The 22nd International Festival of Colmar will take place from Friday, 2nd July until Tuesday, 13th July 2010.
For the first time in the Festival's history, the 2010 edition features a double tribute to two emblematic figures of the early 20th-century musical world, Maurice Ravel (1875-1937) and Sergei Rachmaninov (1873-1943).
2010 is the year of Russia in France and of France in Russia and, given the strong cultural ties that have long existed between the two countries, a double tribute was a must!
Beyond the clichés and received ideas, the 2010 program invites you to discover lesser known facets of the works of these two pianist-composer geniuses, highlighting the many reciprocal influences that Russian and French music have had on each other.
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 ELENA GALITSKAYA, soprano “A magnificent voice and an astonishing stage presence!” (Operaweb) The young Russian opera singer, who was trained at the Moscow Academy of Choral Art, made a fine showing at the 2007 Festival of Colmar. She also shined at the Francisco Vinas competition in Barcelona in January 2010, and since 2009, she has often starred in Russian and Western productions at the National Opera of Lyons. In 2011, she will perform at the prestigious... Read more...
 Soloists of the N.P.R. Orchestra Trio flute, viola and harp This trio, trained by three musicians of the NPR, is increasingly appreciated for its many concert performances in Russia. Svetlana Mytyakina, flute This flutist from Moscow, trained by the renowned Yuri Doljnikov at the Tchaikovsky Conservatory and winner of competitions in Russia and Great Britain, was a member of the Philharmonic Orchestra of Russia before joining Vladimir Spivakov and his N.P.R. She is also soloist... Read more...
 MICHEL DALBERTO, piano “Exemplified vision, masterful interpretation...” (Le Monde) Since his victory at the prestigious competition of Leeds in 1978, Michel Dalberto has become one of the great names in French piano, both in concert and through his recordings. An incomparable interpreter of Mozart, Schubert and the romantic repertory, he is a reputed soloist, chamber musician, teacher and the artistic director of the Crans-Montana piano festival. This... Read more...
 VASSILY LADJUK, baritone Vasily Ladjuk, a soloist at the New Opera of Moscow and a guest soloist at the Bolchoi, won several international voice competitions, including the Francisco Vinas competition and the Placido Domingo competition (Operalia) of Madrid. Since 2006, he has been acclaimed on the stages of La Scala in Milan, the Metropolitan Opera in New York, La Monnaie in Brussels, the Liceo in Barcelona, the Mariinsky in St. Petersburg and La Fenice in Venice. The... Read more...
 ALEXEY PETROV, Choir Conductor "The great Russian choral tradition has found a worthy heir in Alexey Petrov..." (Klassik.com) In 2005, Alexey Petrov won the grand prize as well as the special prize at the first international competition of choir conductors, which took place in Moscow. Presently, he is the official choir conductor of the Moscow Academy of Choral Art, his alma mater. Under his direction, the choirs and vocal ensembles of the Academy have... Read more...
 ANNA AGLATOVA, soprano The very talented young soprano, who was trained at the Musical Academy of Russia, has been the soloist for the Bolchoi Theater of Moscow since 2007, where she has performed the great roles of the Russian and Western repertories. Anna Aglatova, a former scholarship recipient of the Spivakov Foundation and winner of the first prize of the “Bella Voce” competition, will make her French debut at the Festival of Colmar. Read more...
 NORA GUBISCH, mezzo-soprano NORA GUBISCH will replace Hibla Gerzmava Born in Paris, Nora Gubisch began her musical studies at an early age at the Maîtrise of Radio France. She began singing with Jacqueline Gironde and pursued her studies with Christiane Eda-Pierre at the Paris Conservatoire, where she obtained a first prize at the age of 24. She also worked with Vera Rozsa. On stage, she sings the title roles of Carmen by Bizet, Juditha triumphans by Vivaldi,... Read more...
 Ysaÿe String Quartet Guillaume Sutre, first violin Luc-Marie Agera, second violin Miguel da Silva, viola Yovan Markovitch, cello “Very fine art! Remarkable performances for years! ” (Télérama) Since its creation in 1984 and first prize at the Evian competition, the Ysaye Quartet has firmly settled into the chamber music scene, following in the footsteps of legendary ensembles like the Amadeus Quartet, which inspired them. The Ysaye artists,... Read more...
