Helene Tysman - April 18 2017 Benefit Recital

FRENCH-AMERICAN PIANO SOCIETY Hélène Tysman 2017 Spring Benefit Recital April 18, 2017 Consulate General of France. New York

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FRENCH AMERICAN PIANO SOCIETY Welcome to our 2017 Spring Benefit Recital!

French-American Piano Society is a non-profit organization designed to promote cultural exchange, education, and networking between France and the United States through pianists and music.

Founded in 2014, our Society provides scholarships for aspiring young French pianists to take part in competitions and festivals in the United States, presents world-renowned French artists in recital and organizes piano Master Classes for young American pianists who strive at developing their understanding of the French piano repertoire.

We are honored to welcome award-winning pianist Hélène Tysman for our 2017 Spring Concert at the French Consulate in New York City!

Hélène’s “warm touch and a dreamy sensibility” (New York Times) has been praised by audiences in Europe, America and Asia. Her last album is dedicated to the complete solo works of French composer Maurice Ravel.

We are grateful to the many corporate and individual patrons who have offered their invaluable support which make our programs possible. Your continued presence at our side will guarantee our future progress.

Matthieu Cognet Artistic Director 3

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FRENCH-AMERICAN PIANO SOCIETY 2017 SPRING BENEFIT RECITAL Tuesday, April 18, 2017 at 6:30pm Consulate General of France in New York

Hélène Tysman, Piano “Des Antiques aux Démons” Maurice Ravel (1875 - 1937)

Menuet Antique

(1895)

Pavane pour une infante défunte

(1899)

Gaspard de la Nuit

(1908)

Ondine Le Gibet Scarbo

Valses Nobles et Sentimentales

(1911)

La Valse

(1920)

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HELENE TYSMAN Hailed by The New York Times as a pianist of “warm touch and dreamy sensibility”, praised by The Daily Telegraph as "poetic" and qualified by the Süddeutsche Zeitung as a “pianistic cosmos”, French pianist Hélène Tysman makes a deep impression on her audience and professionals who describe it as “dazzling” (BBC News Magazine), "mixing excitement with eloquence" (Gramophone Chopin Express), “of rare fineness and intensity” (Télérama) and “extraordinary interpretation” (Le Figaro).

In 2010, after winning the First Prize of Darmstadt International Chopin Competition (Germany) as well as being Prizewinner of many international piano competitions in China, United-States, England and Germany, she first broke out onto the international music scene as a finalist and Distinction Prize Winner of the prestigious International Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw.

Her Chopin renditions have been acclaimed by critics and audiences all over the world and have led to releases of two all-Chopin recordings for OehmsClassics/Naxos which won the « Maestro » Award of the French magazine Pianiste.

Her new solo release recorded by the Deutschlandradio Kultur Berlin and dedicated to Ravel (“From Antics to demons”, Klarthe/Harmoni Mundi) is lauded by the press and the radio: “a great artist and a great CD”, “the exquisite sensitiveness of the pianist as well as her extreme precision inhabits the CD end to end”, “Nothing is conspicuous and yet all is here”…

Recently, she has extended her artistic horizons with original collaborations with literature and theater including celebrated French actors such as Francis Huster, Michel Robin, Jacques Gamblin, Dominique Pinon.

Graduated from Paris Conservatory as well as Hamburg and Weimar Hochschule, she has studied with Pierre-Laurent Aimard, Oleg Maisenberg and Grigory Gruzman.

Performing internationally and regularly invited at various radio and TV programs, she has performed on the most worldwide renowned scenes such as New York Lincoln Center and Carnegie Hall, Paris Salle Gaveau and Philharmonie, Weimarhalle, Frankfurt Alte Oper and Hamburg laeiszhalle in Germany, Shanghai City Theater, Cairo Opera, etc.

Hélène Tysman is a laureate of the Georges Cziffra Foundation in Senlis (France) as well as the Chopin Foundation in Hanover and is a Steinway Spirio recording artist.

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2017 SCHOLARSHIP GRANTS Since our creation in 2014, we have awarded scholarships to 11 talented young French pianists who have since competed and won international competitions in the United States. The scholarship covers round-trip transportation from Paris, tuition fees for the International Keyboard Institute and Festival (IKIF), and housing during the two-week festival.

We are delighted to announce 2017 scholarship recipients

Sarah Margaine Félix Dalban-Moreynas who will be performing at our Scholarship Awards Recital on July 20th at the Consulate of France and participating in to IKIF 2017 at Hunter College, from July 15th to July 30th.

