YOUNG TALENT AT THE SAINT-DENIS FESTIVAL
Camille Poul, Timothée Varon and Sarah Ristorcelli (2020) © FSD
Raphaëlle Moreau (2019) © FSD
The Saint-Denis Festival hosts events to introduce its schedule to different audiences throughout the region all year round. It showcases famous artists alongside up-and-coming talent to help support the new generations of musicians, conductors and soloists.
These rising stars are often the first point of contact for the Festival’s many educational activities. Their youth and talent make the events a success as it is easier to make a connection with new generations of audiences.
In the last 10 years, the Festival has been supported by the likes of : Edgar Moreau, Marianne Crebassa, Julie Fuchs, Jean Rondeau, Léa Desandre, Raphaëlle Moreau, Adèle Charvet, Lucienne Renaudin Vary, Fiona Monbet, Jean-Paul Gasparian, Julie Roset, Axelle Fanyo, Samy Rachid, Marie-Laure Garnier, Celia Oneto Bensaid…
and the following ensembles : Pygmalion/Raphaël Pichon, Le Balcon/Maxime Pascal, La Tempête/Simon-Pierre Bestion, Secession Orchestra/Clément Mao-Takacs, La Chapelle Harmonique/Valentin Tournet, Le Consort/Justin Taylor, Nouvelles Portées/ Marc Hajjar et Victor Jacob, La Symphonie de Poche/Nicolas Simon, Contraste/Arnaud Thorette et Johan Farjot, Les Surprises/Louis-Noël Bestion de Camboulas, Ensemble Jupiter/Thomas Dunford, Cappella Mediterranea/Leonardo García Alarcón, Concert de la Loge/Julien Chauvin…
In Ile-de-France high schools, with the support of the Île-de-France Region
Axelle Saint-Cirel & Mao Hayakawa (2022) © FSD
True to its tradition of supporting young vocalists, the Festival has been introducing young opera artists to colleges since 2018 with special concerts supported by Région Île-de-France.
Classes attend an introductory session run by a Festival artist/participant before the concert.
This cultural experience is an opportunity to communicate and designed to introduce college students to the world of classical music and a national landmark with a trip to the Saint-Denis Basilica which hosts countless talented vocalists every year for the Festival (soloists and choirs). College students end the course with a concert or open rehearsal at the Basilica.
The following artists have attended colleges :
- Raphaëlle Moreau (violin), Angèle Chemin (soprano) and Annabelle Jarre (harp) in 2018-2019
- Camille Poul (soprano), Timothée Varon (baritone) and Sarah Ristorcelli (piano) in 2019-2020
- Julia Baumier (soprano), Laure Ilef (mezzo-soprano), Constance Taillard (harpsichord and organ), Axelle Fanyo (soprano) and Étienne Jacquet (piano) in 2020-2021
- Cyrielle Ndjiki Nya (soprano), Marion Vergez-Pascal (mezzo-soprano), Sarah Ristorcelli (piano), Axelle Fanyo (soprano) and Étienne Jacquet (piano) in 2021-2022
- Anne-Laure Hulin (soprano), Apolline Raï-Westphal (soprano), Axelle Saint-Cirel (mezzo-soprano) and Mao Hayakawa (piano) in 2022-2023
- Camille Allérat (soprano), Takako Nishikawa (piano) and Thomas Puissochet (piano) in 2023-2024
