Musicalta

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Musicalta Festival / Academy
Genre	Classical music
Dates	mid–July / mid–August
Location(s)	Alsace-Rouffach, France
Years active	1996 - present
Founded by	Francis Duroy - Florence Lab
Website	official website

Musicalta is a classical music festival and a classicalmusic school, founded in 1996 in Lapoutroie, France. Musicalta takes place every year between July 15 and August 15, in Rouffach, France.

Musicalta also organises concerts out of Alsace such as Maxim Vengerov's recital at Théâtre des Champs-Elysées in Paris, on February 23, 2013, and further announces concerts on March 15, 2014 in Paris and April 16, 2014 in Lyon.^{[1][failed verification][2][failed verification]}

History[]

The first concert is played in 1994 in Lapoutroie, Alsace in the Vosges mountains. At the same time, Francis Duroy gives the first violin lessons. Soon, concerts are also organized in Labaroche and Trois-Epis.

In 1995, the Festival organises five concerts thanks to its first budget: 14 000 FR (about 2100 €). In 1996, the brand “MUSICALTA” is created.

In 2001, Musicalta moved to the Alsace plain, in the Pays de Rouffach, Vignobles et Châteaux. Musicalta Festival adapts its capacities to welcome spectators and students in a natural and architectural environment on the Wine Road.

Festival[]

8000 spectators in 2012 attended Musicalta festival. It currently takes place in towns of Pays de Rouffach, Vignobles et Châteaux. A Festival concert is also given each year in the Dominican monastery of Guebwiller. Musicalta offers numerous free access available in several ways

The artistic director, Francis Duroy, offers a broad program of a repertoire that crosses several centuries of music. In Musicalta, musical works of the 18th century and contemporary creations, today's music and electro acoustic music are played together in concerts. The Musicalta presents lesser known composers too, as in 2000, the tribute for Charles Koechlin and in 2002, the tribute for Guillaume Lekeu.

Invited artists[]

From the start, in Trois-Epis, in Labaroche and then in Rouffach, the Festival has hosted formations such as the Fine Arts Quartet, Gilles Apap, Philippe Bernold, Augustin Dumay, and Jean-Philippe Collard.

Academy[]

The first music academy took place in 1994. The year after, one chamber music class opened. Musicalta Academy was officially founded in 1996, welcoming about 20 students. Students partake in a range of activities, including an instrumental workshop, string ensemble training, and lectures. Musicalta Academy also offers complementary workshops such as chamber music.

References[]

External links[]

• Official site