PAST SCHOLARSHIP RECIPENTS Matthieu Acar (‘14), Finalist IKIF 2014 Julie Alcaraz (‘16), Finalist IKIF 2016 Maroussia Gentet (‘14) Nathanael Gouin (‘14) Olof Hansen (‘15) Audrey Lonca-Alberto (‘15) Marie-Ange Ngucy (‘15), First Prize IKIF 2015 Josquin Otal (‘16) Victoire-Théodora Pruvost (‘16), Finalist IKIF 2016 Timotée Urbain (‘16) Hélène Tysman (‘13), First Prize IKIF 2012 9

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2017 RECITALS Jean-Efflam Bavouzet (left picture)

2017 New Year’s Recital Tuesday, January 24 at 6:30pm Consulate General of France in New York Hélène Tysman

Ravel, “Des Antiques aux Démons” Tuesday, April 18 at 6:30pm Consulate General of France in New York 2017 French-American Piano Week 8 emerging French pianists will be announced June 19-23 at 6:30pm Several prestigious locations in New York 2017 Awards Ceremony Sarah Margaine Félix Dalban-Moreynas Thursday July 20 at 6:30pm Consulate General of France in New York Yves Henry And presenting a young French Pianist Credit Agricole CIB’s Recital Tuesday October 24 at 6:30pm Consulate General of France in New York

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MASTER CLASSES Recognized as one of the leading educational programs for French piano repertoire in the United States, our Master Class Program attracts the highest caliber of young performing artists. Students benefit from a unique learning experience, receiving guidance and inspiration from some of the most renowned French pianists of our time. The program is open to pianists enrolled in academic music programs in the United States. Classes are free and open to the public.

2017 CLASSES

Hélène Tysman, April 19th Yves Henri, October 24th PAST MASTER CLASES Jean Efflam Bavouzet (picture to the left) Students: François-Xavier Poizat, Mariel Mayz (left), Elham Fanoos Pascal Rogé, Students: Audrey Abela, Sarah Dutcher, Mariel Mayz, Marie-Ange Nguci Yves Henri Students: Małgorzata Goroszewska, Miles Massicotte, Ivan Gusev, Xi Chen To apply for a masterclass, please contact our Artistic Director Matthieu Cognet: matthieu.cognet@french-american-piano.org.

We are actively looking for sponsors and grants to expand the program in 2017 and beyond.

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2017 STEINWAY PIANO FUNDRAISING In 2017, we continue to raise funds to acquire a $100,000 Steinway & Sons Model B piano.

We are thankful to our 2016 and 2017 donors who have allowed us to reach 90% of our goal !

Once installed in the Salon Rose music room at the Consulate of France on Fifth Avenue in New York, our Society will have a home and be enabled to expand our recital and educational program. We plan to showcase and enhance the international careers of 40 French pianists over a ten-year period.

We are actively seeking partners and patrons that would like to support this acquisition. Contribution levels and benefits are summarized below.

SOCIETY LEADER ($50,000) Lifetime recognition on a plaque installed on the piano, 20 invitations to our upcoming five seasons (20 recitals).

RECITAL SERIES SPONSOR ($25,000) Our Recital Sponsor will have a recital series named in their honor (five seasons, four recitals per season), including 10 invitations for each recital (200 invitations) PATRONS ($2,500) Our Patrons will be the catalyst of an emerging community. Their leadership will be regularly recognized and they will receive six invitations to each recital of our upcoming five seasons (20 recitals).

French-American Piano Society is a 501(c)(3) tax exempt organization.

Your contributions are tax deductible

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HONORARY BOARD S.E. Bertrand Lortholary Ambassadeur de France au Vietnam

Françoise Noël-Marquis Directeur, Ecole Normale de Musique de Paris

Bruno Mantovani Directeur, Conservatoire national supérieur de musique et de danse de Paris

Gery Moutier Directeur, Conservatoire national supérieur de musique et de danse de Lyon

Jerome Rose Founder and Director, International Keyboard Institute and Festival

Susan Wadsworth Director and Founder, Young Concert Artists, Inc

Hélène Tysman First Prize IKIF 2012 MacKenzie Award

EXECUTIVE TEAM Mathieu Petitjean, Ph.D. Founder and Director

Elizabeth Olson Executive Director

Hanyi Meng Outreach and Development Director

Matthieu Cognet Artistic and Master Classes Program Director

Mark Morris Photographer “in Residence”

Gretchen Amussen Director of External Affairs and International Relations, CNSMDP 17

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2017 FRIENDS AND DONORS Friends and Donors of the French-American Piano Society are vital to the success of our mission. Your support to our organization provides encouragement and incentive to these young artists at the start of their careers, while also strengthening ties between France and the United States.

Keyboard Members ($8,800 and above) Karen Beluso, Steinway & Sons Lena Chang, Ph.D., Cure Insurance Marie-Paule Nowlis, Sofitel New York Bernard Parisot, JCDecaux Marc-André Poirier, Crédit Agricole CIB

Full Arpeggio Members ($2,500 and above) Serge et Véronique Banzet, Véronic Travel Jean-Luc Begasse de Dhaem, Colas, Inc Hélène Buchen Catherine Chardon, RATP Dev North Americas Les Conseillers du Commerce Extérieur de la France, New York Laétitia Gazel-Antoine, ConnecThings Inc. Hélène Petitjean, MD The Alice Rosner Foundation

Chromatic Scale Members ($1,200and above)

Patrick Baugier de Chevestre, Metrowine Group Yann Coatanlem Yoni Elmalem, The Inbox Group Alfredo Gangotena Michel Langlais de Langlade Martha Olson Gilles Rousseau

Scale Members ($600 and above) Emmanuel Cargill Philip Erard Catherine and Etienne Lamairesse 19

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2017 FRIENDS AND DONORS (Continued)

Key Members (below $500) Florence Brun Nigel Brown Thierry Chaunu John and Janet Haag Dean Peter H. Baker Andrea Mayes Gérard Munéra

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SPECIAL “THANKS” TO OUR 2017 PARTNERS

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