The orchestra is having a blast in town

Featuring a wide range of repertoires and diverse formats, these musical events—lasting about an hour—offer special opportunities for connection, fostering exchange and dialogue between artists and audience members. On the program: Vernet Quartet Tuesday, November 10 – 8:30 p.m. / Multipurpose Hall, Pujaut Thursday, November 12 – 8:00 p.m. / Théâtre des Halles, Avignon Tuesday, November 17 – 1:00 p.m. / ESAA Amphitheater, Avignon Sophie Saint Blancat and Eugène Ducros, violins Irénée Krumenacker, viola Emmanuel Lécureuil, cello Joseph Haydn, Russian Quartet, Op. 33, No. 2 Dmitri Shostakovich, String Quartet No. 3 From the Viennese elegance of the “father of the string quartet” to the tormented intensity of the Russian soul. Duo Alcor Tuesday, November 10 – 2:30 p.m. / CCAS La Barbière, Avignon Sunday, November 15 – 3:00 p.m. / Théâtre Transversal, Avignon Tuesday, November 17 – 6:30 p.m. / Memento – Pôle des Patrimoines de Vaucluse, Avignon Cordelia Palm, violin Aliénor Girard-Guigas, harp Contemporary Works This program was written specifically for the Alcor Duo as part of the Three Essential Elements of Music collective. ThrEE is an international collective of artists based in the United States, bringing together renowned, committed, and experienced composers from many countries around the world, as well as international performers, concert musicians, and chamber musicians of the highest caliber who are active on the international scene. They all share the same desire and ambition: to bring musical creation to life and champion live music through concert events and new works written specifically for the collective’s projects, offering new music that captivates, challenges, speaks to the heart, and moves the audience. Constellation Quartet Tuesday, November 11 – 8:00 p.m. / Church, Caumont Wednesday, November 12 – 2:30 p.m. / Montfavet Hospital, Camille Claudel Hall, Avignon Steve Duong and Natalia Madera, violins Irénée Krumenacker, viola Louise Rosbach, cello Joseph Haydn, String Quartet, Op. 76, No. 5 Maurice Ravel, String Quartet in F major Haydn’s Op. 76 string quartets, written between 1796 and 1799 and dedicated to Count Joseph Erdödy, are part of the final cycle of his work. They embody the full experience of a lifetime of composition, opening new horizons for the generations of composers who would follow in the footsteps of the man known as the “father of the string quartet.” ABC Trio Friday, November 13 – 7:00 p.m. / Mozart Auditorium at the CRR du Grand Avignon Thursday, November 19 – 12:30 p.m. / Amphitheater at the Villa Créative, Avignon Saturday, November 21 – 3:00 p.m. / Maison Jean Vilar, Avignon Corinne Puel, violin Bo Xiang, violin Ayaka Niwano, piano Dmitri Shostakovich, 5 Pieces for 2 Violins and Piano Franz Schubert, Death and the Maiden, for 2 Violins and Piano String Octet Sunday, November 15 – 5:00 p.m. / Salle Jean Moulin, Jonquerettes Thursday, November 19 – 7:00 p.m. / Les Hivernales, Avignon Marie-Anne Morgant, Pauline Dangleterre, Teresa Martinez, and Natalia Madera, violins Irénée Krumenacker and Jules Monnier, violas Louise Rosbach and Masanao Ninomiya, cellos Richard Strauss, String Sextet from the opera *Capriccio*, Op. 85 Félix Mendelssohn, String Octet, Op. 20 Henaff Trio Wednesday, November 18 – 12:30 p.m. / Collection Lambert Friday, November 20 – 7:30 p.m. / Orel Community Center Marie-Anne Morgant, violin Irénée Krumenacker, viola Louise Rosbach, cello Traditional Breton tunes Jean Cras, String Trio Cello Quintet Saturday, November 21 – 7:00 p.m. / Le Grenier à sel, Avignon Sunday, November 22 – 5:00 p.m. / Salle des fêtes, Velleron Marie-Anne Morgant and Teresa Martinez, violins Irénée Krumenacker, violas Nicolas Paul and Masanao Ninomiya, cellos Franz Schubert, String Quartet Ensemble L’altra riva Saturday, November 21 – 11:00 a.m. / Bibliothèque Renaud-Barrault, Avignon Sunday, November 22 – 5:30 p.m. / Vouland Museum, Avignon Gabriella Kovacs, baroque violin Dorine Lepeltier-Kovacs, bassetto Guillaume Prieur, positive organ Giovanni Mealli, *Il Drago* – *Sonate cioè balletti* Dietrich Buxtehude, Sonata IV BuxWV262 – *VII Suonate a due* Giovanni Buonamente, *Ballo del Gran Ducca* – *Varie sonate*, Book 4 Bartolomeo Montalbano, Sinfonia Quarta Geloso for Solo Violin – Sinfonia ad uno, e doi violini Antonio Bertali, Ciaccona – Ludwig Partiturbuch Girolamo Frescobaldi, Toccata from the Sunday Mass – Fiori Musicali In the midst of a vibrant 17th century, music sets out on a journey: from one end of Europe to the other, dances, sonatas, and improvisations engage in dialogue and transform, in the luminous wake of the Early Italian Baroque. From Venice to Rome, from Innsbruck to Hamburg, the organ and violins bring to life a world of energy, passion, and contrasts, where every detour opens up a new horizon; between Italian fervor and Nordic inspiration, the music expresses a newfound freedom. Free with reservation