Frank Cadenhead, Nov. 30, 2022<\/p>\n
Starting with the opening on June 28, the Rencontres Musicales d\u2019Evian will likely have a higher profile among festivals around Lake Geneva (Lac L\u00e9man in French). The violin star Renaud Caup\u00e7on has just been named Artistic Director and it will take place in Evian-les-Bains. The hall, La Grange au Lac, is undergoing a seven month restoration and an enlargement of the stage. It will not be by accident that the first concert on the new stage will be by the Berlin Philharmonic with Zubin Mehta on the podium. This will begin the 30th year of the festival.<\/p>\n
In an interview, Caup\u00e7on reflected on his first encounter, at 18, with the Rencontres Musicale, at the time directed by Mstislav Rostropovich. His master class with Jaime Laredo was an opportunity to enjoy the program, the location, the performers and the mix of generations. This experience Caup\u00e7on hopes to repeat with grand stars like Yo-Yo Ma, Leonidas Kavakos, Martha Argerich, Daniel Harding, Tugan Sokhiev and others to associate with the young performing talent in Andr\u00e0s Schiff\u2019s program, Building Bridges, the Menuhin Academy and the Gustav Mahler Youth Orchestra among others. \u201cFor the public it will also be a pleasure to discover new faces and to see new talent emerging.\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Caup\u00e7on is also Artistic Director of the Chamber Orchestre of Lausanne and the Sommets Musicaux in Gstaad, high in the Swiss Alps. Details of the 2023 festival in Evian can now be found at lagrangeaulac.com.<\/p>\n