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✢ Festival Notes d’été, concert in Irancy, with Pierre-Yves Hodique - July, 23
Concert recorded on June 29, 2025, at the Théâtre Alexandre Dumas in Saint-Germain-en-Laye during the Les Étoiles du Classique Festival. Thomas Lefort & the Les Étoiles du Classique Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Swann Van Rechem.
Abodah (A Yom Kippur Melody) by Ernest Bloch is a work for violin and piano composed in 1928, dedicated to the young Yehudi Menuhin after Bloch, deeply moved by the prodigy’s performance in San Francisco, decided to offer him this piece. Titled Abodah (worship of God), it draws inspiration from a traditional Ashkenazi melody, Vehakkohanim, sung during the Mussaf service of Yom Kippur. With an introduction and coda on the piano framing the expressive violin line, Abodah reflects Bloch’s admiration for Menuhin and their artistic bond. Premiered by Menuhin and Louis Persinger in Los Angeles in December 1928, it remains a poignant testament to their collaboration.
✢ Le Figaro / Culture - In Saint-Germain-en-Laye, the Festival 'Les Étoiles du Classique' Reaches the Stars
By Thierry Hillériteau, 30 Juin 2025.
MUSIC - For its fourth edition, violinist Thomas Lefort's event once again delivered on its promise: to showcase a young French scene that is more vibrant and inventive than ever.
✢ MAY 2025
By Jérôme Carron, 12 Juin 2025.
A violinist, he is organizing the fourth edition of the Les Étoiles du Classique festival in Saint-Germain-en-Laye. For one week, this springboard for young musicians will offer a variety of concerts, from piano to violin, jazz to baroque music. More than a thousand children, including around a hundred with autism spectrum disorders, will also be introduced to music.
By Yves Tastet, 18 avril 2025.
Pianist Martha Argerich invited her friends to the Auditorium of the Bordeaux Opera House on Thursday, April 17, to pay tribute to “a spiritual guide,” violinist Ivry Gitlis (1922-2020).
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