Oh Paris

On September 17 the Paris Louvre Museum opened the colorful exhibition “Rivalités à Venise (Rivalries in Venice)” with Titien, Tintoret, and Véronèse.

All 3 were talented, but Titien, the eldest, was a great source for the other two. This came from visits to his studio, but also by the mere contemplation of his works. Titien, born between 1488 and 1490, had a special status: official painter of the city. But he was also gifted with a fertile imagination. He initiated trends which the others just followed. That Titien could not crush them was that each had their own style.

Paris Louvre Museum

This Paris Art exposition in the Louvre museum shows that Venice in the sixteenth century was a prosperous city. At that time about two hundred families of aristocrats commanded many works, and so did the government, and the very powerful guilds. They organized competitions, creating a very productive rivalry between painters. “With these competitions, everyone was able to present their work and get recognition for his talent,” says Jean Habert, curator of the exhibition in the Paris Louvre museum.

In the expositions of Italian painters of the 16^th century Titien is of course the main attraction. But the works of Tintoret, Véronèse, and also those of Bassano and Palma the Younger, for example, demonstrate the perfect evaluation. Jean Habert chose to associate their works to make this comparison and evaluation obvious and subtle at the same time.

Fun to observe is the version of “Tarquin and Lucretia” painted by Titien around 1568-1571, and then that of Tintoret painted ten years later.

Until January 4, 2010 in the Napoleon hall of the Louvre, 75001 Paris.

Open every day except Tuesday from 9 am to 6pm, till 8pm on Saturday, and till 10pm Wednesday and Friday.

Entrance fee is 11 €.

More information: +33 1 40 20 53 17  or www.louvre.fr.

This Paris music festival for Piano at the Serres d’Auteuil, which exists since 2000, supports compositions and young musicians around the piano.

The tenth anniversary of a festival is always an important moment for artists and all those who contribute to its accomplishment. Maturity, development, affirmation, so many words that could describe the ten past editions of the Soloists of the Serres d’Auteuil in Paris.

Paris Music Festival for Piano at the Serres d’Auteuil

How to celebrate the event? Since the festival is centered on the piano, it was normal to be more interested with the idea of multiplying …. by two:  an inauguration- and closing weekend of concerts by two pianos with the musicians of the first hour now internationally recognized. The ones who trusted us in 2000, to see their development ten years later, but also artists at the start of their career.

The Paris Music Festival Soloists of the Serres d’Auteuil has the flavor of a regional summer festival but it is Paris. There are always so many reasons for  music lovers to go to a concert but also – and this is the specificity of the Soloists of the Serres d’Auteuil festival – for audience that never goes classical music concert,
- Because it’s too late,
- Because it’s too long,
- Because it is too expensive
- Because it is often impossible to go as a family.

The entrance fee (10 and 15 Euros), free for children under twelve years old, allow a large audience to listen to a program of unique artists of international fame, who sponsor young talented musicians at the start of their career.

The Godmother of 2009 is Brigitte Engerer, a wonderful musician who always wants to help young artists. Further François-Frédéric Guy and Jean-Efflam Bavouzet who will play with one of their former students and who will close the evening together at two pianos.

Young musicians to discover are: Natacha Kudrystkaïa, Adam Laloum, Ho-Jeong Lee, Tristan Pfaff, Nima Sarkechik and Irene Veneziano.

Famous musicians to find without moderation are: Pascal Amoyel, Michel Beroff, Hervé Billaut, Florent Boffard, Bertrand Chamayou , Frederic Chiu, Finghin Collins, Claire Désert, Marie-Josephe Jude, David Lively, Roger Muraro, Georges Pludermacher, Hüseyin Sermet, Cédric Thiberghien.

The tenth anniversary of the Paris Music festival Soloists Serres d’Auteuil is a celebration of music from the 19^th to the 28^th of June and from the 28^th of August to 13^th of September 2009.

Address:
1 avenue Gordon Bennett
75016 Paris

All concerts start at 7pm.