Parisii String Quartet celebrates 30th anniversary with Manila performance

June 10, 2014, 8:00 PM

IMAX Theatre

SM Aura Premier, Taguig

Featuring:

Parisii String Quartet

     Arnaud Vallin, violin

     Doriane Gable, violin

     Dominique Lobet, viola

     Jean-Philippe Martignoni, cello

The Alliance française de Manille and SM Aura Premier with the support of the Embassy of France present Parisii String Quartet in Concert this June 10, 2014, 8:00 PM at the IMAX Theatre located at the fourth level of the SM Aura Premier.

The Parisii String Quartet, which is on tour in celebration of their 30^th anniversary, is composed of violinists Arnaud Vallin and Doriane Gable, violist Dominique Lobet, and cellist Jean-Philippe Martignoni. For their concert in Manila, the quartet will perform pieces by Philip Glass, Luigi Boccehrini, Franz Joseph Haydn, Anton Webern, Robert Schumann, Régis Campo, Claude Debussy and Franz Schubert.

Formed in 1983 by four lauded graduates of the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Paris, the Parisii String Quartet won early acclaim with its triumphs at three major international competitions: Banff in 1986, Munich in1987, and Evian in 1987. Invitations followed from the major concert halls and festivals all over the world, and the Parisii has since toured regularly throughout Europe, the United States, East Asia, South America, as well as Africa. Much in demand in Paris, the Parisii performed the entire Haydn cycle at the Opéra Bastille, performed the Beethoven cycle at the Salle Gaveau, and has appeared frequently at the Musée d’Orsay.

Known for promoting contemporary music, the quartet has commissioned dozens of pieces over the years. Just recently, the Quartet premiered in 2013 the 5^th string quartet, entitled Fata Morgana, by the renowned French composer Régis Campo. In 2000, the musicians made the first-ever recording of the complete works of Pierre Boulez in Le livre pour quatuor, which Deutsche Grammophon republished in 2013.

Noted for its performances of distinctive and wide ranging repertoire of the l8th, l9th, 20th and 21st centuries, Parisii String Quartet has distinguished itself with award-winning recordings of works by French composers as Menu, Pierné, Tailleferre, and Reynaldo Hahn, as well as the complete works for string quartet by Anton Webern.

Parisii String Quartet in Concert is organized by the Alliance française de Manille and SM Aura Premier, with the support of the Embassy of France to the Philippines and our official media partners, Solar News Channel, BusinessWorld, High Life, HerWord.com, and Travelife Magazine. This event is part of the yearly French cultural program, FrancoPhil, with events that include the Superpoze Live in Manila, Silence, on tourne ! by the Pockemon Crew, the 19^th French Film Festival, Fête de la Musique and the Tête d’enfant Modern Circus performance.

Ticket prices:

P500 Orchestra

P400 Balcony

-20% discount for AFM students and AFM members and groups of at least 20 persons

For inquiries:

Sabrina Durand, AFM Cultural Coordinator 895-7585, 895-7441, sabrina@alliance.ph

SM Tickets 470-2222