The Fauré Institute for Musical Studies and Dissemination presents the Romantic Europe tour, an exceptional encounter with two outstanding French performers: 🎻 Alexandre Pascal, violin 🎹 Théo Fouchenneret, piano
A journey through the sensibility of European Romanticism through works by Schumann, Korngold, De Falla, Sohy and Franck, interpreted with the elegance and passion of two artists who today captivate international stages.
Program
Program:
Théo Fouchenneret won First Prize at the Geneva International Competition in November 2018 and was named “Revelation Instrumental Soloist” at the Victoires de la Musique Classique. That same year, he won five special prizes at the Lyon International Chamber Music Competition with the Messiaen Trio.
He has played on prestigious stages and festivals and has shared the stage with musicians such as Victor Julien-Laferrière, Renaud Capuçon, François Salque, Lise Berthaud and Svetlin Roussev.
His discography includes the recent recording of Gabriel Fauré's 13 nocturnes and the beginning of an ambitious project to record the complete chamber music of Robert Schumann. The first installment of this series will be dedicated to pieces for violin and piano, in collaboration with his brother Pierre Fouchenneret.
For the past two years, he has maintained a close relationship with Mexico, a country where he has undertaken two tours, including performances of Bartók's Second Piano Concerto with the Xalapa Symphony Orchestra, chamber music recitals with Miguel Ángel Villeda at the Manuel M. Ponce Hall of the Palace of Fine Arts (CDMX) and performances in Monterrey, Torreón, San Miguel de Allende and Morelia.
Born into a family of musicians, Alexandre Pascal discovered his passion for music at a young age. He trained with Olivier Charlier at the Paris Conservatory and later refined his technique with Augustin Dumay at the Queen Elisabeth Music Chapel in Brussels.
He has performed as a soloist with various orchestras in France, including the Caen Orchestra, the Paris Chamber Orchestra under the direction of Pierre Bleuze at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, and the Lauréats Orchestra of the CNSMDP.
Throughout his career, he has participated in the Ozawa Academy in Switzerland and Japan, where he developed a deep interest in chamber music. In this field, he is a prominent musician and a frequent guest at major European festivals.
In 2020, she recorded an album of Schubert trios with the Pascal Trio (Denis Pascal – piano / Aurélien Pascal – cello). As a member of the La Fronde Quartet, she has made several recordings of works by composers such as Rita Strohl and Jeanne Leleu.
He currently teaches at the CRD in Aulnay-sous-Bois, France, and has been an Adami artist since 2018. He is also supported by the Banque Populaire Foundation and plays an 1852 Jean-Baptiste Vuillaume violin.