Serendipitous
Encounters
So who exactly are the musicians behind The Music Circles?
Before welcoming them into your own home, why not hear them live — and meet them in person?
That’s the idea behind our Serendipitous Encounters, intimate gatherings that follow the seasons and bring a spark of the unexpected to everyday life.
Until the next!
in partnership with
Dans le Salon
de Musique
02.10
thu
Art Nouveau meets musical flair in the legendary Horta House, where Léon and Sergei take you on a journey through Ysaÿe, Strauss or Ravel — all inspired by the ongoing 1000 Motifs exhibition.
After the recital? We gather for dinner in the dining room and kitchen — the kind of setting where Victor Horta himself might well have pulled up a chair. And yes, a friendly round of musical chairs will help stir the conversation!
Léon Blekh, violin
Sergei Redkin, piano
Prières
10.10
fri
What if we listened to a prayer—with our eyes wide open? Inès Halimi invites you into a suspended moment between the sacred and the secular, where words meet sound, and voice meets breath.
Her Prayers weave together Mozart, Verdi, and Corelli with original compositions, intertwined with poetry. All written for her soprano voice and the renowned saxophone quartet, Quatuor Ellipsos. A mystical journey that touches the soul.
Inès Halimi : compositions, writing, conducting and singing
Quatuor Ellipsos : saxophone quartet and singers
Un, deux, trois
Ravel
12.10
sun
11h
Ravel’s throwing himself an un-birthday party—well, almost! Around the globe, people are remembering the anniversary of his passing (250 years ago? We're not so sure).
But here, we celebrate him as he deserves:
Three musicians, in solo, duo, and trio!
A morning of music, combining French elegance and informal camaraderie.
Léon Blekh, violin
Aleksey Shadrin, cello
Andriy Dragan, piano
Pierre et le loup,
(sur la route)
A masterpiece in disguise!
The Artichoke Company takes Peter and the Wolf on a wild ride back to the ’80s: vintage sets, offbeat humor, and a wind quintet let loose.
A musical tale you thought you knew… but think again!
🎭 Directed by: Sophie van der Stegen
🎶 La Cie Artichoke + wind quintet
12.10
sun
15h
Let's sing
the Flowers
14.09
sun
We’re off to Hex Castle to celebrate the queen of flowers: the old rose — delicate, timeless, and a little mysterious. As part of the enchanting Festival of Plants and Gardens, The Music Circles lets music bloom among the flowerbeds.
A bucolic, poetic concert… with plenty of song!
Marc Fournier, voice
Anna Ferrandis, clarinet
Denis De Liberali, piano
Past events
Lisztomania
18.04
2024
The arrival of Vitaly Starikov for the Queen Elisabeth Competition, of which he is now a laureate, inspired us to organize home concerts.
His return after two years makes us happy
especially since he promised us the Liszt sonata!
We take the opportunity to discover our friend Julien Brocal's Jardin Musical.
23.04
2024
Opera
in the Garden
Everything you could dream of can be sung with these four voices, come discover it and soar with us.
We'll talk about it over drinks!
What other garden than that of our friend Julien Brocal.
by Astrid Patay, soprano
Charbel Hatem, baritone,
Juliette Briand, mezzo-soprano
Maxime Jermann, tenor
and Selma Barouni on piano
With
Schumann
24.04
2024
We don't hear enough Schumann!
So Marie will start alone, then there will be two of them, then three, then four, to introduce us to Schumann's music.
And you've already been offered dinner,
at the MIM,
a Wednesday evening?
So it counts as an Serendipitous Encounters!
What's more, she is joined by
Hugues Girard, please!
Aleksey Shadrin, what do you think?
and this dear Léon, so gifted with his violin!
Singin' in Venice
30.4
2024
The Musical Garden transformed into Venice, for one evening, we kidnap Denis de Liberali from the Teatre de la Fenice, who will enchant us in a concert with the voices of Marc Fournier and Juliette Briand as well as the colorful wind of Anna Ferrandis' clarinet.
It almost feels like one of those beautiful Italian films like “Otto e mezzo” or “The Leopard”
A comical Ballad
To close our festival and celebrate Work, we invite you all, especially the little ones! We're booking a musical brunch at the Château d'Argenteuil with a Ballad between Opera, Cello, Carnival, Animals, Exhibitions, and more.
Write this down, it will be fun!
Aleksey Shadrin, cello
Ludmilla Bouakkaz, soprano
Pierrot du Saillant, bass-baritone
and Selma Barouni, piano
