A New High-Flying Season!

One Sunday afternoon each month, Opus Cortot invites you to a rich musical experience.
of encounters, sharing, and emotion. The format is original: the first part
performed by the students of the École Normale de Musique de Paris, followed by a Tea-Time interlude
and a second part performed by international soloists. In addition to these
over seven Sundays, two special evenings will be held in December 2025 and June 2026
2026.
This new season will offer audiences the opportunity to discover rare performers on
French stages, including violinist Géza Hosszu-Legocky, conductor
Ivan Velikanov, and the Berlin Philharmonic String Quintet. Three leading
representatives of French wind instruments are invited: trumpeter David Guerrier,
flutist Julien Beaudiment, and clarinetist Patrick Messina. Alongside
major repertoire works — including the complete Chopin Nocturnes performed by Bruno Rigutto,
Brahms’ Violin Sonatas, and Stravinsky’s L’Histoire du soldat — the program
will feature unexpected pieces, notably unpublished arrangements for flute
and piano of Ravel’s works. The artists will also celebrate Halloween and Christmas
with audiences in November and December.

Detailed program:

  • An Afternoon with Chopin and Bruno Rigutto
        Date :Sunday, October 12, 2025 – 3:00 PM
        Program : F. Chopin, Nocturnes (complete)
        Album release : Aparté

  • Halloween at Cortot – Carte Blanche to Lisa Strauss
        Date : Sunday, November 16, 2025 – 3:00 PM
        Artists : Lisa Strauss (cello), Thomas Briant (violin), Pierre Liscia (violin), Anastasia Rizikov (piano), Anna Sypniewski (viola)
        Program : Works by Mahler, Shostakovich, Arvo Pärt, Rachmaninoff…
        Highlight : Launch concert of the ensemble Les Ambulants

  • Italian Christmas – Marie-Laure Garnier et Célia Oneto Bensaid
        Date Sunday, November 30, 2025 – 3:00 PM
        Program : Works by Vivaldi, Marcello, Paganini, Sarasate…

  • L’Histoire du soldat – Ivan Velikanov & Veniamin Smekhov
        Date : Tuesday, December 16, 2025 – 8:00 PM
        Co-production with Little Tribeca, record label and artist management

  • An Afternoon with Brahms & Géza Hosszu-Legocky
        Date : Sunday, January 18, 2026 – 3:00 PM
        Artists : Géza Hosszu-Legocky (violin), Anastasia Rizikov (piano)
        Program : J. Brahms, Violin Sonata No. 3 / Scherzo from the FAE Sonata / Hungarian Dances (excerpts)

  • An Afternoon with Ravel & Julien Beaudiment
        Date : Sunday, February 15, 2026 – 3:00 PM
        Artists : Julien Beaudiment (flute), Karine Deshayes (mezzo-soprano), Célia Oneto Bensaid (piano)
        Highlight : World premiere of the flute and piano arrangement of Daphnis et Chloé, Suite No. 2
        Album release : Aparté

  • An Afternoon with Purcell, Sibelius & Trio Sypniewski
        Date : Sunday, March 22, 2026 – 3:00 PM
        Album release : Aparté

  • An Afternoon with Haydn, Prokofiev & Antoine Préat
        Date : Sunday, April 12, 2026 – 3:00 PM
        Album release : Naïve

  • Musicians Without Borders
        Date : June 2026
        Artists : Patrick Messina (clarinet), Lionel Loueke (voice & guitar), Vincent Ségal (cello), Mark Feldman (violin), Robert Sadin (arranger)
        World premiere

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