• 2 conferences in the High choir of the Saint-Denis Cathedral Basilica before the concerts:

“The organ of the basilica, a jewel that marked history”
Tuesday, June 13 • 7 p.m. • free • registration required at the ticket office on 01 48 13 06 07 or at reservations@festival-saint-denis.com

Led by Laure Dautriche, journalist and Quentin Guérillot, titular organist of the Saint-Denis Cathedral Basilica.
Discover the secrets and the history of this exceptional instrument (inaugurated in 1841), a jewel of technology at the time of Cavaillé-Coll, on which brilliant musicians and composers have laid their fingers. Between history and anecdotes, this conference honors the organ of the Basilica, which is one of the most beautiful instruments in the world.

“Nature also has its music”
Thursday, June 22 • 7 p.m. • free • registration required at the ticket office on 01 48 13 06 07 or at reservations@festival-saint-denis.com

Hosted by Laure Dautriche, journalist.
From Vivaldi’s Four Seasons to the Nordic symphonies of the Finn Sibelius, passing through the night that inspired Chopin, the mountains of Abruzzo on which Berlioz was nourished, the wide open spaces that Strauss loved, the most beautiful scores in the history of music are full of references to the nature that surrounds us.

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