Jean-Sélim Abdelmoula
Sir András Schiff Performance Programme for Young Pianists Studies with Sir András Schiff funded by the Henle patronage of the Günter Henle Stiftung.
Kronberg Festival, concert
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Born in 1991, pianist and composer Jean-Sélim Abdelmoula initially studied piano with Christian Favre at the Haute École de Musique de Lausanne and then chamber music at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London with Ronan O’Hora, as well as composition with Julian Anderson. He has attended masterclasses with Ferenc Rados, Sir András Schiff, Dénes Várjon, Mitsuko Uchida, Imogen Cooper, Stephen Hough, Angela Hewitt, Richard Goode and Leon Fleisher.
As a soloist, he has already performed in venues including Zurich’s Tonhalle, Palau de la Música in Barcelona, Koerner Hall in Toronto, Sendesaal Bremen, Carnegie Hall in New York and at the Royal Festival Hall, Barbican Hall and Wigmore Hall in London. He has played in the “Building Bridges” series at the invitation of its creator, Sir András Schiff, and been a guest of festivals such as the Ittingen Whitsun concerts, the Lucerne Festival and the Prussia Cove Open Chamber Music Seminar, as well as the Banff Artist in Residence Programme. For both his piano playing and his compositions, Jean-Sélim Abdelmoula has received many prestigious prizes, including the Guildhall Wigmore Recital Prize.
Jean-Sélim Abdelmoula’s works are regularly performed by musicians including Heinz Holliger, Antje Weithaas and Patricia Kopatchinskaja and by ensembles such as the Orchestre de Chambre de Toulouse, the Swiss Chamber Soloists, Camerata Bern, the Zürcher Kammerorchester and Ensemble Séquence. He has also written music for numerous films, some of which have won awards.
He recorded Janáček’s complete solo piano music for Delphian Records with previously unrecorded works, due for release in 2023.
As a composer, his new work for cello and piano was premiered at the 2022 WEMP Festival in Pully, and he wrote and recorded the soundtrack for a feature film "Colombine" directed by Dominique Othenin-Girard.
From October 2018 until summer of 2021, he has studied on the Sir András Schiff Performance Programme for Young Pianists at Kronberg Academy. His studies were funded by the Henle patronage of the Günter Henle Stiftung.
FRANKREICH
Participants
- Francoise Verherve
- Stephanie Winker
- Thorsten Johanns clarinet
- Sarah Jégou-Sageman violin
- Cosima Soulez Larivière violin
- Gabriel Schwabe Cello
- Matthew Lipman viola
- Jean-Sélim Abdelmoula piano
- Itai Navon piano
- Irène Duval violin
- Sindy Mohamed viola
- Benedict Kloeckner Cello
Programme
Maurice Ravel (1875–1937)
• Introduction et Allegro for Harp, Flute, Clarinet and String Quartet (1905) – approx. 11'
Francoise Verherve, harp
Stephanie Winker, flute
Thorsten Johanns, clarinet
Sarah Jégou-Jageman, violin
Cosima Soulez-Larivière, violin
Matthew Lipman, viola
Gabriel Schwabe, cello
Claude Debussy (1862–1918)
• Sonata for Flute, Viola and Harp – approx. 16'
I. Pastorale: Lento, dolce rubato
II. Interlude: Tempo di minuetto
III. Finale: Allegro moderato ma risoluto
Stephanie Winker, flute
Matthew Lipman, viola
Francoise Verherve, harp
Darius Milhaud (1892–1974)
• Scaramouche, Op. 165b (version for clarinet and piano) – approx. 10'
I. Vif
II. Modéré
III. Brazileira (Mouvement de Samba)
Thorsten Johanns, clarinet
Jean-Selim Abdelmoula, piano
INTERMISSION
Erik Satie (1866–1925)
• Gnossienne No. 1 for solo piano – approx. 3'
Itai Navon, piano
Camille Saint-Saëns (1835–1921)
• Piano Quartet in B-flat major, Op. 41 – approx. 31'
I. Allegretto
II. Andante maestoso ma con moto
III. Poco allegro più tosto moderato
IV. Allegro
Irène Duval, violin
Sindy Mohamed, viola
Benedict Kloeckner, cello
Itai Navon, piano
Programme subject to change
RUSSLAND
Participants
- Cosima Soulez Larivière violin
- Kaoru Oe violin
- Sindy Mohamed viola
- Gabriel Schwabe Cello
- Julia Hamos piano
- Emil Kuyumcuyan
- Suyoen Kim violin
- Friedrich Thiele Cello
- Jean-Sélim Abdelmoula piano
Programme
Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873–1943)
• String Quartet No. 1 (unfinished), TH ii/30 – approx. 13'
II. Romance: Andante espressivo (G minor)
III. Scherzo: Allegro (D major)
Cosima Soulez-Larivière, violin
Kaoru Oe, violin
Sindy Mohamed, viola
Gabriel Schwabe, cello
Dmitri Shostakovich (1906–1975) / arr. Oriol Cruixent
• Suite for Variety Orchestra (“Jazz Suite No. 2”) – for piano trio & 3 percussionists – approx. 25'
Julia Hamos, piano
Cosima Soulez-Larivière, violin
Gabriel Schwabe, cello
Emil Kuyumcuyan, percussion
N.N., percussion
INTERMISSION
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840–1893)
• Piano Trio in A minor, Op. 50 “À la mémoire d’un grand artiste” – approx. 50'
I. Pezzo elegiaco: Moderato assai – Allegro giusto
II. Tema con variazioni: Andante con moto
– Finale e coda: Allegro risoluto e con fuoco
Suyeon Kim, violin
Friedrich Thiele, cello
Jean-Selim Abdelmoula, piano
Programme subject to change
POLEN
Participants
- Cosima Soulez Larivière violin
- Peijun Xu viola
- Edgar Moreau harpsichord
- Suyoen Kim violin
- Irène Duval violin
- Jean-Sélim Abdelmoula piano
- Martina Consonni piano
- Kaoru Oe violin
- Sebastian Fritsch Cello
Programme
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827)
• Serenade in D major, Op. 8 for String Trio – approx. 27'
I. Marcia: Allegro – Adagio
II. Menuetto: Allegretto
III. Adagio – Scherzo: Allegro molto – Adagio
IV. Allegretto alla polacca
V. Andante quasi allegretto – Variations – Allegro – Tempo I
VI. Marcia: Allegro
Cosima Soulez-Larivière, violin
Peijun Xu, viola
Edgar Moreau, cello
Moritz Moszkowski (1854–1925)
• Suite for Two Violins and Piano, Op. 71 – approx. 20'
I. Allegro energico
II. Allegro moderato
III. Lento assai
IV. Molto vivace
Suyoen Kim, violin
Irène Duval, violin
Jean-Selim Abdelmoula, piano
INTERVAL
Witold Lutosławski (1913–1994)
• Variations on a Theme by Paganini for Two Pianos – approx. 5'
Martina Consonni, piano
Jeremie Moreau, piano
Frédéric Chopin (1810–1849)
• Piano Trio in G minor, Op. 8 – approx. 30'
I. Allegro con fuoco
II. Scherzo: Vivace
III. Adagio sostenuto
IV. Finale: Allegretto
Kaoru Oe, violin
Sebastian Fritsch, cello
Martina Consonni, piano
Program subject to change