On Saturday, May 1st at 5:00 pm The chapel of Big Barbizon street

Free entrance

Program:

M. Ravel - Quatuor en Fa Majeur Quatuor Benaïm

J. Ibert - 3 brief plays for wind quintet: F. Hochain, flute; S. Goyeau, Oboe;
P. Cuper, Clarinet; A. Wallez, Bassoon; E. Du Fay, Horn.

Hector Berlioz - Un Bal, Extract of the fantastic symphony - B. Rostaing, harp: E. Chalan, Double bass.

M. Ravel - Le tombeau de Couperin

S. Prokofiev - Extracts of the suite of Romeo and Juliette (N°1-2-3-9)

Concert given for the “L’Angelus”  Millet’s 150th birthday.

www.angelus-barbizon2010.com

The Benaim quartet in residence at the Prée Abbey, France

In the heart of Berry, the Abbey of Prée is situated between Bourges and Châteauroux, at 2:30 am of Paris by car, to 14 km of Issoudun, between Ségry and Saint-Ambroix. (2 hours by train, SNCF station: Issoudun – St Florent sur Cher)

Thursday May 13^th- 17h00 - St Cyr d’Issoudun church

Menachem Zur - Prelude for solo violin- Yaïr Benaïm, violin

O. Greif - Solo from Nô - Paruyr Shahazizian, cello

F. Schubert - Quintet for 2 Celli, the Benaim quartet, Dominique de Williencourt

Saturday, May 15^th - 17h00 - Saint-Ambroix

R. Schumann - Quartet op. 41 N°1

O. Greif - Quartet N°4 ” Ulysses”

Saturday, May 15^th - 20h45 - Grange

C. Saint-Saëns – Sonata n°1 – E. Bertrand, P. Amoyel

O. Greif – 4 children songs – Jacques Loiseleur des Longchamps, Mary Olivon

O. Greif – 5 poems by Prévert – Jacques Loiseleur des Longchamps, Mary Olivon

N. Bacri – Serious variations – Quartet n° 7 op 101 – Quatuor Benaïm

F. Chopin – Polonaise brillante op 3 – E. Bertrand, cello, E. Naoumoff, piano

Sunday May 16^th – 15h00 – Grange

G. Dupont – Pièces pour piano – E. Naoumoff, piano

J. Brahms – Sonata for violin and piano – N. Dautricourt, violin, E. Naoumoff, piano

F. Chopin – Concerto in E minor – E. Naoumoff, Quatuor Benaïm

Reservations – information’s:

In Paris by phone: 01 42 76 01 71 – Starting from12th may 2010: 02 54 21 34 68

reservation@pqev.org

Practical information

Abbaye de La Prée, 36100 SEGRY
In the heart of Berry, the Abbey of Prée is situated between Bourges and Châteauroux, at 2:30 am of Paris by car, to 14 km of Issoudun, between Ségry and Saint-Ambroix. (2 hours by train, SNCF station: Issoudun – St Florent sur Cher)

Meals are served within the Abbey according to hours of concert.

Adrian McDonnell
Alain Weber- "Propos" for string quartet and symphony orchestra- world
premier.
Alain Weber, recipient of the Grand Prix de Rome in 1952 is a well
established French composer. He has been commissioned by  Adrian Mcdonnell,
conductor and artistic director of the " nouvel Orchestre de la Cité
Internationale Universitaire de Paris" since 1990 to write for the Benaïm
quartet a piece in a concerto style for string quartet and orchestra,
"Propos". This piece will be world premiered at the Cité Universitaire
international, Paris by the Benaïm string quartet and the orchestra of the
Cité Universitaire Internationale  Adrian Mcdonnelle conducting, in the the
beautifull theatre built by Rockefeller. Other than "Propos" by Alain Weber
for string quartet and orchestra, there will be pieces by Brahms and Debussy
with conductor Julien Leroy, assistant conductor to Mr. Mcdonnelle. 

