Jean Efflam Bavouzet - 2017 New Year's Recital

FRENCH-AMERICAN PIANO SOCIETY Jean-Efflam Bavouzet 2017 New Year’s Recital

January 24, 2017 Consulate General of France. New York

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FRENCH AMERICAN PIANO SOCIETY Welcome to our 2017 New Year’s 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 French 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 Maestro Jean-Efflam Bavouzet to inaugurate our 2017 season, and support our fundraising efforts.

Quoting Gramophone in November 2016, “there are few pianists with the recreative fantasy that Bavouzet brings to just about everything he plays.”

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.

Mathieu Petitjean, Ph.D. Founder and President 3

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FRENCH-AMERICAN PIANO SOCIETY 2017 NEW YEAR’S RECITAL Tuesday, January 24 2017 at 6:30pm Consulate General of France in New York

Jean-Efflam Bavouzet, Piano Joseph Haydn (1732 - 1809) Piano Sonata in A flat major No. 31, Hob XVI: 46 Allegro moderato Adagio (cadenza Bavouzet) Presto

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827) Piano Sonata No. 5 in C minor, Op. 10 No. 1 Allegro molto e con brio Adagio molto Prestissimo

Claude Debussy (1862 - 1918) Images Book 1 Reflets dans l'eau Hommage à Rameau Mouvement

Estampes Pagodes La soirée dans Grenade...

Jardins sous la pluie

L'Isle Joyeuse 5

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JEAN-EFFLAM BAVOUZET Award-winning pianist Jean-Efflam Bavouzet enjoys a prolific recording and international concert career and regularly works with orchestras such as The Cleveland Orchestra, San Francisco Symphony, London Philharmonic, BBC Symphony, NHK Symphony and collaborates with conductors including Vladimir Ashkenazy, Vladimir Jurowski, Gianandrea Noseda, François-Xavier Roth, Charles Dutoit, Gábor Takács-Nagy and Sir Andrew Davis amongst others.

During the 2016/17 season, highlights include opening Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra’s new season, a tour with Les Siécles including a concert at London’s Royal Festival Hall and performances with Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra and BBC Philharmonic, BBC Scottish, Baltimore and Toronto symphony orchestras, Orchestre Philharmonique de MonteCarlo and a tour Orchestra Ensemble Kanazawa under Ashkenazy.

Recent performances include his appearance at the BBC Proms performing Ravel’s Piano Concerto in G Major with the BBC Philharmonic and Nicholas Collon as well as concerts with Opernhaus Zürich, Orquestra Simfònica de Barcelona and Gothenburg Symphony where he performed both of Ravel’s piano concertos in one programme, Orquestra Sinfônica do Estado de São Paulo, Aspen Music Festival and Seattle Symphony Orchestra.

In recital, Bavouzet regularly performs at venues such as The Louvre in Paris and London’s Wigmore Hall and has recently collaborated with composer Jörg Widman

in a chamber music project at the

Prinzregententheater in Munich. He made a highly successful return to London’s International Piano Series last season and will give recitals in San Francisco, New York, Vancouver, throughout Europe and in the UK during the 2016/17 season.

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2017 RECITALS Jean-Efflam Bavouzet

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

Intégrale for Piano, Ravel Part I, Tuesday, April 18 at 6:30pm Consulate General of France in New York Part II, Wednesday, April 19 at 6:30pm Steinway Hall, New York 2017 French-American Piano Week 5 emerging French pianists will be announced June 19-23 at 6:30pm Several prestigious locations in New York 2017 Awards Ceremony Scholarship Recipients Recital 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 9

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SCHOLARSHIP GRANTS French pianists are under-represented in US-based piano festivals competitions due to lack of funding, not lack of talent. Our goal is to reverse this trend, offering new professional opportunities to French artists and an enhanced experience to American audiences.

The scholarship covers round-trip transportation from Paris, tuition fees for the International Keyboard Institute and Festival, and housing during the two-week festival. The program also includes a public recital at the France’s New York Consulate.

Candidates are selected by the Conservatoires National Supérieurs of Paris and Lyon.

