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FESTIVAL
Monte-Carlo Spring Arts Festival
From
02
March
20
25
To
27
April
20
25
Proposed by :
Printemps des Arts de Monte-Carlo
Location :
Rainier III Auditorium
CINEMA AND BROADCASTING
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The Monte-Carlo Spring Arts Festival is a music festival held over four weekends from March to April in various venues in and around the Principality. Founded in 1970 by Princess Grace of Monaco, the Spring Arts Festival has been chaired by H.R.H. the Princess of Hanover since 1984, with composer and conductor Bruno Mantovani appointed artistic director in May 2021.
Introduction
The Spring Arts Festival celebrates all instruments, repertoires, periods, countries and genres. The diversity of the works and styles presented is what makes the event what it is, with open dialogue being the key feature of the Principality's cultural offerings: a dialogue between pieces composed several centuries apart, between learned music and improvised music or music from oral tradition, between music and other forms of expression (literature, film, the visual arts and even gastronomy), and between the audience and the artists during the post-concerts (known as "after").
The Spring Arts Festival gives audiences a chance to embrace a different perspective on the history of music, explore the links between the great composers and offer a more in-depth understanding of the mysteries of inspiration, all thanks to the various conferences and round tables (known as "before" events).
Informations
Opening hours :
18h00
Date :
Sunday 02 March 2025
Opening hours
Events
CONCERT
Karlheinz Stockhausen - Neue Vocalsolisten
12
Mar
20
25
The Neue Vocalsolisten, a famous Stuttgart vocal ensemble specialising in contemporary music, perform a legendary work, composed of whispers, magic, contemplative harmonies and profound rituals: Stimmung by Karlheinz Stockhausen.
Proposed by :
Printemps des Arts de Monte-Carlo
Location :
Galerie Hauser & Wirth - 1, place du Casino 98000 MONACO
Archive
MUSIC
All Audiences
FR
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CONCERT
Wagner & Bruckner
13
Mar
20
25
This classic programme pays tribute to the conductor Pierre Boulez, bringing together two major firsts for the maestro from Montbrison: the opera that marked his Bayreuth debut (Parsifal) and the first work by Anton Bruckner, which he conducted with the Vienna Philharmonic (the monumental Eighth Symphony), under exceptional circumstances.
Proposed by :
Printemps des Arts de Monte-Carlo
Location :
Grimaldi Forum
Archive
MUSIC
All Audiences
FR
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CONCERT
Carte blanche to the conservatoires
15
Mar
20
25
During the traditional concert of the conservatoires, the stage is open to young musicians from the Rainier III Academy of Monaco and the region's conservatoires. This year's event is sponsored by the cellist Henri Demarquette.
Proposed by :
Printemps des Arts de Monte-Carlo
Location :
Rainier III Auditorium
MUSIC
All Audiences
FR
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CONCERT
Webern - Berg - Beethoven
15
Mar
20
25
The first part of the Viennese diptych proposed by the four bows of the Akilone Quartet this weekend: after Webern's aphorisms (Bagatelles op. 9), Alban Berg's moving and mysterious Lyrical Suite is combined with its model, Ludwig van Beethoven's impressive Thirteenth Quartet, with its monumental final fugue.
Proposed by :
Printemps des Arts de Monte-Carlo
Location :
One Monte-Carlo 1 Place du Casino 98000 Monaco
MUSIC
All Audiences
FR
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CINÉMA
A screening of the documentary film "Boulez, 20th Century: Rhythm and Harmony"
16
Mar
20
25
Documentaries written and directed by Nat Lilenstein
Proposed by :
Printemps des Arts de Monte-Carlo
Location :
Beaux-Arts Cinema
CINEMA AND BROADCASTING
All Audiences
FR
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CONCERT
Candlelights concert: Beethoven & Schönberg
16
Mar
20
25
With special guests Sindy Mohamed and Henri Demarquette, the Akilone Quartet continues to explore the two Viennese schools in two pioneering scores: Ludwig van Beethoven's Sixteenth Quartet, concise, clear, abundant, whose final exclamation, "Es muss sein!" inspired both Léo Ferré and Milan Kundera; and Arnold Schönberg's Transfigured Night, a symphonic poem that pushed the boundaries of chamber music.
