MESSAGE FROM THE MAYOR
“The City of Châteaubriant is delighted to host the internationally renowned musical event Ma Région Virtuose proposed by the Regional Council of Pays de la Loire. This big weekend at the end of January is now fully part of the cultural life of Châteaubriant and the Châteaubriant-Derval Community of Communes. Hosting this event in Châteaubriant strengthens the cultural policy implemented by the Municipality and the Community of Communes Châteaubriant-Derval, which results in synergistic work within the various cultural facilities (Intercommunal Conservatory, Intercommunal Media Library with its network libraries, Théâtre de Verre, Micro-Folie). Like every year, we have no doubt that the artistic program for this 2025 edition, orchestrated by René Martin, has great musical moments in store for us. The reception of Ma Région Virtuose constitutes a real opportunity for the public and we wish everyone, spectators and artists, a very wonderful cultural and musical weekend in Châteaubriant”
Alain Hunault
Mayor of Châteaubriant
President of the Châteaubriant-Derval Community of Communes
PROGRAMMING
FRIDAY January 24, 2025
Janoska Ensemble “Vivaldi: The Four Seasons – in Janoska style”
©Andreas Bitesnich
8:30 p.m. – Glass Theater (45’) – 10€
Combining classical virtuosity, improvisation and modern interpretation, the irresistible Slovak quartet took on Vivaldi’s masterpiece this year, exploiting the major themes to reinterpret them in their unique style, the famous “Janoska style”: an unmissable event in the heart of My Virtuoso Region 2025!
Saturday January 25, 2025
Méli-Mélo Choir – French song
Carrot wedding – traditional music
11:00 a.m. – Glass Theater (45’) – €2
Songs by Perret, Brel, Ferrat and traditional songs.
Big Band Chopin from Warsaw – Piotr Kostrzewa direction “Once upon a time there was jazz”
2:30 p.m. – Glass Theater (45’) – €10
Bolling : Jazzomania
Reinhardt : Clouds
Prévert / Cosma: Dead Leaves
Gershwin: American in Paris Blues
Legrand : Windmills of your mind
Bechet: Little Flower
Bolling : Here Comes the Blues
Duke : April in Paris
Gershwin : Strike up the Band
Conference “The golden age of Finnish art at the twilight of the 19th century” *
Co-hosted by Nathalie Ilic, Claire Toubon et Pierre-Luc Fourny
4:00 p.m. – Micro-Folie de Châteaubriant – Free entry (45’)
Born from the publication, in 1849, of the national epic Kalevala, the Finnish emancipation movement won over artists and composers who, from 1880 onwards, continued to promote their culture. As Finnish music and art took off, it gained an international reputation.
* Reservation recommended at 02 40 55 26 02 or at [email protected]
Jean-Baptiste Doulcet piano – “Nordic legends”
© Nikolaj Lund
6:00 p.m. – Glass Theater (45’) – 4€
Grieg : Suite Holberg opus 40
Sibelius : Six impromptu work 5
Nielsen : A Dream about ‘Silent Night’
A poetic evocation of the universe of the Nordic countries through some works of their most eminent representatives: Grieg, Nielsen, Sibelius, who have in common to tell the folklore, Nature and the landscapes that the great North offers to the eye through the lakes, frost, immense forests and expanses of snow blinded by the sun.
Pays de la Loire National Orchestra – Henri Aavik direction
8:30 p.m. – Glass Theater (45’) – 12€
Beethoven : Symphony n°6 in F major opus 68 “Pastorale”
“What a pleasure to be able to wander in the woods, the forests, among the trees, the grass, the rocks. No one could love the countryside like me” (Beethoven). Called “Pastorale” by the composer himself and subtitled “Memories of a Country Life”, the 6th Symphony offers a true musical portrait of nature through five movements with evocative titles: “Awakening of pleasant impressions upon arriving in the countryside”, “Scene by the stream”, “Pastoral song – Joyful and grateful feelings after the storm” …
SUNDAY January 26, 2025
Fan Assembly, Marc Sezestre direction
Municipal harmony, Rémi Lecomte direction
10:30 a.m. – Glass Theater (45’) – €2
Works by Bernstein, Mussorgsky, Berlioz…
Choirs of the Marches de Bretagne / Masters and Vocal Ensemble of the Conservatory
12:30 p.m. – Glass Theater (45’) – €2
Works by Whitacre, Saint-Saëns, Elgar, Verdi…
Elodie Fondacci reciter – Sirba Octet
©Caroline Doutre
2:00 p.m. – Glass Theater (50’) – 10€
“The Magic Violin”
In a distant kingdom night reigns, because the day has disappeared without anyone knowing how to explain it. So ever since he was little, Sacha has only had one dream: to find the sun again. With only the violin entrusted to him by his grandfather as his luggage, the young boy ends up leaving… in his quest, will he be able to bring back the light?
Terra Jazz Sextet
3:30 p.m. – Covered market (45’) – €2
Terra Perrin chant, Philippe Raute tenor saxophone, Yann Berthoud trumpet, Alan Garnier battery, Thierry Macé piano, Laurent Charbonnier basse
Someday My prince will come, Over the Rainbow, Night in Tunisia…
Thomas Lefort violin – Pierre-Yves Hodique piano “Scheherazade”
Thomas Lefort
5:00 p.m. – Glass Theater (45’) – 6€
Stravinsky / Dushkin : Italian Suite, from the ballet Pulcinella
Failure: Spanish dance, from La Vida Breve
Rimsky-Korsakov / Kreisler : Shéhérazade opus 35, excerpts (Arabic song, Oriental dance)
Massenet: Thaïs Meditation
Kreisler: The Gypsy
Schubert : The legs (The Bee) opus 13 n°9
Elgar : Morning Song opus 15 n°2
Debussy : Beautiful evening, version for violin and piano
Nantes Philharmonie – Frédéric Oster direction
©JP Verjus
7:00 p.m. – Glass Theater (45’) – 10€
Anderson : A Christmas Festival
Humperdink: Evening Prayer and Pantomime, from Hansel and Gretel
Appermont : Rapunzel (based on a Grimm tale)
Hyldgaard: The Little Match Girl (based on the tale by Andersen)
Elfman : The Nightmare before Christmas
