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“Under the Star” in Avignon !
A nocturnal journey where poetry and music meet and melt into the same mystery.
Le Concert Idéal returns to the Avignon Festival! We’ll be at the Théâtre du Balcon from 5 to 26 July, every evening at 8.15pm except Thursdays. On the programme: the musical Sous l’étoile, for the first time in Avignon!
With this new show, Marianne Piketty and the Concert Idéal unveil nocturnal illumination: from the evenings and mornings of Lili Boulanger to the ghosts and dawns of Vivaldi, from the poems of Ysaÿe to the creations of Alex Nante.
Over the course of the night, emotions unfold in different tableaux and visions. From legends told in dark times to chase away evil to the hypnotic encounter of a Sorore ritual with famous women artists, from a joyful game to the impossible story of Romeo and Juliet, poetry and music transcend eras and cultures to take the audience through to dawn, the promise of a new day.
The CD was released in September 2022 by Evidence Classics after being recorded at the ACB-Scène Nationale de Bar-le-Duc. The stage show was premiered at the Bar-le-Duc national stage on 24 May 2024.
the album is available on all platforms
Our new CD is out!
Our new album was released last April by Evidence Classics! Our new work, “Polyptyque”, premiered at the Basilique Notre-Dame-de-la-Trinité in Blois last June and was recorded at the Théâtre du Grand Orme in Controis-en-Sologne in October 2024.
This new project tackles the theme of sacred music by placing Frank Martin’s Polyptych in dialogue with works by Vivaldi, Victoria, Lotti and Bach arranged for string orchestra by Olivier Fourés.
The album is already available on all listening platforms! You can listen to it on 25 May in Paris and in July in Avignon!
See our calendar for full details!
📰THE PRESS SPEAKS📰
“Marianne Piketty and her ensemble once again display their sense of phrasing, light, clear dynamics and narrative (always putting different works into perspective), and their rare ability to dare to bring together early and modern music in the same impetus and with the same quality of interpretation, whatever the playing style, in an impressive stylistic versatility, so that in the end they can speak only of emotions. (Jérôme Gillet, Froggy’s delight 2025)
“Marianne Piketty and Le Concert Idéal score points with their precise, deep and warm sound. But the programming, i.e. the arrangement of the different tracks, also attracts attention. Particular care has been taken to select works that are harmonious with each other and capable of bringing out many human emotions”. (Lex Kauffmann, Opus 100.7 2025)