Proposed by :
Printemps des Arts de Monte-Carlo
Location :
Théâtre Princesse Grace
MUSIC
All Audiences
FR
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CONCERT
The melodies of Debussy and Ravel
20
Mar
20
25
A nod to poetry, an art for which Pierre Boulez developed a particular affinity and which he conducted the works of two composers on numerous occasions: Claude Debussy and Maurice Ravel. An anthology of their melodies will be performed by two long-standing collaborators, the bass-baritone Vincent Le Texier and the pianist Ancuza Aprodu.
Proposed by :
Printemps des Arts de Monte-Carlo
Location :
Théâtre Princesse Grace
MUSIC
All Audiences
FR
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CONCERT
Maresz - De Falla - Manoury
21
Mar
20
25
Pierre Boulez, founder of Ircam (Institute for Research and Coordination in Acoustics/Music), was a master of ‘mixed music’, which combines instrumental and electronic sounds. This concert echoes this facet of his personality, with two major works combining piano and electronics, Soli by Yan Maresz and Das Wohlpräpartierte Klavier by Philippe Manoury, performed by Jean-François Heisser on the keyboard.
Proposed by :
Printemps des Arts de Monte-Carlo
Location :
One Monte-Carlo
MUSIC
All Audiences
FR
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CONCERT
Stravinsky - Bartok - Schönberg
22
Mar
20
25
The BBC Symphony Orchestra, of which Pierre Boulez was the musical director between 1971 and 1975, has been invited to perform at two exceptional concerts devoted to the modern masterpieces of the early 20th century. Two innovative ballets, two great symphonic scores and two piano concertos are on the programme of this unique diptych, with François-Frédéric Guy, a regular soloist at the Monte-Carlo Spring Arts Festival.
Proposed by :
Printemps des Arts de Monte-Carlo
Location :
Rainier III Auditorium
MUSIC
All Audiences
FR
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CONCERT
Debussy - Schönberg - Stravinsky
23
Mar
20
25
The BBC Symphony Orchestra, of which Pierre Boulez was the musical director between 1971 and 1975, has been invited to perform at two exceptional concerts devoted to the modern masterpieces of the early 20th century. Two innovative ballets, two great symphonic scores and two piano concertos are on the programme of this unique diptych, with François-Frédéric Guy, a regular soloist at the Monte-Carlo Spring Arts Festival.
Proposed by :
Printemps des Arts de Monte-Carlo
Location :
Rainier III Auditorium
MUSIC
All Audiences
FR
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CONCERT
Boulez
26
Mar
20
25
To mark the centenary of the birth of Pierre Boulez, the Ensemble Orchestral Contemporain and Bruno Mantovani have organised a concert dedicated entirely to the composer's music: from the Sonatine of the immediate post-war period to Dérive 2, composed almost half a century later, the audience is invited on a journey through the world of Boulez.
Proposed by :
Printemps des Arts de Monte-Carlo
Location :
4-6 Place Saint François 06300 Nice
MUSIC
All Audiences
FR
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CONCERT
Jolivet - Ravel - Cendo
27
Mar
20
25
Composer, conductor, and institution-builder, Pierre Boulez was also a virtuoso of controversy. This head-to-head concert by the Linea Ensemble brings together two composers, one of whom was criticised by Boulez and the other who criticised him: André Jolivet (whose talent and merit Boulez would nevertheless recognise) and Raphaël Cendo, an artist who pushes boundaries and is a famous advocate of saturation in music.
Proposed by :
Printemps des Arts de Monte-Carlo
Location :
Rainier III Auditorium
MUSIC
All Audiences
FR
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CONCERT
Jazz Concert
28
Mar
20
25
Special guest of the third weekend of the festival, pianist Hervé Sellin revisits, recomposes and recolours the music of Claude Debussy and Maurice Ravel with his unique jazz. From the magic of Clair de lune to Jardin féérique, he embarks on a dreamlike and luminous journey, with the complicity of his trumpet-playing companion Claude Égéa
Proposed by :
Printemps des Arts de Monte-Carlo
Location :
Variety Theatre
MUSIC
All Audiences
FR
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CONCERT
Jazz Concert
29
Mar
20
25
Hervé Sellin and his tentet perform their landmark album Marciac New-York Express, a succession of transatlantic crossings between two jazz hotspots. This series of "jazz tableaux" evokes both the tranquil landscapes of Gers and the dynamism and modernity of the Big Apple, including an original composition inspired by Pierre Boulez, performed at the Spring Arts Festival.
