The Academy
From August 30th to September 7th 2025
For its 2nd edition Academy, Le Concert Idéal is offering the opportunity to 8 young European artists, 3 violinists, 2 viola players, 2 cellists and 1 composer, to meet for 5 days of residency and 4 days of public concerts on 2 programmes, in the Centre-Val de Loire’s region (Blois’s surroundings), as well as mediation workshops, in order to grasp the professional artistic world by Marianne Piketty’s side. A work is commissioned to the young European composer.
Programme 1
Hildegarde von Bingen – O Magne Pater
Schönberg – Verklärte Nacht Op. 4
Glière – String Octet in D Major Op. 5
Programme 2
Shostakovich – 2 Pieces for String Octet Op. 11
Premiere of the commissioned work (8’)
Mendelssohn – String Octet in E-flat major
For the previous edition, we had the pleasure to welcome:
Lea Glubochansky, Eva Kobor, Kristina Marušić and Victoria Warzyca, violins
Oriane Lavignolle and Léa Paci, violas
Miquel Garcia Ramon and Carla Moujahed-Coste, cellos
Hans Greve, double-bass
Lautaro Figueroa Balcarce, composer
… find out more about them below!
| Lautaro Figueroa Balcarce – compositeur
Compositeur argentin, né à Buenos Aires en 1995, Lautaro a obtenu son diplôme de composition à l’Université Nationale des Arts d’Argentine sous la direction de Santiago Santero, et a étudié avec Luis Mucillo. Il poursuit actuellement un master en composition à la Hochschule der Künste Bern en Suisse avec le soutien de la bourse « Gisela Timmermann » décernée par le Mozarteum Argentino ; il y étudie avec Simon Steen-Andersen et Xavier Dayer. |
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