The Rite of Spring Concert and Dance, directed by Pichet Klunchun, is a collaborative performance featuring pianists Tamayo Ikeda and Gwendal Giguelay alongside the Thai dance troupe "Pichet Klunchun Dance Company." This project is co-organized by the Pichet Klunchun Dance Company, Ambassade de France en Thaïlande and the Japan Foundation, Bangkok, with support from SIAM MUSIC YAMAHA, Office of Contemporary Art and Culture and Department of Cultural Promotion Ministry of Culture, Maekhong, Koh-Kae and Baanlaesuan (Media Partner).  The event begins with a Thai Shadow Puppet and Khon, followed by a Japanese and French piano pieces, and culminates in a joint choreography around The Rite of Spring. 

The programme will be performed by a Japanese and a French pianist, Tamayo Ikeda and Gwendal Giguelay, in partnership with a Thai dance troupe “Pichet Klunchun Dance Company”. 

It begins with Thai Shadow Puppet and Khon follows by Japanese and a French piano pieces and, continues with a joint choreography around the Rite of Spring. The dance will be directed by Pichet Klunchun.  

Update - Yamaha Corporation has published a superb article about the event here

Show Programme 

Shadow Puppet and Khon - Thai Dance 

T. Takemitsu - Les Yeux Clos (1979 Eyes closed for piano solo)  

 C. Debussy - 6 Epigraphes Antiques (1914-1915 for piano four-hands) 

 - Pour invoquer Pan, dieu du vent d'été "To invoke Pan, god of the summer wind » 

 - Pour la danseuse aux crotales "For the dancer with Crotale 

 - Pour remercier la pluie au matin "To thank the morning rain » 

 - Pour que la nuit soit propice "In order that the night be propitious » 

C. Debussy - Le Triomphe de Bacchus (1882 for piano four-hands)  

 
- Intermission - 

I. Stravinsky - The Rite of Spring  (1913 piano four-hands version ) (38 minutes) 

    I. Adoration of the Earth 

• Introduction 

• The Augurs of Spring: Dances of the Young Girls 

• Ritual of Abduction 

• Spring Rounds 

• Ritual of the Rival Tribes 

• Procession of the Sage 

• The Sage 

• Dance of the Earth 

    II. The Sacrifice 

• Introduction 

• Mystic Circles of the Young Girls 

• Glorification of the Chosen One 

• Evocation of the Ancestors 

• Ritual Action of the Ancestors 

• Sacrificial Dance (The Chosen One) 

EXCEPTIONAL CONCERT IN TULLE
“WHEN BEAUTY SAVES US”

The Committee of Martyrs of Tulle, in collaboration with the municipality of Tulle and the Departmental Council, invites you to a significant moment of sharing to honor together the memory of the 80th anniversary of the tragic events of 1944 with a tailor-made concert: “When Beauty Saves Us,” which will take place on June 8, 2024, at 8:30 PM, at the Auditorium of the Departmental Council.

A JOURNEY FROM SHADOW TO LIGHT

The exceptional and carefully curated program offers a journey from shadow to light, bringing about tranquility and hope. The pieces have been meticulously selected to provide you with deep reflections on freedom, the elevation of the soul, the quest for peace, and meaning.

The concert will unfold in two parts. The first, presented by two regional artists, Nathalie MARCILLAC (voice) and Frédéric VALY (accordion), both heartfelt artists deeply committed to commemorative events for many years. Their program will feature poems by authors related to the atrocities and sung melodies.

The second part will be presented by two artists, Tamayo IKEDA (Pianist – Japanese artist) and Louis RODDE (Cellist – Paris), who will offer you a unique duo performance. For this occasion, they are performing together for the first time. Particularly moved by the history that brings us together, they have created an initiatory path, choosing works and composers for their historical significance and spiritual depth. It’s a rare opportunity to come together, reflect, and let beauty soothe the present while opening up new futures.

