Next week sees the first part of the annual celebration of classical music in Val d’Isere, and this year is the 30th anniversary ! Over three days Anne-Lise Gastaldi, the artistic director, and her guests will delight music lovers with three prestigious concerts in the baroque atmosphere of Saint Bernard de Menthon church.

Tuesday 16 January: 30 years of music from across the world

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Cosi fan tutte
Opening – transcript by Jean-Michel Ferran
Virginie Buscail, violin/ Violaine Despeyroux, viola/ Diana Ligeti, cello/ Anne-Lise Gastaldi, piano
Edvard Grieg – Sonata 3 in C minor for violin and piano
Allegretto espressivo alla Romanza/ Finale allegro animato
Volkhard Steude, violin/ Anne-Lise Gastaldi, piano

Anton Dvorak – No. 2 Quintet in Major for Piano and Strings op.81
Dumka. Andante con moto/ Scherzo (Furious). Molto vivace
Volkhard Steude, violin/ Virginie Buscail, violin/ Violaine Despeyroux, viola/ Diana Ligeti, cello/ Michel Béroff, piano

Félix Mendelssohn – String Octet in E flat major op.20
Allegro moderato con fuoco/ Scherzo
Volkhard Steude, violin/ Virginie Buscail, violin/ Anouk Villard*, violin/ Maddie Duhau*, violin/ Violaine Despeyroux, viola/ Alice Valognes*, viola/ Diana Ligeti, cello/ Félix Nunes*, cello.

Wednesday 17 January: 30 winters and 30 springs

Claude Debussy – Printemps pour trio avec piano – transcription by Hubert Mouton
Virginie Buscail, violin/ Diana Ligeti, cello/ Anne-Lise Gastaldi, piano

Claude Debussy – Reflets dans l’eau (excerpt from “Images”) / Des pas sur la neige (excerpt from “Préludes”) / La neige danse (excerpt from “Children’s corner” / Ce qu’a vu le vent d’ouest (excerpt from “Préludes”)
Charles Heisser, Michel Béroff, piano

Franz Liszt – Tristia (transcription for piano trio from The Oberman Valley by Liszt)
Virginie Buscail, violin/ Diana Ligeti, cello/ Anne-Lise Gastaldi, piano

Antonio Vivaldi – The Four Seasons Op.8 – Violin Concerto with Strings and Continuo
Winter (Allegro non molto/ Largo/ Allegro)
Spring (Allegro/ Largo/ Allegro)
Volkhard Steude, violin/ Virginie Buscail, violin/ Anouk Villard*, violin/ Maddie Duhau*, violin/ Violaine Despeyroux, viola/ Alice Valognes*, viola/ Diana Ligeti, cello/ Félix Nunes*, cello, Charles Heisser, continuo.

Thursday 18 January: 30th anniversary grande finale

Happy birthday Classicaval! – Piano improvisation
Charles Heisser

Gabriel Fauré / André Messager – Souvenirs de Bayreuth for piano four hands
Anne-Lise Gastaldi, Charles Heisser

Improvised piano transition by Charles Heisser

Astor Piazzolla – Libertango for piano four hands
Marie-Josèphe Jude, Charles Heisser

Improvised piano transition by Charles Heisser

Johannes Brahms – Three Hungarian Dances for piano four hands
Marie-Josèphe Jude, Michel Béroff

Camille Saint-Saëns – Danse macabre (transcription for piano trio by Edouard Delale)
Virginie Buscail, violin/ Diana Ligeti, cello/ Anne-Lise Gastaldi, piano

Friedrich Kreisler – Chinese tambourine op.3 / Caprice Viennois op.2 / Syncope for violin and piano
Volkhard Steude, violin/ Marie-Josèphe Jude, piano

Camille Saint-Saëns – Animal Carnival (Final)
All musicians

* Students of the Conservatoire Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Lyon

1 day tickets from 18€ to 22€, 3 days from 45€ to 60€, available from the Tourist Office