“Thirty years allow you to reveal and follow the young talents discovered at the victories”, underlined the president of the event, Marc Voinchet, also director of France Musique.
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The thirties victories of classical music celebrated on Wednesday 1
“Thirty years allow you to reveal and follow the young talents discovered at the victories,” said the president of the event, Marc Voinchet, also director of France Musique.
“Revelations is the real engine of victories: to discover young artists to the general public gives all its meaning to this program”, underlined the violinist Renaud Capuçon, who had first been rewarded as revelation to Victories before winning the trophy of instrumental soloist of the year.
“You have to take advantage of these thirty years to support an entire generation that believes that it does despite the difficulties”, in particular the outbreak of the energy costs that weigh on the performance halls, added Marc Voinchet.
To underline the birthday, a best of of the best moments of the victories was presented at the end of the ceremony, held in the “one of the most beautiful rooms in Europe”, according to Mr. Voinchet, the Dijon auditorium, with 1,640 places. 2>
the consecration of a generation
“It means a lot for me the recognition of my country,” said Franco-Switches Marina Viotti by receiving her trophy during a ceremony broadcast live on France 3 and France Musique, and set to music by the Dijon Burgundy orchestra led by Débora Waldman.
The mezzo-soprano, which began lyric song in Vienna in 2011, quickly imposed itself on the international scene in demanding roles, such as Rosina (the Barber of Seville) in the Bolchoi and the Opera of the Opera Rhine, La Périchole at the Théâtre des Champs-Elysées, Alceste at the Rome Opera… She will take her first steps at the Bastille Opera this season in Stéphano in Romeo and Juliette de Gounod.
“It is an immense happiness after the four victories already received,” said Bertrand Chamayou, elected instrumental soloist of the year.
The multiple pianist with the vast repertoire, both a chamberwood and a great defender of contemporary music, remains a coveted guest of the illustrious festivals of Lucerne, Edinburg, Salzburg and La Roque d’Anthéron, or even Mostly Mozart in New York, Beethovenfest Bonn and the Klavier-Festival Ruhr.
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As for the revelations, the soprano Alexandra Marcellier was crowned in the Lyric artist category, the cellist Aurélien Pascal as an instrumental soloist , and Victor Jacob, ex aequo with Lucie Leguay, as conductor.
Fabien Waksman received the composer trophy for the time island, concerto for accordion and symphonic orchestra.