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 Tanguy de Williencourt (‘15), Finalist IKIF 2015 11

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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.

2016 CLASSES

Pascal Rogé, October 26th Students: Audrey Abela, Sarah Dutcher, Mariel Mayz, Marie-Ange Nguci Yves Henri, December 7th Students: Małgorzata Goroszewska, Miles Massicotte, Ivan Gusev (picture on the left), Xi Chen 2017 CLASSES

Jean Efflam Bavouzet, January 25th Hélène Tysman, April 21st Yves Henri, October 25th Master Classes are free and opened to the public. 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 donors who have allowed us to reach 50% 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 (25 recitals).

RECITAL SERIES SPONSOR ($25,000) Our Recital Sponsor will have a recital series named in their honor (five seasons, five recitals per season), including 10 invitations for each recital (250 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 our upcoming five seasons (25 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 Marc-André Poirier, Crédit Agricole CIB

Full Arpeggio Members ($2,500 and above) The Alice Rosner Foundation Serge et Veronique Banzet, Veronic Travel Jean-Luc Begasse de Dhaem, Colas, Inc Lena Chang, Ph.D., Cure Insurance Marie-Paule Nowlis, Sofitel New York Bernard Parisot, JCDecaux

Chromatic Scale Members ($1,200and above) Hélène Buchen Catherine Chardon, RATP DEV Americans Yann Coatanlem Pierre Cournot Michel Langlais de Langlade Martha Olson Hélène Petitjean, MD Gilles Rousseau

Scale Members ($600 and above)

Emmanuel Cargill Philippe Erard Catherine and Etienne Lamairesse

Key Members ($100 to $500 and above) John and Janet Haag Dean Peter H. Baker Thierry Chaunu

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“Pascal Rogé illuminated and extended each wave of bright sonorities with a sense of poignancy, reflection, and depth, filling the room and enveloping the audience in a warm stylistic world of beauty, darkness, and light.” 2016 Top 10 NY Theater Guide, Dianne Gebauer.

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Presented to the New York City scene by Credit Agricole CIB in partnership with French-American Piano Society and the Cultural Services of the Embassy of France, Yves Henri delivers a mesmerizing performance and showcases masterpieces from Chopin, Liszt and his own arrangements.

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2016 HIGHLIGHTS Since our creation in 2014, we have made our goal to develop a community that would be as passionate as we are in supporting young pianists. Here are a few highlights and achievements in 2016: February: Marilyn Nonken presents "Spectral Salon". The recital features works by major French composers Tristan Murail and Hugues Dufourt, as well as young Americans influenced by their work and musique spectrale: Richard Carrick, Christopher Trapani, and Mikel Kuehn.

April: Irina Kataeva-Aimart presents “Avant Garde Russian composers” at NYU Steinhardt. Hélène Tysman teams up Steinway and Sons for a solo recital at Roche Bobois’s flagship store in New York.

May: Marie-Ange Nguci (‘15) New York City premiere recital at the Consulate of France.

June: Hotel Sofitel hosts the first French-American Piano Week and showcases French and American pianists, Matthieu Cognet, Sandrine Erdely-Sayo, Audrey Abela, Inga Kashakashvili, Anna Keiserman, Marilyn Nonken on a Spirio piano from Steinway and Sons.

July: 2016 Scholarship Recipients (Julie Alcaraz, Victoire-Théodora Pruvost, Timotée Urbain, Josquin Otal) participate to IKIF 2016 where two of them reach finals at the McKensie competition. All deliver a memorable recital on July 22nd at the Consulate of France.

August: Matthieu Cognet joins our executive team as Artistic Director and launches our Master Class Program.

October: Internationally renowned Pascal Rogé presents “Satie and Friends” at our Fall Benefit Recital to mark the 150th anniversary of Satie’s birth.

December: Yves Henri presents “Du piano de salon au piano orchestral”, a concert lecture organized in partnership with Credit Agricole CIB. Our audience reaches record 1250 count and the 2016 Master Class program delivers to its first six American young pianists.

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SPECIAL “THANKS” TO OUR 2017 PARTNERS

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