* Saturday, January 12, at 5:30 p.m.\
Classical Cello and Accordion Concert with Vita Peterlin and Žan Trobas\
Location (Hauts-de-France): Former farm at 1130 Rue du Quesne, 59310 Landas
https://www.youtube.com/watch?reload=9\&v=zstZi067O6s
March\
*Saturday, March 9, 5:00 p.m.: Concert featuring Julie Alcaraz on piano, a participant in the Mayenne International Competition and a favorite of the Château de Bourgon\
Program: Brahms’s Waltzes, Borodin’s Slavonic Dances, Debussy’s Petite Suite, and melodies and lieder by Fauré and Schumann\
*Saturday, March 16: *Special announcement⚠️ It’s in Paris! 7:00 p.m. and 8:45 p.m. — concert with an orchestra and Eric Artz on piano at Salle Colonne in the 13th arrondissement.\
*Saturday, March 23,\
3:00 p.m. ARPECAT General Meeting\
4:00 p.m.: Lecture by Odette Tournier: “Life in Bourgon in the 18th Century,” based on Odette Tournier’s valuable research in the castle’s archives.
April\
*Friday, April 12, with the opening concert at the Mayenne Theater featuring 2018 winner Xiaolu Zang, through Sunday, April 14: International Piano Competition in Mayenne (Fortepiano)\
* Saturday, April 27, 6:00 p.m.: Classical guitar concert featuring Roberto Cano
May\
*Sunday, May 5, 3:30 p.m.: Piano concert featuring Aimo Pagin and Olivier Rakotavao, performing solo and as a duo! The concert is almost sold out; only a few tickets remain.\
*SSaturday, May 11, at 6:00 p.m. Dinner and Concert: Congyu Wang on piano (reservations required)
In June, we celebrate music!\
*Saturday, June 1, 5:00 p.m.: Concert and philosophy with Eliane Reyes on piano and Frank Pierobon\
“‘When you can’t afford to travel, you have to make up for it with your imagination.’ C. Debussy (remarks on *Estampes*)”\
We keep coming back to Debussy: his music, clearly, appeals to us, but it appeals in a way where the sensuality of the sound is at the same time a sign of a quiet and serene spirituality—which is always preferable, today, to an intellectualism that has nothing but itself as an argument.\
Program Proposal\
40 minutes of solo piano, 40 minutes of lectures\
Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun (11’)\
And the moon descends upon the temple that once was (Images, II, 5’14)\
The Six Ancient Epigraphs (piano solo version) 15’25\
Paul Dukas: *Tombeau de Claude Debussy*, *La plainte, au loin, du faune*, 4’03\
The Merry Island, 6’\
*Sunday, June 2, at 4 p.m.: Concert by the Caravage Ensemble and Adrien Michel\
A post-Romantic program featuring Brahms’ Quintet for String Quartet and Piano, followed by Zemlinsky’s Trio for Cello, Piano, and Clarinet, as well as Mahler’s superb Quartet with Piano!\
* Saturday, June 15, 2019, at 6:00 p.m.: Concert by Chinese winner Xiaolu Zang from the 2018 International Piano Competition, as a preview of his concert in Laval on Tuesday…
September
Bourgon Castle will be open for guided tours (admission: €10) on Friday, September 20, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. and from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m., on Saturday, September 21, from 10 a.m. to noon and 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. (last tour) (concert at 6 p.m.), and on Sunday, September 22, from 10 a.m. to noon and 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.*Saturday, the 21st, at 6 p.m.: Piano concert by Eric Artz: Chopin, Liszt, Schubert, Rachmaninoff… single ticket price: 15€**
Chapel (art exhibition, Montsurs Club with Jacques Guillet) and garden: self-guided tour. October** Friday, October 4, 6:00 p.m.: Dinner and lecture on La Fontaine with Odette Tournier…??? featuring a few piano pieces… ?Lully, Rameau… performed by Eric Artz and Madame de la Sablière—a role I might play if the dress fits!—reservation required: €35*Sunday, October 6, at 5:00 p.m.: Ravel’s Concerto for the Left Hand with Guillaume Fournier*Friday, October 18, at 6:00 p.m.: Concert by Hansol Noh: . SORRY, CANCELED*Sunday, October 13, at 5:00 p.m.: Piano concert featuring German virtuoso Severin von Eckardstein:**Trained by Barbara Szczepanska at the Robert Schumann Conservatory in Düsseldorf, Severin von Eckardstein subsequently studied under Karl-Heinz Kaemmerling in Salzburg, before completing an advanced training program in Italy at the International Piano Academy (Lake Como).After winning first prize at the Steinway Competition (Hamburg) in 1990, he was awarded first prize at the Arthur Schnabel Competition (Berlin) in 1998 and, that same year, became a laureate of the Busoni Competition and the ARD International Music Competition in Munich.However, the year 2003 marked a major turning point in his artistic career when he won first prize at the prestigious Queen Elisabeth International Music Competition in Belgium. Since then, he has pursued an international career as a concert pianist and has participated in numerous festivals.*Saturday, November 9, 5:00 p.m.: Piano concert by Giorgi Iuldashevi (3rd prize at the 2018 Mayenne International Competition) As always, there will be a potluck reception after every concert—so bring whatever you’d like to share!?? We look forward to seeing you at the Château de Bourgon for all these wonderful musical moments.