{"id":179943,"date":"2023-06-07T16:56:23","date_gmt":"2023-06-07T14:56:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.monaco-tribune.com\/2023\/06\/concerts-and-shows-put-art-and-culture-in-spotlight-this-summer-in-monaco\/"},"modified":"2023-06-07T17:05:10","modified_gmt":"2023-06-07T15:05:10","slug":"concerts-and-shows-put-art-and-culture-in-spotlight-this-summer-in-monaco","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.monaco-tribune.com\/en\/2023\/06\/concerts-and-shows-put-art-and-culture-in-spotlight-this-summer-in-monaco\/","title":{"rendered":"Concerts and shows put art and culture in the spotlight this summer in Monaco"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Department of Cultural Affairs presented its rich summer programme.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

It’s shaping up to be an artistic summer in the Principality. The event kicked off on 31 May, to mark the centenary of Prince Rainier III<\/a>. The sculpture trail<\/a> in honour of the Prince – complete with explanatory QR codes – and the “Rainier III, le Prince B\u00e2tisseur<\/em>” (The Builder Prince) exhibition are therefore an integral part of the programme. The exhibition was curated by St\u00e9phane Bern and Christian Curau, architect\/curator at the Prince’s Palace.<\/p>\n\n

The “Rainier III, le Prince B\u00e2tisseur<\/em>” exhibition will open on 20 July and run until 31 December in the Exhibition Hall on Quai Antoine I. “The scenography was entrusted to two young people from the Ecole Sup\u00e9rieure d’Art<\/em>, in accordance with the wishes of the Rainier III Committee and the Princely Family in particular,” said Fran\u00e7oise Gamerdinger, Director of Cultural Affairs, who presented the summer season alongside Patrice Cellario,\u00a0 Minister of the Interior.<\/p>\n

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Patrice Cellario, Fran\u00e7oise Gamerdinger and Julien Burle, Deputy Director of Cultural Affairs, presented the summer season to the press – \u00a9 Communication Department \/ St\u00e9phane Danna<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

M. Burle pointed out what an important part the summer season plays in the Principality’s cultural policy, then Fran\u00e7oise Gamerdinger detailed the events that will make up “a sparkling summer”.<\/p>\n\n

The Organ Festival will pay tribute to Prince Rainier III<\/h2>\n\n

Also planned, the 18th Monaco International Organ Festival The Cultural Affairs Department and Olivier Vernet, resident organist of Monaco Cathedra’s grand organ, have devised a series of concerts to give the public a different approach to the organ, rather than it being confined to a purely religious role.<\/p>\n

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Monaco Cathedral’s Grand Organ – \u00a9 Communication Department \/ St\u00e9phane Danna<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

The Festival starts on 25 June with a concert in tribute to Prince Rainier III<\/b> in the Cathedral. To mark the occasion, and for the first time in the Principality, the Ma\u00eetrise de Notre-Dame de Paris<\/em> will be present for a breathtaking concert, where the organ, played by Olivier Vernet, Yves Castagnet and Jean-Cyrille Gandillet (both resident organists of the choir organ at Notre-Dame de Paris and Monaco Cathedral respectively), will be complemented by the performances of two soloists from the Monte-Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra. Exceptional soloists at that, with violinist Zhang Zhang<\/a> and cellist Alexandre Fougeroux. \n \n<\/p>\n\n

The concert will include rare works, found in the Palace Archives and created especially for Prince Rainier’s christening, accession to the throne and wedding. <\/p>\n\n

Also not to be missed: “Les Femmes invisibles<\/em>” (The Unseen Women) on 2 July, when American organist Joy-Leilani Garbutt will come to the Cathedral to play works\u00a0 by women, including Monegasque composer<\/b> Marie-Vera Maixandeau (1929-2018).<\/p>\n\n

Another Festival highlight is “Le Grand Voyage<\/em>” orchestrated by Baptiste Genniaux and Vincent Dubus, on 6 July at Fort Antoine, where children from the age of six can discover the organ<\/b>.<\/p>\n\n

Organist Shin-Young Lee will also be on hand, as at the closing event of <\/b>F(\u00ea)aites de la Danse<\/b><\/a>. The artist will be performing works by Camille Saint-Sa\u00ebns, including excerpts from his famous Carnival of the Animals<\/i>.<\/p>\n\n

The Festival will conclude with a duet between soprano Jeanne Bernier and organist Gabriel Marghieri. They will celebrate the Virgin Mary<\/b>, blending Gregorian chants with the powerful instrument. \n \n<\/p>\n\n

Fireworks, concerts, entertainment… the Town Council’s summer programme<\/a> \n \n(French language article)<\/p>\n\n

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