Verbier Festival. Cello and Piano. Edgar Moreau and Julien Quentin

The Verbier Festival is one of the most famous classical music festivals in the world. It is held annually in the Swiss mountain resort in the second half of July. The festival was founded in the heart of the Swiss Alps in 1994. Its creator and artistic director was Martin Tyson Engstroem.

The festival has become one of the most prestigious music events in Europe, gathering the best musicians of the planet and young professionals. It is prestigious for any musician to perform here.

The success of the Verbier Festival is not only due to the presence of famous musicians, but also the location of its holding. There is magic here, a special charm of an Alpine town with the noise of mountain streams, the smell of Alpine meadows, a majestic panorama of the mountains, with countless chalets. Wonderful music sounds against the backdrop of majestic nature - this gives the festival a special atmosphere of harmony and magic.

Cello and piano. The combination of these two instruments has been loved and glorified by composers at all times. And this is true, as proven by the famous French musicians Julien Quentin and Edgar Moreau in their performance. In the program presented at the Verbier Festival, together they perform works by composers of different eras, revealing the huge range of classical music written for cello and piano. The program includes works by Johannes Brahms, Robert Schumann, Francis Poulenc, Frederic Chopin and Gabriel Fauré.

PERFORMERS:

Julien Quentin - piano

Edgar Moreau - cello

The program includes works:

J. Brahms. Cello Sonata No. 1, E minor, op. 38

R. Schumann. Adagio and Allegro, op. 70

F. Poulenc. Sonata for Cello and Piano

F. Chopin. Int production and brilliant polonaise, C major, op. 3

G. Faure. song "Awakening"

Verbier Festival, 2015