Program:

1. Ernest Bloch: "Prayer" (Prière) for Cello and Piano

2. Frederic Chopin: Nocturne No. 20 Op. posthumous

3. Gabriel Fauré: Sonata for Cello and Piano No. 2 in G Minor Op. 117 II. Adagio

4. Johann Sebastian Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 - Aria

5. Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite for Cello No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1009 - Sarabande, Bourrées I & II

6. Franz Schubert / Franz Liszt: Serenade (Ständchen) S 560/7   
   Franz Schubert / Franz Liszt: Ave Maria S 558/12

7. Pablo Casals: The Song of the Birds

8. Olivier Messiaen: Quartet for the End of Time: 5. Praise to the Eternity of Jesus

To mark the 3rd edition of the Journées du Geste, the Mairie du XVIe is hosting a recital designed by Tamayo Ikeda, based around the 1877 Erard piano restored by Maison Balleron, based in Passy.

Artistes

Tamayo IKEDA (piano)

Guillaume BARLI  (Violin)

Dominique de WILLIENCOURT ( Cello) 

Programme 

Solo Piano

Chopin Nocturne No.1 op.9-1  

Fauré Nocturne  No.6  op. 63

Chopin Nocturne No.7  op.27-1

Chopin Nocturne KK IVa, 16

Felix Mendelssohn : Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor, Op. 49 (piano, violin, cello)

1,  Molto allegro ed agitato 

2, Andante con moto tranquillo 

3, Scherzo : Leggiero e vivace 

4, Finale : Allegro assai appassionato 

Inspired by Le dit du Genji and the Heian period, renowned Japanese pianist Tamayo Ikeda and Aurélien Dumont weave an original programme combining references to the work of Murasaki Shikibu in a dialogue between Japan and Europe.

Introduced by Le murmure des kamis - a brief presentation of early Japanese music by Aurélien Dumont, the concert will explore the music played in Europe during the Heian period, the traditional art inspired by Le dit du Genji during the Edo period, and the music influenced by the poetry of the Heian period in Europe at the beginning of the 20th century.

Inspired by Le dit du Genji and the Heian period (794-1185), renowned Japanese pianist Tamayo Ikeda and Aurélien Dumont weave an original programme combining references to the work of Murasaki Shikibu in a dialogue between Japan and Europe.

Conference concert

Tamayo IKEDA (Artistic direction)

Fumié HIHARA (koto, singing)

Sébastien FOURNIER (countertenor)

Hiroaki OGASAWARA (akyôgen)

Programme 

Introduction

Aurélien Dumont

The murmur of the kami - the music of medieval Japan and its echoes in Japanese and European music.

Pièces musicales

La beauté du soir – Yugao, Kengyo Kikuoka (1792-1847)
Koto

Beata Viscera Marie Virginis, Pérotin le Grand (1160-1230)
Koto et contreténor

Dame des Mauves – Aoï no uë, Kengyo Yamada (1757-1817)
Koto, kyôgen katari et piano

Trois poésies de la lyrique japonaise, Igor Stravinsky (1882-1771) ;
n° 2 Mazatsumi et n° 3 Tsaraïuki
Kyôgen, piano et koto

Arrangement around Clair de lune sur un château en ruines,
Rentaro Taki (1879-1903) and Clair de lune Claude Debussy (1862-1918)
Koto, piano, countertenor and kyôgen

Concert at the Conservatoire Municipal du 16e arrondissement de Paris

Artistes

Tamayo IKEDA (piano)

Frédérique Rouzeau (Violin)

Raphaël Chrétien (Cello)

Lise Gomez (Clarinet)

Programme 

Quatuor pour la fin du Temps, Olivier Messiaen

« Liturgie de cristal »

« Vocalise, pour l'Ange qui annonce la fin du Temps »

« Abîme des oiseaux »

« Intermède »

« Louange à l'Éternité de Jésus »

« Danse de la fureur, pour les sept trompettes »

« Fouillis d'arcs-en-ciel, pour l’Ange qui annonce la fin du Temps »

« Louange à l'Immortalité de Jésus »