2023

The 2023 Festival Les Nuits Pianistiques of Aix-en-Provence program

The festival runs from Tuesday 25 July to Friday 04 August 2023

The 2023 program is focused on piano recitals, with chamber music at the end.
Let’s meet on May 5 for Michel Bourdoncle’s recital before our summer meeting. The programs and information are available on the tab The festival then the tab Program.

Les Nuits Pianistiques in Puyloubier

Saturday March 25th: 20 h 30

Chamber music

Franck, Sonata for violin and piano in A major
Beethoven, Sonata No. 3 for Cello and Piano in A major, opus 69
Mendelssohn, Trio for piano, violin and cello N° 1 opus 49 in D minor
Violin: Pierre Stephane Schmidlet
Cello: Frederic Lagarde
Piano: Olivier Lechardeur

Les Nuits Pianistiques at the Hotel Roi René

Sunday March 26 th: 11 h a.m

Piano recital Maurizio Moretta
Mozart, Fantaisie en re mineur
Beethoven, Sonata n°14 “Quasi una fantasia”
Chopin, Nocturne n° 2 opus 9
Nocturne n° 2 opus 27
Fantaisaie-improvisée
Debussy, Arabesque n° 1

Les Nuits Pianistiques, Springtime of the piano at the Campra auditorium, Conservatoire Darius Milhaud

Friday 05 mai 2023 : 20 h 30

Piano recital Michel Bourdoncle
Brahms, Two Intermezzi opus 118
Debussy, Brouillards, Bruyères
Déodat de Séverac, The muleteers in front of the Christ of Livia
Chopin, Nocturne No. 1 opus 27 in C sharp minor
Liszt, The Valley of Obermann
Intermission
Gerschwin, Rhapsody in blue
Anonymous Chinese, Yan quan san die
Prokofiev, Sonata No 7 opus 83 in B flat majorur

Les Nuits Pianistiques 2023 at the Campra Auditorium, Conservatoire Darius Milhaud, First week

Tuesday 25 July 2023: 8.30 pm

Piano recital Nicolas Bourdoncle
Nicolas Bourdoncle piano recital
Beethoven, Sonata No 6 Opus 10 No 2 in F major
Beethoven, Sonata No 23 Opus 57 in F minor
Beethoven, Sonata No 30 opus 109 in E major
Intermission
Chopin, Three Mazurkas opus 50
Chopin, Scherzo No 4 Opus 54 in E major
Chopin, Andante spianato and grande polonaise Opus 22 in E flat major

Wednesday 26 July 2023: 20:30 at the Campra auditorium

Piano recital Nikita Mndoyants
Haydn, Sonata in G major Hob. XVI:6
Schumann, Sonata No. 3 opus 14 F minor
Chopin, Three Mazurkas opus 63
Chopin, Nocturne in B major opus 62 No. 1
Chopin, Ballade in F minor opus 52

Thursday 27 July 2023 20:30 at the Campra auditorium

Piano recital  Adela Liculescu
Scumann, Carnival opus 9
Chopin, Ballade No. 1 in G minor opus 23
Kreisler/Rachmaninov, Liebsleid and Liebesfreud
Gounod/Liszt, Waltz from the opera Faust

Les Nuits Pianistiques at the Campra Auditorium, Conservatoire Darius Milhaud, Second week

Tuesday 01 August 2023: 20:30 at the Campra auditorium

Piano recital Mathis Cathignol
Bach, Prelude and Fugue in C sharp minor, BWV 849
Beethoven, Sonata opus 111
Chopin, Scherzo No. 4 opus 54
Intermission
Couperin, “La Couperin
Ravel, Couperin’s Tomb

Wednesday 2 August 2023: 20:30 at the Campra auditorium

Piano recital Jonathan Fournel
Mozart, Sonata N° 14 in C minor KV 457
Franck, Prelude, Fugue and Variation
Szymanowski, Variations opus 3 in B flat major
Intermission
Brahms, Sonata N° 1 opus 1 in C major

Thursday 03 August 2023: 20:30 at the Campra auditorium

Zemlinsky Quartet from Prague
Dvorak, American Quartet opus 96 in F major
Mozart, Clarinet Quintet K581 in A major
Clarinet: Dominique Vidal
Intermission
Dvorak, Piano Quintet opus 81 in A major
Philippe Gueit: piano

Friday 04 August 2023: 7pm à l’auditorium Campra

Tribute to Jean Luc André
Schumann : Three Romances
Piano : Cosima Guelfucci
Oboe : Thierry Guelfucci
Dvorak, Slavonic Dances
Piano: Florence Belraouti and Cosima Guelfucci
Brahms, Two Waltzes
Piano: Frédéric Aguessy and Michel Bourdoncle
Schumann, Fantasiestücke opus 73
Clarinet: Dominique Vidal
Piano: Michel Bourdoncle
Liszt, The Oberbamnn Valley
Piano: Frederic Aguessy
Chopin, Nocturne opus 27 n° 1 in C sharp minor
Chopin, Nocturne No. 20 in C sharp minor opus posthumous
Piano: Jacques Rouvier