Since 1921, the American Art Schools of Fontainebleau (EAAF) have welcomed young musicians from all over the world in order to pass on French culture and promote the influence of France. Consisting of the famous “American Conservatory” coupled with a School of Fine Arts, the American Art Schools academy brings together a team of prestigious musicians renowned for their artistic and pedagogical talents.
The Château de Fontainebleau and the American Schools of Art, under the artistic direction of cellist Diana Ligeti and architect Anthony Béchu, have turned this summer academy into a veritable festival dedicated to excellence, working to create and bring together all audiences.
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Every day
Carte blanche to artists from American art schools during the contemporary art trail Grandeur Nature. 18 artistes au jardin.
Every day in the jardin Anglais
Price: €4 | Free under 26 years old
Wednesday 5 july
4pm | Conference “Biomimicry and the city of the future”
By Clémence Haut
Duration: 1 hour
Price: Accessible with the castle entrance ticket
Chapelle de la Trinité
Thursday July, 6th
10am and 2pm | Masterclass by Philippe Bianconi
Piano
Price: Accessible with the castle entrance ticket
Chapelle de la Trinité
Friday July, 7th
12pm | Lunchtime concert – Piano
Price: Accessible with the castle entrance ticket
Chapelle de la Trinité
Saturday July, 8th
10:00 am | Presentation of the work of student architects
Free admission
Salle des Colonnes or Gardens depending on the weather
10:30 am | Musical visit
By Philippe Roullaux
19€ with the castle entrance ticket | €5 at reduced price
4pm | Conference “The American Art Schools and the Château de Fontainebleau: an artistic hotbed in the 20th and 21st centuries”
By David Millerou
Duration: 1 hour
Price: Accessible with the castle entrance ticket
Chapelle de la Trinité
6:30 pm | Concert “Act No.1: Youth”
Works by Ludwig van Beethoven, Lili Boulanger, Rebecca Clarke, Gabriel Fauré
Duration: 1 hour
Price: 27€ with the castle’s entrance ticket | 15€ for reduced price
Chapelle de la Trinité
Monday July, 10th
Lunchtime concert – Piano
Price: Accessible with the castle entrance ticket
Chapelle de la Trinité
4pm | Lecture “The soil as a living being”
By Antonio Frausto
Duration: 1 hour
Price: Accessible with the general admission of the Chateau
Chapelle de la Trinité
Wednesday July, 12th
10:00 am | Masterclass by Philippe Leroux
Composition
Price: Accessible with the general admission of the Chateau
Salle des Colonnes
10 am and 2 pm | Masterclass by Ya Fei Chuang
Piano
Price: Accessible with the general admission of the Chateau
Chapelle de la Trinité
12pm | Lunchtime Concert – Strings
Price: Accessible with the general admission of the Chateau
Ballroom
6:30 pm | Creation Day – “Ligeti and post-modernity”
Guest composer: Philippe Leroux
Works by György Ligeti, Henri Dutilleux, Allain Gaussin, Philippe Leroux, Elisa Arancio
Duration: 1 hour
Price: Free admission, subject to availability
Chapelle de la Trinité
Thursday July, 13th
9.30 am and 2 pm | Masterclass by Stéphanie-Marie Degand
Violin
Price: Accessible with the general admission of the Chateau
Chapelle de la Trinité
12pm | Lunchtime Concert – Piano
Price: Accessible with the general admission of the Chateau
Chapelle de la Trinité
Friday July, 14th
6.30 pm | Concert – “Dance, metaphor of life”
Marie-Josèphe Jude and Michel Beroff, piano
Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring
Debussy: Prelude to the afternoon of a faun
Ravel: The Waltz
Duration: 1 hour
Price: €27 with the general admission of the Chateau | €15 for reduced price
Chapelle de la Trinité
Saturday July, 15th
10am | Presentation of the work of the student architects
Free entrance
Salles des Colonnes or Gardens depending on the weather
10:30 am | Musical visit
By Philippe Roullaux
Price: €19 with the general admission of the Chateau | €5 for reduced price
6:30 pm | Concert “Act No.2: Friendship between France and Germany”
Works by Lodovico Beretta, Ernest Chausson, Francis Poulenc, Pablo de Sarasate, Gabriel Pierné, Johannes Brahms
Duration: 1 hour
Price: €27 with the general admission of the Chateau | €15 for reduced price
Chapelle de la Trinité
Monday July, 17th
12 pm | Lunchtime Concert – Strings
Accessible with the general admission of the Chateau
Ballroom
2 pm | Masterclass by Gary Hoffman
Cello
Price: Accessible with the castle entrance ticket
Chapelle de la Trinité
4 pm | Conference “Ephemeral Theatre”
By Jean-Guy Lecat
Duration: 1 hour
Price: Accessible with the general admission of the Chateau
Salle des Colonnes
Wednesday July, 19th
12 pm | Lunchtime Concert – Strings
Price: Accessible with the castle entrance ticket
Ballroom
6:30 pm | Concert “Act No.3: Everybody at the opera”
Works by Johann Sebastian Bach, Gioachino Rossini, Hector Berlioz, Igor Stravinsky, Giancarlo Menottti
Duration: 1 hour
Price: €27 with the general admission of the Chateau | €15 reduced price
Chapelle de la Trinité
Thursday July, 20th
10am and 2pm | Masterclass by Raphaël Merlin
String quartet
Price: Accessible with the general admission of the Chateau
Chapelle de la Trinité
Friday July, 21st
12 pm | Lunchtime Concert – Strings
Price: Accessible with the general admission of the Chateau
Ballroom
4pm | Conference “Climate and Architecture”
By Yves Tourre
Duration: 1 hour
Price: Accessible with the general admission of the Chateau
Chapelle de la Trinité
5pm | Student concert
Duration: 1 hour
Price: Accessible with the general admission of the Chateau
Salle des Colonnes
Saturday July, 22nd
10am | Presentation of the work of the student architects
Free entrance
Salles des Colonnes or gardens depending on the weather
10:30 am | Musical visit
By Philippe Roullaux
Price: 19€ with the castle entrance ticket | 5€ for reduced price
10 am and 2 pm | Interpretation – Ravel Competition
Duration: 1 hour
Price: Accessible with the general admission of the Chateau
Salle des Colonnes
6:30 pm | Concert by the winners of the Ravel Competition
Duration: 1 hour
Price: Accessible with the general admission of the Chateau
Chapelle de la Trinité
Monday July, 24th
5pm | Composition – Ravel Competition
Duration: 1 hour
Price: Accessible with the general admission of the Chateau
Salle des Colonnes
Tuesday July, 25th
5pm | Student concert
Duration: 1 hour
Price: Accessible with the general admission of the Chateau
Salle des Colonnes
Thursday July, 27th
4pm | Conference “How to dream the city of tomorrow”
By Hitoshi Wakamatsu
Duration: 1 hour
Price: Accessible with the general admission of the Chateau
Salle des Colonnes
Saturday July, 29th
2.30 pm | Final concert & performances
Final concert with performances by the architects and musicians
Duration: 1 hour
Price: €27 with the general admission of the Chateau | €15 for reduced price
Chapelle de la Trinité