16 September 2023 – LiveART performance of Shostakovich’s Viola Sonata Op.147 by Maryleen Schiltkamp in collaboration with the Duo Ingolfsson-Stoupel, during the Shostakovich/ Beethoven festival “Rencontres Musicales Internationales d’Aigues-Vives”, (Gard) France. Organised by Mouvement Chostakovitch and Association Aigues-Vives en Musique.

 

 

 

 

 

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NEWS AIGUES-VIVES – LE JOURNAL December 2023

English translation

Donation to the community
A live creation

During the International festival of classical music last September, Dutch painter Maryleen Schiltkamp created an incredible live pictorial work, based on Shostakovich’s Sonata for Viola and Piano played by the duo Ingolfsson-Stoupel. The artist, and the LiveArt Foundation donated this triptych to the commune of Aigues-Vives. The town council was very moved by this gift and thanked Maryleen Schiltkamp for her generosity. Our heritage has thus been enriched by some fine works of art. You can admire the paintings in the Marius École and La Garette rooms, where they have been hung. This artist has exhibited in galleries all over the world, including New York, Los Angeles and Tokyo. She has performed live music-painting in venues and festivals in London, Amsterdam, and Prague, and most recently in Aigues-Vives.

by Myriam Angevin

NEWS AIGUES-VIVES – LE JOURNAL December 2023

English translation:

“Rencontres musicales internationales”: “Art breaks the silence!”

Last September, Aigues-Vives en Musiques organised its festival on the theme “Art breaks the Silence!”, with the Association Mouvement Chostakovitch. The festival kicked off with a masterful performance of Beethoven’s “Kreutzer” Sonata for violin and piano by the Ingolfsson-Stoupel Duo. For the 2nd event, the stage was the theatre of artistic fusion, where music and painting were intertwined in the LiveArt performance: Dutch painter Maryleen Schiltkamp created an incomparable pictorial work on three canvases, reacting live to the pulsations and emotions of Shostakovich’s Sonata for Viola and Piano, performed by the Ingolfsson-Stoupel Duo. The audience was treated to an incredible sensory experience, witnessing a unique creative process underpinned by the complicity of the three artists. These works were generously donated by the painter to the municipality.

The following day, the Swiss Piano Trio gave a wonderful and unforgettable performance.

Another highlight was the screening of the Russian film “Family Album”, about the life of Shostakovich. A second film. “Alone” (USSR,1931), offered spectators the chance to see a extraordinary cinematographic work, with a score by Shostakovich. Alan Mercer, president of the Association Mouvement Chostakovitch, gave a commentary on the films before the festival. The festival created a bridge between generations and cultures, uniting classical music lovers in a shared celebration of art. Many thanks to all those who worked to make this festival a success! �Association Aigues-Vives en musiques

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