This summer, until August 19, is the 40th edition of the Périgord Noir Festival. A pride for Jean-Luc Soulé, the founder and president of the festival. Unlike previous editions, the festival team has not chosen a theme for this year. “A 40th anniversary is in itself attractive enough, but there are big names, young talents, great highlights that serve as landmarks for this festival”.
For this new edition, Jean-Luc Soulé promises a festival with “a tender look at past years, since some musicians have been coming from the start and will be present again this year. And then for me, the most important thing today is “is to reach out from one generation to the next. In 40 years of the festival, the third or even the fourth generation of musicians from the same family comes to the festival. We really like the family spirit”.
Mathieu Herzog and his Appassionato orchestra
Matthieu Herzog and his Appassionato orchestra offer three performances in the church of Saint-Leon-sur-Vezere. This Wednesday, August 3, 2022, at 6 p.m. a concert entitled “you find that classic”, then a concert dedicated to Schubert from 9 p.m. The next day, this Thursday, August 4, 2022, at 9 p.m., in the same place, the conductor and his orchestra welcome Jeanne Gérard, soprano, Pierre Genisson, clarinet, Gérard Caussé, viola, for a birthday party.
A tribute to Michel Legrand
The performer and composer of Mills of my heart and music from Jacques Demy’s films at the cinema is honored with a special evening which takes place on Tuesday August 9 at the Chartreuse des Fraux, located in the town of La Bachellerie. Many musicians who have rubbed shoulders Michael Legrand are waiting. His widow Macha-Méril-Legrand also comes to Périgord, she responded positively to the festival’s invitation.
Handel’s Resurrection
To close this 40th edition of this Périgord Noir festival, the musicians of the Baroque Academy present the work “Resurrezione” by Georg Friedrich Handel. Two performances take place in the magnificent abbey church of Saint-Amand-de-Coly.
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