with a presentation concert at the Edward the VII Theater , as a participant in the cultural program “Year of Russia in France”.
In 2011, together with pianist and composer Sergei Dresnin, the author of twelve musical performances staged on scenes of theaters in many cities of the world, we organized a piano concert dedicated to the 200th anniversary of the great composer Franz Liszt in the Korto hall in Paris.
In 2012 in the same hall "Korto" the concert "Young Talents" took place , with the participation of the Russian Cultural Center in Paris.
In 2016 the association Ad Libitum in collaboration with the Creative Heritage Foundation of Mikael Tariverdiev organized the concert "Quo Vadis" in St. Eustache Church.
UNIQUE PLACE
Located in the historic district of Les Halles, Saint-Eustache is one of the most visited churches in Paris. It is particularly distinguished by its dimensions, the great richness of the works of art it houses, and its great organ.
Faithful to its musical tradition, the Church welcomes all year-round Philharmonic formations, choirs and prestigious festivals.
On the way from the island of the city to the hill of Montmartre, close to the enclosure of Philippe Auguste, a modest chapel was built in 1213;
It became a parish church, consecrated to Saint-Eustache, welcoming relics of this Roman martyr, given by the Abbey of Saint-Denis.
PARTICIPANTS
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Vahan Martirosyan (kapellmeister)
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Colonne orchestra (50 musicians)
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Baptiste-Florian Marle-Ouvrard (organ), the main organist of Saint-Eustache.
In 1989, after a long desolation in the Soviet period, the monastery on Valaam was returned to the Russian Orthodox Church. During the divine services, the brethren began to revive the traditions of the ancient singing. In order to popularize ancient music, various official church events and concert and educational activities (according to the rules of monastic life, the brethren cannot participate in public speeches) a group of professional musicians was created. The official date of creation of the Choir of the Valaam Monastery is August 19, 2005. On this day, a solemn divine service was held on the occasion of the restoration and consecration of the main shrine of the Valaam monastery - the Transfiguration of the Savior Cathedral, headed by the Most Holy Patriarch and with the participation of the Choir of the Valaam Monastery.
The leading idea of the work of the choir is cultural and educational activities, and spiritual and patriotic education through the creation of musical, poetic, historical, memorial and thematic programs.
By 2019, the choir sang over 500 concerts in the cities of Russia and abroad, created a number of concert programs - “The Majestic Tones of Balaam”, “Melodies of the Russian Soul”, “Faith and Victory”, “Forgotten War”, “The Light of Christ Enlightens All” and a lot others. The church singing group since 2005 annually participates in the Patriarchal services at Valaam.
The choir team is accompanied by patriarchal services on Valaam, ceremonial receptions on the island of Russian President Vladimir Putin and members of the Russian government and other high-ranking guests of the monastery.
Alexander Ghindin
(piano)
Conductors the pianist has worked with include Vladimir Ashkenazy, Vladimir Fedoseyev, Vladimir Spivakov, Vladimir Minin, Arnold Katz, Yurij Simonov, Dmitry Kitayenko, Fuat Mansurov, Vasily Sinaisky, Alexander Lazarev, Saulus Sondeckis, Alan Gilbert, Krzysztof Penderecki, Paavo Järvi, James DePreist, Leonard Slatkin, Louis Langrée, Eliahu Inbal, Arthur Fagen, David Shallon, Juozas Domarkas and others..
Alexander Ghindin is a constant participant at international music festivals.
He has appeared at the Russian festivals Russian Winter, Stars at the Kremlin, The New Century of Russian Piano Music, Vladimir Spivakov Invites, The Musical Kremlin and the International Sakharov Arts Festival as well as the Swedish Royal Festival in Stockholm, the Robert Casadesus International Piano Encounters in Lille, the Vladimir Spivakov Festival in Colmar, the Radio France Festival, Folle journee (France), Bad Kissengen Sommer (Germany), the Rising Stars festival (Poland), Days of Russian Culture in Moravia (Czech Republic), the Ruhr Piano Festival (Germany) and festivals in Echternach, La Roque d’Anthéron, Brussels, Limoges, Lille, Cracow, Rome, Sintra and Sicily.
The musician has made numerous recordings on television and radio in Russia, Belgium, Germany, France, Luxemburg, Poland and Japan.
He has released 28 CDs with leading recording companies in Russia, France, Great Britain, Germany, Finland and Japan including Decca, Capriccio, Ondine, Tri-M Classics, Russian Season (the Russian partner of Le Chant du Monde), DML, CD Accord and Naxos among others.
Alexander Ghindin is also an International Artistic Co-Director of "Swedish Royal Festival" and Artistic Director and conductor of Ensemble of Soloist "Hermitage" and Kaluga Youth Symphony Orchestra.
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Vahan Martirosyan (kapellmeister)
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Colonne orchestra (50 musicians)
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Baptiste-Florian Marle-Ouvrard (organ), the main organist of Saint-Eustache.
PROGRAM
Tchaikovsky
Excerpts from the ballet The Nutcracker
Rachmaninov
Concerto for piano and orchestra n ° 1
Choir of Valaam Monastery
HONORABLE GUESTS
Audrey Azoulay
Director-General of UNESCO
Alexey Mechkov
Russian Ambassador to France
Anne Hidalgo
Mayor of Paris
Franck Riester
Minister of Culture
Pascal Renouard de la Vallière
International Affairs Advisor
Olivier Daussault
Deputy of Val d'Oise
Leonid Kadichev
Head of the Russian Cultural and Spiritual Center in Paris
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OF SEATS
Association «Ad Libitum» 792 041 329 00014
Postal adresse
Sidel Victor & Malama Kasongo,
8 rue de la Crèche, 75017 Paris, France
mail : association-ad_libitum@mail.ru
phone : +33607521721, +33618384919
Igor Alekseev - Official representative of the French Cultural Association "Ad Libitum" in Russia
+7 921 9934707 (WhatsApp, Viber, Telegram)