 Atrium String Quartet Alexey Naumenko, violin Anton Ilyunin, violin Dmitry Pitulko, viola Anna Gorelova, cello « Atrium Quartet really understands the music they perform … » (Gramophone) The Atrium Quartet, which was founded in St. Petersburg in 2000, has won many awards including the Shostakovich competition in Moscow, competitions in London, Cremona and Weimar, as well as the grand prize at the International String Quartet competition in Bordeaux... Read more...
 LOUIS LORTIE, piano “He is one of perhaps half a dozen pianists who it is worth dropping everything to go and hear!” (Daily Telegraph) Louis Lortie has risen to be the most acclaimed Canadian pianist of his generation after winning important prizes at European piano competitions (Leeds and Busoni). Both a renowned soloist and chamber musician, he will come to the Festival of Colmar to perform a duet with the pianist Helene Mercier. En concert à... Read more...
 OLGA KERN, piano ”Masterly performances…models of simplicity, control and concentration…” (Los Angeles Times) “Kern's musicality radiates off the stage… it is joyously alive, immediately communicative, fragrantly sensual, and almost visual in its intensity. Whatever it is – call it star quality…” (The Washington Post) This Russian pianist, who was the first woman to win the prestigious Van Cliburn... Read more...
 VINCENT COQ, piano “Vincent Coq's piano playing is finely nuanced and his finesse exemplary! Very precise, highly receptive, a master of nuances..." (Anaclase.com) A founding member of the famous Wanderer Trio, this unparalleled pianist and chamber musician has enchanted the public at the Festival of Colmar several times. He is coming back this year to perform a program of vocal music with the soprano Sophie Graf. En concert à Colmar avec la... Read more...
 ANASTASIA BELUKOVA, soprano This young soprano, who was trained at the Victor Popov Academy of Choral Art and has won several international competitions, is soloist at the Helikon Theater in Moscow as well as for the New Opera in the Russian capital. Her debut at the 2009 Festival of Colmar was a true sensation, and she is coming back to sing alongside Vladimir Spivakov for a second time. Read more...
 ZOYA ABOLITS, Harpsichord Prizewinner of several international music competitions, this young musician trained at the Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory, plays as soloist with the N.P.R. orchestra and the «Moscow Virtuosi» orchestra as well.
 SOPHIE GRAF, soprano “One cannot help but delight in Sophie Graf's brio, so expressive and versatile in every range... she has an incredible voice!” (La Tribune de Genève) Sophie Graf, who was trained in Switzerland and Great Britain and winner of many international competitions, is regularly featured at the opera of Lausanne, Geneva, Naples, Tours, Nice and the Capitole of Toulouse. This will be her first appearance at the Festival of Colmar.
 Academy of Choral Art Victor Popov (Moscou) “A chorus with truly stunning virtuosity!” (Frankfurter Allgemeine) Founded in 1991, this one-of-a-kind institution trains choral and solo opera singers of the highest quality. The Academy has several choral groups which perform with great success both in Russia and in other countries. Regularly invited to the Festival of Colmar since 1998, the mixed choir of the Academy excels in all repertories, both Russian and Western, and... Read more...
 TUGAN SOKHIEV, Conductor “Rigorous conducting... Tugan Sokhiev obtains amazing results from “his” orchestra.” (Magazine Opéra) Tugan Sokhiev, who was the student of Ilya Musin and Yuri Temirkanov in St. Petersburg, won the international Prokofiev competition in 2000 at the age of 23, and became the main conductor of the Symphony Orchestra of Russia. In 2001, following his incredible debut at the Mariinsky Theater and in the most... Read more...
 GENEVIEVE LAURENCEAU, violin Born in Strasbourg in 1977, Geneviève Laurenceau started playing the violin at the age of three and performed at age nine with the philharmonic chamber orchestra of her native city. She studied under Wolfgang Marschner and Zakhar Bron in Germany, then under Jacques Kantorow in Rotterdam. After winning first prize at the Novossibirsk competition, she won the grand prize of the Maurice Ravel Academy in St Jean de Luz in 2001. The following... Read more...
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