MAISON INTERNATIONALE - GRAND THEÂTRE
Concerts thursday 11 et Friday 12 February 2010
20H45
17 boulevard Jourdan
75014 PARIS
For information and reservations please call
T : 01 44 16 65 16
F : 01 53 80 08 94   

Musical Cruise « La Musicale/Williencourt »

from December 27th 2009 to January 5th 2010

Inauguration of Chopin Bicentenary

Concerts-excursions, interviews, conferences
Under the artistic direction of the cellist Dominique de Williencourt

MIAMI, CAYMAN ISLANDS, YUCATAN, BAHAMAS, JAMAICA

With :

Brigitte Engerer, piano
Abdel Rahman El Bacha, piano
Gérard Poulet, violin
Dominique de Williencourt, cello
Quatuor Benaïm, string quartet
Jean Favier, historian – member of the Institut
Jean-Yves Clément, writer – director of Chopin International Meetings

Free detailed brochure on request :
Agence Croisirama - 4 rue de Ventadour - 75001 Paris – France
Tél : 0033 (0)1 44 50 58 58 or info@croisirama.fr
Downloading on www.europe-art.com

The Benaïm string quartet, entering it’s 9th year of existence, is starting it’s residency at the Melun Val de Seine regional community- MVSC (Communauté d’Agglomération Melun Val de Seine) near Paris, France.

The quartet will be at the heart of a new instrumental group, including- other than the quartet- invited  top soloists, wind and double- bass players, from France’s international orchestras (Orchestre National de France, Orchestre National de l’Opéra de Paris, Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France),  which will perform in various venues on the MVSC

This new formation- the Camerata Melun Val de Seine- will be headed by the conducteur and artistique director of the Camerata, Jean- Michel Despin. The Camerata will also collaborates with lyrique and theater artists and will be offering a wide variety of repertoire.

For it’s first musical season at the MVSC, the Camerata will perform 3 different programs in 9 concerts, each program following a theme- Music from the East with Prokofiev “Peter and the wolf” (with Marie- Christine Barrault as the narrator), Schostacovitch’s 8^th string quartet and the Ligeti for wind quintet, an Italien program (The famous Stabat Matter by Boccherini) and a French music program ( Ibert, Satie, Poulenc…).

This is a new concert concept, as the Benaïm quartet opens each program with a quartet from its repertoire, and then joins the wind and double- bass musicians to form the Camerata. A musicologist will also take part in commenting the pieces that will be played, and thus giving reference points and enabling the public to have a learned listening experience.

The quartet will also have an educational mission; it’s members will coach on a regular bases the musicians of the Melun Val de Seine youth symphony orchestra, composed of young professionals and high level amateurs, advising them during the rehearsals and taking part in the orchestra’s concert season, side by side with the young musicians.

The first program of the Camerata Melun Val de Seine is “music from the East”

• Sunday the 29th of november 2009,opening 16h
  ÉGLISE D’AUBIGNY  MONTEREAU-SUR-LE-JARD
• Saturday the 12th of december 2009, opening 20h30
  ÉGLISE DE SEINE-PORT
• Sunday the 13th of décembre 2009, opening 16h
  COMPLEXE RENE TABOUROT LA ROCHETTE

Schostacovitch, string quartet N°8
Ligetti, Bagatels for wind quintet
Prokofiev, Peter and the wolff
The Benaïm string quartet
Camerata Melun Val de Seine
Marie- Christine Barrault, narrator
Jean- Michel Despin, conductor

November,16th.  2009 , 20h

« LES 400 COUPS DE PHILOMUSES »

To mark its 10 years anniversary, the Philomuses association programs the Benaïm string quartet along with other artists- musicians, dancers, comedians, painters and sculpturers for a celebration of music and art in the Gaveau concert hall in Paris, on the 16th of November.

Reservations: 0149530507. Information: 0143264481 -  philomuses@wanadoo.fr

Salle GAVEAU, 45 Rue la Boétie, 75008 Paris, M° Miromesnil.

November 7th,  2009 à 20 h 30

Concert at the Village of Chapet, Yvelines:

Haydn op.64N°5 “Lark”
Schostacovitch N°8
Intermission
Schubert N°12 D703 “Quartettsatz”
(quartet mouvement)
Schumann op.41 N°1

Adultes : 12,00 €
Adhérents : 10,00 €
Enfants de 6 à 12 ans : 5,00 €

Reservations and information: 01 34 74 85 71

http://musicalesdechapet.wifeo.com
nicoferbi@orange.fr

In January 2009 the Benaïm quartet live recording (October 2008) of Haydn’s op64 N°5 “Lark” final movement was chosen to open the cd included in this prestigious publication, and distributed largely to professional organ players and music lovers throughout France.

Orgues nouvelles Revue trimestrielle. 34, rue Paul-Bert 69003 Lyon Tél.04.7277.5762 www.orgues-nouvelles.org Abonnements : adm@orgues-nouvelles.org Annual subscription in France (4 issues including 4 mixed CD’s ) : 60 euros.