The Gargilesse summer festival honours George Sand through programmes devoted to friendship and women artists. Pauline Viardot is among the historical figures considered, with Chopin’s music and readings of Sand’s texts included. Classical repertoire meets traditional dance music from central France and Auvergne, alongside kora and Baroque harp in the wider festival.
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Piano Saltimbanque in Verdigny: Elegant Concert
Francis Clup and Sophie Parel perform Piano Saltimbanque in Verdigny. The concert belongs to the Cher cultural season Sur les pas de George Sand. It forms part of the writer’s commemoration, bringing a piano performance to the village within a wider programme connecting music and Sand’s place in Berry’s cultural life.
Concert in Gargilesse-Dampierre: Tribute to George Sand
Mezzo-soprano Camille-Taos Arbouz and harpist Alexander Boldachev perform Pauline, Frédéric et les autres… at Gargilesse’s summer festival. Chopin, Tchaikovsky and Schumann feature in the programme. The concert accompanies the George Sand commemoration and the festival’s attention to women artists of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
Women Artists Tribute Concert in Gargilesse: Music & Texts
Quintette Le Bateau Ivre and actor Renan Prévot honour women artists at Gargilesse’s summer festival. Flute, string trio and harp perform works by Charlotte Sohy, Germaine Tailleferre and Mel Bonis. Readings from George Sand and other writers accompany the music, linking the concert with the festival’s literary commemoration.