THE
ARTISTS*
Artistic
Director
Guy TOUVRON
- Trumpet
Passion, rigour and generosity have been the
keys to Guy Touvron’s successful
career. An accomplished artist, he
was described as an “all-rounder” by
Maurice André at the CNSMP
(national music academy in Paris) where he
trained.
Isabelle YHUEL -
Journalist
Journalist and literary editor, she will be
hosting a daily programme and interviews
with the artists on
board
Amanda FAVIER -
Violin
Winner of some 15 international prizes,
Amanda Favier belongs to a young generation of
French soloists. Her work
has been recognised by the Fine Arts Academy’s
Forthuny
Prize.
Chantal RIOU - Piano
Admitted to the CNSMP (national music
academy in Paris) at the tender age of 11,
Chantal Riou has worked with Gyorgy sebok and Mitslav
rostropovitch. A soloist on radio France, she is
often invited to perform alongside distinguished
orchestras.
Emmanuel ROSSFELDFER
- Guitar
A new ambassador of the guitar and
considered by many as the heir to Alexandre
Lagoya, he was the new
talent
winner in 2004 in the prestigious annual
French “Victoires”
event.
Jacques MAUGER -
Trombone
During a career spanning 30 years, he has
pursued his passion all the way to being Solo
Trombone at the Paris Opera. He has accumulated international
competition titles both as a soloist and on the
jury.
QUATUOR
PARISII
Created in 1981 by four students from the
CNSMP (national music academy in Paris), the
Parisii Quartet rapidly gained a reputation by winning Radio Canada’s
Grand Prix in 1986 at the international Banff
competition, reserved for
the world’s ten best string
quartets.
Jean-Philippe COLLARD - Piano
This French pianist
and great accompanist to Horowitz learned the
secrets of his singing style from the
Master.
Vladimir DUBOIS - Horn
Solo horn player in the National Orchestra of
the Paris Opera, he has performed in numerous
concerts under the direction of conductors such as Valéry
Gergiev, Sir Colin Davis, Lorin Maazel, Pierre
Boulez and George
Pretre.
Eglantina GRAPSHI - Piano
Having
received many distinctions in her own country,
she has adopted the role of “Albania’s
Ambassador” with her
participation in events such as “The Ryedale
Festival” in England, the “Floralia Muzyczne”
festival in Warsaw and the
international Chopin Festival in
Poland.
Patrice FONTANAROSA
- Violin
Patrice Fontanarosa’s violins are the
image of their mistress – they have a soul. Her
dynamic style sparkles with such powerful charm and
assurance you cannot help falling under her
spell.
Yana BOUKOFF -
Soprano
The clarity, warmth, timbre, range and
texture of her voice allows this talented soprano
to perform the great dramatic roles of the
high soprano, as well as those for the deeper
mezzo
soprano.
*The artists reserve
the right to withdraw at the last minute in the
case of force
majeure.
