In 1945, Romain Gary published L’Education européenne, his first in a long series of novels that attest to his passionate love for a Europe that is constantly falling apart. It is the Europe of the Enlightenment, of the universal values of Liberty, Equality, of faith in Intelligence. It is this imperfect fraternity, the Europe of soldiers in the trenches, of artists and thinkers, of our most beautiful achievements as men and women seeking to build the utopia of a peaceful, united, and free continent.
David Grimal
15 YOUNG TALENTS
5 GUEST ARTISTS
6 CONCERTS
3 SCIENTISTS
8 DAYS
Internationally renowned musicians rehearsing and performing
with the finest emerging young talents
FIRST SESSION
From November 5th to 13th 2022
First session in Royaumont Abbey, La Grange-Fleuret Library and Petit Palais in Paris.
Multidisciplinary sharing sessions with Claire Désert, David Grimal, Gary Hoffman, Diemut Poppen.
German Romanticism, from Schubert to Schönberg
Composers studied and performed in concerts: Schubert, Schumann, Brahms, Bruckner, Le Beau, Mendelssohn, Strauss, Mahler, Zemlinsky, Schönberg
SECOND SESSION
From November 1rst to 10th 2023
Second session in Bucarest, Romania, as part of the George Enescu International Festival.
Multidisciplinary sharing sessions with Anne Gastinel, David Grimal, Philippe Cassard, Diemut Poppen. The composer in residency will be Eric Montalbetti.
George Enescu, his teachers, his disciples and his friends
Composers studied and performed in concert : Fauré, Debussy, Franck, Chausson.
Conferences presented by academics, researchers and artists
Conferences with academics, researchers and artists:
- Denis Thouard: Philosopher, Director of Research at the C.N.R.S
“The unattainable absolute. The time of romanticism (1787-1833)” - Laurent Pernot: Hellenist, Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres
“Romanticizing music with E. T. A. Hoffmann” - Catherine Bréchignac: Physicist, President of the C.N.R.S. and Secretary of the Academy of Sciences
“Science from Schubert to Schönberg”
We offer these conferences to expand the musicians’ cultural understanding, and to put the works in their historical and scientific context.
Concerts:
- Wednesday, November 9th, 8 pm
La Grange-Fleuret Library, Paris - Friday, November 11th, 8 pm
Saint-Leu-Saint-Gilles Church - Saturday, November 12th, 11 am
Petit Palais, Paris - Saturday, November 12th, 3 pm
Petit Palais, Paris - Sunday, November 13th, 11 am
Petit Palais, Paris - Sunday, November 13th, 3 pm
Petit Palais, Paris
APPLY to benefit from an extraordinary musical adventure
Lumières d’Europe will allow young talents to take part in a professional musical program with internationally renowned professors, and will give them the unique chance to perform at the Petit Palais and the Grange-Fleuret Library in Paris
Lumières d’Europe is free for its students. Tuition fees are covered by Les Dissonances.
Support Lumières d’Europe
Lumières d’Europe must be accessible to all talents, regardless of their economic situation. The financial aspect should not be a limiting nor a selective factor. Therefore, Lumières d’Europe covers the costs of the students’ education within the academy.
As a benefactor, you have the opportunity to support Lumières d’Europe and its students. The cost of one session for one student (including the masterclasses, travel, meals, accommodation) is 6 000 €.