Proposed by :
Printemps des Arts de Monte-Carlo
Location :
Variety Theatre
MUSIC
All Audiences
FR
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CINÉMA
A screening of the documentary "Sur Incises: lessons from Pierre Boulez"
30
Mar
20
25
Documentary by Andy Sommer
Proposed by :
Printemps des Arts de Monte-Carlo
Location :
Beaux-Arts Cinema
CINEMA AND BROADCASTING
All Audiences
FR
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CONCERT
Organ concert
30
Mar
20
25
After making a lasting impression at the 2023 edition of the Spring Arts Festival, Thomas Ospital has been invited back for what promises to be an unforgettable recital: a line-up of legendary organists, from Johann Sebastian Bach to Olivier Messiaen and Franz Liszt, which Ospital merges with Volumina as György Ligeti moves away from tradition, revolutionising the instrument.
Proposed by :
Printemps des Arts de Monte-Carlo
Location :
Monaco Cathedral
MUSIC
All Audiences
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CONCERT
Dalbavie - Manoury - Hurel - Debussy - Grisey
03
Apr
20
25
Gérard Grisey, Philippe Manoury, Philippe Hurel, Marc-André Dalbavie: this quartet of composers, performed by the Ensemble Court-Circuit, demonstrates the richness of musical creativity in France, following in the footsteps of Pierre Boulez. A concert for which Claude Debussy, a spiritual father to all, serves as the tutelary figure.
Proposed by :
Printemps des Arts de Monte-Carlo
Location :
Opera Garnier Monte-Carlo
MUSIC
All Audiences
FR
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CONCERT
Organ concert
04
Apr
20
25
Organist Éric Lebrun opens the doors to a secret Boulezian garden: English music of the 17th and 18th centuries. The incredibly diverse first golden age of the 1620s was brilliantly echoed a century later by the ebullient art of George Frideric Handel, one of the few Baroque composers recorded by Boulez.
Proposed by :
Printemps des Arts de Monte-Carlo
Location :
Sacré-Cœur Church
MUSIC
All Audiences
FR
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CONCERT
Family Concert – Noah’s Journey
05
Apr
20
25
This musical tale follows in the steps of little Noah as he sets off in pursuit of Santa Claus. His playful adventure along a range of music from Rossini to Ligeti invites children to dream and learn together with the five wind instruments of Quintette Altra, reciter Marion Fontana, and Emma Bertin’s shimmering illustrations.
Proposed by :
Printemps des Arts de Monte-Carlo
Location :
Opera Garnier Monte-Carlo
MUSIC
ACTIVITIES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE
ACTIONS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE
Young Audience
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CONCERT
Eötvos - Bartok - Scriabine
05
Apr
20
25
The Monte-Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra brings together two figures from the early 20th century who inspired Pierre Boulez in his quest as a composer and conductor: Béla Bartók, whose Violin Concerto No. 2 fully displays his originality and orchestral virtuosity, and the unexpected Alexander Scriabin, whom Boulez saw as a precursor of Stravinsky’s art. With an introduction featuring a Boulezian spiritual son, the late Péter Eötvös.
Proposed by :
Printemps des Arts de Monte-Carlo
Location :
Rainier III Auditorium
MUSIC
All Audiences
FR
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CINÉMA
Screening – "From the House of the Dead"
06
Apr
20
25
This recording made during the 2007 Festival d’Aix-en-Provence shows a masterpiece by Leós Janáček in an iconic staging by Patrice Chéreau, and peerlessly conducted by Pierre Boulez. And above all, thanks to these two masters of the opera, it offers a perfect match between music and theatre.
Proposed by :
Printemps des Arts de Monte-Carlo
Location :
Beaux-Arts Cinema
CINEMA AND BROADCASTING
All Audiences
FR
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CONCERT
Ravel & Messiaen
06
Apr
20
25
2025 Monte-Carlo Spring Arts Festival concludes without ending on two works that aspire to eternity and timelessness: Maurice Ravel’s Trio and Olivier Messiaen’s dizzying Quatuor pour la fin du Temps. For this final climax in our tribute to Pierre Boulez, the talented youth of Trio Pantoum and Ann Lepage serve as a reminder that the conductor and composer was above all concerned with passing on the torch to future generations.
Proposed by :
Printemps des Arts de Monte-Carlo
Location :
Opera Garnier Monte-Carlo
MUSIC
All Audiences
FR
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